Humans rights padlet by Courtney Boehmer https://padlet.com/cboehmer1/ncs18i9zh78x en-us 2017-01-23 03:36:01 UTC 2025-10-25 00:57:00 UTC hello@padlet.com Rights being Denied - Venezuela’s Humanitarian Crisis, Severe Medical and Food Shortages, Inadequate and Repressive Government Response. (Courtney Boehmer) cboehmer1 https://padlet.com/cboehmer1/ncs18i9zh78x/wish/148615036 Venezuela is experiencing a profound humanitarian crisis. Severe shortages of medicines and medical supplies make it extremely difficult for many Venezuelans to obtain essential medical care. And severe shortages of food and other goods make it difficult for many people to obtain adequate nutrition and cover their families’ basic needs. This story involves article 25 (food and shelter for all). ]]> 2017-01-23 03:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cboehmer1/ncs18i9zh78x/wish/148615036 Rights being practiced and enjoyed -Colombia: Constitutional Court Upholds Same-Sex Marriage. (Courtney Boehmer) cboehmer1 https://padlet.com/cboehmer1/ncs18i9zh78x/wish/148615548 The Colombian Constitutional Court ended years of uncertainty for same-sex couples and bolstered the rights of LGBT people when it upheld the validity of same-sex marriage on April 28, 2016. The articles that this story involves are article 1 (free and equal) , article 19 and 18 (freedom of expression and freedom of thought.) and article 16 (marriage and family)]]> 2017-01-23 03:49:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cboehmer1/ncs18i9zh78x/wish/148615548 Rights Being Denied - (Cam T) cmthompson https://padlet.com/cboehmer1/ncs18i9zh78x/wish/148708313 Criminal Gangs Run Brazil’s Prisons.
Inmates in local prisons in Brazil are being killed daily.  This is happening because the gangs are running the prisons. This story involves article 3 (The right to life)
]]> 2017-01-23 14:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cboehmer1/ncs18i9zh78x/wish/148708313 Rights in Conflict - The Toll of Unchecked Police Violence in Rio de Janeiro. (Courtney Boehmer) cboehmer1 https://padlet.com/cboehmer1/ncs18i9zh78x/wish/148708648 Police in the state of Rio de Janeiro have killed more than 8,000 people in the past decade, including at least 645 people in 2015. One fifth of all homicides in the city of Rio last year were police killings. Three quarters of those killed by police were black men. This story involves article 10 and 11. (The right to trial and were always innocent until proven guilty)]]> 2017-01-23 14:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cboehmer1/ncs18i9zh78x/wish/148708648 Rights Being Practiced and Enjoyed (Cam T) cmthompson https://padlet.com/cboehmer1/ncs18i9zh78x/wish/148712105 Cuba: Free Graffiti Artist
Danilo Maldonado is a graffiti artist in Cuba who was recently arrested after posting a video celebrating Fidel Castro's death. This story involves article 19 (Freedom of Expression).

]]> 2017-01-23 14:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cboehmer1/ncs18i9zh78x/wish/148712105 Brazil’s Senseless ‘War’ (Cam T) cmthompson https://padlet.com/cboehmer1/ncs18i9zh78x/wish/148719241 Alda Castillo, 27 year old military police officer died by drug traffickers shot her. This is just one of 60,000 homicide victims in Brazil in 2014. This story involves Article 3 (The right to life).]]> 2017-01-23 14:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cboehmer1/ncs18i9zh78x/wish/148719241