Human Rights Peru Human Rights Country Report: Peru I chose to do this report on Peru in light of the recent “Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report” that was made public on August 28, 2003. The Permanent Mission of Peru to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed on the 13th of September 2001, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (letter a

Human Rights Theories International Human Rights as a concept, furthermore, as a good concept is not an agenda any sane person could dispute. Why then, are we inundated with human rights violations on a daily basis' What is the problem here' This is the question that plagues human rights discussion, and this is the question that many have addressed. Obviously, as I stated, the concep

Humanitarian Assistance In Palestine HUMANITARIAN SITUATION, PROBLEMS, and AGENCIES PRESENT In the West Bank, UN humanitarian access to most towns and villages, while officially allowed, is often still delayed by bureaucratic procedures. Delivery is made more difficult by the fact that field offices remain short of personnel due to movement restrictions experienced by Palestinian staff

Hungry For Trade Today we know that corporations, for good or bad, are major influences on our lives. For example, transnational corporations account for 30 percent of the world output. In this era of globalization, marginalized people are becoming especially angry at the motives of multinational corporations, and corporate led globalization is being met with increasing protest and res

Immigration America is sometimes referred to as a “nation of immigrants” because of our largely open-door policy toward accepting foreigners pursuing their vision of the American Dream. Recently, there has been an effort by some politicians and citizens toward creating a predominantly closed-door policy on immigration, arguing that immigrants “threaten” American life by creating unemplo

Immigration And National Security In the wake of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, the United States is trying to restructure its policies on immigration due to compromised national security issues. In the year 2001 alone, there were 1,064,318 immigrants to the United States. These people may have entered the U.S. by obtaining non-immigrant, immigrant, or student vi

I.R.S Loophole I.R.S. Loophole Allows Wealthy to Avoid Taxes In recent months some of the wealthiest older Americans have been buying huge life insurance policies on themselves. The article describes once again how the rich get richer and poor get poorer. The wealthiest senior citizens have found yet another way to hold state and federal revenues hostage- and not have to pay their d

Illegeracy Illegeracy is a term which was created by a professor of English at UCLA. The most basic definition of illegeracy is the inability to choose pertaining to law and public acts. The simplest way to think about this term is to consider alliteracy which occurs when a person has the ability to read but chooses not to, as opposed to illiteracy meaning that a person lacks the abili

Immigration There is a multitude of recent tragedies involving firearms that has focused national attention, once more, on the controversial issue of gun control and the Second Amendment, a debate that always stirs up passionate emotions and intense opinions. Opponents of gun control reject any law that bans or restricts guns in any form as unconstitutional, they ignore all legal history

Immigration Changes Since September 11th In the wake of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks, immigration policies worldwide have undergone numerous changes and Canada has followed suit. The criteria used to evaluate possible immigrants have become tougher and harsher than ever before. Not only has there been racial profiling at the borders, it has also found its way into the imm

Immigration: A Definite Economical Advantage Immigration: A Definite Economical Advantage In David Cole’s 1994 essay “Five Myths about Immigration”, he clearly explains that Immigration is, and will be an economical advantage. He associates these ‘Five Myths’, to being flaws, or misleading beliefs of the public on the issue of immigration. He goes on to argue how each ‘Myth’ is not, how

Imperialism 1. It was a combination of trade and economic necessities that led the United States to acquire an overseas empire during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Our country is not so selfless that it would do something with the sole purpose to help others with no gain of our own. There is always an ulterior motive to the actions of our government than the one convey

In Cold Blood Truman Capote’S In Cold Blood Truman Capote was first introduced to the story of the brutal killing of the Clutter family “…one morning in November of 1959, while flicking through The New York Times, I encountered on a deep inside page, this headline: Wealthy Farmer, 3 of Family Slain” (Capote, 3). He decided to write about the crime committed in Kansas, because “murder

Industrial Revolution The following selections are testimonies from England and Wales collected by Parliamentary commissions who began to investigate the industrial employment of women and children in the early 1840s. Inspectors visited mills, mines and shops taking evidence from workers to see ways in which the Industrial Revolution affected women and families. The sources, along with i

Immigration In America Halting Immigration Since the beginning of time, many of the world’s problems have been blamed on immigration because many refuse to customize themselves to their way of life. Kraut says, “Nativists were those Americans who believed that the immigrants posed an imminent danger to their way of life (25).” They believed that immigration was a threat to their soc

