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| Human Rights Watch | ||
| According to their Web site, Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. It stands with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. It investigates and exposes human rights violations and holds abusers accountable. It challenges governments and those who hold power to end abusive practices and to respect international human rights law, and it enlists the public and the international community to support the cause of human rights for all. ( http://www.hrw.org/ ) | ||
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| Enter Evolution: Theory and History | ||
| Within this chapter, the author discusses many issues relating to evolution. For example, Thomas Malthus's Essay on the Principle of Population (a precursor to Darwin's The Origin of Species) and Charles Darwin, as his theories relate to the concept of Social Darwinism, are discussed. This site will link you to discussions of both topics as well as other information relating to evolution. ( http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evolution.html ) | ||
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| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | ||
| As the author discusses in this chapter, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has estimated that around the globe 800 million people, one quarter of them children under the age of 5, are undernourished, and that 15 million people a year die from starvation. This site provides information about the FAO, whose mission is to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living through out the world, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. ( http://www.fao.org/ ) | ||
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| United Nations Educational, Scientific and, Cultural Organization | ||
| UNESCO is discussed in this chapter of your textbook. This link takes you to its Web site. According to the Web site, the main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting collaboration among nations through education, science, culture, and communication in order to further universal respect for justice; for the rule of law; and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms that are affirmed for the peoples of the world, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion, by the Charter of the United Nations. ( http://www.unesco.org/ ) | ||
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| Freedom House | ||
| Figure 17.2, "Civil Liberties in the World," was compiled from information provided by a Freedom House survey of countries' civil liberties practices. Freedom House is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to promoting democracy around the world. Established in 1941 by Eleanor Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie, Freedom House conducts programs to promote an engaged U.S. foreign policy; monitor human rights and elections; sponsor public education campaigns; offer training and technical assistance to promote democracy and free market reforms; and to support the rule of law, free media, and effective local governance. ( http://www.freedomhouse.org/ ) | ||
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| Status of Refugees | ||
| This UN site highlights refugee concerns around the world. Refugees are discussed in this chapter of your textbook. ( http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home?page=statistics ) | ||
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