HUMAN RIGHTS by Idraulici

DEFINITION OF ''HUMAN RIGHTS''

quintaidraulici_generationy — 2015-10-20 17:13:28 UTC

They are commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights because she or he is a human being, regardless of their nation, location, language, religion, ethnic origin or any other status.

They are applicable everywhere and at every time and they are egalitarian in the sense of being the same for everyone.

They impose an obligation on persons to respect the human rights of others.
They should not be taken away except as a result of due process based on specific circumstances.

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WOMEN'S RIGHTS

quintaidraulici_generationy — 2015-10-20 17:31:26 UTC

In some places, these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behavior, whereas in others they may be ignored or suppressed.

Issues commonly associated with the women's rights, in all history, include the right:

- to bodily integrity and autonomy

- to vote

- to hold public office

- to work

- to birth control

- to have an abortion

- to be free from rape

- to fair wages or equal pay

- to own property

- to education

- to serve in the military or be conscripted

- to enter into legal contracts; and to have marital or parental rights.

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Storia e conquiste sui diritti delle donne.

quintaidraulici_generationy — 2015-10-20 17:45:57 UTC

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The UN and Gender Equality

quintaidraulici_generationy — 2015-10-20 19:31:21 UTC

The Charter of the United Nations, signed in 1945, was the first international agreement to affirm the principle of equality between women and men. Since then, the UN has helped create a historic legacy of internationally-agreed strategies, standards, programmes and goals to advance the status of women worldwide.

Over the years, the UN and its technical agencies have promoted the participation of women as equal partners with men in achieving sustainable development, peace, security, and full respect for human rights. The empowerment of women continues to be a central feature of the UN's efforts to address social, economic and political challenges across the globe.

(silvia - http://www.un.org/en/events/womensday/history.shtml)

Suffragettes and suffragists: the campaign for women’s voting rights

quintaidraulici_generationy — 2015-10-20 19:37:29 UTC

The introduction of women's suffrage came at different times in different places. The struggle to achieve votes for women began in the late 18th century but had little success until the early 20th century - even at the beginning of the 21st century there are still countries where votes for women are restricted or denied. One important episode in the campaign for women's suffrage was fought in Britain from about 1880 until 1918, when Parliament finally granted some women (but not all) the right to vote. The struggle of women in Britain was similar to that of women in other similar societies: the United States, New Zealand and countries in Northern Europe, such as Finland, Iceland and Norway. By the end of the Second World War, voting rights for women had been secured in most of the developed world but this did not mean the struggle for equality was over. There were still many countries where women did not have the vote; and even where women DID have voting rights many still faced other forms of discrimination and inequality. It is therefore interesting to take up the story of the campaign for votes for women in Britain to understand the driving forces that pushed them towards their goal and the deep-rooted obstacles that blocked their path. -

(silvia - http://historiana.eu/case-study/womens-voting-rights)