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Death of a damsel

jhrsfu wrote 1 year ago: David Swanson This article was originally published in the BCIT Link Newspaper on November 16th 2011 … more →

Tags: JHR, Rights Media, Simon Fraser University, Taylor Van Diest, Maple Batalia, Laura Szendrei, damsel in distress, Missing Pretty Girl Syndrome, Amnesty International

The Congo holds its second democratic election

jhrsfu wrote 1 year ago: Heather Gies On November 28, citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) cast their ballots i … more →

Tags: Congo, Congo Election, Congo Voting, Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, DRC’s Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI, Etienne Tshisekedi, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch

World AIDS Day raises funding and awareness

jhrsfu wrote 1 year ago: Heather Gies As the world enters the fourth decade of the AIDS epidemic, the need for ongoing global … more →

Tags: Africa, Human Rights, JHR, Heather Gies, AIDS, HIV, December 1, World AIDS Day, poor

World Toilet Day makes a splash

jhrsfu wrote 1 year ago: Heather Gies Advocates of global sanitation have been “talking shit” all week in anticipation of Wor … more →

Tags: Human Rights, JHR, Rights Media, Journalists for Human Rights, World Toilet Day, Heather Gies, World Toilet Organization, United Nations Millennium Development Goals, health

No one should be left out in the cold

jhrsfu wrote 1 year ago: Michael Markwick Creative Commons, Tim Norris There are some things in life over which we have no co … more →

Tags: Vancouver, Human Rights, sfu, JHR, Rights Media, Journalists for Human Rights, Simon Fraser University, michael markwick, Homeless

Occupy Vancouver2 comments

jhrsfu wrote 1 year ago: Published in the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) Link Newspaper Oct. 19th 2011 David … more →

Tags: Vancouver, Human Rights, JHR, Rights Media, David Swanson, Occupy Vancouver, occupy wall street, vancouver police department, VPD

E-Waste: one man’s trash is another man’s tragedy

jhrsfu wrote 1 year ago: David Swanson Do you remember that old Walkman you used to rock back in grade 6? How about your fami … more →

Tags: Basel Ban, China, David Swanson, e-waste, Electronics, Ghana, Human Rights, India, JHR

Prostitution; An Abolitionist Perspective

jhrsfu wrote 1 year ago: Alexandra Mackenzie Prostitution is often referred to as the oldest profession when it is more accur … more →

Tags: abolitionist, ALEXANDRA MACKENZIE, Human Rights, JHR, Journalists for Human Rights, nordic model, Oppression!, Prostitution, Rights Media

Direct-To-Consumer-Advertising (DTCA) of Pharmaceutical Drugs2 comments

jhrsfu wrote 1 year ago: David Swanson In 1997, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) modified the regulations of direc … more →

Tags: Human Rights, JHR, Rights Media, Simon Fraser University, David Swanson, DTCA, Direct To Consumer Advertising, drugs, Pharmaceutical Industry

Keeping the Hype in Check: Social Media and Citizen Journalism2 comments

jhrsfu wrote 1 year ago: By Jamie Cessford The onset of Social Media in the journalistic realm is undoubtedly exciting. The p … more →

Tags: Human Rights, sfu, JHR, Social Media, facebook, twitter, Citizen Journalism, media, Rights Media

Government Budget Cuts to Social Funding2 comments

jhrsfu wrote 1 year ago: By David Swanson Government budget cuts are the primary means for reducing a  deficit.  It is to be … more →

Tags: Human Rights, sfu, JHR, BC Liberals, Government, Social Progams, Bill Tieleman, VGH, vancouver general hospital

Social Media Revolution

jhrsfu wrote 1 year ago: By Jamie Cessford An Egyption Citizen Films Protesters The fall of Hosni Mubarak’s regime in Egypt d … more →

Tags: Human Rights, sfu, Egypt, Egyption Revolution, Social Media, facebook, twitter, Rights Media, Journalists for Human Rights

HollerDay Busking Festival at SFU

jhrsfu wrote 1 year ago: On March 4th 2011, jhr SFU joined other jhr university chapters around Canada to Holler, make, noise … more →

Tags: Congo, Human Rights, busking, sfu, JHR, Hollerday, Rights Media, Journalists for Human Rights, Women's rights

Global Warming: Affecting the Rights of African Women

jhrsfu wrote 2 years ago: By Stephanie Matilda Climate Change is connected to human interaction. In turn, our skills and coord … more →

Tags: Global Warming, Africa, woman's rights, Congo, Human Rights, sfu, JHR, Rights Media, Journalists for Human Rights

Genital Mutilation and Women's Rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

jhrsfu wrote 2 years ago: By: Xuan Wang The Democratic Republic of Congo is a nation that has endured numerous years of politi … more →

Tags: Africa, woman's rights, Congo, Human Rights, sfu, JHR, Rights Media, Journalists for Human Rights, Xuan Wang


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