News tagged with human rights
Google to end China censorship after e-mail breach (Update)
(AP) -- Google Inc. will stop censoring its search results in China and may pull out of the country completely after discovering that computer hackers had tricked human-rights activists into exposing their ...
Jan 12, 2010 |
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New research suggests right-handedness prevailed 500,000 years ago
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research by University of Kansas professor David Frayer shows that distinctive markings on fossilized teeth correlate to the right or left-handedness of individual prehistoric humans.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Living with a Rising Giant
How do Americans feel about the rise of China and its dominance in the world?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 30, 2010 |
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Exposed: Uncensored WikiLeaks cables posted to Web
Uncensored copies of WikiLeaks' massive tome of U.S. State Department cables circulated freely Thursday across the Internet, leaving a whole new batch of U.S. sources vulnerable to embarrassment and potential ...
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Internet access a fundamental human right: OSCE
Access to the Internet should be seen as a fundamental human right and respected as much as freedom of expression, the transatlantic security body OSCE said in a report Friday.
Jul 08, 2011 |
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Study: 88,000 US citizen children lost lawful immigrant parent to deportion
The United States government has deported the lawful immigrant parents of nearly 88,000 citizen children in just a decade, according to a new report released today from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University ...
Mar 31, 2010 |
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DNA pioneer appeals for cuts to criminal database
(AP) -- Like so many great discoveries, it was an accident. British scientist Alec Jeffreys realized 25 years ago Thursday that individuals have "DNA fingerprints," unique patterns of genetic material that ...
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Global influence of U.S. Constitution on the decline, study reveals
The U.S. Constitution's global influence is on the decline, finds a new study by David S. Law, JD, PhD, professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Apology for human rights abuses has precedent in US
A growing global movement to apologize and make restitution to victims of human rights abuses is now gathering steam in the United States, but it won't be a first for the country, says the president of The Western History ...
Sep 28, 2009 |
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Google goes it alone in China censorship fight
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a major speech on Internet freedom two months ago, called on US technology firms not to support online censorship.
Mar 28, 2010 |
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WikiLeaks preparing to release more Afghan files
(AP) -- WikiLeaks spokesman Julian Assange said Thursday his organization is preparing to release the rest of the secret Afghan war documents it has on file. The Pentagon warned that would be more damaging to security and ...
Aug 12, 2010 |
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US bill targets exports of Web censorship tools
A bill aimed at choking off US exports of technology used for Internet surveillance or censorship was introduced in the House of Representatives on Thursday.
Dec 09, 2011 |
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US spy agency can keep mum on Google ties: court
The top-secret US National Security Agency is not required to reveal any deal it may have with Google to help protect against cyber attacks, an appeals court ruled Friday.
May 11, 2012 |
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Stanford archaeologist questions the role of human rights in site preservation
In the arid, rural plains of central Turkey sits one of the most important archaeological sites on earth. Sheltered by an expansive glass canopy, dozens of archaeologists and students work year-round to unearth ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 02, 2012 |
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Pelosi appeals for China's help on climate change
(AP) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Beijing on Thursday to cooperate on climate change, calling a safe environment a basic human right.
May 28, 2009 |
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Human rights
Human rights refer to the "basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled." Examples of rights and freedoms which have come to be commonly thought of as human rights include civil and political rights, such as the right to life and liberty, freedom of expression, and equality before the law; and economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to participate in culture, the right to food, the right to work, and the right to education.
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