scholarly journals The cultural diversity of contemporary Iraq in the light of security threats and conflicts between its components

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 72-78
Author(s):  
Ziyad Abdulqadir
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
The World ◽  
Legal Structures ◽  
Social Minorities ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
Diverse Cultures

     In the necessities of friend-hood between peoples and nations, spreading a culture of peaceful and social coexistence, and moving away from all forms of violence, threats, and harassment of national, religious, and social minorities. The peoples of the world have successful experiences in enriching the concepts of coexistence and multiculturalism, as in a number of European and American countries. The culture and citizenship as a right for all Iraqis as an economic and productive resource for development, the spread culture of human rights and cultural diversity in one country are beneficial. Rather, it means openness to diverse cultures that enrich human characteristics, explode the energies of creativity and participation, economic development, in order to avoid the feeling of the power superiority of the great "nation" over small nations it needs to assimilate a culture of diversity, participation, and dialogue at the grassroots and middle-class levels, as to be associated with institutions, cultural and legal structures, constitutional legislation, and economic, social and educational reforms. To end up the authority of tyranny that dominates all components, and the various local groups in their customs, traditions, languages, and ways of expressing them, requires popular awareness and an intellectual renaissance so that contributes to the transition to a new stage.

Is There a Place for Minorities' and Indigenous Peoples' Rights within ASEAN?: Asian Values, ASEAN Values and the Protection of Southeast Asian Minorities and Indigenous Peoples

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung Sook de Vries ◽  
Anna Meijknecht
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Asian Values ◽  
Minority Protection ◽  
The World ◽  
The One

AbstractSoutheast Asia is one of the most culturally diverse regions in the world. Nevertheless, unlike minorities and indigenous peoples in Western states, minorities and indigenous peoples in Asia have never received much attention from politicians or legal scholars. The level of minority protection varies from state to state, but can, in general, be called insufficient. At the regional level, for instance, within the context of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), there are no mechanisms devoted specifically to the protection of minorities and indigenous peoples. In December 2008, the ASEAN Charter entered into force. In July 2009 the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the ASEAN Inter-Governmental Commission on Human Rights were adopted. Both the Charter and the ToR refer to human rights and to cultural diversity, but omit to refer explicitly to minorities or indigenous peoples. In this article, the extent to which this reticence with regard to the protection of minorities and indigenous peoples is dictated by the concept of Asian values and ASEAN values is explored. Further, it is analysed how, instead, ASEAN seeks to accommodate the enormous cultural diversity of this region of the world within its system. Finally, the tenability of ASEAN's policy towards minorities and indigenous peoples in the light of, on the one hand, the requirements of international legal instruments concerning the protection of minorities and indigenous peoples and, on the other hand, the policies of the national states that are members of ASEAN is determined.

scholarly journals Corruption and Combating Corruption: A Framework for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development in Post-Independent Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
Eric Che Muma
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Sustainable Peace ◽  
The World ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Global Peace ◽  
The Way

Abstract Since the introduction of democratic reforms in post-independent Africa, most states have been battling corruption to guarantee sustainable peace, human rights and development. Because of the devastating effects of corruption on the realisation of peace, human rights and sustainable development, the world at large and Africa in particular, has strived to fight against corruption with several states adopting national anti-corruption legislation and specialised bodies. Despite international and national efforts to combat corruption, the practice still remains visible in most African states without any effective accountability or transparency in decision-making processes by the various institutions charged with corruption issues. This has further hindered global peace, the effective enjoyment of human rights and sustainable development in the continent. This paper aims to examine the concept of corruption and combating corruption and its impact on peace, human rights and sustainable development in post-independent Africa with a particular focus on Cameroon. It reveals that despite international and national efforts, corruption still remains an obstacle to global peace in Africa requiring a more proactive means among states to achieve economic development. The paper takes into consideration specific socio-economic challenges posed by corruption and the way forward for a united Africa to combat corruption to pull the continent out of poverty, hunger and instability, and to transform it into a better continent for peace, human rights and sustainable development.

scholarly journals Trade, environment and sustainable development: What changed in Doha

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 336-353
Author(s):  
Jessica Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Policy Issue ◽  
World Summit ◽  
Agenda 21 ◽  
Environmental Negotiations ◽  
Civil Society Organisations ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The World

Agenda 21, the blueprint for sustainable development, adopted at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, does not have a chapter dedicated to trade. Yet since 1992, trade has become increasingly important to democracy, human rights, women's rights, economic development, employment and the environment. "Trade and environment" has been identified by many governments and civil society organisations as an important policy issue in preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development. At the same time, environment has become a highly politicised word in the world inhabited by trade negotiators. The aim of this paper is to examine whether or not the inclusion of WTO environmental negotiations, as outlined in the Doha Ministerial Declaration, advances or retards sustainable development.

