Essays on Human Rights Watch

Protests have been occurring in Iran for decades, but recent developments have brought them to the center of global attention. In this essay, I will explain why the Iran riots started, their origins, development, and essential points, as well as why understanding them may be crucial for the American public.

Reasons Behind the Protests in Iran

Protests in Iran are happening for a variety of causes. Economic difficulties make up one of the key factors. For years, the Iranian economy has struggled due to foreign sanctions and mismanagement. Inflation is on the rise, while unemployment is widespread, particularly among the young. Many Iranians are struggling to ...

The Clash of Civilizations as a Discourse for Interpreting Treatment of Arab Americans by Law Enforcement Agencies

Introduction The treatment of young Muslims by the FBI agents and their subsequent conviction for concocted terror charges in the Human Rights Watch’s video represents a quintessential clash of Western and Arab civilizations due to cultural, racial and religious identities. According to the video by the Human Rights Watch (2014), the FBI responded to terrorism made by the Islamic terrorist groups by rounding up and prosecuting people who are suspected to be terrorists. It is like any person of Arab descent or from the Muslim community have been labeled and generally branded as being potential terror suspects. This ...

Is Torture Permissible?- Deductive Reasoning

Torture is against international human rights (Human Rights Watch, 2012). Torture causes human suffering (Reyes, 2007). Intentional causation of human suffering is immoral. So, torture is immoral (by 1, 2, 3). Immorality is not permissible (by 1). Therefore, torture is not permissible. (by 4 and 5).

Explanation:

The laws against torture are stipulated in The International Human Rights Law which prohibit torture of any kind and during all occasions, including during war (Human Rights Watch, 2012). These laws have been ratified by the United Nations Convention which engaged many countries; this points to a general agreeable position that torture is ...

Public debate over the need for establishment of powerful, effective, and accessible mechanisms of human rights protection can be heard worldwide and at all the levels, including the official one. Agreeing with Lord Tom Bingham, the prominent judge and scholar in the field of the rule of law principle development, we should highlight that this process took place long time ago. The author defines Magna Carta, passed in in 1215, as the first milestone of this process, when a lawful judgment was necessary for, in particular, person’s detention or imprisonment (Bingham 10). Not only the previous century has ...

The homosexual community in China faces discrimination and is treated with less respect as compared to the heterosexuals. The older people in China are rigid and refuse to change their negative perceptions towards the homosexuals. The older people perceive homosexuals as being sick and think homosexuals need to seek treatment. The homosexuals experience social stigma and pressure from their families, friends, colleagues, and the community as a whole (Preston 219). The homosexuals, thus, experience problems such as the fear to seek health services due to fear of stigmatization (Feng et al.). The marriage law bill, for the homosexuals, which ...

Current Event

Colombia has started to inch closer to building a future without the threat of guerrilla groups. There have been talks with the 52 year old, FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia), for the past few years. Even though the 23 March 2016 deadline for peace has been missed, it is believed that peace in coming future is possible. The FARC and the government of Columbia have reached agreements over many issues, but they remain far away from reaching a bilateral agreement over ceasefire verified by the United Nations (Isacson). Negotiators from the FARC and Colombian government are close to ...

Introduction

Violence within prison complexes is common in almost all parts of the world. The violence can originate from staff or inmate. The correctional systems in several countries attempted newer approaches to incarceration in order to avoid violence on prison complexes. There are very few complexes in the world that have reduced rates of violence or can claim to be violence free. Instead of rehabilitation, prisoners face entrapment in a dangerous game. The level of accountability towards prisoners and their safety diminishes in regions such as Asia, Middle East, and South America. The United Nations established a set of international ...

Identification Questions

3.2 Party of the Institutionalized Revolution The Party of the Institutionalized Revolution was a political party in Mexico that was created by Plutarco Elias Calles in 1929. It lasted for 71 years in power in the country, and was the largest political party in Mexico at the time. The party leans toward socialism but has been grouped together with other socialist-democratic government parties. The PIR is historically significant because of its different take on the idea of revolution and the government. Every revolution in history has been based on the idea of breaking down institutions and tearing apart the ...

