Word: humanize
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...Human rights is at bottom a matter of poverty eradication," he said. "The focus should be a balance between the political and economical...
Michael Ignatieff, visiting Carr professor of human rights, called this imbalance the challenge of activism...
...What it means to believe in human rights is to subscribe to a very uncomfortable discipline, which forces you to do things nobody wants to do, but that you must in the name of moral consistency," Ignatieff said...
...global warming debate is over. The world is warming, and humans are responsible. Human activity, such as the burning of fossil fuels, has "contributed substantially to the observed warming over the last 50 years." So concludes the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the premiere international body of climate experts, in a draft of their Third Assessment Report set to be released early next year. The debate now revolves around two questions: How quickly will this warming take place, and what will the effects of this warming be? Both are valid scientific questions and currently the subjects of additional research...
What happens at The Hague will determine the course of human history. The global warming issue is not only about changes in weather patterns; it is also about equity and addressing the growing disparity between the haves and the have-nots, who are at the greatest threat from climate change. Ratifying the Kyoto Protocol is a necessary and important step in the right direction towards addressing the real threat of global warming. When we go to The Hague, we will be asking the U.S. to show the courage and leadership necessary to make this first step a success...