Posts Tagged ‘human rights’
By Lamont — January 18th, 2008
CTV is reporting that the Canadian government has added the United States to the list of countries that use torture as an interrogation technique. Canada added the US to the list, which also includes Iran and Syria, after the whole debacle with the extraordinary …
By Archie Techne — January 12th, 2008
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act does not apply to detainees at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, “effectively ruling that the detainees are not persons at all for purposes of …
By Lamont — December 13th, 2007
The Current has an excellent mini-documentary on waterboarding, where Kaj Larsen voluntarily subjects himself to this form of “interrogation”. The Huffington Post also has Larsen’s commentary on the video. Is waterboarding torture? I would say Yes.
By David Cavett-Goodwin — December 3rd, 2007
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a major buzzword within academic circles, politics, activist groups, and the business community. There are many definitions of CSR which emphasize different areas, but the most contemporary and most applicable to the majority cases, is defined by the World Bank …
By Archie Techne — November 30th, 2007
If you live in the US and are worried about surveillance, now you have to be wary of firefighters, who are being trained by Homeland Security to report people who express discontent with the government. This is particularly frightening because firefighters can enter your …
By Christine Hughes — November 30th, 2007
The Convention to Protect All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families has been heralded as a significant international achievement in the protection of migrant workers. Antoine Pecoud and Paul de Guchteneire assert that it represents “the most comprehensive international treaty protecting migrants’ rights …
By Matthew Prime — November 24th, 2007
I. Background
Across the globe, the growing dominance of trade has enveloped countries, both developed and developing, into asserting whatever advantages they might boast so as to remain globally competitive. This phenomenon is best described by the term ‘globalization’. While the uses of the term …
By Eliot Che — November 3rd, 2007
The term ‘neo-liberalism’ is one that is commonplace in both academic and activist circles. Understood as capitalist imperialism by some, as market-based policies by others, neo-liberalism is a contested term that continues to have exceptional significance in a period of renewed …
By Eliot Che — November 2nd, 2007
In Before the next attack, legal and political philosopher Bruce Ackerman presents a fascinating approach to one of the most pressing and polarizing issues of our time. While debates over the balance between security and civil liberties are nothing new, Ackerman makes an innovative politico-legal …