Introduction

Freedom and human rights have become major issues in the 21st Century. However, the interpretations and application of human rights regulations have different ends in different countries. The purpose of this paper is to compare the systems of freedom and human rights as they exist between the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In doing this, this paper presents a hypothesis that freedom of speech and freedom of religion in both Saudi Arabia and the United States are the same and although they have different traditions, they all seek the same goals and ends. Basically, to understand ...

Introduction

Trials can be very expensive for both the country and the individuals involved. However, on the other hand, trials are important in finding justice for persons especially the ones affected directly. The justice system is always important in any country as it ensures that every person is treated equally under the law and people are punished for their offenses. Trials can last for long periods all in the quest for justice and still end up not receiving the real justice that is required by the people. The paper will be looking at the significance of the Gang of Four ...

Abstract

When the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1990s after the Cold War, the international arena has shifted drastically from the nature of the status quo to the conflicts that continues to trouble several regions today. In terms of the status quo, many nations adhered to democratization that resolved many conflicts that were influenced by the Cold War. On the other hand, the nature of conflicts after the Cold War have drastically changed as some wars are now fought by different actors and the intensity of each conflict varies. At the present time, conflicts persist throughout the globe and even ...

Punishment has been meted out to individuals and groups of people or centuries for a host of reasons. It could be for an act against the state, the common good, an individual, an act of treason or a way to subdue protest or a threat to authority. The most prevalent and common form of punishment is imprisonment. The practice of imprisonment began with the formation of states or a central authority that governed over people. The state or the central authority had the right to imprison people who went against the set of rules laid out for the people. ...

Introduction:

The term war is basically defined as disagreement between two or more countries that usually involve high use of weapons in results in many casualties. When a country is in state of war, every men of that country is a solider but this is not the limit. Wars not only enroll men but it also affects women and children. The worse effects are imposed on the little innocent minds. Children are said to be blessing of God but war destroy all. History ...

Chiquita and its labor issues

- Summary of Case The country of Ecuador is the current leading exporter of bananas in the whole world, but a major percent of the workforce are under ages. That implies that over a quarter of the bananas consumed in the United States and United Kingdom are actually produced by underage kids. That would be attributed to the fact that the Chiquita Brands International have failed in the enacting and following up on their labor laws that prevent child labor within the country. The relationship between the government, business, and the society is an intriguing one. In history, organizations that ...

Introduction

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was a Tamil insurgency and terrorist group, which fought for an independent state of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka. LTTE was founded in 1976, and since 1983 was engaged in a civil war with government forces. The civil war between LTTE and Sri Lanka government lasted for 26 years and claimed approximately 60,000 human lives (Human Rights Watch, 2006, p. 1). The rise of LTTE movement started with ethnical conflict, based on Sinhalese discrimination of Tamil ethnic minority. Underrepresentation of Tamil minority in the government as well as social exclusion from Sri Lankan community ...

International Crime Witness Part 2

The Japanese criminal court system is based on American law traditions. Back in 1922 Japanese criminal law used the Old Code of Criminal Law that was based on German law. The new code of criminal law was established after World War II and the 1946 Japanese Constitution. In 1948, Japan adopted a new criminal code (Abe and Niebler,1962).Japan has made multiple amendments to the criminal code since the 1960s. Once a person has been arrested and becomes a suspect in a crime, they have the opportunity to discuss the charges with a public prosecutor and sometimes a detention judge. After the suspect has ...

Executive Summary

This paper provides background information on Indonesia, which is a prospective location for the expansion of Foxconn's operations, particularly for the establishment of its manufacturing facility.

Economic climate

- Indonesia incurred an economic growth of 6.1% and 6.4% in 2010 and 2011, respectively (CIA, n.d.). - The new government administration has introduced various financial reforms that further aid economic development. - It has managed to achieve growth even during the global economic crisis. - It is able to maintain low levels of debt. - Its credit rating has been upgraded to the investment grade in ...

