UNICEF is an international organization that focuses primarily on children. It already exists more than 60 years (it was founded in 1946) and in that time has helped millions of children around the world. Its divisions are working in many countries worldwide. Continue reading “UNICEF” »
Amnesty International is a global organization designed to care about human rights and support the victims of violations of those rights. It works on the ideals of helping the injured and defenseless against the law, deals with Continue reading “Amnesty International” »
The International Criminal Court was established to judge those accused of the most serious crimes that took place after 1 July 2002. It was founded on 17 July 1998. It is based in The Hague. The tribunal consists of 18 judges who are Continue reading “The International Criminal Court” »
The European Court of Human Rights is an international judicial body. It investigates cases on the basis of individual and group applications. However, by 1990 the applications to the Court could have only be sent by countries. Continue reading “The European Court of Human Rights” »
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the first, international document that protects human rights. Work on it began in 1947, and was officially adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on the December 10, 1948. Without a doubt, its origin and its final shape was affected by the events of World War II and the enormity of Nazi Continue reading “The Universal Declaration of Human Rights” »
Discrimination is almost always a bad thing and a secondary issue is, for what reason somebody is discriminated against. Although we are in the twenty-first century, and it seems unbelievable, we still can meet with discrimination against women. Continue reading “Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women” »
Xenophobia literally means “fear of strangers”. However, this term is used most often in relation to assaults on members of other ethnic groups – immigrants and refugees that found shelter in Western Europe. Xenophobia is Continue reading “Xenophobia” »
Some time ago, skin color determined the social status of a man. People with darker skin could only be slaves serving “whites”. Such relationships were ended up long time ago (slavery was abolished in 1865), but part of the “white” Continue reading “Racism” »
Homophobia is a social attitude, which is characterized by hostile, hateful and full of prejudice behavior against the representatives of sexual minorities, with particular reference to homosexuals. Continue reading “Homophobia” »