When we read reports by the western media or government agencies, such as the Human Rights Watch of the US Department of State, we note that there is a very high degree of bias against social, legal, and political, and religious practices in Arab countries. This bias is primarily due to the insista...

The two major international human rights issues discussed in this paper are: a)Women's Rights b)Anti-Personnel Land Mines Women's Rights John Lennon once wrote a song, which said, "Women are the niggers of the world..." The words, unfortunately, are an accurate description of...

Human rights violations against women have, for too long, been denied the attention and concern of international organizations, national governments, traditional human rights groups and the press. Meanwhile, hundreds of millions of girls and women around the world continue to endure debilitati...

Maltreatment of Women in Prison When we talk about crime in America, and when we talk about prisons, we are talking about power and powerlessness. We are talking about hopelessness and helplessness. The one thing prisons do very well is punish prisoners, especially women prisoners. P...