Examples of later social changes of civil rights include labor unions that introduced laws granting workers the right to strike, forbidding or regulating child labor, gaining the right to vote for many women, and national liberation movements that drove out colonial powers. ... ("How Did, 3) The response to this appeal was much larger than expected, extending the campaign for more than one year, creating the Amnesty International Organization and the modern human rights movement. ... Early campaigns of Amnesty failed because the organization was misinformed about certain prisoners, and this...

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They are a non-profit, non-political and totally educational organization. ... The social situation has to do with the increasing number of abortions that take place all around the world. ... Also, the issue of women's rights to their own bodies and health, women's rights being in conflict with their own children's rights is another social situation. ... There are organizations, group and even societies for and against abortion. ... They are credible because the organization, Pro-Life Across America has been in existence for 25 years now. ...

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The Civil Rights Movement in the American South in the 1950s and 1960s was one of the most significant and successful social movements in the 20th century. ... This movement's success inspired many other social movements, including the Women's Liberation Movement. ... The latter of the two was the collective social struggle for equality that aimed to eliminate forms of oppression based on gender and to free women from male supremacy. ... Thirdly, by fighting for equality, the Civil Rights Movement changed the culture of advocacy and made social justice a legitimate cause. ... The Civ...

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Economic and social rights are a paramount concern as the link between adequate and inadequate living standards. Governmental and non-governmental organizations are realizing that some countries take precedent over other countries when it comes to human rights. ... Human rights have been divided into two distinct groups: civil and political rights vs. social and economical. ... There have been many positive strides toward prosecution of international human rights crimes involving international organizations and individual. ... Corporations and nongovernmental organizations play an important...

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It is these social perceptions that challenge the evolution of women as equal on all levels. ... My grandmother, though growing up during a time when women had few social rights, said she didn't experience oppressive sexism in her life. ... However, I would argue that the social pressure women must endure if they do not conform to their expected role is unfair. The problem goes beyond social conformity and crosses into government intervention (or lack thereof). ... A national campaign by the National Organization of Women began on 2 March 1984, demanding that the US Justice Departm...

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Globalization broadly refers to the expansion of global linkages, the organization of social life on a global scale, and the overall growth of a global consciousness. ... This is done by nonprofit grassroots organizations. These organizations provide proper training and web space to the people of the developing country. ... The IMF and the World Bank create development strategies called poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSP) need to be carried out by different social organizations and institutions. With the assistance of these organizations and institutions, a globalized country can ensure h...

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The more children a women births, the more her social status increases. This is the only way a women can step up her social status. ... Contradictions in the Constitution have significantly contributed to the low social status of women. ... In addition to these multiple organizations and groups created to protect women, there is an organization named, COOPI, Cooperazione Internazionale; and has been working in Sierra Leone since 1971. ... After all these organizations have been created; women are still fighting to be heard (Clas...

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This essay aims to explain the economic, political, and social struggles of a Post-WWII Philippines. ... There was political and social unrest in the form of the Huk guerilla rebellion and the PKM (National Peasant Union). ... They still refused to surrender their arms which made Roxas declare them as an illegal and subversive organization. ... An organization called MAPHILINDO was proposed, but a number of confrontations with Indonesia and a dispute with Malaysia over Sabah made relationship between neighbors dawdle. ... He claimed that Martial Law was a prelude to a "New Society",...

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was the inspiration for many other human right declarations such as The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), The International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESR), and The American Convention on Human Right (ACHR). ... It was in the period between the two world wars that the concept of social rights was adopted and the idea that government involvement was a necessity for human rights to be truly protected. ... In 1944 The United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union, also referred to as "The Big...

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Struggling for a social, educational, legal, and moral status became the focus of the women's movement. ... This movement produced some of the first female reform organizations including the American Female Reform Society, created in 1939. This society played an important role in sparking the interest of hundreds of women to make changes in the social standards of America. To understand the importance of the founding of this society, one must be able to understand the social background of women. ... Ironically, in fighting for the right of freedom, women continued to be held down b...

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The nation's GDP (gross domestic product) would increase and there would be a rise in output leading to great economic and social growth for the nation along with a rise in the standard of living and a decrease in poverty. ... This practice has been going on for generations, and evidently, there has been very less social development in the nation. ... Several families still live with the stereotypical thought that a woman is expected to stay at home and perform household chores, therefore they oppress their daughters and this has created a massive social drift. ...

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These issues are global and social, and not primarily lesbian or gay, though their analysis of the subject is from a gay/lesbian viewpoint. ... Effect on Family life : Although all these authors uses their definitions of marriage to support their views on gay marriage, some like Charles Colson or Charlene Gomes are more concerned about the social implication such as effect of legalization of gay marriage on family life. ... He further emphasizes that marriage in the United States is already delicate enough and accepting gay marriage will lead to "rapid erosion of the family life" (Colson,...

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The obvious necessity of these communities, however, does not take into account the dangers that accompany any social grouping. ... Finally, most humans have a deep need for some sort of spiritual fulfillment, which is often met by their religious group or organization. ... This distinction is an essential part of survival and the fulfillment of our needs, and is often a positive aspect of human social structures. ...

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The Social standing in Guatemala has not been improving much since the end of the war. ... The peace agreements called for the guerrillas to lay down their arms, while the size of the army was to be reduced; a number of social programs were to be established, as well as a commission to investigate human rights violations. ...

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In 1948, there was the formation of the Human rights organization which was called the UDHR (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) to fight for what was considered to infringe human rights. ... In another perspective, the rights of majority social groups have been progressive and historical customs have overturned, and so is the problem of the corporal punishment. ... The parties should take all the necessary legislative, administrative, educational and all the social measures or controls to safeguard the child and the rights of the child from all mental or physical brutality, abuse or injury...

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Do most consumers shop with a "social conscience?" ... Fredrica Rudell, Associate Professor of Marketing and Chairwoman of the Department of Marketing and International Business at Iona College in New Rochelle, on the subject of shopping with a "social conscience." ... The labor rights organization, Global Exchange, has harshly criticized Nike's work practices for several reasons. ...

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Further, studies by the Food and Agricultural Organization in 1997 suggest that chronic malnutrition in the population of Iraqi citizens is high, with some 27 percent of the population experiencing illness related to a lack of food (Gordon 19). ... The call for the lifting of economic sanctions has been a significant factor has been defined by ethical and social issues, rather than by the necessity for military presence and actions against Saddam Hussein (Lopez 10). ...

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The failure of the international community, including the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the United Nations, to denounce the atrocities in Burundi gave a green light to other African governments wishing to use a "final solution" to historical intertribal rivalries. ... This misapprehension of world affairs handicapped African governments in confronting dangerous and complicated social, economic, and political problems within Africa. ...

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