Browsing All posts tagged under »human rights«

MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN

August 26, 2011

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EXTREME POVERTY IS OFTEN THE SETTING FOR THE VERY WORST BEHAVIOR MANKIND IS CAPABLE OF. Because developing countries sometimes do not have the ability to govern or police themselves they are open to every type of abuse. Human rights are ignored and humanitarian efforts are blocked. People suffer endlessly at the hands of whoever has managed to… [Read more…]

INJUSTICE

April 10, 2011

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EXTREME POVERTY IS THE DIRECT RESULT OF INJUSTICE. Injustice takes many forms, but the end result is always the same: innocent people suffer and die. Unfortunately, most injustice occurs simply because of people’s attitudes. Racial intolerance, bigotry, prejudice and discrimination all result in injustice. The idea of inequality, which makes some believe that they are superior… [Read more…]

WATER

November 22, 2010

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WATER IS THE MOST VALUABLE COMMODITY IN THE WORLD – AND THE MOST WASTED. A four-minute shower in Europe or America uses about 30 gallons of water, far more than the average person living in extreme poverty uses in an entire day. In the West we never give clean water a thought. We have plenty… [Read more…]

HUMAN RIGHTS

September 20, 2010

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EXTREME POVERTY IS THE DIRECT RESULT OF THE DENIAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS. You have a headache so you go to your medicine cabinet where you have a choice of aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen and many others. You grab two capsules and head for the kitchen sink where you pour yourself a glass of cool water. You… [Read more…]

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