Kiran Bedi awarded Annemarie-Maddison prize for carrying jail reforms http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?ne... New Delhi, India s first woman IPS officer, Kiran Bedi, has been selected for the Annemarie-Maddison prize for her exemplary contribution to jail reforms and human rights in the country. (contd...)
Amnesty International - Better Light a Candle Than Curse the Darkness http://www.thelangreport.com/?p=264... Many people, especially among the younger generation, when they are asked about Amnesty International, think of Human Rights Now events, which was a worldwide tour of twenty benefit concerts...
Southern Rainbow http://www.southernrainbow.com/... Southern Rainbow is an online community for gays and lesbians living in the Southeast. We offer news, event listings, games and free webspace for glbt interest groups.
India leading Right to Protect in South Asia, says JVP http://www.aussieindolanka.com/news_main.asp?ne... Colombo, A Sri Lankan ultra nationalist party has said that India is at the forefront of a big power campaign to intervene in small and weaker states in South Asia under the guise of protecting human rights and persecuted groups. (Contd...)
Bloggers Unite For Human Rights on May 15th http://www.thelangreport.com/?p=522... Bloggers Unite is an initiative designed to harness the power of the blogosphere to make the world a better place.
2008 Summer Olympics, officially - Games of the XXIX Olympiad (Part1) http://thejunction.net/justfacts/2008/07/17/200... The major worldwide athletic event of 2008 comes with four very distinct amp; complex perspectives, unfortunately. We intend to review these 4 Olympic perspectives: Sports (countries participating, athletes, athletic events amp; world records); Politics of human rights and worldwide boycott efforts, that just can t be dismissed; Environmental greenhouse gases and the worldwide ozone impact; and Globalization, where the Chinese government is showcasing it economic capabilities to the world.
2008 Summer Olympics, officially - Games of the XXIX Olympiad (Part2) http://thejunction.net/justfacts/2008/07/19/200... The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem is known as quot;Dancing Beijing quot; The 2008 Games of the XXIX Olympiad, August 8th - 24th, are the 19th version of the summer games. 205 countries of the total 221 around the world are participating in these Olympics. The circle and square symbolize antagonism in China between heaven and the earth. The 2008 Summer Olympics emblem is known as quot;Dancing Beijing quot; The 2008 Games of the XXIX Olympiad, August 8th - 24th, are the 19th version of the summer games. 205 countries of the total 221 around the world are participating in these Olympics. The circle and square symbolize antagonism in China between heaven and the earth.
56 Impressive Ads About Problems In The World, That Really Makes You Thinking http://afrison.com/ads-human-rights-war-smoking... The last post in my series creative ads is about ads, which are talking to your conscience. They are really effective to show the problem of the world and open your eyes. They are about war, child soldiers, human rights, smoking, drink and drive, obesity, child abuse, hunger, environmental pollution and more. Really powerful pictures!
2008 Summer Olympics Part 4 - China s Human Rights http://thejunction.net/justfacts/2008/08/10/200... To believe that the Olympics in todays world is a mere sporting event is naive. Beijing was awarded the Olympics as a political gesture allowing them to prove themselves. Now it is up to China to prove to the world they are up to the task of living up to international human rights standards. Everyone MUST be so bold to declare ANYTHING less will negatively impact any recognition China hopes to achieve from these 2008 Olympic games. Everyone must be held to the same international human rights standard, including the United States.
Apathy is Lethal www.operationsudan.org... Despite renewed calls for attention, the conflict in Sudan is ongoing. This informative little site provides a grab-bag of news and information about a very important issue.
