Human Rights Videos

More than 60 million women are missing from the world's population today as a result of sex selective abortion, violence, and unequal access to health care and food. That's according to New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. He contends that the paramount moral challenge for the 21st century is achieving global gender equity. Kristof and his wife, former Times editor Sheryl WuDunn, tell stories of women's struggles in their book Half the Sky: From Oppression to Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Nicholas Kristof spoke at Town Hall Seattle on October 15, 2009, in an event sponsored by the World Affairs Council. He urged the audience to actively help women around the world achieve equal status in the global economy.

The Carroll Global reach interests spanned Europe, Australia, United States of America South America and the Russian Federation. It embraced vast land areas involving agri-industrial enterprises, sheep stud farms and meat processing operations in Australia within an area of land half the size of Wales. Trans-continental commercial real estate holdings with a value of over $1,000,000,000 banking financial concerns in Gibraltar the Caribbean and the United Kingdom. Civilian and military industrial global share holdings in publicly quoted and privately held corporations.The Gerald Carroll Trust carried interests in the late billionaire Howard Hughes Estate.Click to View:http://www.carrollfoundationtrust.org/

Lecture Five: "Free to Choose" Libertarians believe the ideal state is a society with minimal governmental interference. Sandel introduces Robert Nozick, a libertarian philosopher, who argues that individuals have the fundamental right to choose how they want to live their own lives. Government shouldn't have the power to enact laws that protect people from themselves (seat belt laws), to enact laws that force a moral value on society, or enact laws that redistribute income from the rich to the poor. Sandel uses the examples of Bill Gates and Michael Jordan to explain Nozick's theory that redistributive taxation is a form of forced labor. Lecture Six: "Who Owns Me?" Libertarian philosopher Robert Nozick makes the case that taxing the wealthy to pay for housing, health care, and education for the poor is a form of coercion. Students first discuss the arguments in favor of redistributive taxation. If you live in a society that has a system of progressive taxation, aren't you obligated to pay your taxes? Don't the poor need and deserve the social services they receive? And isn't wealth often achieved through sheer luck or family fortune? In this lecture, a group of students ("Team Libertarianism") are asked to defend the objections against Libertarianism.

(Global Pulse: November 18, 2009) Is it time for the U.S to accept China's equality? President Obama makes a historic trip to China, stressing the importance of China as partner in economics and climate change. While media characterized the visit as a debtor treading lightly with its creditor, the reality of the trip may prove to be the emergence of another superpower.SOURCES: Sky News, U.K; BBC, U.K; Fox News, U.S; ABC News, U.S; CBS News, U.S; NBC, U.S; KBS, South Korea; CCTV, China; Asia Today, China; RT, Russia.

A film by Gopal Menon In 2009, the Indian Government launched a major anti-Maoist offensive in forest areas Operation Green Hunt. Fact-finding investigations have uncovered the atrocities security forces are committing in these areas, but now those very findings are being questioned. This 10-minute preview contains interviews with victims and their testimony about what is happening in Chhattisgarh. The clear intention of the State - to wipe out all resistance through terror in the name of fighting the Maoists - is demonstrated in this film.

As you read these words, the deadliest conflict since World War II is raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo. To date, the death toll is estimated to be over 5 million people ? more than Iraq, Afghanistan and Darfur combined. This war is not only brutal in its intensity but also in its tactics aimed at destroying the center of the Congolese community: women. It was a story about the violent war against Congolese women that inspired vegan activist Lisa Shannon to get off the couch and begin training to run the rugged forest of Portland?s Wildwood Trail ? over 30 miles ? in hopes of raising enough money to sponsor 31 women through Women for Women International, a program that supports women in war-torn regions with financial and emotional aid and education. What started as a lone run in 2005 has since blossomed into a global movement with runs in 10 states and 4 countries. Fresh from her appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Shannon will share her thoughts on the intersection between veganism and human rights, the power of grassroots movement, uniting against oppression and how one person can make a difference.

http://BoomGen.tv - BGTV Producer Kouross Esmaeli profiles the rise of the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guards.

Is President Obama dropping the ball on the human rights situation in Iran?

Canada is entering the Western powers' dealings with Iran -- but this time through the politics of human rights --

What role should the US play in promoting human rights in Iran?

The Center is hosting a dynamic panel discussion to address the recent surge of violence in Guinea. The panel will feature experts from Human Rights Watch, and the New York Times bureau chief for West Africa is scheduled to patch in via phone. In addition, a WCL alumnus who now heads a NGO in Guinea is slated to join the panel via telephone.

Learn how a humanitarian aid worker can help alleviate any suffering that may have been caused by a crisis.

Learn how a humanitarian aid worker can help alleviate any suffering that may have been caused by a crisis.

Wake up and pay attention to the Immigration Emergency. This episode is about the legislation of intolerance and bigotry, and what you can do about it. First, Investigative Reporter Joe Richey reports on the Department of Homeland Security's existing funding, planning and execution of contracts (to KBR and other private security companies) to enable detection, detaining, and deportation of many immigrants. Some border states are already calling for the trigger: an official "Immigration Emergency". Then, an update on No More Deaths. Two humanitarian aid workers are readying for trial. They're accused of treason for providing water and medical aid to border-crossers. Preview a strong documentary making the festival circuit (and see it when it plays your town): "El Inmigrante" follows immigrants looking for a better life here in America, as they cross the border. And New America Media's Daffodil Alton takes us to LA high schools, where some of the most intelligently planned and peaceful demonstrations have been planned...by student activists. Then, if you're feeling like a song to rally by, open yr ears to musician Steve Taylor's rendition of activist Ralph Chaplin's "Mourn Not the Dead".

Discover China's many hidden gems: philosophy, art, education, and rural life — and see how the country's hard-working and innovative leaders are working to solve issues of the environment, human rights, and public health.