POLICY DEPARTMENT POLICY BRIEFING Human rights in North Korea Abstract The human rights record in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK‚ or North Korea) has been widely condemned by the international community‚ including by the EU and the European Parliament. The ascension of the latest ruler of the Kim dynasty‚ Kim Jong-un‚ in December 2011 has not brought tangible change. Since the country is practically closed to foreigners‚ the human rights situation can only be evaluated based
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globalisation in general and the impact of globalisation on the sporting apparel giant Nike. The paper is divided in following subtopics:I.Overview of GlobalisationII.Advantages of GlobalisationIII.Disadvantages of GlobalisationIV.Effect of Globalisation. V.Globalisation at NikeVI.Reasons for Globalisation at NikeVII.ConclusionsVIII.RecommendationsIX.Bibliography. Advantages of Globalisation include:1.Increased free trade between nations2.Increased liquidity of capital allowing investors in developed
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Arguments in favor of the ban on tobacco advertising in India: India has several million smokers accounting for a significant proportion of the world’s smokers. According to the article‚ the World Health Organization (WHO) said that tobacco accounted for over 3 million deaths in 1990; and by 1998 the figure would rise to 4.023 million with an increasing threating rate of 10 million in 2030. The tobacco problem in India is peculiar; it is characterized by a large proportion on non-cigarette and smokeless
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NIKE: How they make their employees "Just Do It" Nike was established by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman in 1972 and is considered to be one of the leading global athletic shoes and apparel marketers. They had started by shoes that Tiger Shoes sent them and improving them to make them better for runners in their shop Blue Ribbon Sports. Jeff Johnson was the first employee of Blue Ribbon Sports who marketed "The Swoosh"
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Background information: Iconography Explanation Nike Heritage NIKE‚ pronounced NI-KEY‚ is the winged goddess of victory according to Greek mythology. He sat next to Zeus‚ king of the Olympian pantheon‚ in Olympus. A mystical presence‚ symbolizing victorious encounters‚ NIKE presided first battle in history. A Greek saying: "When we go to battle and win‚ we say it is NIKE." Synonymous with honored conquest‚ NIKE is the twentieth century footwear that lifts the world ’s greatest athletes to new levels
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basic rights of the English people. However‚ in the year 1950‚ the United Kingdom Government signed the European Convention on Human Rights‚ to protect people’s rights from abuses seen under Hitler’s rule‚ following the Universal Declaration on Human Rights made by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948. Even so‚ the European Convention on Human Rights had not ratified and incorporated itself into law until 1998 when Parliament enacted the Human Rights Act. The Human Rights Act 1998
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no health benefits for girls and women. Female genital mutilation is classified into four major types. 1. Clitoridectomy: partial or total removal of the clitoris (a small‚ sensitive and erectile part of the female genitals) and‚ in very rare cases‚ only the prepuce (the fold of skin surrounding the clitoris). 2. Excision: partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora‚ with or without excision of the labia majora (the labia are "the lips" that surround the vagina). 3.
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and advertising within most homosexual communities. "Queer" is just one‚ amongst many nomens used to describe a homosexual person or group. The remote past of homosexual people is a vast and captivating road that has brought us to where we are today concerning the ethics: the system of determining right from wrong‚ of homosexual people including rights and freedoms concerning them. Ever since the beginning of Greek homosexuality until today within our cities in the western world‚ the rights of homosexuals
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The current human rights situation in South Africa is very grim. According to an article in Human Rights Watch (Mthathi‚ 2011)‚ the former President of South Africa‚ Laurent Gbagbo‚ is not stepping down from his post to allow the new President Jacob Zuma to take over. Former President Gbagbo was a violent leader who led through intimidation and brutality. Even though he is no longer in power‚ he still has power over militant rebels who are going on a killing spree of certain cultures‚ especially
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Because of the endorsement all the coaches and the team were required to wear and promote the product. Jim knew of Nike being known for exploiting their workers in places like Indonesia. Jim heard that Nike factory workers were really well paid and were happy to have the jobs they had. Jim wanted to find the truth out for himself about the factory workers of Nike. Jim said‚ “I wanted to know the truth first hand‚ I wanted to see it‚ I wanted to smell it‚ I wanted to hold it in my hand.”
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