Countries have always relied on each other for help. At least all countries, at one point in time, in their history, have received foreign aid from another country or an International Financial organization. Foreign aid policies, overtime have had received much criticism and applause in equal measures. It will be discussed in detail, in this discourse, with a focus on the effect of foreign aid in Liberia. Since the period after the Second World War, foreign aid has become a factor that has informed most developed countries foreign policies. The postwar period was an important time in the development of ...

Child labor is prevalent in India and Peru. According to the International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 138, a person in normal circumstances may participate in economic activities provided that he is older than 15 years old. Following this, a person within aged 15 and below is considered a child. The child is then referred to as a laborer if he is economically active. This constitutes being gainfully employed or working on a regular basis for which there is remuneration or that the output from his labor is intended for the market. Both these definitions serve as basis for most studies on child labor. ...

Professional Studies Summary:

Medical Ultrasonics: Ultrasound uses sound waves of high frequency to diagnose patients and image the body. Ultrasound waves are longitudinal in nature and they induce back and forth oscillation of particles thus producing a series of compressions and rarefactions. The velocity, wavelength and frequencies of these sound waves can be calculated using the formula,v=fλ where velocity (v) is the speed of the wave in meters per second (ms-1), frequency (f) is the number of oscillations in a second measured in Hertz (Hz), and wavelength (λ) is the distance between two rarefactions and compressions in meters (m). Ultrasound uses sound ...

Violations of Peremptory Norms committed by Syria

Abstract The unrest in Iraq and Egypt in early 2011, as well as the outbreak of a full-blown civil war in Syria later that same year, has led to an intricate web of interstate security dynamics. The civil war in Syria has extended unabated, killing more than 100,000 people and displacing millions more. Western military intervention with air strikes on the Assad regime may get forestalled with a possible UN-backed plan to counteract Syria's chemical arms stockpiles. The essay looks into the dishonor of the Peremptory Norms from the beginning of the crisis until now. The Peremptory Norms are ...

English

Egyptian feminists and activists of women’s rights have long been struggling for a more justifiable and fair societal status women in the society. At present, there is almost no industry or business vertical into which the women of Egypt have not entered and proving their mettle; irrespective of this, the social status of women in Egypt continues to be prejudiced when compared to that of the social status enjoyed by men. And while there are a plethora of aspects that can be regarded as the reasons behind the prevalent gender gap, male-dominated organizations have unrelentingly been relegating the concerns voiced ...

A movie that tickled my curiosity is the movie Wadjda. The plot of the movie is set in Saudi Arabia, a country culturally different from the USA. The fact that Saudi Arabia is one of the most closed countries in relation to women's rights was the crucial for arousing my interest to watch this movie. The movie Wadjda was released in 2012 and it immediately occupied the interest of the public opinion about the position of women in the Middle East. The main characters of the movie are Wadjda, a young girl, and her mother who is trapped between the culture ...

The need to have those with convictions in this area of sexual assult register with local authorities is imporatant because it results in safer communities. In addition to this, it will results in the guaranteed safety of the children in the societies and prevents numerous crimes against children. Hence, this will lead to the reduction in the sexual assaults both to the older and young which will go a long way to highlight the various epitomes affecting the societies at large. There should be a limited time as a registrant of a sexual assault. This duration should depend on the crime committed ( ...

The first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights claims “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood” (United Nations). This means that people all over the world should live in peace and respect each other’s rights and freedoms no matter what race, color, ethnicity, and sex they represent. These universal rights became pillars of modern liberal society and spread rapidly across the globe. Article 4 of the Declaration states that no one shall be held ...

HIV/AIDS prevalence in Southern Africa has remained high in the last decade and it is a very important indicator of the state of the epidemic in the region. There are several demographic factors that play a critical role in the sustaining of this condition in Southern Africa and this paper will explore the correlations between these factors and the epidemics, causes and impacts of demographics on the spread and tackling of the most serious epidemic in the world. It is estimated that 24.5 million of the 34.3 million infections around the world are in Africa and in 2000 8.57% of ...

