The right to seek‚ receive and impart information - Introduction Freedom of information is considered a fundamental human right‚ protected by international and constitutional law‚ that should essentially be promoted to the maximum extent possible given its critical role in democracy and public participation in political life. Freedom of information refers primarily to the access of information held by public bodies‚ reflecting the principle that they do not hold information on their own behalf
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CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was brought into effect to recognise that Children needed their own set of specific human rights that should be protected and that these were a universal right not a privilege. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was drawn up and accepted by the UN in 1989. The UK government agreed to abide by the principles in 1991 and it was fully implemented in 1992. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is the
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What Are Women Rights? Women’s rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls of many societies worldwide. In some places these rights are institutionalized or supported by law‚ local custom‚ and behavior‚ whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed. They differ from broader notions of human rights through claims of an inherent historical and traditional bias against the exercise of rights by women and girls in favour of men and boys. Issues commonly associated with
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treatment. Gays have been fighting for rights since the 1960’s‚ maybe even before then‚ and yet today in 2010‚ those pleas for rights go unheard. I believe that we should allow same-sex marriage because banning it is unfair‚ love is all that matters in marriage‚ and gay families have certain family values that some straight marriages lack. Banning an issue doesn’t make it go away. The American Constitution states that everyone desverves the same‚ equal rights -- that inlcludes gay people. So banning
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Prabhakar and Neeru Mittal‚ said.Atul Khattar‚ the complainant‚ had registered the case against Coca-Cola Company‚ Atlanta‚ USA‚ Hindustan Coca-Cola Manufacturing Co Pvt Ltd‚ local manufacturer Moon Beverages Ltd and Suri Cold Drink‚ the retail outlet from which he had bought the contaminated drink.Directing Coca-Cola and its three ancillaries to bear the damages “jointly or severally”‚ the forum directed them to pay Rs 1 lakh to the consumer legal aid fund here and Rs 20‚000 to the complainant for the
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Regarding transgender rights‚ not only trans men and women should be treated with respect‚ PoC (people of color) transgender men and women should be treated with the same respect. However‚ most of the transgender community is white washed and doesn’t help the PoC community. Most of the transgender icons of this generation are white‚ and the front runner for that community is Caitlyn Jenner. There is no reason to disregard these icons but there is no recognition of PoC transgender men and women. It’s
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Human Rights The Charter of the United Nations requires that all member states “promote and encourage respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race‚ sex‚ language‚ or religion”. In order to provide a common understanding of these rights‚ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 10‚ 1948. In simple language‚ it describes the rights shared by all human beings‚ and sets “a common standard
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Failed Amendments His/301 Dr. David Carter July 22‚ 2013 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * How and why do amendments become part of the Constitution? * Thomas Jefferson put it best. In a letter to a friend in 1816‚ he mocked “men who look at constitution with sanctimonious reverence‚ and deem them like the arc of the covenant‚ too sacred to be touched”‚ “who ascribe
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Pulmonary fibrosis is the formation or development of excess fibrous connective tissue in the lungs. Pulmonary fibrosis is one of a family of related diseases called interstitial lung diseases. All of these diseases can result in lung scarring. (Ebina M 2010) "Fibrosis" is a term used to refer to scarring‚ so pulmonary fibrosis means scarring throughout the lungs. In some people‚ chronic pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis develop without an identifiable cause. Most of these people have a condition
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Sha-Dasha Poe Heather Lowry English 1101 7 November 2013 A Fight for Rights Standing up and fighting for rights within the community is worthless if there are not supporters who believe in the fight as well. Within Tommie Shelby’s “Social Identity and Group Solidarity” he discusses how African Americans must come together and stand up against racial and social injustice. Shelby implies that black solidarity needs to be emphasized more towards the community on how we should be treated equally
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