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Woman fights for chimp's rights Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
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.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights flies into space Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a sprit of brotherhood”, states Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
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Dying to support animal rights? Try a PETA coffin Posted: 12 months ago by AutumnLotus
For animal rights activists, sticking up for furry or feathered critters is a way of life. Now it can be a way of death, too.
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Human Rights Watch Founder Blasts Human Rights Watch For Anti-Israel Bias Posted: 1 month ago by 2manyusernames
Robert L. Bernstein, the former president and chief executive of Random House, was the chairman of Human Rights Watch from 1978 to 1998. Here in an op-ed piece he laments the obvious bias against Israel that HRW has long been accused of.
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Should Animals Be Doing More For The Animal Rights Movement? Posted: 2 years ago by tubs
Panelists discuss whether animals should play a more active role in the fight for their rights by participating in marches or organizing boycotts.
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Landowners say they're getting trampled by corporations rushing to secure gas drilling rights Posted: 2 years ago by 2longdogs
Unsuspecting property owners around the country are getting trampled in an old-fashioned land rush by natural gas companies and speculators trying to lock up long-ignored drilling rights quickly and cheaply.
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Pioneering Gay Rights Activist Del Martin Dies At 87 Posted: 1 year ago by punthe
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.
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The literary roots of human rights Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
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.
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UN Bans Criticism of Islam Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
The Human Rights Council at the United Nations has now banned any criticism regarding Sharia Law and human rights in the Islamic World.
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U.S. Signs U.N. Gay Rights Declaration Posted: 9 months ago by bernardblack
in a reversal of Bush administration policy - who feared that the declaration might have been illegal as it might override state rights regarding marriage laws, has decided to sign on to a U.N. declaration that calls for the decriminalization of homosexuality. Obama's administration interpretation is that no legal conflict exists
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A human rights mystery is solved in Chile Posted: 6 months ago by bingo
A Chilean court has uncovered the gruesome details surrounding the death of one of Latin America’s most famous human rights victims, the folk singer Victor Jara. A 4,500-word account of the singer’s death was published last week by the Chilean investigative journalism site CIPER, the day before the court announced murder charges against a former soldier who confessed to participating in the brutal killing in 1973.
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Nude people still have privacy rights Posted: 11 months ago by Bornbad
A state appeals court ruled Tuesday that a person who is voluntarily nude in the presence of another still has privacy rights against being secretly videotaped.
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Happy Birthday, Universal Declaration of Human Rights Posted: 12 months ago by pocksucket
10th December, 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Gay Rights demonstration broken up in Moscow, other demonstrations allowed to continue. Posted: 7 months ago by Ankabout
Timed to coincide with this evening's Eurovision Song Festival final, different groups are protesting in Moscow.
Only the Gay Rights demonstration was violently broken up.
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The 'Silent' Ninth Amendment Gives Americans Rights They Don't Know They Have Posted: 2 years ago by tdiggity
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!
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Does an inflatable rat have rights? Supreme Court says yes Posted: 10 months ago by Bornbad
Even a giant inflatable rat has free speech rights in New Jersey, the state's Supreme Court ruled today.
*Ah, New Jersey*
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Civil Rights Victory Being Ignored Posted: 9 months ago by 2manyusernames
Normally when the US wins a civil rights violation lawsuit there are press releases as well as much trumpeting and fanfare. Yet somehow the win against this blatant case of racial disenfranchisement has gone unreported and unrecognized. The lawsuit was won Feb 27th. It started back in 2006.
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Pigs Have Flown! Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
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.
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Photographers' Rights Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Taking photographs in todays terrorists-are-everywhere-paranoia mindset can be dangerous or at least difficult. Some cops are less then fully aware of your rights as a citizen and what you are and are not allowed to photograph.Simlar link and another.
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‘Stressed’ fish get bill of rights Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
The government has ruled that fish may feel pain and will draw up a charter of rights to protect them from inhumane treatment in research laboratories.
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