The right to seek‚ receive and impart information - Introduction Freedom of information is considered a fundamental human right‚ protected by international and constitutional law‚ that should essentially be promoted to the maximum extent possible given its critical role in democracy and public participation in political life. Freedom of information refers primarily to the access of information held by public bodies‚ reflecting the principle that they do not hold information on their own behalf
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MADHYA PRADESH HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SUMMER INTERNSHIP -2012 TOPIC: HUMAN RIGHTS- RIGHT TO FOOD ACKNOWLEDGMENT I owe a great many thanks to a great many people who helped and supported me during the preparation of this project. My deepest thanks to the Deputy Secretary Mr. Kuldeep Jain‚ the guide of the project for guiding and correcting various documents of my research with due attention and care. He has taken to go through the project and make necessary changes as and when needed
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Human Rights The Charter of the United Nations requires that all member states “promote and encourage respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race‚ sex‚ language‚ or religion”. In order to provide a common understanding of these rights‚ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 10‚ 1948. In simple language‚ it describes the rights shared by all human beings‚ and sets “a common standard
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CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was brought into effect to recognise that Children needed their own set of specific human rights that should be protected and that these were a universal right not a privilege. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was drawn up and accepted by the UN in 1989. The UK government agreed to abide by the principles in 1991 and it was fully implemented in 1992. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is the
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What Are Women 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 behavior‚ 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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Table of Contents * INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………… 6 * RIGHT TO EDUCATION: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW ………………………7-12 * PRE-INDEPENDENCE ERA * SUPREME COURT ON THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION * APPROACH OF VARIOUS COMMISSIONS * INTERNATIONAL TREATY OBLIGATIONS * THE 86TH AMENDMENT ACT * THE RIGHT OF CHILDERNS TO FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION ACT‚ 2009 ………………………………………………………………………..12-15 * HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ACT * CONCLUSION ………………………………………………………………….15-16 * BIBLIOGRAPHY
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for choosing the right sunglasses in Cape Cod MA. Radiation blockage: Your eyes need to stay protected when you out in the sun. when you go to buy a pair of sunglasses‚ you’ll want to keep in mind that you can’t buy just any pair because not all of them offer protection from radiation. Not only
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Women’s Rights and Human Rights This paper seeks to investigate women’s rights on a global basis. I will review several articles‚ the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDW) and UN Resolution 1325 to try to discover commonalities and links to the repression of women and the ingredients for the fulfillment of women’s rights. The first article‚ The Political Repression of Women‚ by Conway Henderson‚ is an excellent study and good cross section analysis
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Regarding transgender rights‚ not only trans men and women should be treated with respect‚ PoC (people of color) transgender men and women should be treated with the same respect. However‚ most of the transgender community is white washed and doesn’t help the PoC community. Most of the transgender icons of this generation are white‚ and the front runner for that community is Caitlyn Jenner. There is no reason to disregard these icons but there is no recognition of PoC transgender men and women. It’s
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Should Animals Have More Rights? Some people believe that animals are humans’ friends. The other people might do not think so. Because people have different values of animals‚ the arguments are commenced. Since 1977‚ all of three philosophers‚ Peter Singer‚ Tom Regan and Carl Cohen have respectively written their work to declare the status of animals. On the one hand‚ according to Peter Singer’s “All Animals Are Equal(1977) ‚” and Tom Regan’s “The Case for Animal Rights(1989)‚” they claim that people
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