Civil Liberties vs. Economic Development
Can any justification be given for economic development at the cost of human rights and civil liberties? A balance is needed.
Tag - Human rights
The Principles of the Theory of Consciousness
The natural right of human beings is the right to freedom.
Human Rights Talk: Drug Policy and Human Rights in Austria
Between the "war on drugs" and the legalisation of cannabis: what role do human rights play in the case of drug consumption?
Hence with the Burqua – bring the headscarf? Why we must defend the enlightenment’s values
The provision for women, to keep themselves completely covered at all times is an insult to both sexes. Men, in this world view, are considered to be weak willed and instinct driven - much like they used to be in our own history, when women were considered as sultry seductresses and a great danger to men's ability to follow the right path.. Since then, we have come a long way and need to defend the ground we've won.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – who has actually read it?
Whenever the conversation turns to the UN Charter of Human Rights and it is discussed more closely, it seems that many people do not actually know it. One example is the right to asylum. The Charter does not oblige the…