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Search Results for: Universal Declaration of Human Rights
eBook | The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights & Human Rights Day (10 December): “India must ratify the International Convention against Torture”
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. […] Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little … Continue reading
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eBook | Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Towards “a life free from want and fear” for every ethnic group – United Nations
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights remains as relevant today as it was on the day in 1948 that it was proclaimed and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. […] The Universal Declaration promises to all the economic, social, political, … Continue reading
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Education, development, and reform to counter debt bondage: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights revisited
A Report on Debt Bondage, Carpet-Making, and Child Slavery In Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy, Dr. Kevin Bales estimates that there are at least 27 million slaves in the world today – more than at any other … Continue reading
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such […] all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and … Continue reading
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Slideshow | Kaani children and teachers celebrate International Mother Language Day 2019: A celebration of life in harmony with nature – Tamil Nadu
Global phenomenons such as climate change and urbanization are drawing the indigenous Kaani tribe living in the Western Ghats of Kanyakumari district away from their cultural roots, posing a threat to their unique dialect rich with its direct connect with the forest … Continue reading
Posted in Adverse inclusion, Customs, Ecology and environment, Education and literacy, Endangered language, Ethnobotany, Health and nutrition, Modernity, Multi-lingual education, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Tribal identity, Western Ghats - tribal heritage & ecology
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