Human Rights

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Blogs

The Plight of Women in Pakistan
May 1, 2012 at 11:31pm by

              According to the 2011 Thomas Reuters Foundation Poll, Pakistan is the world’s most dangerous country for women.

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Tibet is Burning
April 3, 2012 at 5:44pm by

March 10, 2012 marked the 53rd anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against the Chinese invasion. Amid the chaos in 1959, the Dalai Lama was forced to flee to India; therefore, March has become the traditional month for protest by Tibetan activists to speak out against the plight of Tibetans in China....

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A House Divided Part II
March 6, 2012 at 5:53pm by

On February 13th the United Nations General Assembly held a meeting to address the year-long Syrian conflict that has claimed more than 7,500 lives. UN General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser called on the international community to demand an immediate end to human rights violations and the prolonged violence between rebel factions and the Syrian government that has spared no one, including women and children.

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President Obama’s FY13 Budget: Reactions and Analysis
February 22, 2012 at 11:19am by