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Banning Uganda From The 2014 Commonwealth Games In Glasgow

There is much pressure from the international community to stop Uganda from participating in the 2014 Commonwealth games in Glasgow. This is because Uganda has undermined human rights by denying gay people the power to marry wh...
by Harriet Owalla
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Why Do The U.S. Drones In Pakistan Mostly Hit Houses?

Domestic buildings have been hit by drone strikes more than any other type of target in the CIA’s 10-year campaign in the tribal regions of northern Pakistan, new research reveals. By way of contrast, since 2008, in neighbour...
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Human Rights

Opposition representatives propose “freedom from fear” law In Serbia

Nineteen representatives of the Serbian National Assembly filed a proposal for a new law that would guarantee Serbian citizens freedom from fear. While freedom from fear is allegedly a right guaranteed by the Constitution of th...
by Danica Radisic
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Pragmatic Politics And The Debate Over Torture

In international law there are two absolute forbidden acts: genocide, and torture. However, the way academia approaches the two issues is strikingly different. Genocide is taught as an absolute wrong: that it is an act of ultim...
by James Hopkins
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Health

Speaking out against the stigma of mental illness in the Caribbean

American comedian Robin Williams’ apparent suicide has triggered a discussion about depression and other forms of mental illness in the Caribbean blogosphere. The tragedy has inspired many bloggers to share their own experi...
by Matthew Hunte
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Israel’s Blind-Eye on Social Media Backfires with Harlem Shake

Over the past two weeks, Israel’s image has been smeared because of the use of social media, both by international activists and by one of its very own soldiers. Joining the viral craze of The Harlem Shake, and the exponentia...
by Yara Al Wazir
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Human Rights

Syrian Children Pay the Steep Price of War

During the last 10 years, around 10 million children are estimated to have been killed as a result of war. The Children’s Rights Portal categorizes child war victims as civilian victims, soldiers, displaced, orphans, wo...
by Global Voices
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Human Rights

And The Nobel Peace Prize Goes To…

The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Pakistani teenager and girls’ rights advocate, Malala Yousafzai, alongside Indian children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi. As most of us already know, Malala Yousa...
by Jamal Russell Black
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Economic Growth in Africa Must Lead with Equitable Development for all

Africa has undoubtedly seen impressive economic growth over the past decade. They have put to shame predictions of a ‘hopeless’ continent; a comment The Economist magazine subsequently apologized for last year. More aptly, ...
by Ruth Nyambura
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