Human Rights and Child Prostitution in Haiti
The Republic of Haiti is a Caribbean country occupying smaller portion of Hispaniola Island. It shares the island with Dominican which is equally another Caribbean country with population of just over 600, 000. In 2011, the population of the Republic of Haiti hit 9 million-mark with chances of a tremendous growth projected in the subsequent years. With the capital located at Port-au-Prince, the country's total area is approximately 27, 750 square kilometers. Haiti was the first country in the Caribbean region and Latin American at large to attain political independence. The country holds the record as the first worldwide to gain self-rule under stewardship of a black president. Republic of Haiti has had various social, cultural and political problems that have culminated into gross violation of human rights. According to international observers and United Nations (UN), the country held one of the most peaceful…...

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As a result, many citizens continue suffering by losing business opportunities due to insecurity. They develop ineffective policies, implement them, and when they fail, blame it on local authorities. Therefore, the crime rate continues to go higher and the government remains quiet about offering long-term solutions to such problems (Griffin 110-111).
Solutions

Long-term solutions or strategies are essential in helping an individual deal with their fears because they will have a clear direction of what to expect and what the public expects from each individual. For example, with good and clear policies, individuals will know when and how to expect help from the government. They can also learn about their individual rights and exercise them effectively to benefit them (Equality and Human Rights Commission). In addition to this, long-term strategies will also provide ways to deal with crime and violence as well as to prevent further occurrences of potential and actual…...

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Human ights and Ethics in esearch
The nurse who observed that the research participant did not recall signing the consent papers and did not remember the details of the research project to which he had agreed to participate should have stopped the researcher from going any farther with him until it could be ascertained if the man was in a frame of mind to give legal consent. It is the duty of the nurse who is observing the research to be aware of anything that may be detrimental to the well-being of the people she is overseeing, and also to be aware of any infringements upon their legal or human rights. If there was a question as to whether the man really did not remember signing the consent papers and no longer remembered what the project involved, he needed to be removed from the ongoing research and questioned in a more…...

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Applebaum, Paul S. (2001). Informed Consent: Legal Theory and Clinical Practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Brown, Dr. Benjamin J.M.D.. (2011). Informed Consent: The U.S. Medical Education System Explained. Washington, D.C.: Informed Advising.

Manson, Neil C. (2007). Rethinking Informed Consent in Bioethics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Menikoff, Jerry. (2003). Ethics and Regulation of Research with Human Subjects. Sacramento: LexisNexis.

Human ights Abuse
Human rights violations among women in Afghanistan

There are several human rights abuses that are perpetuated in Afghanistan that makes the country rank very poorly among the nations of the world when it comes to human rights issues. Of greater concern in the context of this essay are the abuses that are directed towards women within the country. The abuses are numerous and are encountered on a daily basis in almost all aspects of the life of an Afghan woman. Most of these violations are brutal and cruel, yet others are subtle and suppressive to the women right from the tender ages.

The abuse directed toward women need to be tackled with urgency and at all levels within Afghanistan and even from the outside countries that see the situation in Afghanistan as a dire situation. This essay discusses the human rights issues and the moral aspects of the country that…...

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Amnesty International, (2010). Afghan women human rights defenders tell of Intimidations and attacks. Retrieved June 2, 2012 from  http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/afghan-women-human-rights-defenders-tell-intimidation-and-attacks-2010-03-08 

Bowley K., (2012, January 30). Afghan Kin Are Accused of Killing Woman for Not Bearing a Son. Retrieved June 2, 2012 from  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/world/asia/afghan-kin-accused-of-killing-woman-who-failed-to-have-son.html 

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When the human rights related to HIV / AIDS are not respected, the vulnerability of the infection and spread of HIV increases and effective response to the epidemic is impeded. It is important to integrate a human rights approach when dealing with HIV / AIDS because once there rights are protected and promoted, vulnerability reduces, response to the epidemic is enhanced, and discrimination against infected individuals is discouraged.
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Gruskin, S. (1998). The highest priority: making use of UN conference documents to remind governments of their…...

