The Hidden Cost of Jewelry

The Hidden Cost of Jewelry

Author: Jo Becker

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 9781623135676

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I. Introduction -- II. Existing standards - and why they are not enough -- III. How jewelry companies can source responsibly -- IV. Company rankings and performance -- V. A call to action: next steps fro the jewelry industry -- Acknowledgments -- Annex.


Rights-based Approaches

Rights-based Approaches

Author: Jude Rand

Publisher: Oxfam

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 0855986077

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This report presents the findings of a collaborative Learning Project between CARE USA and Oxfam America, who compared RBA projects with non-RBA projects and identified best practices; and lessons that could be used to improve the application of rights-based approaches in programming.


"I Want to Be Like Nature Made Me"

Author: InterACT

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 9781623135027

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"This report examines the physical and psychological damage caused by medically unnecessary surgery on intersex people, who are born with chromosomes, gonads, sex organs, or genitalia that differ from those seen as socially typical for boys and girls. The report examines the controversy over the operations inside the medical community, and the pressure on parents to opt for surgery"--Publisher's description.


"Just Let Us Be"

Author: Ryan Richard Thoreson

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 9781623134860

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"This report documents the range of abuses against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students in secondary school. It details widespread bullying and harassment, discriminatory policies and practices, and an absence of supportive resources that undermine the right to education under international law and put LGBT youth at risk"--Publisher's description.


State Crime

State Crime

Author: Dawn Rothe

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0813549000

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Through a collection of essays by leading scholars in the field, State Crime offers a set of cases exemplifying state criminality along with various methods for controlling governmental transgressions.


Mexico's Disappeared

Mexico's Disappeared

Author: Nik Steinberg

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9781564329875

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"This 176-page report documents nearly 250 "disappearances" during the administration of former President Felipe Calderón, from December 2006 to December 2012. In 149 of those cases, Human Rights Watch found compelling evidence of enforced disappearances, involving the participation of state agents."--Publisher's website.


"Bound by Brotherhood"

Author: Jayshree Bajoria

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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"The report, "'Bound by Brotherhood': India’s Failure to End Killings in Police Custody," examines police disregard for arrest regulations, custodial deaths from torture, and impunity for those responsible. It draws on in-depth investigations into 17 deaths in custody that occurred between 2009 and 2015, including more than 70 interviews with victims' family members, witnesses, justice experts, and police officials. In each of the 17 cases, the police did not follow proper arrest procedures, making the suspect more vulnerable to abuse"--Publisher's description.