The blue and the red
Article Abstract:
A United Nations meeting on human rights is divided between the wealthy northern hemisphere which demands more freedoms worldwide and southern hemisphere countries which are usually poorer and find freedom expensive. The north should listen to the south's concerns but not their excuses.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1993
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Righting wrongs
Article Abstract:
Human-rights groups are increasingly focusing not just on political and civil rights but on economic and social rights such as the right to housing, food and health care. However, campaigning for such rights is more complex than campaigning against torture or political injustice.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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The United Nations: Mr human rights
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The UN has been hampered by a serious lack of member financial support and political will. The history of UN peacekeeping missions since the Persian Gulf War is analyzed in terms of chances for future success in Cambodia and Somalia.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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