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Amnesty International today condemned both Hezbollah and Israel for not taking any steps to prosecute war crimes and other grave violations that occurred during the 34-day war between Hezbollah and Israel.

On United Nations Day, thanks to the internet, you can join Amnesty International, in calling for Peace Keeping forces in Darfour. It's a small but practical and effective way to bring the principles of the United Nations to life.

A large number of Rabbis gathered in protest outside the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, against what they told me was a violation of basic human rights in Israel.

United Nations Day is celebrated all over the United States but in our nation's capital, the observance is carried on throughout an entire week.

This year Oakland might not have a football or a baseball team to celebrate, but citizens here can get behind the annual celebration of United Nations Day in 2007.

The United Nations Association of Greater Boston is a Massachusetts based organization that offers educational and informational programs about the U. N. and its organizations to help link local groups to global affairs.

The United Nations was constructed as an international insturment to maintain world peace. That certainly should be worth celebrating with your children.

There are many significant human rights issues that face the America in the post-Cold War global society. Most importantly, the nation must take steps to insure that human rights are dealt with in a responsible manner.

At the United Nations General Assembly last month, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had harsh words for United States President George W. Bush. In the aftermath, the U.S. mainstream regarded the entire event as a joke.

It almost seemed surrealistic when the President of the United States and the President of Iran made their cases heard before the full assembly of the United Nations today.

24 Hours for Darfur is a brilliant new campaign to connect activists with people in power. The aim is to show 24 hours of footage with people asking, questioning, and demanding the United Nations and others to make a difference in Darfur.

The United Nations has failed to live up to the expectations of FDR or anyone seeking peace. It has been a successful venture for the evil and greedy leaders of the world. It's time to begin anew, hopefully for the better this time.

When Israel has had enough and goes on an all out butt whooping rampage against the terrorists and those that support them, the United Nations under the ever decisive leadership of Kofi Annan leaps into action like Superman!

For six years the international community has witness the failure of every peace process between the Israelis and the Palestinians

A look at the history of the United Nations and it's responsibility for the chaos in the Middle East and Africa, as well as a discussion of some of the scandals in which U.N. peacekeepers have been involved.

The Iranian President cancels his trip to the United States after Iranian forces capture 15 British Navy personnel. Should we be worried?

"Yesterday, ladies and gentlemen, from this rostrum, the president of the United States, the gentleman to whom I refer as the devil, came here, talking as if he owned the world. Truly. As the owner of the world." -Chavez

People were concerned about educating the children of Nazi-occupied countries during WWII and wanted to rebuild the system entirely, a challenge that in turn created UNESCO (Gale Virtual Reference Library, 2005).

Two major IGOs exist for the prevention of war - the UN and the EU. Their systems have different focuses - the EU on economic integration and the UN on diplomacy. The EU's system links Europe's states so heavily that war is a virtual impossibility.

Drought, food shortages and an ousted president make for a very bad place to live. Somalia, especially in the 1990s, needed help. This research paper explains why Operation Restore Hope was a hopeless mission.

The problem and possible solutions within the U.N. for violence against women.

U.N. Human Rights Council has been described as not credible by United States who have refused to join or hold a seat on the newly formed Human Rights Council

When China was chosen to host the 2008 Olympics, the Chinese government agreed to not only promote the Olympics, but also human rights as part of the Olympic legacy.

No group has suffered more from Bush's "war on terror" than the people of Iraq. Despite worldwide protests, countless Iraqi civilians have been killed, injured, unlawfully detained, and/or tortured in the US-led war on Iraq - a war that clearly violated t

Republican Presidential candidate Sam Brownbeck, a United States Senator from Kansas, said Iran might one day attack America or Israel with a nuclear bomb. He said everything possible should be done to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

The United Nations has long been nicknamed the "Blue Hats" - due to the blue helmets UN workers wear out in the field. Turns out that might not be a bad idea for a super-hero costume.

Thirty new public service announcements depicting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights premiered at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. The PSAs were then shown at a free outdoor concert to an audience of 2000 at Union Square Park.

Human rights are fine on paper but when they are enacted in legislation they can create injustices. This article questions Human Rights and whether they have any logical meaning.

Human Rights Watch has published a new report alleging that Hezbollah's firing of rockets into civilian areas is a violation of the laws of war.

Human Rights Watch has released a new report on alledged war crimes in the African nation of Somalia.

Our goal in this essay will be to get a clear understanding of how such human rights violations take place in a democracy, why they happen and what can be done to put a quick stop to it and ensure that it never happens again.

Two different shows on two different stations, lots of advertisers, and little respect for human rights.

Discussion of a "Foreign Affairs" article regarding how multinational corporations are bringing human rights to the labor forces in foreign countries.

Human Rights Watch has released a new report on the plight of migrant children in the Spanish Canary Islands.

the rights group is partnering with Amnesty international and a handful of congressman, celebrities, and private groups to hold a political rally in Washington D.C. The rally is planned for June 26th, 2007

This article explores human rights, their past, and what role they will have in the future, as well as the difference between the Western and Eastern conception of human rights.

Roman Catholic bishops are urging British parliament to afford human rights to animal-human embryos that were created for medical research. The embryos are known as "chimeras" after the mystical half-man, half-animal creatures.

Amongst the list of organizations stepping in to support the Jena 6, the "Human Rights Campaign" known for addressing the issues of the GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered) community has decided to join in.

The Cato Institute has announced the launch of its new Center for Promotion of Human Rights.

With the release of the harshest warning yet issued on our climate, a United Nations panel has described a future where it's not only animals threatened by humans. We're threatening ourselves.

The United Nations has issued a report on human rights abuses occurring in Iraq.

China's behaviour towards the Tibetan people, it's violation of their human rights and attack on the Dalai Lama - an opinion pience

Recently the ASA released an article for their members only newsletter on how autism has becoming the next global human rights issue. Everyone should be aware of the issue, just not their members.

The New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival will be held April 9th through the 20th, kicked off by a screening of Jonathan Demme's, "Right to Return: New Home Movies from the Lower Ninth Ward," followed by a discussion with the Academy Award Winning Director.

This article examines the issue of trading with nations that practice human rights violations.

If you are looking for an organization to support that is doing important work, Amnesty International is a great choice.

If you've been disturbed by those "Bodies" exhibits touring around the United States, it might bother you more now knowing that those cadavers were once tortured prisoners in China. However, this exhibit has a chance to redeem itself in a human rights argument...

The drug penalty for drug offenses does in fact violate human rights argues the International Harm Reduction Association in conjunction with the Australian drug foundation recently said.

South American nation receives praise for improving human rights, but with some reservations.