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Human rights and cultural rights: An anthropological critique [PDF]

open access: yesFilozofija i Društvo, 2014
The paper starts by examining some of the key conceptual problems related to the idea of human rights, as well as some key arguments raised in defence of human rights as universal and emacipatory modern project.
Vasiljević Jelena
doaj   +1 more source

RETRACTED: Protecting the Rights of Minorities under International Law and Implications of COVID-19: An Overview of the Indian Context

open access: yesLaws, 2021
The concept of majority rule and respect for minority rights is demonstrated in several constitutions of the world. Oppression by the majority of the minority is barred by articles of these respective constitutions. Today, democracy is mostly a method of
Nehaluddin Ahmad
doaj   +1 more source

Transnationalization of human rights norms and its impact on internally displaced Kurds [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
This paper addresses the less researched topic of internal displacement as a human rights issue and analyzes the extent that the transnationalization of human rights issues and the pressures from regional organizations affected the rights of ethnic ...
Celik, Ayse Betul, Çelik, Ayşe Betül
core   +1 more source

Challenges to individual religious freedom in the Indigenous communities of Latin America. The case of the Nasa (Colombia)

open access: yesInternational Journal for Religious Freedom, 2023
Whilst Indigenous autonomy is generally regarded as something positive, the existence of human rights abuses inside Indigenous communities has received relatively little attention in legal scholarship.
Dennis P. Petri
doaj   +1 more source

Vernacular rights cultures and the ‘Right to Have Rights’ [PDF]

open access: yesCitizenship Studies, 2015
We use a case study of the Landless Workers Movement (MST) in Brazil and the Via Campesina network of which they are part to develop the concept of ‘vernacular rights cultures’. Vernacular rights cultures calls attention to the way in which demands for the right to have rights call on particular cultures, histories and political contexts in a manner ...
Dunford, Robin, Madhok, Sumi
openaire   +2 more sources

Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

General Comment no. 24 on State Obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the Context of Business Activities: The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Has Played Its Part

open access: yes, 2018
In the context of discussions on the elaboration of an international legally binding instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights adopted in ...
Sophie Grosbon
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Influence of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Africa

open access: yesNetherlands International Law Review, 2017
Half a century ago, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted two great covenants, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), which ...
Manisuli Ssenyonjo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Re-use of public sector information in cultural heritage institutions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In 2013 the European Union amended the Directive on Public Sector Information, establishing the principle that all available information produced and collected by public sector institutions must be made available for reuse under open terms and conditions.
Keller, Paul   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

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