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Boesten, J. And Nana, K.P. (2009). Gender and HIV / AIDS (Global Health). Famham, Surrey: Ashgate.

Cohen, R., and Wiseberg, L. (1990). Double jeopardy-threat to life and human rights: discrimination against persons with AIDS. Cambridge, MA: Human Rights Internet.

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Gruskin, S. (1998). The highest priority: making use of UN conference documents to remind governments of their commitments. Health and Human Rights. 3 (1):107-142.

Human ights Crisis in the Meatpacking Industry
Meatpacking Industry Safety Standards

Meatpacking workers have historically been exposed to some of the most dangerous work conditions, resulting in one of the highest injury rates of any occupation in the United States. Between the years 1980 and 1985 the injury rate was three-fold higher for meatpacking plant workers than for all other manufacturing industries (Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA], 1988) and in 2000 the rate of work-related injury and illness for meatpacking workers was 24.7 per 100 employees, while the rate for all manufacturing industries combined was 9.0 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2001).

The causes of these injuries and illnesses are numerous and can occasionally result in death (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2008). The recognized hazards (OSHA, 1988) include the following:

Handling live animals and stun guns

Proximity to unguarded machinery that cuts/tears apart a carcass

Handling knives in crowded work conditions

Exposure to ammonia and other chemicals

Falls…...

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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2001). Table 1: Incidence rates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry and selected case types, 2000. U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved July 29, 2011 from  http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshwc/osh/os/ostb1001.pdf 

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The human rights police occasionally violate human rights in the name of rights preservation. Therefore, those who have the political power to underwrite human rights legislation also have the power to re-write that legislation or simply be excused from the table.
In some cases, human rights violations are clear-cut. Genocide is a prime example of a situation in which the global community screams for a more conscientious enforcement of human rights treaties. Yet even in this scenario, there are no clear-cut human rights law enforcement agencies. How can the international community create not just consensus but also transnational legal jurisdiction? What about the institutions needed to act as human rights police? Are we in a post-nation-state world, in which the authority of transnational organizations like the United Nations can trump cultural norms? If so, then which parties are privy to writing the legal code that underwrites transnational human rights?

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Sonners & Roberts (2008) propose a sociology of human rights. Sociology typically does not address human rights as being within its domain. Citizenship might fall under the rubric of sociology, but human rights have more of a philosophical underpinning that makes it somewhat out of place in classical sociological disciplines. Ultimately, Sonners & Roberts (2008) argue that it is "morally and intellectually indefensible" for sociology to continue distancing itself from the study and implementation of human rights.

First, the authors note that human rights are difficult to define. The definition of human rights is currently embroiled in the conflict between civil rights vs. socioeconomic rights. Specifically, traditional and still-existing versions of human rights codes hold out that an individual has the right to self-determination but not necessarily the right to free health care services. In the neo-liberal world, Sonners & Roberts (2008) contend, socioeconomic rights are overtly outshined by the only the most basic idea of human civil rights. The very idea that socioeconomic rights are equivalent with or an inherent part of civil rights is itself an assumption that many sociologists are unwilling to make.

The authors trace the evolution of human rights through law, showing that the same sociological factors that influence norms will eventually influence legal structures. Then, Sonners & Roberts (2008) conclude that the concept of human rights is reflected in shifting legal codes. A sociology of human rights would radically transform the way rights are conceived of by lawmakers and politicians because a sociology of human rights would illuminate why such rights are important in the first place. If we are sympathetic with the authors' central claims, then what is a realistic vision for the future in terms of both sociological theory and the practice of human rights law?

