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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.¨

This site gives reasons and research as to why health care is a universal right. It stipulates the conditions for what people should get, and how.

This site gives reasons and research as to why health care is a universal right. It stipulates the conditions for what people should get, and how.

This author discusses what exactly our freedom of speech is. They also talk about their commitments to our unalienable rights.

The article describes how Nestle takes advantage of a dangerous situation, in order to turn a profit. The state of California is known to have a water shortage; however, Nestle continues to take water to sell in bottles. While arguing the denial of the right of water to everyone, Nestle continues to take water from various places in America.

Healthcare is an issue that is present today, especially with the election that just occurred. Some believe that everyone should have free access to healthcare and note that if other countries can do it, so can we. The other believe that it is the individuals personal responsibility to figure out how they are going to get it and believe that universal coverage would be too expensive.

I agree completely. It is possible and other countries have proven it. It's just a matter of rejecting the lobbyists, insurance companies, and pharmaceuticals that make money off of private citizens. Healthcare should be a basic human right and not something that can cause you to go bankrupt.

This article is about the recent smoking bans implemented, specifically in universities, and whether this ban infringes on our freedom to choose. I think this is a very relevant topic as over the past few there have been more restrictions on where one is allowed to smoke and in some states even e-cigarettes are being banned.

Here is another article about free speech in universities. Recently a fraternity at ASU held a party on Martin Luther King day that displayed behavior that is offensive to African Americans. Now that the school is planning on punishing them, people are wondering whether expulsion would be too severe and if any punishment would be infringing on the students' freedom of speech.

Claire Andre and Manuel Velasquez of Santa Clara University discuss Assisted Suicide. An examination of the question is assisted sucide right or wrong?

Website first tells the story of a man named Matthew Donnelly who developed skin cancer and his brother that was tried for murder after shooting his brother despite Matthew wanting to die. It then goes into why assisted suicide should be allowed and then why it should not be. Finally, it brings up a good point that assisting in the death of someone might violate the beliefs of those that might be required to assist.

Correspondence to: Dr James E Katz Rutgers University, 4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA; jimkatzscils.rutgers.edu Efforts to control environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) could be assisted if the tobacco control movement gave greater emphasis to the issue of individual rights.

Pope Paul VI speaks out on the rights of religious freedoms for all, and how the government should adhere to it.

Bullying is something many people remember about school. Some consider it a part of growing up, but there can be serious health consequences, even into adulthood, according to a recent study done at Duke University. Airone Jones Sanders, a 9th grader at Southeast Raleigh High School, compares her middle school years to being in jail.

Should single people to allowed to adopt? This website fights for the equality of unmarried people and it discusses whether or not unmarried people should deserve more equal opportunity of being able to adopt a child. it explains first that there are so many children waiting to be adopted. Then the website also talks about how unmarried people actually want to adopt. 

Being married should not have any precedence over those who are not. Love is a universal concept that everyone has to offer. Women no longer need a man to provide for them, so why should one have to be married to love and care for a child? Especially if the willing parent has no issue providing the means to support the child. It is better than just leaving the child in a system that gives them no actual emotional support, which only contributes to abandonment and self-worth issues.

Personally I think anyone who is willing to tell themselves that they want to take in a child that is not born from their blood line and care for that child as if they are then all power to them, there are too many children out there that don't have homes and are put in the system until they age out and I think equality for single people is the right thing to do.

A Fordham University student's (name withheld) request to allow a service dog was denied. She suffers from Ankylosing Spondybarthrisis (AS). It caused her body to be "inflamed and painful." Denying her rights violates Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She was offered $5000 by the college but refused to accept it because she feels like the college is paying her to keep quiet.

Domestic violence is usually shown as man being the abusive and dominant partner. Over the past four decades, research shows that the self-reported abuse is equal between men and women. A study by Professor John Archer of the University of Central Lancashire said that men and women are equally likely to commit domestic violence, however severe injuries more commonly affect woman.

This article is about a bill that passed shortly after the tragic shooting of Gabrielle Giffords. The bill states that professors at the University of Arizona are able to carry handguns on campus.

Major college sports teams bring in several million dollars each year. These college athletes that work hard and bring in all this money for the university don't get paid for any of it.

Concealed guns are allowed at several colleges, they are fighting for the right for more colleges to allow it. Not allowing it is an argument against the freedom to bare arms.