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    RIGHTS OF NATURE ECUADOR& BOLIVIA Cynthia Navarrete • Ecuador: President Rafael Correa • Bolivia: President Evo Morales • Ecuador and Bolivia are increasingly admired on the international scene for their opposition to U.S. interference in the democratic processes of the 21st-century socialism. • This Social Revolution was initiated by Venezuela since 1999 (Hugo Chavez) Terms: • Pachamama = Mother Earth (Indigenous language – Quechua) • El buen vivir or “Good Living” (Sumac

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    implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in the Caribbean was met with the issue of parental resistance. The concept of children’s rights was characterised as foreign to parents. The critical traits valued in the Caribbean are obedience and mannerliness. As a result‚ the concept of Children’s Rights is seen as undermining the right of the parent to control and discipline the child and develop the valued traits. The Convention for the Rights of the Child was signed by Barbados on

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    Enable Rights and choices of individuals with Dementia whilst minimizing a risk This module DEM 304 is partly demonstrate where instructed‚ point will be left blank 1. understand key legislation and agreed ways of working that support the fulfilment of rights and choices of individuals with dementia whilst min. The risk of harm: Key legislations - UDHR 1948 -Common law Rights - Human Rights Act 1998 -Mental Capacity Act 2005 -Adults with incapacity

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    Women have long been fighting for equal rights in every sphere of society. Land ownership‚ choice of marriage partner‚ and right to work or leave the house are a few of the basic rights that many men and women take for granted. Many nation-states have been reluctant to treat women as full citizens‚ entitled to the full array of civil and human rights‚ because they view them as incomplete national subjects . The issue of women being viewed as incomplete national subjects is three-fold; male-dominated

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    Women ’s Rights in Islam In Those days before Islam women were not recognized as independent individuals‚ they were treated like slaves or things that belong to men. It was called the period of ignorance. All women ’s rights were denied and ignored; they never had the choice to have a decision in their lives or even be part of the marriage contract. In addition‚ in times of war women were treated as a part of the prize‚ and the birth of a daughter was not a happy occasion. Instead‚ they

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    for Disabled peoples Human Rights? Introduction. In this essay I will look at the impact the Paralympic Games have had on the human rights of disabled people in specific relation to sport and maintain that whilst there have been significant improvements to the lives of disabled people since the Human Rights Act 1998 what has had the greatest impact on the lives of disabled people and their participation in sport has been the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disability

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    of Rights and Freedoms states in section two that everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: (a) freedom of conscience and religion; (b) freedom of thought‚ belief‚ opinion and expression‚ including freedom of the press and other media of communication; (c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and (d) freedom of association. Freedom of conscience and religion has initiated a lot of irrational controversy‚ which is why I strongly believe that it is necessary for everyone to understand the right. In

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    Changing Rights and Freedoms of Aboriginal People The rights and freedoms of Aboriginal people have changed significantly during the 20th century after facing many years of neglect and inequalities. In that time‚ change in indigenous rights and freedoms was brought about as a result of government policies‚ political activism and legal changes. Government Policies changed the rights and freedoms of the Aboriginal people. The policy of protectionism was introduced in 1869 which wanted to protect

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    The Declaration of the Rights of Man was one of the most vital documents of the French Revolution. The Declaration of the Rights of Men is a lot like the United States Declaration of Independence in the American Colonies. The Declarations of the Rights of Man is comparable to the American Declaration of Independence because both state the rights of the people even the commoners. The Declaration of the Rights of Man were direct reproach of the laws and policies of the noble absolutes of the past.

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    As humans‚ we have struggled for thousand of years trying to define what it meant to be human and what rights we have as human beings. With the establishment of the United Nations‚ the general assembly was able to adopt a universal declaration of human rights on December 10‚ 1948. However‚ with the rise of technology and creation of AI‚ it now raises the question as to what rights do these AIs have and does human rights extend to them as well. When we look at the bigger picture‚ AIs are merely creations

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