As it pertains to sweatshops, indications that the company was operating sweatshops came first in 1998. During this time sweatshops were found in Asia and the company was only paying workers 80 cents per day.
Nike's behavior in both these instances created a backlash that is still present. Prior to the findings of human rights violations, Nike had a good reputation as an employer. However, after the presence of human rights violations were found consumers and human rights advocates alike begin to question Nike's business practices and the company's commitment to human rights. At the time Nike promised to "increase the minimum age for workers at Nike's contract plants in Asia to 18, improve factory air quality, allow independent monitoring and provide free education for workers. But critics said the reforms did nothing to address the main problem -- that workers at those plants aren't paid a living wage. They…...

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"Child Labour."  http://www.unicef.org/protection/index_childlabour.html 

Deva, S. (2004) Acting Extraterritorially to Tame Multinational Corporations for Human

In other words, the power and the wealth could easily fall in the hand of the few privileged ones, and their rights would be better served, than those of the marginalized, powerless and poor population (Paribatra, 1999).
6. Conclusions and ecommendations

The section on the analysis of the issues at hand commenced stating that the purpose of the briefing paper was a simple one: identifying the positive or negative nature of the effects generated by globalization upon human rights. The above lines however revealed that it is quite difficult to make such a decision. Surely, some are declared advocates of the positive or negative impacts, but a critical eye must recognize both types of consequences. In all, it is quite difficult to state for sure that globalization has positively or negatively impacted human rights, namely because it has had generated both types of effects. "To argue whether globalization as a process…...

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Beck, U., Sznaider, N., Winter, R., 2004, Global America? (Studies in Social and Political Thought Series): The Cultural Consequences of Globalization, Volume 8, Liverpool University Press

Brysk, a., 2002, Globalization and Human Rights, University of California Press

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Coicaud, J.M., Doyle, M.W., Gardner, a.M., 2003, the Globalization of Human Rights, United Nations University Press

It is also unlikely that the UN will ever really have an aggressive standing army but will continue to be required to call upon others to be its arms in any given place. "Is it not true that the nation state and state sovereignty will be with us for some time? But in what form?" (Forsythe, 2006, 26) State sovereignty will be a universal application for many years to come despite globalization in all its subsequent public and private forms.
Much of the literature on globalization has overlooked the effect of globalization on the state; globalization has produced a new "globalized state" -- changing rather than eroding sovereignty (Ian Clark 1999). As some scholars have argued, power is moving from weak states to strong states, from all states to markets, and away from state authority entirely in certain domains and functions (Strange 1998; Schmidt 2000). At the same time, the…...

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Brysk, a. (Ed.). (2002). Globalization and Human Rights. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.

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Damrosch, L.F. (1989). Politics across Borders: Nonintervention and Nonforcible Influence over Domestic Affairs. American Journal of International Law, 83(1), 1-50.

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Human Rights
The concept of Human Rights has a long history of over two thousand years and its origin can be traced to the moral philosophies of Aristotle and the Stoic philosophers. The theory of human rights, however, has broadened in concept over the centuries and its contemporary form reflects the development in human thought over time. In the present day world, Human Rights aim to secure for individuals the necessary economic, political, and social conditions required to lead a minimally good life. Such an expanded definition of Human Rights is now incorporated in the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" (1948) and other international human rights treaties and declarations, which have acquired the status of an International Bill of Rights.

hile there are many philosophical and legal arguments against the concept of a universal set of standards for human rights, I firmly believe that without such basic rules of behavior, human beings…...

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Fagan, Andrew. "Human Rights." The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2004. March 8, 2005.

Traer, Robert. "Muslims and Human Rights." Center for the Study of Ethics and Social Policy. n.d. March 8, 2005.

Aristotle underlines the universality of natural morality by remarking, 'the natural is that which has the same validity everywhere and does not depend upon acceptance.' (Quoted by Fagan)

Locke made this the basis of his contention that the sole purpose for the existence of a government is to protect the 'natural rights' of human beings rather than to further the interests of a monarch or the ruling elite -- ideas that greatly influenced the founding fathers of the United States.

