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    Is Abortion Right

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    Is abortion the right thing to do? Many women today are getting pregnate‚ especially tennage girls. Although many believe that having an abortion is the only out of that problem‚ the only solution‚ abortion should not be legal. Most tennage girls have an abortion Because they say that there’s no other way out. Well most of those girls are wrong‚ there are many other opitions other than having an abortion‚ like giving the baby away to someone else that will take care

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    Woman Rights

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    Do you ever wonder if woman’s rights are universal or do they vary all over the world? How the roles of woman are now different based on their location in the world. Woman should have the same opportunity as men. “Equally rights”. In places such as India‚ Taliban and South Sudan woman are having their right held against them. These women have hard times getting what they need and want. Throughout this the rest of this passage I will go deeper into their living environment and everyday life. In

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    A Right to Privacy

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    the American society. The right of privacy is one of the most important rights that a person can have as an individual. The bill of Rights does not have an amendment that mentions a right to privacy‚ however “the first Congress had the concept of privacy in mind when it crafted the first 10 amendments” (Edwards‚ Wattenberg‚ & Lineberry‚ 2008‚ p. 131). “Today‚ one of the greatest debates concerning American’s civil liberties lies in the emerging area of privacy rights” (Edwards‚ Wattenberg‚ &

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    Voting Rights

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    The “Right” to Vote   “We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain - that this nation‚ under God‚ shall have a new birth of freedom - and that government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people‚ shall not perish from the earth.” ~ Gettysburg 1963. Abraham Lincoln spoke these words on November 19‚ 1863. Amongst the bloodiest war in American history and the possible destruction of the union that are for fathers worked so hard to build‚ he thought of the people. He thought

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    In this paper I will be discussing ‘The Declaration’ and ‘The Declaration of Rights’. ‘The Declaration’ was made by William III‚ and stated his reasons for opposing James the II‚ who was the King of England and bringing an army into England. His goal was to make the citizens of England sympathetic to his cause and gain their support. ‘The Declaration of rights’ was written by Parliament‚ and stated how they wished for the country to be run by giving them more power to rule‚ they achieved this goal

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    Women's rights

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    Women’s Rights!  Women’s rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls of many societies worldwide. In some places‚ these rights are institutionalized or supported by law‚ local custom‚ and behaviour‚ whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed. They differ from broader notions of human rights through claims of an inherent historical and traditional bias against the exercise of rights by women and girls in favour of men and boys. Issues commonly associated with

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    bill of rights

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    Bill of Rights A democracy must ensure that individuals have certain rights and that the government will always recognize these rights. Therefore it is often a practice in most democratic countries to list the rights of the citizens in the constitution itself. Such a list of rights mentioned and protected by the constitution is called the ‘bills of rights. A bill of rights prohibits government from thus acting against the rights of the individuals and ensures a remedy in case there is violation

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    Child Rights

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    facilities‚ education‚ protection‚ entertainment and above all‚ freedom. All children have a claim for these things in a society. These are the basic rights of children. Children can demand these things from their parents and elders. Most of the children are not aware of their rights. Hence‚ it is the responsibility of the adults to make them aware of their rights. Children are tender are small. Children are dependent on the elders. The future of every child depends on the care‚ facilities and opportunities

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    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the first global human rights treaty that was formulated. The main driving force behind the formation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was the Second World War‚ which in it course saw some of the worst human atrocities being committed on a global scale. The Declaration was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on the 10th of December 1948. The term "soft law" refers to legal instruments which do not have any legally binding force

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    Modern international human rights law began to be developed due to the tragic events that took place during World War 11. In response to these events the United Nations was created and the United Nations Charter adopted. The key purposes of the United Nations is to promote co-operation between the nation states‚ to assist in solving humanitarian‚ economic and cultural problems that arise between states and to promote respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms regardless of race‚ religion

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