Posts Tagged ‘human rights’
Civilization survives if women have equal rights
STANFORD (US) — The collapse of civilization can be avoided by reducing consumption and expanding women’s role in society, biologists report. Continue…
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 11:04 - 2 Comments
Society & Culture - Sep 1, 2011 12:28 - 3 Comments
9/11 Effect: 10 years of counter-terrorism
U. TORONTO (CAN) —As the world marks the upcoming 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the US, a new book scrutinizes the far-reaching impact of Resolution 1373, passed by the UN Security Council shortly after 9/11. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 8, 2011 14:27 - 0 Comments
More youth at Guantánamo than US claimed
UC DAVIS (US) — Documents made public by WikiLeaks indicate 15 juveniles were prisoners at the Guantánamo Bay detention camp—three more than the U.S. State Department had publicly acknowledge. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 26, 2010 18:32 - 7 Comments
Courts send kids back to abusive dads
U. MINNESOTA (US) — When battered women living abroad left their abusive partners and returned to the United States with their children, in half the cases U.S. courts sent the children back to live with their fathers. (more…)