Violence, Development, and Canada’s New Transnational Jurisprudence

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliza Guyol-Meinrath Echeverry
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Forced Labor ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Global Era ◽  
Corporate Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Forms Of Violence

For decades, Canadian-based corporate development projects have been linked to acts of violence in countries all over the world. These acts include sexual violence, destruction of property, community displacement, the use of forced labor, and other forms of violence. While Canada has repeatedly failed to pass legislation holding Canadian-based corporations accountable for human rights abuses committed abroad, Canadian courts are increasingly asserting their jurisdiction over cases of development-related violence. Analyzing two ongoing court cases—Caal v. Hudbay, regarding sexual violence in Guatemala, and Araya v. Nevsun, regarding forced labor in Eritrea— this article examines the potential and limits of law to address the bureaucratic mechanisms and grounded experiences of corporate-development-related violence, and the changing relationship between states, corporations, law, and human rights in the modern global era.

scholarly journals Universality of human rights and cultural diversity: A Perspective

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Leon Wessels
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
South African ◽  
Common Humanity ◽  
The World ◽  
Universal Human Rights

This speech is an attempt to offer á perspective, given the particular circumstances4 that moulded my thinking. I will sketch the background and confine myself to the unfolding South African scene. The problem, which I will not try and resolve today, is that the different regions in the world and some commentators, also in South Africa, hold firm views. Universal human rights imply inclusiveness because it reflects our “common humanity”.6 This is determined and refined through interpretation and application by humankind at particular moments in time and history. Universality is much more than the determination by a majority at a particular moment because universal human rights “are the rights of all persons in the world”.

scholarly journals GIRLS’ EXPLOITATION IN THE TRIPLE BORDER AMONG ARGENTINA, BRASIL AND PARAGUAY: BETWEEN COLONIALISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS NARRATIVES

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-74
Author(s):  
MARIA CECILIA ZSÖGÖN
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Sexual Exploitation ◽  
Field Work ◽  
The World ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
Peripheral Regions

This article focuses on the narratives and underlying ideologies that enable the persistence of girls’ sexual exploitation in the region of the Triple Border among Argentina, Brasil and Paraguay, where field work was conducted. We argue that the persistence of colonial practices has contributed to the reproduction of subalternity positions for girls and women – especially from impoverished sectors – enforced by the conservative and patriarchal discourse present in many countries of the region. This scenario enables the persistence and naturalization of certain practices that became “invisible” or even accepted and justified as being “cultural”. In this sense, we propose that human rights narrative, although being a Eurocentric construction, can comprise a platform for raising issues on gender inequality and all forms of violence and exploitation taking place in the peripheral regions of the world.

scholarly journals Cultures Around the World: A Unique Approach to Youth Cultural Diversity Education

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justen O. Smith ◽  
Robert N. Pate
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Educational Needs ◽  
Diversity Education ◽  
Dance Language ◽  
The World ◽  
Unique Approach ◽  
Diverse Cultures ◽  
Changing Society ◽  
Resource Guides

Increasingly diverse cultural trends have significant implications for the educational needs of American youth. Learning about and valuing diverse cultures will help prepare youth to become better citizens in an ever-changing society. Cultures Around the World was developed to meet the educational needs of youth in the area of cultural diversity. The Cultures Around the World program brings to life exciting cultures and customs from countries all over the world. Countries are presented in a unique format by teaching youth (ages 10 to 18) a specific country’s history, culture, food, music, dance, language, religion, and current issues. The Cultures Around the World program can be used by any youth educator. The program comes in a ready to use CD containing presentations, handicraft instructions, language guides, and resource guides for nine different countries (Armenia, Australia, Ecuador, Egypt, England, France, Ghana, Slovakia and Mexico).

Women’s Human Rights and the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights

1994 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna J. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Human Rights Violations ◽  
World Conference ◽  
The World ◽  
Women’S Human Rights ◽  
Women's Human Rights ◽  
Human Rights Standards ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
Gender Specific

The June 1993 World Conference on Human Rights witnessed the extraordinary success of efforts by women’s rights activists worldwide to end the historic disregard of human rights violations against women. Indeed, women’s human rights was perhaps the only area in which the World Conference can be said to have met the challenge of defining a forward-looking agenda twenty-five years after the last world conference on human rights. The conference significantly expanded the international human rights agenda to include gender-specific violations. The final conference document, the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, identifies particular examples of gender-specific abuses as human rights violations and calls for integration of women’s human rights throughout United Nations activities. Most strikingly, the conference crystallized a political consensus that various forms of violence against women should be examined within the context of human rights standards and in conjunction with gender discrimination. This Note reviews the treatment of women’s human rights in the Declaration and Programme of Action and related developments in the preparatory process for the World Conference.

Postcolonial dilemmas of children’s rights

2020 ◽  
pp. 127-160
Author(s):  
Manfred Liebel
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Latin American Country ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Rational Thinking ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
The World

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has strongly influenced the worldwide debates about what is suitable for children and what children are to be entitled to. In these debates, the Convention is not unanimously welcomed. In addition to those who question children's rights in general, because children are (supposedly) not capable of rational thinking, even children's rights advocates stand for at least two opposing positions. While some consider the Convention as a milestone on the way to a better childhood and only complain about the lack of implementation, others see it as an imperial Eurocentric project that globalizes the Western notions of childhood despite cultural diversity and imposes it on the ‘rest of the world’. This chapter goes beyond these controversial positions leading to a more differentiated assessment. Since children's rights are understood as human rights, the most pressing question is how the universal claim of these rights can be assessed. The chapter explores the main dilemmas in the realization of children’s rights in their postcolonial contexts. It challenges them with reference to concrete cases from some Asian countries (Vietnam, India and Indonesia) and one Latin American country (Bolivia) and discusses possible ways out.

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