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| | Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
 | | Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance. | | | (3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. | | | Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. |
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| | Human rights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Persian Empire established unprecedented principles of human rights in the 6th century BC under the reign of Cyrus the Great. | | | After his brutal conquest of Kalinga in circa 265 BC, he felt remorse for what he had done, and as a result, he adopted Buddhism. | | | The cylinder declared that citizens of the empire would be allowed to practice their religious beliefs freely. |
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| | Human Rights [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] |
| | Human rights rest upon moral universalism and the belief in the existence of a truly universal moral community comprising all human beings. | | | The principal philosophical foundation of human rights is a belief in the existence of a form of justice valid for all peoples, everywhere. | | | Taken together these various Declarations, conventions and covenants comprise the contemporary human rights doctrine and embody both the belief in the existence of a universally valid moral order and a belief in all human beings' possession of fundamental and equal moral status, enshrined within the concept of human rights. |
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http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/h/hum-rts.htm
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| | Right - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | There are two fundamental controversies surrounding the notion of rights: First, there is the question of the basis for rights (on what basis can rights be said to exist). | | | For instance compare Manifest destiny with Trail of Tears. | | | Such rights may be defined in terms of the Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you"). |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights
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| | International Human Rights Instruments |
| | Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination based on Religion or Belief | | | Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights* | | | International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights * |
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| | WHRnet - Women's Human Rights Net |
| | Yanar Mohammed is known to be one of the most outspoken activists in Iraq, defending women's rights without any compromise for religion or tradition. | | | Women must take rightful place in World's Decision-Making, says Secretary-General, in message on International Day | | | The continuing erosion of human rights in Zimbabwe was highlighted in 2005 by Operation Murambatsvina, the government’s program of mass evictions and demolitions which began in May, and, which, according to the United Nations, deprived 700,000 men, women and children of their homes, their livelihoods, or both throughout the country. |
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| | UNICEF - Convention on the Rights of the Child - |
| | They are founded on respect for the dignity and worth of each individual, regardless of race, colour, gender, language, religion, opinions, origins, wealth, birth status or ability and therefore apply to every human being everywhere. | | | The leaders also wanted to make sure that the world recognized that children have human rights too. | | | With these rights comes the obligation on both governments and individuals not to infringe on the parallel rights of others. |
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http://www.unicef.org/crc
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| | Civil rights - Wex |
| | Statutes have been enacted to prevent discrimination based on a persons race, sex, religion, age, previous condition of servitude, physical limitation, national origin and in some instances sexual preference. | | | The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ccpr.htm) | | | The United States has recently adhered to the most notable international agreement on civilrights: The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/a_ccpr.htm). |
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/civil_rights.html
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| | Abused Child's & minor's rights are important Human Rights... |
| | Even the good people at the shelter might want to assume the best, and want to have faith that the parents would provide a good home. | | | But, will we all agree that age discrimination is immoral no matter if it's upon people who are... | | | You might see it in a case of a women being abused by a member of a gang, when she faithfully protects him with her silence for fear of retaliation. |
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http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/9318
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| | ASIL Electronic Resource Guide |
| | Topics include freedom of religion, the rights of refugees, and sexual orientation and human rights. | | | Note that this site is no longer active, but is being retained for research purposes. | | | Following the Declaration, the UN Commission on Human Rights drafted the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/b3ccpr.htm) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/instree/b2esc.htm). |
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http://www.asil.org/resource/humrts1.htm
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| | Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| | States Parties shall respect the right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. | | | Where a child is illegally deprived of some or all of the elements of his or her identity, States Parties shall provide appropriate assistance and protection, with a view to re-establishing speedily his or her identity. | | | Freedom to manifest one's religion or beliefs may be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary to protect public safety, order, health or morals, or the fundamental rights and freedoms of others. |
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http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/k2crc.htm
