Human Rights Books

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What to do if you question the safety of, or hazards in your workplace. Lists addresses and phone numbers for more information.

The Movie/Book Dirty Millions The Clean Way (3-D) was written with more passion than the award winning movies. The Butler, D'Jangle, Good Deeds, and 12 Years A Slave, combined! If you have not seen the above mentioned movies, it is a must add to your weekend to do list. These movies will in...

The solution is fantastic and intelligent. The plan is innovative, economically and financially viable for the refugee camps. Resolve the issue differently to make the decentralization of the refugee camps. Extinguish their existence. Solve local problems with global coverage. There is synergy of...

Inspired by true stories of victims of human trafficking. What would it be like to be physically, emotionally and sexually abused while being trapped in trafficking situation? What would it be like to be treated like a commodity, to be bought and sold?

While the Guatemalan Truth Commission came to the conclusion that agents of the state had committed acts of genocide in the early 1980s, fundamental questions remain. Should we indeed speak of the massacres committed between 1981 and 1983 in Guatemala as “geno- cide”, or would “ethnocide”...

In this paper I explore how and if meditation may be used as a tool of transforming domestic violence batterers (people who use violence and coercion with intimates), into peaceful, non-violent individuals. Previous studies on the effectiveness of Vipassana and Transcendental meditation used in...

An honor killing or honour killing is the homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief of the perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community. Honor killings are directed mostly against women and girls, but have been extended...

The Gender and Peace Studies course at the University for Peace focuses on how gender is intricately intertwined in every aspect of our lives. Throughout the course we have discussed the complex definition of “gender” and its relationship with family, science, war, human trafficking and...

Vikki Hankins, an ex-felon and overachiever who was a victim of overzealous mandatory sentencing guidelines and now, is a pawn in the Florida political chess match. Hankins has a degree, a small business and a strong desire to help others. All she needs is her civil rights back. But Gov. Rick...