The protection of children’s rights under international law from a Namibian perspective Oliver C Ruppel I dedicate this article to all the children under the Namibian sun and stars and in particular to my lovely children Franziska Freyja Nicolette and Sophia Emma Antoinette Mandisa Introduction International provisions relating to the protection of children’s rights exist within various legal systems. For the purpose of this chapter‚ these legal systems are subdivided into three levels
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The fundamental fights are guaranteed to protect the basic human rights of all citizens of India and are put into effect by the courts‚ subject to some limitations. One of such fundamental rights is the Right to Equality. Right to Equality refers to the equality in the eyes of law‚ discarding any unfairness on grounds of caste‚ race‚ religion‚ place of birth sex. It also includes equality of prospects in matters of employment‚ abolition of untouchability and abolition of titles. Articles 14‚ 15‚
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textbook‚ civil rights is the protection of historically disadvantaged groups from infringement of their equality rights by discriminatory action. Civil rights involve the rights of the minority groups being violated‚ such as African Americans and women. Civil liberties are described as the personal freedoms of individuals that are protected from government intrusion in the textbook. Civil liberties can be found in the Bill of Rights. The government protects minority groups in civil rights while civil
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The Civil Right Movement of the 1960s and 70s in America against racism gave rise to disability rights. Disability rights groups argued that the problem lay with way society respond to people with disabilities. Disability group took actions against institutional discrimination‚ poor access‚ social environments and inequalities. In 1945‚ many disabled people were killed. Also many people were isolated and sterilised. The Disability Employment Act‚ (1944)‚ is to provide shelter‚ employment and jobs
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Mr. Clements English 3 Honors Period 5 28 September 2012 LGBT: Standing for Their Rights and What’s Right If you were to see a student in need what would you do? You would most likely step in and help that person. Am I right? Now what if that student was an LGBT student? You would most likely require more time to process the benefits and consequences of stepping in and making a difference right? Well when it comes to that statement I have to say that you are incorrect. It is the responsibility
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Human rights education and the United Nations The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed it as central to the achievement of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)[1]: “ Now‚ Therefore THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations‚ to the end that every individual and every organ of society‚ keeping this Declaration constantly in mind‚ shall strive by teaching
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issue of employers’ and employees’ rights has always brought controversy in most companies. Some rights are expressly known like the right of employees to get paid after working for the agreed period of time among others. However‚ there are those things done by the employers that most employees feel are too private. Employees feel that some things done by the employers are an intrusion to their privacy. This paper will discuss issues on whether the employer has a right to review the employees’ email
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Women’s Suffrage The struggle to achieve equal rights for women is often thought to have begun‚ in the English-speaking world‚ with the publication of Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792). The United States The demand for the enfranchisement of American women was first seriously formulated at the Seneca Falls Convention (1848). After the Civil War‚ agitation by women for the ballot became increasingly vociferous. In 1869‚ however‚ a rift developed among feminists
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The Right to an Attorney Who Actually Does His Job The public defense systems of two towns near Seattle‚ Washington were found to be so in adequate that they violate the sixth amendment right to the assistance of counsel in criminal prosecutions. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik condemned the cities of Mount Vernon and Burlington‚ Washington for failing to provide meaningful representation to indigent defendants facing misdemeanor charges. A class-action suit against the cities‚ brought by the
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The 1950s through the 1960s were all about civil rights. African Americans fought to assert there full rights as Americans‚ Woman fought to be able to stand next to a man in whatever profession and also vote. And now since the late 1960s it’s the gays turn to fight for equal rights. The movement for gay equality in the constitution has been a recent topic for debate in the united states. Over the last several decades‚ gay rights advocates have made significant strides in better protecting homosexuals
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