Human Rights in Angola
In the past few years, the status of human rights in Angola has raised concerns among citizens, government officials and human rights advocates alike. Angola's stance on human rights is very low, as human rights violations are committed on a daily basis. This is a result of the fact that Angola has barely known a year of peace in the twenty-five years since its independence from Portugal in 1975 (INS Resource Information at http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/asylum/ric/documentation/AGO01003.htm). Armed conflict between the Angolan government and rebels of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) has caused an estimated 500,000 deaths among a population of 12 million (INS Resource Information at http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/asylum/ric/documentation/AGO01003.htm). Some 100,000 people have had limbs amputated from landmine explosions, and almost a third of the population has been displaced as a result of the fighting and an estimated four million people depend on humanitarian assistance to…...

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Amnesty International. "Annual Report 2000-Angola." London: Amnesty International. 2000.

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Human Rights are important because they serve to achieve a certain level of human dignity. But what does one mean by the term human rights? Human beings have an inherent value simply by virtue of being human. One generally treats something of value with respect and holds it in esteem. Simply, human rights dictate a basic treatment to which every human has the right. Dignity is the outward emanation of self-pride, self- love, and self-regard. It bespeaks a consideration of place in the universe. Dignity involves one's views of right and wrong relative to one's actions and the actions of others. Human rights help a person achieve a certain level of self-value. Human rights and dignity go hand in hand.
How do human rights translate into dignity? hat makes them so important? As an example, a freed slave, though not accorded the respect of a white man in 19th century America,…...

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Education is sorely lacking in my country, and this degree would be a major step forward in my quest to change this situation. I cannot pretend that all of my motives are purely altruistic; I am, of course, attracted to the financial security that this degree and subsequent degrees would help me attain. In addition, I have a family of my own that requires both my financial and moral support. I will be better equipped to provide them with both after obtaining my master's degree. Not only will it enable me to find more meaningful and lucrative employment and thus provide my children and my family with a better lifestyle, but it will also provide my children with an example that all things really are possible if one is willing to work hard enough.

The same mentality can and should be applied to human rights. The abuses I have witnessed in…...

Another serious complication with the prevention of human rights abuses on the large scale is that they are almost always perpetrated with the complicity of large numbers of those who may not participate directly but whose inaction and indirect contribution are morally offensive but that, arguably, do not rise to the level of culpability and direct action or responsibility to justify the same retributive justice after the fact (Fletcher & Weinstein 2002; 579). Typically, that would include masses of cheering supporters for corrupt and abusive regimes (such as was witnessed on the widest and most heinous scale in recorded human history in Nazi Germany) who merely stood by, vocally or tacitly supported human rights abuses, or who actively profited from the misfortunes of the victims without actually causing it (Fletcher & Weinstein 2002; 579).

That is why if human rights are to be effectively enforced, especially on an international or global…...

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Fletcher, Laurel E. And Weinstein, Harvey M. "Violence and Social Repair: Rethinking

the Contribution of Justice to Reconciliation." Human Rights Quarterly, Volume

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Mose, Erik. "Main Achievements of the ICTR." Journal of International Criminal

In an essay, an attention grabber is known as the essay hook.  To help you out on your world civilization essay, we have put together a few topics, essay hooks, and thesis statements you could use for a world civilization essay.

World Civilization Essay Topics

1. To what extent does the character Khal Drago from Game of Thrones resemble the real-life warlord, leader, and destroyer Genghis Khan?
2. An exploration of the well-known Barbarian leader, Attila the Hun and how his actual behavior and history conflicts with his reputation as an uncultured and vicious leader, including investigation into his education, his use....

The term global perspective actually has a few different meanings, depending on the discipline.  It can refer to an individual’s personal lens and how they view the globe; to various perspectives about an issue from around the globe; and to views linked to globalization and the impact of individual or nation-wide actions on the world and its inhabitants.   We are going to provide a range of topic suggestions that incorporate all of these different definitions of global perspectives, with the most suggestions coming from the last topic, as it is the most commonly used across academic disciplines.

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