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| | Civil Rights Encyclopedia (Mississippi State University) |
| | Lowery said their updating effort has resulted in more than 700 alphabetized entries spread among a total of nearly 1,000 pages. | | | The encyclopedia is designed to be “the first place to go when you want to learn more about civil rights,” Marszalek said. | | | STARKVILLE, Miss.--When the unique book first was published in 1992, the national Library Journal called it “one of the best reference sources of the year.” |
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http://www.ur.msstate.edu/news/stories/2004/civilrights.asp
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| | Animal Rights Web Ring |
| | Save them from being extienct form this world. | | | This site is dedicated to educating people on the rights of animals. | | | My belief in the necessity of compassion & reverence for all life led me to compile this page devoted to St. Francis of Assisi. |
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| | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Website |
| | Celebrated on 21 March, Harmony Day is a federal Government initiative which brings together Australians and encourages them to say “no” to discrimination and racism. | | | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) President John von Doussa QC delivered his annual Human Rights Day address at a luncheon ceremony in Sydney today where the winners of the 2005 Human Rights Medal and Awards were announced. | | | “Thirty years on, the Racial Discrimination Act continues to give significant protection to many people who would otherwise be unable to enjoy the same rights as others because of their racial or ethnic background,” said Mr Calma. |
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| | civilrights.org -- Leadership Conference on Civil Rights |
| | Alito's Thank-You Letter to Religious Right Leader Is Grossly Inappropriate, Says Americans United | | | Oversight Hearing on the "Voting Rights Act: Evidence of Continued Need." | | | A new report from a nonpartisan, blue ribbon commission describes widespread voting... |
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| | Canadian charter of rights and freedoms |
| | Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law: | | | A witness who testifies in any proceedings has the right not to have any incriminating evidence so given used to incriminate that witness in any other proceedings, except in a prosecution for perjury or for the giving of contradictory evidence. | | | Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice. |
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| | Welcome to Tunisia Online, your digital gateway to news and information on Tunisia. |
| | The principle of equality of men and women with respect to citizenship and before the courts is expressly stipulated in Tunisian legal texts. | | | The new amendments announced by the President of the Republic on August 13, 1992 have, meanwhile, strengthened the place of women still further, confirming the principle according to which their rights are inseparable from those of men, eliminating legal provisions that could be interpreted as discriminatory and sexist. | | | The 98-97 law related to family names and issued on October 28, 1998, gives a mother the right to give her family name to her child of unknown parentage. |
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http://www.tunisiaonline.com/women
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| | LANDRIGHTS.COM |
| | This Site will be addressing REAL and PERSONAL PROPERTY rights from all legal aspects. | | | “Hence it is that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.” | | | If the government is telling you what you can do on your land or how you can use it - start learning about: |
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| | American Civil Liberties Union : Immigrants Rights |
| | Many immigrants have lived in this country for decades, married U.S. citizens, and raised their U.S.-citizen children. | | | It is true that the Constitution does not give foreigners the right to enter the U.S. But once here, it protects them from discrimination based on race and national origin and from arbitrary treatment by the government. | | | The ACLU has been one of the nation's leading advocates for the rights of immigrants, refugees and non-citizens, challenging unconstitutional laws and practices, countering the myths upon which many of these laws are based. |
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| | Just Say 'No' to Police Searches FlexYourRights.org |
| | Claiming that the searches violated their 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendment rights, the students could collect damages over $50,000 each, and far more in individual cases. | | | After all, it would be frivilous to worry about the 4th Amendment if you're planning on ignoring the 5th and 6th. | | | The instinctive hostility shown by some officers is revealing, considering that they didn’t even know what the complaint would be. |
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| | Human Rights Watch: Children's Rights |
| | In its investigations of human rights abuses against children, Human Rights Watch has found that in every region of the world, in almost every aspect of their lives, children are subject to unconscionable violence, most often perpetrated by the very individuals charged with their safety and well-being. | | | Millions have no access to education, work long hours under hazardous conditions, are forced to become soldiers, or languish in orphanages or detention centers where they endure inhumane conditions and daily assaults on their dignity. | | | Children are exposed to other human rights abuses as well. |
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| | WITNESS :: See it. Film it. Change it. |
| | Living Proof: The Right to Live in the Community | | | Rights on the Line: Vigilantes at the Border | | | The project will promote awareness of the WITNESS website as a global meeting place for people interested in promoting human rights. |
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| | Human Rights |
| | The protection of fundamental human rights was a foundation stone in the establishment of the United States over 200 years ago. | | | Hold governments accountable to their obligations under universal human rights norms and international human rights instruments; | | | The bureau takes advantage of multilateral fora to focus international attention on human rights problems and to seek correction. |
