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Global Peace Index 2013

Global Peace Index 2013

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The last year has been marked by the rising intensity of the civil war in Syria and its geopolitical ramifications, the continued US withdrawal from Afghanistan alongside persistently weak performances by the major economies. These factors have contributed to the world becoming slightly less peaceful continuing the global slide in peacefulness which has now been in effect for the last six years. 2012 has also seen the continuation of two major contrasting themes for global peacefulness; the more...

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D C on June 16, 2013

AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program

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July 11-12, 2013 About this Meeting: This meeting of the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition will focus on Article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which guarantees everyone the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications. Since the launch of the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition in 2009, its core activities have focused on engaging scientists and engineers in an international process to define this right and create more...

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John Daly on June 15, 2013

Podcast #76: The right of indigenous people to education that’s appropriate to their culture is recognized. But is it realized?

Podcast #76: The right of indigenous people to education that’s appropriate to their culture is recognized. But is it realized?

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The right of indigenous people to education that is appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning has been recognized and protected since the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007. Almost seven years later, to what degree is this right realized? In this 'Beyond School Books' episode, podcast moderator Rachel Bonham Carter talked to Grand Chief Edward John, North American Representative to the United Nations Permanent Forum on more...

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Taleen Vartan on June 11, 2013

2013 New York Film Festival

2013 New York Film Festival

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The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to New York screens from June 13 to 23, 2013, with a program of 20 challenging and provocative films from across the globe that call for justice and social change. Now in its 24th edition, the festival will once again be presented at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and this year adds downtown screenings at the IFC Center. Eighteen documentaries and two fiction films will be featured, including 15 New York premieres. Most of the screenings will be more...

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D C on June 8, 2013

ELLA GUIDE: Promoting Indigenous and Ethnic Minority Rights in Latin America

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During the decade of the 1990s, a strong and vibrant movement of indigenous and ethnic minorities emerged in Latin America, embracing common demands for state recognition as part of a new and more inclusive concept of citizenship. Most of these demands were included in the international and regional human rights agreements which many Latin America countries have ratified. By doing so, states formally recognise indigenous and ethnic minorities as a collective actor with rights that must be more...

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Mark Turner on June 6, 2013

Governments sign historic global treaty to regulate the $85bn arms trade

Governments sign historic global treaty to regulate the $85bn arms trade

The Arms Trade Treaty, the first internationally-binding agreement to regulate the $85bn annual trade in arms and ammunition, will be signed by many of the world’s top arms exporters including the UK, Germany and France alongside emerging exporters such as Brazil and Mexico. The United States Government is expected to sign later this year. Eight of the most violence-affected countries in the world will also sign, making it more difficult for illicit arms to cross their borders. Conflict- more...

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D C on June 5, 2013

The State of the World's Human Rights 2013

The State of the World's Human Rights 2013

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The Amnesty International Report 2013 documents the state of human rights during 2012. In the first few days of 2012, 300 families were left homeless in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, after being violently evicted from their neighbourhood. Just a few weeks later, 600 Brazilians met the same fate in Pinheirinho slum in São Paulo state. In March, 21 people were killed in Jamaica in a wave of police shootings, Azerbaijani musicians were beaten, arrested and tortured in detention, and Mali was more...

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D C on June 2, 2013

Surveillance briefing: Bahrain

Surveillance briefing: Bahrain

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his briefing provides an overview of privacy and surveillance laws, policies and practices in Bahrain. The regulations that permit access to personal data, the communications interception regime and relevant consitutional safeguards are highlighted and examined. This is not intended to be a full analysis, but rather contains all the necessary information to facilitate a basic understanding of surveillance practices inside Bahrain, especially with regards to to foreign companies supplying more...

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D C on May 30, 2013

Reporting racism > What you say matters

Reporting racism > What you say matters

Racism and conduct motivated by racial or religious hatred is a daily experience for toomany Victorians. It can include a broad spectrumof behaviour, from low-level incidents, such as offensive gestures or name-calling, to physical assaults. The survey was complemented by interviews with a broadrange of community stakeholders and a review of online content. During our research, Victorians told the Commission that racism occurred in many parts of life: at work and school, walking down the more...

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D C on May 30, 2013

A Revolution for All: Women’s Rights in the New Libya

A Revolution for All: Women’s Rights in the New Libya

This 40-page report highlights key steps that Libya should take to meet its international obligations by firmly rejecting gender-based discrimination in both law and practice. The report calls on Libya’s parliament, the General National Congress (GNC), to ensure that women are involved on equal terms with men in the entire constitution drafting process, including active participation in the Constituent Assembly tasked with preparing the draft.

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D C on May 28, 2013

2013 WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX: DASHED HOPES AFTER SPRING

After the “Arab springs” and other protest movements that prompted many rises and falls in last year’s index, the 2013 Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index marks a return to a more usual configuration. The ranking of most countries is no longer attributable to dramatic political developments. This year’s index is a better reflection of the attitudes and intentions of governments towards media freedom in the medium or long term. The same three European countries that headed the more...

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John Daly on May 27, 2013

Strengthening Human Rights and Rural Voices through Community Radio in Bangladesh

Strengthening Human Rights and Rural Voices through Community Radio in Bangladesh

AHM Bazlur Rahman-S21BR| CEO| Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication| ceo@bnnrc.net| 01711881647 Community media are widely recognized by governments, international development agencies, and civil society organizations alike as key agents of participatory development. Their reach and practices are a unique way of reaching and involving people. This is particularly true of community radio, the most prevalent of all community media, which is a vital more...

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AHM Bazlur Rahm... on May 26, 2013

An assessment of the EU-US travel surveillance agreement

An assessment of the EU-US travel surveillance agreement

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This is a memo prepared by Barry Steinhardt of Friends of Privacy USA for Members of the European Parliament regarding the proposed EU-US Agreement PNR. The proposed agreement regarding Passenger Name Records (PNR) between the United States and the European Union is riddled with faulty assertions and assumptions about US law and the actual operations of the US government. These faulty assertions and assumptions go to the heart of the agreement and undercut the claims of protections for more...

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D C on May 23, 2013

Right to Internet: Bringing Information to the Citizens

Right to Internet: Bringing Information to the Citizens

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The best way to characterise human rights is to identify the outcomes that we are trying to ensure. These include critical freedoms like freedom of speech and freedom of access to information - and those are not necessarily bound to any particular technology at any particular time. Citizens must always check that they aren’t getting incomplete or biased data. Open Data are almost always data that should surely be open, and that almost never contain any personal information. Right now, India is more...

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D C on May 22, 2013

Civic Engagement of Youth in the Middle East and North Africa

Civic Engagement of Youth in the Middle East and North Africa

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In the wake of the Arab Awakening, Mercy Corps and other agencies are grappling with the question: How can the recent surge of self-assertion and of political activism by Arab youth be harnessed to promote more participatory governance and equitable development within the region? To help answer this question, Mercy Corps recently undertook research into what works to promote youth civic engagement in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and what benefits can be expected for the youth who more...

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D C on May 21, 2013

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