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The Business of Torture
samvak.tripod.com
Article by Dr. Sam Vaknin describes some examples of the business of torture in various countries.
Directory of Human Rights Resources on the Internet
shr.aaas.org
Compiled by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Includes brief descriptions of organizations and contact information.
White Rose
whiterose.samizdata.net
Protest weblog collective focusing on civil liberties in the United Kingdom and the rest of world.
United Nations Agreements on Human Rights
hrweb.org
Summary page with links to full document.
Human Rights Watch - World Report 2002
hrw.org
Twelfth annual review of human rights practices and developments in sixty-six countries, covering the period from November 2000 through November 2001.- Human Rights Watch - World Report 2003
hrw.org
Thirteenth annual review of human rights practices around the globe. Identifies positive and negative trends within the sphere of human rights in fifty-eight countries, covering the period from November 2001 through November 2002. 
Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM)
sim.law.uu.nl
Studies and gathers human rights documentation.
Comparative Democratization Project, Stanford - Human Rights
democracy.stanford.edu
Links to Internet resources on human rights.
Earth As It Is
the-stewardship.org
Features political, censorship and human rights news from around the world.
Bayefsky.com
bayefsky.com
Encompasses the full range of data concerning the application of the UN human rights treaty system by its monitoring treaty bodies since their inauguration.
Human Rights Voice
hrv.20m.com
Non profit organization involved in the sphere of international human rights, global security, economic development, economic justice and international justice, business and economic rights, and conflict resolution.
Commission on Human Security
humansecurity-chs.org
Two broad areas of research and related consultative processes inform the Commission's deliberations: human insecurities resulting from conflict and violence; and the links between human security and development.
Artists for a New South Africa
ansafrica.org
ANSA is a non-profit organization founded and supported by artists, activists and others dedicated to furthering democracy and equality in South Africa and civil rights in the U.S.
Civil Liberties
civilliberty.about.com
From About.com - Columns, link libraries, polls, and discussions about personal liberty issues.
Human Rights Education Resource Centre
hrea.org
Includes searchable databases, full-text education and training materials and interactive distance learning tools on human rights.
Gendercide Watch
gendercide.org
Confronts gender-selective atrocities against men and women worldwide. Includes a growing database of historical and contemporary case-studies of gendercide, research materials, and up-to-date media coverage.![Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights [UNHCHR]](/s7-TEBr7-EUPUBr7-JJJs7-s7-n8-CGGUq8-YEHs8-KCFNr7-RTNZVs7-TEBr7-FGBUFOZHUGr7-ARCB-out.jpg)
Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights [UNHCHR]
ohchr.org
Oversees major programs in protecting human rights and implementing international rights agreements. Includes activities, publications and media centre.
Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems
huridocs.org
HURIDOCS is a global network of organisations concerned with human rights. Functions as a decentralised network in which organisations can handle and exchange information according to their own requirements.
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
rwi.lu.se
An independent academic institution based in Lund, Sweden, which promotes human rights. Information about research and education, development cooperation projects and publications.
8th Day Center for Social Justice
8thdaycenter.org
A multi-issue, social justice center supported and staffed by 30 congregations of nuns, priests and brothers which promotes analysis and action.
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New Report Finds U S and International Food Aid Benefits Military Elite and Markets Washington DC Ongoing food shortages in North Korea are directly linked to systematic human rights abuses and the complete absence of political and personal liberties Despite the best
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If there is no God, are human rights alienable or inalienable?
Q. Thomas Jefferson wrote that the truth is "self-evident" that we are endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights. However, atheists claim that this truth is not self-evident, and that there is no evidence at all for God. If that is the case, can we still assert that the rights to life and liberty are inalienable, or does that make human rights alienable, i.e., dependent on the opinions of men?
Asked by Bruce - Sun Dec 21 20:07:47 2008 - - 19 Answers - 0 Comments
A. For starters, I have no problem with evolutionary theory nor moral behaviorist theory. I believe they can be fitted in quite compatibly with Catholic teachings and Christian revelation. Although atheist evolutionary theory can develop a reasonable defense of morality, why is is and why it has come to be, (most of these views do not and cannot say a God did not intend morality to be so) it seems, to me at least, a very week defense indeed, if God is left out of the picture. If Atheists are correct and our morality arises merely out of a need for society, etc. then the fact that I have not killed anyone today is just as basic a thing as me being hungry today. Both are drives, both are equally useful and both would seemingly (if atheists… [cont.]
Answered by Spiffs C.O. - Sun Dec 21 20:46:40 2008
Q. Thomas Jefferson wrote that the truth is "self-evident" that we are endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights. However, atheists claim that this truth is not self-evident, and that there is no evidence at all for God. If that is the case, can we still assert that the rights to life and liberty are inalienable, or does that make human rights alienable, i.e., dependent on the opinions of men?
Asked by Bruce - Sun Dec 21 20:07:47 2008 - - 19 Answers - 0 Comments
A. For starters, I have no problem with evolutionary theory nor moral behaviorist theory. I believe they can be fitted in quite compatibly with Catholic teachings and Christian revelation. Although atheist evolutionary theory can develop a reasonable defense of morality, why is is and why it has come to be, (most of these views do not and cannot say a God did not intend morality to be so) it seems, to me at least, a very week defense indeed, if God is left out of the picture. If Atheists are correct and our morality arises merely out of a need for society, etc. then the fact that I have not killed anyone today is just as basic a thing as me being hungry today. Both are drives, both are equally useful and both would seemingly (if atheists… [cont.]
Answered by Spiffs C.O. - Sun Dec 21 20:46:40 2008
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