19 Nov, 2008
The word child comes from the Latin “infans” which means “one who does not speak.” It is already fairly reflected in the origin of the word a very particular of children: “be wise and chatterbox!”
Thus the fathers Gallic had right of life and death on children.
The Roman laws allowed men to accept or refuse a child at birth.
Philosophers of the eighteenth century who founded our current thinking of education and development of each.
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16 Nov, 2008
Five Brazilian journalists who excelled in the coverage of human rights related issues in the national press during the last 30 years have been awarded the prize “UN: 60 years of Human Rights”, an initiative of the UN Information Centre for Brazil (UNIC Rio).
The initiative was one of the several events organized by UNIC Rio to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to celebrate United Nations Day. It was organized in partnership with the Human Rights Secretary of the Brazil Government and over 15 prominent local NGOs, personalities, universities and associations. (more…)
16 Nov, 2008
“The campaign reminds us that in a world still reeling from the horrors of the Second World War, the Declaration was the first comprehensive statement of what we now take for granted - the inherent dignity and equality of all human beings.”
- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (more…)
10 Aug, 2008
It appears the level of “law of peoples” the link between human rights, democracy and peace. The recognition and protection of rights, in fact, form the basis of democratic constitutional states and peace is the prerequisite for the effective protection of these rights within the state and organizations in the international system. (more…)
16 Jul, 2008
Can we hope one day the abolition of the death penalty in the Arab-Muslim world? In response, we must analyse the debate doctrinaire bills and the various Arab-Muslim documents relating to human rights
1) The doctrine
The debate in the Arab-Muslim world around the death penalty is that the low response late one that takes place freely in the West. Indeed, the abolition of the death penalty raises the question whether it is possible to exclude the application of a standard expressly provided by the Koran.
Ziyad ‘Ali said that the question of abolishing the death penalty should be resolved in the light of social and religious values of each society and the intellectual level of civilization and its members. Thus, in a society where we kill little for the abolition of the death penalty would lead to disorder. (more…)
