evaluate the moral value of a decision or assessment. In the case of Unocal‚ before the investment was made‚ Unocal had performed a socio-political analysis of the State of Burma. Moreover‚ Unocal contracted a consulting firm to review the 1991 Amnesty International report‚ which documented abuses against the Burmeseby the army. Even though it had received an explanation of human rights violations in Burma‚ as well as the risks that might occur‚ Unocal continued investing into the project. Subsequently
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Ajmal Kasab was sentenced to death after the very evident 26/11 terrorist attack in Mumbai‚ he was guilty for a total of 80 offences which included murder‚ waging war against the country‚ being in possession of explosives and other charges. His death sentence was signed after verifying all the evidences of the crime [1]. On similar count Afzal guru was hanged for playing a pivotal role in the 2001 Parliament attacks‚ providing a hideout and transport. The difference between the two hangings was the
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Bibliography: Amnesty International USA: Death Penalty and Race- http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work/issues/death-penalty/us-death-penalty facts/death-penalty-and-race Baker‚ Jenkins‚ and Lambert (2005) Racial Differences in Death Penalty Support and Opposition: A Preliminary
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Cited: Amnesty International USA. Death Penalty and Innocence. Web. From: http://www.amnestyusa.org/our- work/issues/death-penalty/us-death-penalty-facts/death-penalty-and-innocence Banner‚ Stuart‚ 1963-. The Death Penalty: An American History Learned Societies - York
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References: Schaefer‚ R. T (2009) Sociology a brief introduction 8th edition. New York‚ NY Death penalty statistics (2008) Amnesty International USA retrieved from http://www.amnestyUSA.org/death-penalty/International-death-penalty/death-penalty-statistics-2008/page.do?id=1011348 Facts about the death penalty (updated Aug.30‚ 2010) Death penalty information (2010) retrieved from http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/documents/factsheet
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the death penalty? ‘Punishments are imposed on a person‚ not on racial or economic groups. Guilt is personal. The only relevant question is: does the person to be executed deserve the punishment?’ (Ernest van den Haag‚ 1986) According to Amnesty International‚ 139 countries have abolished the death penalty. In 2010‚ only one country‚ Gabon‚ abolished the death penalty for all crimes. During 2010‚ 23 countries executed 527 prisoners and at least 2‚024 people were sentenced to death in 67 countries
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Jeremy Brooks Suzanne Gerbasi Coms 101-37 10/30/12 Persuasive Speech Topic: Abolition of the Death Penalty General Purpose: To Persuade Specific purpose: To persuade my audience that we should abolish the death penalty in California. Central Idea: The death penalty should be abolished because of the inefficiency of the legal system‚ its high economic cost‚ and its moral implications. I. Introduction When I joined the current debate team in high school‚ I knew I would have to learn
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far behind in practice and in rural communities. What progress has already been made to protect women in India and what still needs to be done to ensure the equal treatment of women in all areas of India? According to the International Violence Against Women Act on Amnesty International’s site‚ “Violence against women and girls represents a global health‚ economic development‚ and human rights problem. At least one out of every three women worldwide has been beaten‚ coerced into sex‚ or otherwise
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people if they were given amnesty?
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Cited: Easwaran‚ Eknath. Gandhi: The Man - The Story of His Transformation. Tomales: Nilgiri Press‚ 1997 International‚ Amnesty. "THE DEATH PENALTY IN 2013." Amnesty.org. Luci ’s Trust‚ n.d. Web. 21 May 2014. Kronenwetter‚ Michael. 2001. Capital Punishment. Westport‚ CT: ABC-CLIO Mandery‚ Evan. 2011. Capital Punishment in America. Sudbury‚ MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
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