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Undoing Human Wrongs

Set-up on Saturday, June 2, 2007, this site has been established to address human rights issues. I have always been disturbed, concerned, and saddened by humanity's preoccupation with fearing difference. Ethnic conflict, criminalizing sexuality, exclusionary processes, political and religious frameworks guaranteeing division; these are ever-present topics taking place in all parts of the world. On the other hand I have always been inspired by communities and states that have moved forward in a quest to guarantee universal rights for all, creating laws which include rather than exclude certain groups. I have also been inspired by individuals who challenge others to think about prejudice, racism- discrimination at all levels. My challenge to friends, family, and the bloggers reading this is to become aware of new places with human rights abuses, learn about inspirational people, send stories, and make people aware. You can send messages out through your own sites, in emails to friends, or to the comments section of my blog. If you have links, videos, literature, etc, that you would like added send me a note (email in my full profile below). Terry

Monday, June 20, 2011

Failed or Failing States

In a recent article of Foreign Policy Magazine, a series of photos were taken with captions which listed a number of countries (63 I believe) that are on the verge of, or on the road to failing. What does this mean exactly? Much of what is listed deals with issues of poverty related to war, human rights, corruption, distribution of wealth, and health and education.

These states that are failing aren't doing so due only to internal problems, but also because of the external factors which are influencing their growth and development. The developed world is part of the problem: we use resources, manipulate markets, ignore policies, occupy territories, restructure social programs, and cast a shadow of blame when countries cannot get out of the debt loads they carry.

As sad as some of the stories are, there are also some success stories interwoven. It is a fascinating look at our world.


http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/06/20/postcards_from_hell_2011?page=0%2C39#.
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UN Resolution Passes




http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/06/17/un-passes-gay-rights-resolution/
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