The rejected Constitution would have legalized abortion, adopted universal health care and enshrined more than 100 constitutional rights, a global record.
Tag: Human Rights and Human Rights Violations
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Salman Rushdie and What It Means to Support Free Speech
I felt the power of the rush of readers who ran to the stage when Salman Rushdie was attacked.
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For Uyghurs, U.N. Report on China’s Abuses is a Long-Awaited Vindication
The report’s assessment that China’s crackdown in Xinjiang could amount to “crimes against humanity” gives new momentum to a campaign to pressure Beijing.
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China May Have Committed ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ in Xinjiang, U.N. Says
The organization’s human rights office delivered its much-delayed report minutes before Michelle Bachelet, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, was to leave office.
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Has the Fight Against Antisemitism Lost Its Way?
Organizations combating antisemitism used to focus on defending human rights. Now they seem to defend human rights abusers.