This article is dedicated to all women regardless of your nationality, educational, racial, socio-economic or cultural backgrounds. It is meant to salute you as an equal in every sense with men. It is written to remind you and also all men, that equality with men is your principal right as a woman. When a man respects a woman’s equality with him, he is actually respecting his own status as a man. The equality of women to men is the platform on (more…)
“In the material world, laws are geared to protect the right to equitable remuneration. But life is beyond the material. It is temporal as well. Many of us believe in the soul. Moral Rights of the author are the soul of his works. The author has a right to preserve, protect and nurture his creations through his moral rights”
Moral rights stand for what are termed as “Author’s Special Rights”. Founded on (more…)
How cruel these politicians can be! They always know how to feel their stomach at the cost of thousands of lives. At times they can even go ahead practicing Nazism. The recent murder of Natalia Estemirova appeared to be a great shock across worldwide. She was brutally murdered by four unknown men who kidnapped her when she was on the way to work.
The news about her murder is captured by the world media and almost people owning (more…)
Human Rights and Democracy at the end of aspect in Bangladesh
The political climate of the Country has been changing from the independence of Bangladesh. It got the independence from Pakistan in 1971 to protect and preserve the rights and freedom of its population which was on threat in Pakistan regime. In 1974 it becomes the member of United Nations and from that it is committed to uphold the UDHR and secure the rights of its citizens (more…)
For the first time in our nation’s history, we have an impassioned feminist at the helm of United States Foreign Policy. Her name is Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Following her confirmation hearing for the post of Secretary of State, Clinton’s thoughtful and comprehensive approach to global conflict resolution is already being hailed as ”Smart Power”. That comes as no surprise to those who have been following this superwoman’s car (more…)
Employers are familiar with their duties and obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”) when it comes to managing their employees, or at least they should be. However, many employers are not aware that the Code places duties and obligations on them during the hiring process as well.
The Code provides that every person has a right to equal treatment with respect to employment without being discriminated agai (more…)
It is unfortunate that workplace human rights issues have not been properly understood by the managers and supervisors because of its complex nature. The onus of preventing human rights violations is the responsibility of management professionals in charge of workplace.
The third report to the UN Human Rights Council, submitted earlier this year, outlines a new policy framework for human rights at work place that comprises three core prin (more…)
Three Iranian men are facing the death penalty for having gay sex when they were teenagers.
Nemat Safavi, Mehdi P and Moshen G are currently on death row and human rights campaigners warn that their executions are imminent.
Under Iranian law, “Lavat” (homosexual activity between males) is “punishable by death so long as both the active and passive partners are mature, of sound mind, and have acted of free will”.
It has be (more…)