Ins V, Chadha Brief Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha 462 U.S. 919, 103 S.Ct. 2764, 77 L.Ed 2d 317 (1983) Parties: Plaintiff/appellee/petitioner: Immigration and Naturalization Service Defendant/appellant/respondent: Chadha Facts: Chadha was a West Indian who was born in Kenya and held a British passport. He was lawfully admitted into the United States in 1966

Interest Groups Interest groups are a group of people who share common traits, attitudes, beliefs, and/or objectives who have formed a formal organization to serve specific common interests of the membership. Examples of interest groups would include such disparate organizations as the Auburn Chamber of Commerce, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the elementary school

Interest Groups Interest Groups Interest groups can be defined as an organized body of individuals who try to influence public policy. These groups now seem to exist for nearly every possible cause that exists; including the environment, and their amount of wealth and power grows with every passing year. These interest groups are often represented by some of the most influential p

Internal Dissent Anti-War Movement The antiwar movement actually consisted of a number of independent interests, often only vaguely allied and contesting each other on many issues, united only in opposition to the status quo. Attracting members from college campuses, middle-class suburbs, labor unions, and government institutions, the movement gained national prominence in 1965, peaked

International Political Theories When acquiring knowledge of the world there are so many things one must take into consideration so many different perspectives that relate to one issue on the global scheme of things. An introduction to all forms of International Theories allows one to begin understanding their own views and how they pertain to the world at hand. There is not one theory

Is Executing The Mentally Retarded Unconstitutional' Is executing the mentally retarded Unconstitutional' Is sentencing execution upon a mentally retarded individual unconstitutional' This is a question that has recently been answered by the United States Supreme Court. According to Justice John Paul Stevens executing the mentally retarded is unconstitutional. These issues were ste

Internet Censorship Internet Censorship I believe some things on the internet should have higher security, for example it should be more difficult for children to access pornography or other sexual information. I do not think, however, that anything should be “banned.” While in school, children should be able to play appropriate games in their free time, so there should not be a ban

Internet Voting It is no secret that our country’s democratic elections are plagued by various ills. Between low voter turnout, a lack of worthy candidates, and debacles like the one witnessed in the presidential election of 2000, people are searching for a cure. Online voting is definitely not the answer. The ability to vote online will only create more problems for an already faulte

Interview Politics can have a very negative effect on one’s home life as was discovered by Mr. Bowbricks who first child was 6 months old when he first got elected. His second child was born while he was in government, and his absence from his family life was the major factor of his wife seeking divorce a year and a half into his term. Graeme does not blame politics for this however, for

Brazil And Germany Comparing two Political Cultures: Brazil and Germany The two nation-states of Brazil and Germany have a very different standing economically, socially and internationally. Germany’s robust economy, affluent society, and effective government have put the country as a leader in the international scene. Quite the contrary however, is Brazil who is still yet to emerg

The Abu Sayaff Group or ‘Bearer of the Sword’ History • Started in 1991 when it split from the Moro National Liberation front. • Based mostly in the Southern Islands of the Philippines, but they operated in Malaysia in 2000. • They have many ties with Radical Islamic Organizations. Involved with Osama bin Laden and other major terrorists. • Abduragak Abuakar Janalani was the leader

Brazil and IMF Introduction to Comparative Politics Newspaper Analysis Assignment Brazil tightens belt to win $15bn loan This article fits very well into the General context of how the Latin American countries mould their policies according to the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and to please the IMF for granting loans to these countries. This article is ab

Islam “The Pillars of Islam”, by Frances Gumley and Brian Redhead briefly explains the basic principles which guide the lives of Muslims all over the world. Frances Gumley is a producer for religious programs for the British Broadcasting Commission and a free lance producer for Radio Four. Brian Redhead is a well known broadcaster for Radio Four. The two have worked together before on tw

Iran And Iraq War IRAN-IRAQ WAR Behind the current war between Iraq and Iran rests a history of conflict. These conflicts led to a full-scale series of mutual attacks known as The Iran- Iraq War. Iraq began the war with hopes to accomplish political issues over sovereignty, security, and territorial boundaries. Iran officials saw the war as a religious battle, not with any pol

ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM: GLOBAL MISUNDERSTANDING OR GLOBAL THREAT' ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM: GLOBAL MISUNDERSTANDING OR GLOBAL THREAT' A lot has been said, especially through media channels, about Islamic fundamentalism over the past years, culminating with the tragic 9/11 events. At that point in time, Islamic fundamentalism and its apparent consequential branch, terrorism, were the pri