A woman in Austria is engaged in a legal battle to win legal guardianship of a chimpanzee to fight for its "human" rights. Keeper Paula Stibbe, a native Briton, said primates such as Matthew -- the chimp in question -- should be given the same rights as human beings in the legal system. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The United Nations Human Rights Council has publicly stated that they have not been fair towards Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They stated they have overly focused on the degree of human rights violations by Israel and not the violations on both sides. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

The Human Rights Council at the United Nations has now banned any criticism regarding Sharia Law and human rights in the Islamic World. picked by 2manyusernames 3 weeks ago

An amazing collection of photographs of human rights issues from around the world, I was going to just submit one gallery but I've submitted the link to the site as theres so many great ones to look at.

A good place to start is HERE

Some of the galleries contain graphic pictures but are marked as graphic so just be careful picked by doggylives 6 months ago

The idea of basic human rights is a relatively recent one. It grew in favor about the 18th century driven by a number of factors, the french and american revolution among them. Some say the birth of the novel is one of those forces that made be realize all humans has basic inalienable rights. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

A chimp's DNA is 96-98.4 per cent similar to that of humans. Wild apes have also been known to hunt with home-made spears, fight battles, and make peace. Do they deserve human rights? picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said the Beijing Games could not be a cure for all the country's ills as pressure continued to mount on Olympic organisers about human rights issues in China. picked by ConeOfSilence 3 weeks ago

In a scheme condemned as an "absurd" waste of time, nurseries are teaching 3-year olds that people across the world live different lives but everyone has a right to food, water and shelter. Instead of playing and singing they are learning that the Giant from Jack & The Beanstalk had a right to be bad and therefor was a victim of Jack. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

The Human Genome Project revealed that only a small fraction of the 3 billion “letter” DNA code actually instructs cells to manufacture proteins, the workhorses of most life processes. This has raised the question of what the remaining part of the human genome does. How much of the rest performs other biological functions, and how much is merely residue of prior genetic events? Evolut... read full post picked by Blankspace73 5 months ago

Human age is a simulation game / free virtual management game / rpg where you adopt a human being and help him or her through various ages of mankind, from prehistory to the 21st century, from learning how to use a club to your driver's license. picked by daftgretel 12 months ago

Human rights my a**e, what about the rights of those he killed! Fat cat lawyers on the make again! picked by topofall 4 months ago

Oh my god, i would never do this.
She goes alot farther than i expected. picked by LatueOfStiberty 2 years ago

Journey through the story of human evolution in an interactive documentary. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

The UK is just as bad as America. A pedophile who molested 3 12 and 13-year old girls is allowed to use a school gym so as not to infringe on his human rights!!!? picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Pioneering lesbian rights activist Del Martin, who married her lifelong partner in June on the first day that same-sex couples here gained that right, died Wednesday. picked by punthe 2 weeks ago

A team of Genographic researchers have published the most extensive survey to date of African mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Analyses of the extensive data presented in this study provide surprising insights into the early demographic history of human populations before they moved out of Africa, illustrating that these early human populations were small and isolated from each other for many tens of th... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Few people know about the Ninth Amendment, which reaffirms in broad terms rights "retained by the people." Indeed, the Ninth flies so far under the radar that it has rarely been mentioned even by the Supreme Court."

Excerpt from a book which came out last year - great read for those of us sick of the system taking away our rights! picked by tdiggity 5 months ago

New evidence from the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile confirms its status as the earliest known human settlement in the Americas and provides additional support for the theory that one early migration route followed the Pacific Coast more than 14,000 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Cremated human remains were found Tuesday inside a package placed in a mail collection box. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Scientists have used human cells to grow new blood vessels in a mouse for the first time, a US journal reports. picked by deEPCHIll 2 months ago