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| | Abortion Rights |
| | This is an exciting opportunity to directly support women’s key rights during a time of heightened anti-choice lobby attacks and pro-choice movement activity. | | | Abortion Rights is relieved that the High Court has today rejected Sue Axon’s attempt to overturn government guidelines ensuring confidentiality for young people seeking sexual health information and services. | | | The study has concluded that the procedure is safe and preferred by women seeking the privacy and support of a home environment. |
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| | Derechos: Human Rights in Subsaharan Africa |
| | Africa is an extremely heterogenous continent, and human rights violations come in many forms as well. | | | Africa south of the Sahara - Human Rights | | | Directory of Human Rights Organizations in South Africa |
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| | civil rights: Civil Rights in the United States |
| | The 1866 act was of dubious constitutionality and was reenacted in 1870 only after the passage of the | | | In the 1960s women began to organize around the issue of their civil rights (see | | | The fourth Civil Rights Act attempted to guarantee to the African Americans those social rights that were still withheld. |
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| | HREA - The Global Human Rights Education Network |
| | As the use of torture strikes at the very heart of freedom and human dignity, it was one of the first issues addressed by the United Nations in its development of human rights standards. | | | Service Learning with a Human Rights Focus -- Workshop for teachers. | | | Torture is a serious violation of human rights and is strictly prohibited by international law. |
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| | Bert P. Krages II — Attorney at Law |
| | People are being stopped, harassed, and even intimidated into handing over their personal property simply because they were taking photographs of subjects that made other people uncomfortable. | | | These claims are almost always meritless because entities are required to keep trade secrets from public view if they want to protect them. | | | These images have not always been pretty and often have offended the sensibilities of governmental and commercial interests who had vested interests in a status quo that was adverse to most other people. |
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http://www.krages.com/phoright.htm
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| | Your Rights: The Liberty Guide to Human Rights |
| | Your Rights is written by expert lawyers, but intended primarily for people who have no specialist legal knowledge. | | | This website aims to provide an easily understood guide to the Human Rights Act 1998, explaining its relevance and impact in many different areas of law ranging from rights of privacy to rights of peaceful protest. | | | If you prefer to have all this information at your fingertips, why not buy the book? |
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| | Human Rights - Droits de l'homme - Derechos humanos |
| | Institute of Human Rights of Potsdam University, Germany, 22.10.01 | | | Morocco Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1998 | | | Morocco Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1997 |
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| | Technorati Tag: rights |
| | Posts tagged Rights per day for the last 30 days. | | | This page shows blog posts, photos, and links that have been tagged rights. | | | With over 5 million items for sale every day, you'll find all kinds of unique things on eBay - the World's Online Marketplace. |
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| | Fathers Rights Foundation Page |
| | This is the most comprehensive book on fathers rights ever published. | | | on the Fathers Rights Foundation's referral list or linked to must first establish their fathers rights qualifications and experience by communicating with Attorney Isaacs at rlisaacsjd@yahoo,com.Only one attorney in each city will be listed. | | | guide to fathers rights and divorce tactics including several documents and case excerpts used successfully by the author, a Fathers Rights Attorney, to obtain custody and extensive visitation for fathers. |
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| | Privacy Rights Clearinghouse--privacyrights.org |
| | Many people have received an email purporting to be from the IRS saying that the government owes them a tax refund. | | | When your mother told you, “If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is,” she was right. | | | A Chronology of Data Breaches Reported Since the ChoicePoint Incident -- Over 55 million Americans have had their personal information compromised since February 2005. |
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| | Digital Rights |
| | In a letter to the Danish Parliament EU-Committee Digital Rights urge members not to support new data retention proposal at the EU-council on October 14th. | | | The statements ignore the many critical responses from industry and civil society when the first administrative order on data retention was presented in May 2004. | | | Digital Rights strongly oppose the latest statements from the Minister of Justice stressing that Denmark should be in front with data retention, and promote this at EU level. |
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| | Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Homepage |
| | 23 February -- "The proposal presented by the President of the General Assembly to establish the Human Rights Council provides a unique opportunity to start putting in place a reinvigorated system for the promotion and protection of fundamental freedoms around the world and deserves the support of member States. | | | Leila Zerrougui, chairperson of the working group on arbitrary detention and Ms. | | | High Commissioner for Human Rights urges support for human rights council |
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| | Bikers Rights, Helmet Laws, Motorcycles, Freedom Fighter Issues |
| | HB-206 - 12/15/03 - a bill to allow bikers over 18 ride helmetless in parades passed the MA House and goes on to the Senate. | | | Massachusettes on the Move: It's been quite a year for MA. | | | No one here is saying helmets don't offer some safety benefits. |
