Posted on 12 November 2015. Tags: Human Rights, marijuana, Mexico, prohibition
“A prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded.” – Abraham Lincoln The concept of prohibition, while historically was associated with alcohol, is a main talking point in today’s culture when it comes to the topic of marijuana. In recent years, the global community has grabbled with prohibition […]
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Posted on 28 July 2015. Tags: Malaysia Airlines, MH17, Russia, Ukraine, UN Security Council
On July 17, 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot out the sky at 33,000 feet above eastern Ukraine killing all 298 people on board. The cause of the 298 deaths can be attributed to the fighting between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels during the Crimean crisis. However, it has not been confirmed whether the Ukrainian […]
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Posted on 09 April 2015. Tags: Archeological sites, Artifacts, history, Iraq, ISIS, Islamic State, Jerusalem, Mayan, Middle East, National Heritage, National Treasure, Syria, UNESCO, United Nations, World Heritage List
“Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.” – Elie Wiesel Over the course of human history, great and mighty civilizations have emerged, such as the Romans and Aztecs, only to fall to plague, pestilence or conquest. However, the lasting effects of these civilizations are the […]
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Posted on 31 October 2014. Tags: Human Rights, liberty right, moral rights, physician-assisted suicide, right to die
October 31, 2014 As the world focuses on saving people from the Ebola epidemic, there is little focus on the push for the right to die with dignity. Generally, the right to die with dignity means the right to decide and choose how one should die. Recently, a new category has been suggested—physician-assisted suicide—which appears […]
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