Introduction

Cyrus Nowrasteh is a film director widely known for his true story based film production. True story films present an actual situation or a condition. They serve a communication purpose of informing the public of a certain issue of human concern happening in a particular area. True story based films may also be geared to eliminate certain undesired norms practiced by a certain community in a society. A good example of a true based story film is “The Storming of Soraya M.”. This is a drama film presented in American Persian language. It is adopted from Freidoune Sahebjam’s book entitled “La Femme Lapidee” which is a true life ...

- A brief background of the Tibetan Human Rights Crisis It is quite evident beyond any reasonable doubts that that the human rights for the Tibetans have been violated over some reasonable period of time. The violation of most of the fundamental human rights for the People of Tibet has therefore become a key area of prime concern. The violations have been characterized by a constant rise in the number of government restrictions on religious, cultural and other types of freedoms. (Epstein, 2003). The Chines government has meted out some very repressive policies on the Tibetans making life very unbearable. ...

The term ethics is defined by a variety of virtues such as honesty, integrity, and responsibility. Corporate social responsibility is a branch of ethics that refers to the obligation of a corporation’s management towards the interest and welfare of the society and environment in which it operates. Corporate social responsibility is a trend that most companies who value ethics have incorporated in operations. Organizations, which value corporate social responsibility, gain benefits such as market share and competitive advantage over competitors. According to a survey conducted by the Sustainability Advisory Group, 70 percent of corporations in the United Arab Emirates believe that corporate social ...

The Syrian crisis also known as the Syrian civil war (formally a “non-international (internal) armed conflict occurring in Syria opposing Government Forces and a number of organized armed opposition groups operating in several parts of the country” as declared by the International Committee of the Red Cross on July 17, 2012 (IRCR.com)) started back in March 2011 as a natural part of the Arab Spring. With Middle East region being a home to many ongoing ethnical, religious, economic and political conflicts, Syria is not a lucky exception, but a country that arouses heightened interest among the world powers due to several reasons which will be ...

The primary purpose of this paper is to explore how trauma patients can receive counseling in an effective way. It will describe the methods that counselors in Pakistan are recommended to take. Counselors have to be sensitive to the physical, social, psychological and spiritual dimensions of the trauma experienced. The paper will take into consideration the context of the clients and challenge to find ways of reaching out to these women and provide such effective support, as may be found in other countries in the region such as India and Bangladesh. In this way, the aim is to examine ...

Introduction

In this case, Maria filed a complaint regarding the failure of the company to promote her without much consideration of the long term experience of ten years that she had. The company policy disregarded her request or application for promotion on the grounds of accent and tardiness. The company claimed that Maria was not suitable for such a promotion because her accent will greatly affect communication and the customers will find difficult to understand her in the course of her duty. It was claimed that Maria talks very rapidly such that the customers may find her not efficient in communication due ...

Why are the mentally ill behind bars?

The mentally ill are considered a threat to society, especially because of the very nature of possessing the unstable mental stability which could potentially lead this segment of the population to inflict discomfort or harm to themselves and to other people. According to the study made by the Human Rights Watch, the mentally ill are placed behind bars at an increasingly disturbing rate “a consequence of under-funded, disorganized and fragmented community mental health services. Many people with mental illness, particularly those who are poor, homeless, or struggling with substance abuse – cannot get mental health treatment” (Human Rights Watch, 2006, par. 9).

What challenges do the mentally ill present to prison administrators and staff?

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The consistent and continuing armed conflict in the world often takes its toll on the weaker groups. One of the most affected of these sections is the child. The use of children in military actions, paramilitary, armed conflict or any kind of warfare is illegal and internationally prohibited. However, the fighting functions in the world have exploited the deficiencies in systems and lack of regulatory and prohibition bodies to facilitate the use of child soldiers. This has had a negative effect on the development of the child, often with the result that the children become war like with a liking for ...

Introduction

Over the past four decades, many countries have faced many obstacles in their efforts to build and restore democracy. Turkey is one country that has seen a transition to democracy. When protests broke out in many Arab countries such as Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Yemen and Syria, there have been comparisons that are been made with reference to Turkey. There have been questions such as; could these countries make a transition to democracy by applying the Turkish model? What this means is that Turkey is already considered as a model for democracy. While developed countries such as the United States, Western European Nations ...