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http://www.bikersrights.com
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| | Human Rights |
| | Press briefing on proposed text for a draft resolution on the Human Rights Council >> |
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| | Amnesty International - Working To Protect Human Rights Worldwide |
| | Check out new versions of John Lennon's "Imagine" and "Gimme Some Truth" | | | Join Amnesty International or make a donation and help end human rights violations | | | UK government's "war on terror" policies put people at risk of torture |
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| | The Human Rights Web Home Page |
| | A Short History of the Human Rights Movement | | | What can I do to Promote Human Rights? | | | Getting Started: A Primer for New Human Rights Activists |
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| | Rule of Law Initiative/Global Human Rights Training and Support |
| | Click here to view details on RIGHTS programs around the world. | | | The RIGHTS Consortium is a team of NGOs dedicated to the promotion of the rule of law and human rights worldwide. | | | The RIGHTS team is composed of Prime Members and Associate Partners. |
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| | Tailored Interactive Guidance on Employment Rights - TIGER Home Page |
| | TIGER is designed to provide a user-friendly guide through different aspects of UK employment law. | | | The information contained in this site gives only general guidance and should not be regarded or relied upon as a complete and authoritative statement of the law. | | | Tailored Interactive Guidance on Employment Rights - TIGER Home Page |
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| | Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Website: Disability Rights |
| | Development of international Convention on human rights and disability. | | | You may also be interested in information from other areas of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission site including: | | | This is the home page of Disability Rights policy and projects within the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission. |
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http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights
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| | EFF: Homepage |
| | EFF is a nonprofit group of passionate people — lawyers, technologists, volunteers, and visionaries — working to protect your digital rights. | | | The Public Patent Foundation, the American Library Association, the American Association of Law Libraries, and the Special Library Association joined EFF on the brief. | | | The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has asked a federal magistrate judge in New York City to reject a Department of Justice (DOJ) request to track a cell phone user without first showing probable cause of a crime. |
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| | University of Minnesota Human Rights Library |
| | This is My Home: K-12 Human Rights Education Initiative and Curriculum | | | Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors amd Lawyers | | | West Pacific/ Asia -- Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University, Victoria, Australia |
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| | Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund |
| | Directing Attorney Arlene Mayerson wrote the brief representing the National Council on Disability on the next ADA case to be heard, which has the potential of further narrowing the definition of disability. | | | For many years, the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) has been working to improve the accessibility of thousands of Shell gas stations throughout the United States. | | | Read about our work on this issue, and the reasons why. |
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| | WorkRights: woindex |
| | It is up to every worker to ensure that he or she is being treated fairly, and to look out for abuses in the workplace that affect the rights of others. | | | Type a question about your rights as a worker. | | | VICTORIA (CP) -- B.C. teachers are legally entitled to talk shop with parents despite a court challenge by their employer. |
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| | Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) |
| | While some regard harmonised national legislation and international agreements as the way forward, others strenuously oppose this position, citing objections on grounds of freedom of expression. | | | This lack of consensus threatens the implementation of legal sanctions in accordance with relevant international human rights legal instruments, in particular the International Convention on the Elimination Of All Forms Of Racial Discrimination ("ICERD") as recommended by paragraph 147 of the Durban Programme of Action. | | | The report argues that the absence of a global consensus on the limits of freedom of expression may remain an obstacle to regulatory harmonisation through any future international agreement or convention, including through the Council of Europe's Additional Protocol concerning the Criminalisation of Acts of a Racist and Xenophobic Nature Committed through Computer Systems. |
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| | R.I.G.H.T.S. |
| | R.I.G.H.T.S. was created solely to provide the internet user with the tools for understanding online copyright based on specific legal definitions, the laws and principles. | | | This information is based on the laws and statutory code for the United States of America and international copyright treaties where applicable. | | | The potential for the unauthorized use of copyrighted material is substantial. |
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http://www.rightsforartists.com
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| | Derechos Human Rights |
| | Equipo Nizkor, work for the respect and promotion of human rights throughout the world. | | | Our work includes the socialization of human rights related information and analysis through the internet and other media, the promotion of prosecutions of human rights violators and the support of local human rights NGOs and activists. | | | The question of impunity in Spain and crimes under Franco |
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