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Najaf: Portrait of a Holy City
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Najaf: Portrait of a Holy City examines the historical and social aspects of one of Iraq s most important cities, a centre of religious learning and devotion for the Shi i world since medieval times. Thirteen original contributions by leading Iraqi and international scholars present several key...
Environment Ethics and international Policy
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Environmental concerns figure prominently in the work of the United Nations, and especially in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. One focus of UNESCO has to do with the ethical principles at stake in environmental sciences and policies. What is the moral value...
Couleur? Quelle couleur? Rapport sur la lutte contre la discrimination et le racisme dans le football
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Le football a souvent été comparé à un « miroir de la société », mais cette métaphore induit en erreur. Plutôt que de refléter la société telle qu’elle est, il offre aux individus et aux groupes un terrain d’expression de leurs désirs et leurs espoirs. Le football est capable de dépasser les...
Child Abuse on the Internet: Ending the Silence
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Child pornography and the sexual abuse of children through misuse of the media and the Internet are complex yet closely related issues. Not only do they necessitate complex solutions, they also demand a social response from all sectors of society. This volume records the response of these...
Textiles and clothing along the Silk Roads
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With the power to spark dialogue and understanding, the shared heritage of humankind is a vital tool for building trust and respect. A better knowledge of the mutual influences and legacies among people and cultures along the Silk Roads is essential for reinforcing intercultural dialogue and...
Unfinished business: a comparative survey of historical and contemporary slavery
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The history of slavery raises many uncomfortable political and moral questions. Until relatively recently, legal enslavement was widely regarded as a natural and all but inescapable feature of human existence, which appears to have been sanctioned, in one form or another, by every major...
UNESCO: la Déclaration universelle sur la bioéthique et les droits de l'homme: histoire, principes et application
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S’il est vrai que la bioéthique couvre de nos jours les questions d’éthique médicale, son originalité est d’aller bien au-delà de la déontologie propre aux diverses pratiques professionnelles concernées. Elle implique une réflexion sur les évolutions de la société, voire les équilibres mondiaux,...
Migration and Human Rights
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The International Convention on Migrant Workers' Rights is one of the UN's main human rights treaties. It sets a standard in terms of access to human rights for migrant workers and their families. Yet hardly more than 40 states have ratified it and no major developed country has done so....
Journalism is a public good World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development Global Report 2021/2022
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Human Rights: Questions and Answers
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Human Rights: Questions and Answers  is motivated by a strong belief in the value of human rights education. Citizens can only exercise and claim their rights — and respect and defend the rights of others — if they have sufficient knowledge of human rights norms and mechanisms for their...
Freedom from poverty as a human right: who owes what to the very poor?
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Collected here in one volume are fifteen cutting-edge essays by leading academics which together clarify and defend the claim that freedom from poverty is a human right with corresponding binding obligations on the more affluent to practice effective poverty avoidance. The nature of human rights...
Eliminating corporal punishment: the way forward to constructive child discipline
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In at least 60 states, beating children with sticks, belts and other implements is still authorized in schools. This publication is a tool for those who want to prevent the widespread practice of corporal punishment by educating parents, teachers and other professionals in the alternatives for...
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