Human Rights Campaign

Democracy and Human Rights: Amnesty International Introduction Organizations from around the world are dedicating their time and effort in ensuring the end of human rights abuses and protecting the rights of people. The call for global democracy has seen human rights organizations initiating campaigns to document violations and advocating actions. Condemnation of abuses and public support is vital to their success. It is imperative to realize that human rights campaigns are only effective when…

and covered by the government, human rights violation is something that is happening all around the world with little to no recognition. Some may argue that the people who fell victims to human rights abuse did not obey the rules or laws so they deserved it, which may be true. But would you still say that if the rights of your own or someone you love started to be violated? With hope of a resolution, an independent international organization in support for human rights known as Amnesty…

People in the 18th century may have thought that fighting for human rights were over, think again gizmo, because, we are still fighting for them 3 centuries later. Even today, people fight for the rights in the 18th century. Some rights that we fight for today are Abolishing the Death Penalty, My body, My rights, Women’s Rights, Racial Equality, and the Women’s March. To abolish or not to abolish, this is what people think about the death penalty. In the previous centuries, judges sentenced…

UN Women work to enact and implement equal economic rights for all. They are key leaders in creating strategies for equal pay and equal work, better access to employment opportunities, equality in hiring and promotions, leave and unemployment benefits, freedom from sexual harassment in the workplace, and other critical rights. The UN Millennium development goals are designed to improve and alleviate standards in key areas of human development. These goals focus around the standard of living for…

against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the Earth.” We shall look into what are the characteristics of a TAN, what do they do, how they do it, and examples of successful TANs in the realm of human security. A transnational advocacy/action network is a conglomerate of highly organized activists bound together by their shared values, services and the spread of information. (Keck and Sinkkink 1998, 89) A transnational…

dedicating their efforts to protect and promote human rights. These NGOs play a primary role in the international and globalized scenario focusing on human rights issues by monitoring the actions of governments and companies, pressuring them to act according to human rights principles, partnering with groups and citizens to achieve their goal. One of these NGOs is Oxfam International. In this paper, I will write about Oxfam mission and discuss one of its campaigns, covering the necessity of…

In South Africa, when apartheid had fallen completely and blacks were given equal rights, sanctions were eased by most nations (Case Studies in Sanctions, n.d.). Yet, the international community took precautions to assure the white minority would no longer be in a position to reimpose apartheid or apartheid-like conditions once sanctions…

Gompert’s efforts for the ‘Women on Waves’ organization rather than the accomplishment of making safe abortions legal. However, indirectly the message is made clear as to what happens when abortion is not legal. There might be some people swayed by the campaign for humanitarian reasons if they are not pulled by religious beliefs to be against it. The committed doctor delivers passionate words about her mission to raise awareness of the struggles of pregnant women in anti-abortion societies. I…

become a teen activist. Because when no one else has the slightest bit of strength or courage, its teens who step up to make things right. And some very powerful teen activists in our generation are Malala, Ella Van Cleave, and Emily-Anne. Malala One very powerful teen activist is Malala. For instance, Malala is a great teen activist because she is fighting for women's rights and the education of all children. It´s important to notice that her education was wrongfully taken away from her. So as…

Introduction Aung San Suu Kyi is a Myanmarian human rights advocate who championed non-violent opposition to Burma’s (Myanmar) military government and helped establish the National League for Democracy (NLD). Despite being Burman by birth, Suu Kyi was educated overseas and until the late 1980’s lived in the UK with her husband and children. However on a return visit to Burma, Suu Kyi observed police terror, political turmoil and calls for democratic reform in the country. These were emphasized…