Showing posts with label human rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label human rights. Show all posts

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Terrorism as a crime

This article explains why Terrorism is best dealt with as a crime rather than an act of war.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Equal rights for Fathers

http://alternet.org/rights/39716/?

"Yet according to a randomized study of 46,000 divorce cases published in the American Law and Economics Review, two-thirds of all divorces involving couples with children are initiated by mothers, not fathers, and in only 6 percent of cases did the women claim to be divorcing cruel or abusive husbands."

33% of pregnancies are out of wedlock:
"Yet these relationships fail for many reasons besides male perfidy. These include: youth, economic pressure and the lack of living wage jobs (how many couples fight over money?), and the mothers' post-partum depression and mood-swings."

It is wrong to force a pregnancy on an unwilling father just as it is wrong to force a pregnancy on an unwilling mother.

Friday, December 15, 2006

Genocide Retribution

Having just watched Hotel Rwanda, an excellent movie, It strikes me odd that the trials of the offenders of genocide take a very long time to conclude. For example, Mengistu Haile Mariam's trial lasted 12 years. What happened in the intervening times? Did the evil leader get to live freely? Did he enjoy his last 12 years of freedom? I would like the trials of crimes against humanity to be sped up. I would like the guilty to begin their punishments as soon as possible within the laws of justice. Not that I have any political influence.

Step 1: Identify the Problem: Perpetrators of Crimes may not receive punishments in a timely manner, thus enjoying the larger portion of their lives.

Step 2: Discuss the Problem: See above.

Step 3: Propose one or more workable solutions.

Step 4: Implement a workable solution.