A review of the Stand Your ground Act

Abstract Although laws are made with an intention to help people, sometimes it is unfortunate there is no consensus on its necessity among the people.. The ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws in one such law in which there is much controversy. While use of deadly force to defend self is acceptable by all, there is a possibility of the Act being revoked by the defender after unnecessary killing to go scot free. After the Trayvon Martin case of 2012, there has been a major outcry to reform it or abandon it. Although ‘Stand Your Ground’ law has been determined as right ...

According to the United Nations Human Rights (Para 1), all individuals are entitled to human rights regardless of their color, nationality, religion, any status or even language. As a matter of fact, the human rights apply to all equally with no favor or discrimination. The rights make all humans equal since they are built on some tenets such as independence and indivisibility, universality and inalienability, equality and non-discriminator and the fact that they are both obligations just as they are rights. Understanding these rights is very important as it helps the people know when their rights are being abused and ...

Introduction

Physical punishment has, for a long time, been used as a method of instilling discipline in children, especially in schools. Studies, however, show that beating schoolchildren has lots of disadvantages. In United States, paddling in schools sound like a thing in the past. It is illegal in some states but others still practice it. In this article, the author tries to inform and persuade the audience about his position regarding paddling in schools. Adam Cohen, the author, expresses his views eloquently and supports his position by facts and figures from various research studies and articles. Cohen argues that Paddling does no good ...

On a trans-global scale, parental leave for newborns and adoptees works. In 1993, the American Federal Government passed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) into law; in 2012, only about half of American workers enjoy coverage under this act. In the United States, the topic of parental leave and the appropriate legislation to establish far-reaching parental leave is still under discussion. There are a number of arguments for and against maternal and paternal leave for parents of newborns and adoptees currently under consideration in America. Many of these theories have strong arguments; however, in practice parental leave works. The appropriate topic ...

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Social Responsibility (101SRE306)

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Table of Contents

Human Rights in Corporate Social Responsibility 2

How can companies decide what Human Rights to be concerned about? 4 How can the Due Diligence process be made to work for companies? 5 References 6

Human Rights in Corporate Social Responsibility A major but highly underestimated topic related to the field of Corporate Social Responsibility in today’s world is the issue of Human Rights. Human rights are generally defined as the ‘inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because he or she is a ...

In each country, people are classified through their nationality, and language; especially if they are tourists or immigrants. Official documents are handed to a person proving his or her nationality. However, in some regions like in the Middle East, there are clans and tribes who opt to remain in between country borders and remain stateless. These people are known as the Bedouin. Aside from political and economic issues, the issue of the Bedouin has also reached the attention of various organizations, governments, and the general public over their unique situation and there risks they had to live on. As of ...

Introduction

In 1998, Hugo Chavez won the elections in Venezuela, a victory that marked the beginning of a reign that would later turn out to be oppressive and retrogressive. A huge bulk of his supporters was won over by his strong attacks of the representative democracy that characterized the regime that was at the helm of the country. He promised to break away from the past which he associated with the wealthy. Hugo Chavez and his movement which was known as Chavismo came up with an alternative system which entailed participatory and protagonist democracy. The implementation of this system began with the convening ...

Political Science

Political Science - Examination of South Africa Introduction. The geography of the country known as South Africa is varied and rich. Most of the country is a “veld” which is a grassy plateau high above sea level; in some places as high as 3,900 feet above the sandy coasts along the oceans. On the northwest are the Namib and Kalahari Deserts. Forests are found on the northeast side. South Africa is also rich in natural resources. There is the beauty of the land which is priceless; tourists from all over the world visit. The farm region has the ...

Though LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) prisoners face challenges which other prisoners face, sexual orientation, prejudice and gender identity makes the challenges to be more difficult for them. Other human rights violations faced by LGBT persons include: physical and mental integrity rights, freedom of association and that of expression, laws that are discriminating and application of laws in a discriminatory manner (Forsyth et al, 2002). Though most of the unique challenges that LGBT prisoners face have not received extensive litigation, those that have already been litigated might receive a significant change, if the Supreme Court makes a decision that is relatively ...