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A view that Trump is going against the Constitution and being Un-American by restricting Muslim immigration into America. States that it goes against our heritage and history and should be opposed, because there are no facts to back up that it would increase terrorism.

This article touches on how the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) published a report analyzing the current state of racial justice in the United States. It talks about how the UN is concerned about how the American justice system handles racially-charged events. It also explains how this is a much bigger issue than people assume.

This article discusses the underlying issues of climate change. With a new report showing that the temperatures are looking to raise if the world does not come together to come up with a new plan to decrease the amounts of carbon dioxide being produced into the air. The article reports that all efforts to stop the rise is needed by everyone otherwise, the world is going to see worse droughts, fires, heat waves, etc.

Whatever the intent of the abortion industry may be, by functional standards, abortion is a racist institution. In the United States, black children are aborted at nearly four times the rate as white children and Hispanic children don't fare much better.

Should kids be required to get vaccinations? This website talks about how there are now fewer kids getting vaccines because of a number of reasons. some of the reasons are that the parents are simply opting out because of fears or paranoia or just laziness. The article says that the reasons that parents use for kids to skip shots vary, some are related to religion. 

Hi all, I am a parent of three. All of my kids are current on all vaccines recommended by their PCP. I am a true believer. That being said I do think something could be changed for the vaccine requirements. I have spoken to many people about this in my area. I'm actually scared for the un-vaccinated kids so it always sparks curious conversations for me. The common denominator I found with everyone I have spoken to about not vaccinating their kids is, they don't want to vaccinate all at once, they want to spread it out. I feel it's a greater risk to wait or not get a child vaccinated period, but I'm wondering for those who are just not educated on the facts of vaccines or those who are afraid of all of them at once maybe they can have a different vaccine protocol. While it won't be what the CDC recommends initially, I feel that it would still be better than not vaccinating period.

I agree with my colleagues above, the ignorance about vaccines is becoming widespread. We are in an age of refined medical practices and innovation based on factual evidence and research. Parents in doubt should consider two words. (Herd Immunity) for those unfamiliar with its meaning I'll leave you with its definition - the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that results if a sufficiently high proportion of individuals are immune to the disease, especially through vaccination. "the level of vaccination needed to achieve herd immunity varies by disease but ranges from 83 to 94 percent" We all have a stake in this.

Is access to clean drinking water a right, or a privilege for those who can pay their bills? Two UN experts visit Detroit, Michigan to assess the charges that water cut-offs violate the human right to water and sanitation.

I am from Michigan, and I completely agree with this. It is ridiculous that access to clean water is being exposed as a privilege? Access to clean water is a right.

This article points out that there we should just get rid of the drinking age completely. However, it also makes some good points of why we should lower the drinking age if we dont get rid of it.

I definitely don't agree with this article. Its one thing to smoke cannabis. But drinking takes your body to a completely un-controllable state. And the younger you are the more naïve you become with making smart choices.

PREAMBLE Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of

This is the United Nations site for The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Of interest is Article 26 which defines the right to education. ¨Everyone has the right to education.¨

This is the United Nations site for The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Of interest is Article 26 which defines the right to education. ¨Everyone has the right to education.¨

Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance. This website describes our religious freedoms.

This site has several documents about refugee protection plus the text of the Protocol. Also, we can find conferences of Plenipotentiaries on the status of Refugees and stateless persons.

The United Nations conducted an analysis on violence against women across the globe. The devastating results show that violence against women is a continuing issue in societies throughout the world.

Wow! This is a very disturbing article. "The United Nations' main health agency, the World Health Organization, found that 38 percent of women who are murdered are killed by their partners."... and some Countries like Nigeria allow men to beat their wives under certain circumstances??? It really puts things into perspective when you start seeing the numbers. I am writing my paper on child sex trafficking and this really hits home for all of it. How sad

The UN reports on children deprived of liberty. Children are being held in various detention centers at younger and younger ages, and many of them are being wrongfully withheld from society. Many are forced to stay in unlivable conditions, or in centers meant for adults, and become subject to horrible abuse and punishment.

Gender equality is much more then women getting paid more or women rights. Yes those things are important but gender equality is also allowing there to be more then two genders no matter how you feel about the subject. Gender equality is allowing people to be whoever they want. No judgment.

This article is about how Climate Change has evolved and effected us. A lot has changed over the decades. Over the next decades or centuries, we as people all around the globe, need to find a solution and stop or decrease climate change.

This article is about how the consequences of traditional economics models that exploited the earth and left millions un poverty.