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The keyword Human Rights is tagged in the following 11 articles.

The Legacy of International Cooperation at the Nuremberg Trials
October 4, 2011 - 5877 words | History » World War II
On November 21, 1945, Robert H. Jackson, the Chief Prosecutor for the United States of America opened the prosecution’s case against German defendants in Nuremberg, Germany. The war in Europe had ended only six months earlier, many of the buildings in Nuremberg... Read Article »

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World War II Nuremberg War Crimes Nazis Human Rights Soviet Union Germany Great Britain United States France
The State of Democracy in the Democratic Republic of Congo
April 28, 2011 - 2930 words | International Affairs » Sub-saharan Africa
The problems associated with democratic reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are manifold. While the name of the country surely lends itself to an assumption of regime type, in actuality, this area has experienced great civil unrest over the last five... Read Article »

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Sub-Saharan Africa Democratic Republic Of Congo Democracy Human Rights Ethnic Conflict
Human Rights, Truth Commissions, and Anthropology in Latin America
March 2, 2011 - 2990 words | Anthropology » Human Rights
In the aftermath of mass violence and terror, nations are left in a state of disillusionment, fear, and often a lack of state legitimacy. In this atmosphere many nations have resorted to using different forms of reconciliation and peace-building processes including... Read Article »

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Human Rights Latin America Truth Commissions Violence Conflict Anthropology
Disappearance and Death: The Fate of Chechen Human Rights Activists
February 25, 2011 - 3244 words | Political Science » Russia
The Republic of Chechnya in Russia’s North Caucasus region has drawn significant attention for being host to remarkable instability, thriving terrorism, and a staggering display of Human Rights violations over the past two decades, including torture, illegal... Read Article »

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Chechnya Human Rights Russia Nationalism Separatism Ethnic Conflict United Nations
A Critical Analysis of the Rwanda-Burundi Genocide and the Sociopolitical Implications of Colonial Rule in Africa
July 22, 2010 - 5675 words | Opinion » Colonialism
There has always been a great deal of intrigue as to why certain people and certain parts of the world are cursed with such a greater deal of suffering than others. Over time certain societies have developed through a series of phases of modernity and civilization... Read Article »

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Colonialism Human Rights Politics Government Africa Rwanda Burundi Genocide Counter Racism Third World Development
The Bush Administration, Human Rights, and a Culture of Torture
May 12, 2010 - 6485 words | Political Science » George W. Bush Presidency
For most Americans, 9/11 represents a turning point for our country. It is the beginning of a new chapter in our relations to the world and how we view our place in it. It is the beginning of a chapter where the American commitment to Human Rights was put in doubt,... Read Article »

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George W. Bush Torture U.S. Torture Policy Bush Torture Bush Terrorism War on Terror Bush Human Rights Enemy Combatants
Human Rights and Radical Social Change: Liberalism, Marxism and Progressive Populism in Venezuela
March 29, 2010 - 21622 words | Political Science » Human Rights
“Human Rights” is a concept so deeply intertwined into the modern discourse that it seems almost impossible to question it or refer to any standard beyond it. The problematic nature of this issue is not so much that people have different conceptions of &... Read Article »

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Human Rights Venezuela Hugo Chavez Marxism Populism Liberalism Ideology Social Change Radical Social Change
The Flipside of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
March 24, 2010 - 3415 words | International Affairs » Corporate Social Responsibility
The United Nations states that at its broadest, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can be defined as the overall contribution of business to sustaina­ble development (UNDESA, 2007). That being said, unmonitored corporate social responsibility threatens not only... Read Article »

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CSR Corporate Social Responsibility Philanthro Governance Global Business Trade Philanthropy Human Rights Survivability Governance
An Argument for Outlawing Genocide Denial
December 28, 2009 - 996 words | Opinion » Genocide
More than half a century ago, famed philosopher George Santayana observed, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” In the 20th century alone, the world bore witness to the Holocaust in Europe, as well as genocide in the former... Read Article »

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Genocide Denial Free Speech Outlaw Genocide Rwanda Holocaust Deny Genocide Law Genocide Unhchr Human Rights Darfur Sudan
Human Rights in Chile: Remeberance and Reckoning
November 6, 2009 - 40537 words | Anthropology » Chile
It is important to note that information about Human Rights abuses in Chile, as well as the exact details and full connections of its recent political history, are still in the process of being sifted through, made public, gathered, and organized. According to the... Read Article »

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Human Rights Chile Pinochet Allende The Disappeared Human Rights in Chile Rememberance And Reckoning
Rezak Hukanovic: Witness and Survivor in The Tenth Circle of Hell
October 26, 2009 - 2865 words | History » Bosnia
The Tenth Circle of Hell: A Memoir of Life in the Death Camps of Bosnia, written by Rezak Hukanovic, is one survivor’s account of his experience during the war in former Yugoslavia. In a chronological manner, Hukanovic details events that happened in his native... Read Article »

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Rezak Hukanovic; Tenth Circle Of Hell Human Rights Bosnia Witness And Survivor