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Video:LGBT Rights Supported in Video From UN Human Rights Commission
World  (tags: freedoms, gayrights, family, activists, ethics, government, health, GoodNews, law, politics, society, world, rights, sadness, safety, media, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', humanrights, HumanRights, UnitedNations, unitednations )

JL
- 26 minutes ago - examiner.com
The United Nations will renew its fight for equality for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people, according to a video released Tuesday by the UN Human Rights Commission.
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New Hope for Forests and Families in Indonesia
World  (tags: world, usa, interesting, society, humanrights, HumanRights, ethics, GoodNews, goodnews, asia )

JL
- 1 hour ago - worldwildlife.org
WWF's reforestation programs help preserve our most precious wildlife and empower locals
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Children's Human Rights! When Does a Child Become a Human?
World  (tags: children, unicef, elf, equal life foundation, equalmoney, education, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', blog, ethics, freedoms, HumanRights, humans, society, UnitedNations, world, interesting, best, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!' )

Bernard
- 22 hours ago - marlenvargasdelrazo.wordpress.com
Children are mentioned only twice in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights - (3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children. - Is this a Right for the Child or the Parent?
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Is Health Care a Human Right? Should Money Play a Role in Human Rights?
World  (tags: human rights, elf, bill of rights, equal life foundation, equalmoney, equality, oneness, ethics, freedoms, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', humans, society, UnitedNations, world, africa, blog, humanrights, politics )

Bernard
- 2 days ago - marlenvargasdelrazo.wordpress.com
By us accepting the fact that we are only part of a Nation and not of the Human Group as a Whole, we tacitly agree to be either well supported like some first world countries in the European Union or be absolutely disenfranchised from our living rights
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest in Jerusalem, Vow to Defy Draft
World  (tags: world, Israel, religion, politics, military service, secularism, orthodoxy, freedoms, society, politics, world )

Cal
- 2 days ago - reuters.com
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews protested in Jerusalem on Thursday against plans to enlist men from their community into the military, a proposal supported by the secular majority pushing for a more equal share of the burden on Israeli society.
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Far From Home, Malian Refugees Strive to Rebuild Their Lives
World  (tags: world, Refugees&Relief, politics, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', children, africa, freedoms, HumanRights, society, violence )

Cal
- 2 days ago - ipsnews.net
Two Tuareg girls are playing at Goudebo Refugee Camp in Burkina Faso. In the refugee camps, many Malian children have already missed crucial weeks and months of schooling
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Poor Countries Endanger Development By Spending Less Than Promised
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', asia, africa, ethics, humanrights, HumanRights, government, unitednations, UnitedNations, society, world, politics, freedoms )

JL
- 3 days ago - guardian.co.uk
Woefully insufficient amounts going on social protection, gender equality and climate change, according to Oxfam report
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Chris Hedges: Oprah and Law of Attraction = Attack on the Poor - YouTube   video
World  (tags: Oprah, Chris Hedges, Law of Attraction, happiness, magical, equal life foundation, poverty, human rights, equalmoney, activists, ethics, freedoms, society, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', politics, society, UnitedNations, africa, children )

Bernard
- 3 days ago - youtube.com
The Magical Thinking that beat up on the poor. Educate yourself so that you do not fall in the trap of magical thinking as that is only supporting the corporate state and ensure the blame to shift to the poor. Be a responsible human and drop the ego
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Nigeria: President Goodluck Jonathan Declares State of Emergency in Northeast
World  (tags: world, politics, violence, society, africa, conflict, news )

Cal
- 3 days ago - globalpost.com
Nigeria declared a state of emergency in three northeastern states in response to increasingly violent attacks by Islamic rebel group Boko Haram.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Stop Further Destruction of Mayan Pyramids in Belize
World  (tags: world, preservation, World Heritage Sites, history, development, government, freedoms, corruption, politics, society, news )

Cal
- 3 days ago - forcechange.com
ontractors in Belize have destroyed a Mayan pyramid that was constructed in approximately 250 B.C.E. The contractors plan on using the limestone to build roads throughout the country
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Guilty of Genocide: Guatemalan Dictator Sentenced to 80 Years in Jail
World  (tags: genocide, world, news, law, society, politics, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', crime, government )

Cal
- 6 days ago - alternet.org
Ríos Montt was convicted of overseeing the slaughter of more than 1,700 people in Guatemala's Ixil region.
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Canadian Oil Company Threatens the Survival of Peru's 'Jaguar People'
World  (tags: ecosystems, indigenous rightrs, native rights, palm oil, Philippines, world, destruction, nature, protection, humans, politics, green, government, world, politics, society )

Cal
- 6 days ago - theecologist.org
The Peruvian Government is yet again failing to protect the rights of its Indigenous citizens, and if history is anything to go by it is no wonder that the Matses tribe fear for themselves and other nearby tribal peoples
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Canadian Astronaut in Space Station Sings 'Space Oddity' Song---Video   video
World  (tags: GoodNews, goodnews, humans, interesting, society, world )

Kenneth
- 6 days ago - youtube.com
Chris Hadfield of the International Space Station does a rad video of 'Space Oddity' song. Goes viral, over a million YouTube hits.
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United States Seeks to Protect Worker Rights Under US-Bahrain Trade Agreement
World  (tags: society, politics, usa, government, labor, law, abuse, business, corporate, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', middle-east, humanrights, HumanRights, GoodNews, freedoms, ethics, world )

JL
- 7 days ago - dol.gov
he request follows a December 2012 report by the U.S. Department of Labor that highlighted labor issues stemming from the Government of Bahrain's response to civil unrest in early 2011 in Bahrain and recommended actions to address those issues.
15 comments
Mexico's Mamas Don't Want to Let Babies Grow Up to Be Gangsters
World  (tags: world, politics, society, news, children, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!' )

Cal
- 7 days ago - globalpost.com
Today Mexicans mark Mother's Day, a sacred moment on the calendar. So why are so many moms protesting?
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