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    VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DUE TO SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION CONTENTS Chapter No Chapter Heading Page (s) I Introduction 1-5 II Methodology 6-11 III Discrimination Against Dalits 12-31 IV Dalit & Education 32-36 V Dalit Women: Greater Dalits Among 37-42 Dalits VI Impact of Legislation 43-50 VII Overview and Conclusion

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    Human rights and Development: the antithesis of armed conflicts and war By Mohammad Ataul Karim Introduction The endless efforts by human beings in formulating perception to respect human dignity resulted the human rights discourse and so was case of development. The inherent intensity of searching ‘better’ for human being to respect the human dignity paves the way for new development concept by integrating human rights norms into development‚ and thereby making a paradigm shift from other development

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    aspects of the subject at hand. Seeing that the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that there should be a universal respect for and observance of the inalienable human rights and fundamental freedoms set forth in it‚ who could deny a human these things? ‘Human’‚ in this instance‚ is used as an adjective to describe the rights‚ which are of and belonging to all members of the human race; regardless of race‚ religion‚ color‚ gender‚ or social status. In the memoir‚ Night

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    1956 in Karachi‚ Sindh‚ Pakistan is a leading Pakistani human rights and civil rights activist. He is a graduate of Masters and Law from Karachi University and honorary recipient of a PhD. in Philosophy. In 1980‚ Ansar Burney began the "Ansar Burney Welfare Trust"‚ "Prisoners Aid Society"‚ and "Bureau of Missing and Kidnapped Persons" in Karachi‚ Pakistan. Ansar Burney is accredited as being the first man to introduce the concept of human rights in Pakistan nearly 30 years ago. He and his organisation

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    the human rights‚ inclusion equal life chances and citizenship of individuals with learning disabilities. Legislation and policies are implemented to support and protect the human rights and inclusion of individuals with learning disabilities Some of these Acts and policies include: The Human Rights Act 1998 The Human Rights Act in the United Kingdom came into force on the 2nd October 2000 and underpins many of the core values which we in the care industry must adopt. It ensures the rights of

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    the first Supreme Court rulings in which the United States ruled to respect the rights of an un-trusted minority‚ and therefore the Endo decision was a turning point for human rights in America. Many of the violations to human rights in the United States that predate Ex Parte Endo would have been deemed illegal if they were to occur nowadays‚ in part due to the Endo decision. One of these violations to human rights was the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This Act called for the relocation of the Cherokee

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    What are human rights‚ and why do they have implications for global politics? Human rights are understood as fundamental rights in which a person is inherently entitled to‚ simply because she or he is a human being. These rights are a modern a secular version of ’natural’ rights‚ which are believed under a religious perspective. Human rights are therefore universal‚ fundamental and absolute. The are universal in the sense that they apply to all humans everywhere in the world‚ regardless of nationality

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    The preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) proclaims that the rights discussed in the document are "a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations." This document‚ along with the International Covenant on Economic‚ Social‚ and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)‚ are meant to be global agreements that span all cultures and traditions. These documents however do not live up to their intent.

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    If you were to ask people in the street‚ “What are human rights?” you would get many different answers. The Merriam Webster online dictionary defines human rights as “rights that belong to an individual as a consequence of being human”. Basically‚ they are the rights you have simply because you are human. The main sources of the creation of human rights are the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the many human rights documents and treaties that followed in international organizations such

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    To what extent are human rights universal? The Universal Declaration of Human Rights goes beyond the national interest of a state. It outlines the obligations of every state within the international arena. Human rights are a controversial issue with many conflicting arguments. Some may argue that human rights should be mandatory to all‚ universally. While others may argue that the notion of human rights is dynamic and complex and cannot be applied towards every state‚ as every state functions in

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