Tag: human rights

image_pdfimage_print

Do Not Give Up Your Rights – Dr. Julie Ponesse’s Remarkable Speech

Written by on November 17, 2021 in Activism, Conscious Living, Peace & Human Rights with 0 Comments
Do Not Give Up Your Rights – Dr. Julie Ponesse’s Remarkable Speech

Dr. Julie Ponesse has joined The Democracy Fund as the Pandemic Ethics Scholar and she joined The Faith and Democracy Series on October 28, 2021. #freedom #sovereignrights

Continue Reading

The Rise of Utilitarian Extremism, and How to Recognize It

Written by on May 11, 2021 in Corruption, Government with 0 Comments
The Rise of Utilitarian Extremism, and How to Recognize It

Utilitarianism, which is now being increasingly promoted, is a discredited pseudo-ethic that has repeatedly been used to justify horrific human rights abuses. It is based on a mathematical equation that some individuals can be sacrificed for the greater good of the majority #vaccinepassport

Continue Reading

The Biggest Casualty of COVID-19 Is Your Individual Rights

Written by on March 12, 2021 in Corruption, Government, Policies with 0 Comments
The Biggest Casualty of COVID-19 Is Your Individual Rights

While the casualties of government-imposed COVID-19 countermeasures are manifold, the biggest and most tragic of them all is the loss of individual freedoms #lossoffreedom

Continue Reading

Former Vatican Insider Says “The Great Reset” Will Be Used to “Drastically Limit” Human Freedom

Written by on November 18, 2020 in Corruption, Government with 0 Comments
Former Vatican Insider Says “The Great Reset” Will Be Used to “Drastically Limit” Human Freedom

The former Secretary-General of the Governorate of Vatican City State, Carlo Maria Viganò, wrote a second letter to Donald Trump concerning the “The Great Reset” initiative, expressing that it’s being used to take away our rights and freedoms #greatreset

Continue Reading

Human Rights Watchdog Says Governments Using Pandemic To Crack Down On Online Dissent

Written by on October 22, 2020 in Censorship, Government with 0 Comments
Human Rights Watchdog Says Governments Using Pandemic To Crack Down On Online Dissent

Governments around the world are using the ongoing pandemic to crack down on online dissent according to a human rights watchdog. #censorship

Continue Reading

Will the World Become a Police State?

Written by on June 2, 2020 in Government, Policies with 0 Comments
Will the World Become a Police State?

Some law enforcement officers are taking advantage of new regulations, imposing unreasonable force in their zeal to contain citizens. Human rights violations are happening worldwide, as tens of thousands are detained and arrested for ignoring confinement measures #policestate

Continue Reading

So, You Thought Slavery No Longer Existed? Think Again

Written by on March 3, 2020 in Conscious Living, Peace & Human Rights with 21 Comments
So, You Thought Slavery No Longer Existed? Think Again

The third annual Global Slavery Index, which gathers and analyzes surveys conducted by Gallup, reported that the number of people forced into “modern slavery” rose from 35.8 million to 45.8 million since 2014 — a 28 percent increase. #slavery

Continue Reading

We Need to Fight for a World That Prioritizes People Over Economic Growth and Endless Consumption

Written by on January 13, 2020 in Activism, Conscious Living, Thrive with 0 Comments
We Need to Fight for a World That Prioritizes People Over Economic Growth and Endless Consumption

By supporting human rights globalization as a counter-movement to corporate globalization, we can advance people-centered policies and build upon earlier work of transformative movements worldwide. #humanneeds

Continue Reading

Unprecedented ‘Architecture of Surveillance’ Created by Facebook and Google Poses Grave Human Rights Threat: Report

Written by on November 24, 2019 in Internet, Media & Arts, Social Media with 0 Comments
Unprecedented ‘Architecture of Surveillance’ Created by Facebook and Google Poses Grave Human Rights Threat: Report

A new report from Amnesty International accuses Facebook and Google of having a “surveillance-based business model” that threatens users’ right to privacy and other human rights. #surveillance

Continue Reading

Corporate Influence Threatens Human Rights in Communities Nationwide

Written by on October 30, 2019 in Conscious Living, Peace & Human Rights with 0 Comments
Corporate Influence Threatens Human Rights in Communities Nationwide

A national network of cities files reports to the UN Human Rights body on corporate power and local human rights challenges. #humanrights

Continue Reading

Federal Prosecutors to Continue ‘Unconscionable Prosecution’ of Humanitarian Scott Warren for Helping Migrants

Written by on July 3, 2019 in Corruption, Government, Peace & Human Rights, Policies with 0 Comments
Federal Prosecutors to Continue ‘Unconscionable Prosecution’ of Humanitarian Scott Warren for Helping Migrants

Federal prosecutors in Arizona announced Tuesday that they will seek a retrial in the case of humanitarian aid volunteer Scott Warren, who could face several years in prison for providing food, water, clean clothes, and beds to migrants in the desert. #nomoredeaths #humanitarianaidisneveracrime #waternotwalls

Continue Reading

For Immigrants at the Border, It’s About the Children

Written by on June 9, 2019 in Conscious Living, Peace & Human Rights with 0 Comments
For Immigrants at the Border, It’s About the Children

The very values that America upholds are the ones that they use to break up immigrant families and asylum seekers, both physically and emotionally.

Continue Reading

‘Criminalizing Compassion’: Trial Begins for Humanitarian Facing 20 Years in Prison for Giving Water to Migrants in Arizona Desert

Written by on May 30, 2019 in Corruption, Government, Peace & Human Rights, Policies with 0 Comments
‘Criminalizing Compassion’: Trial Begins for Humanitarian Facing 20 Years in Prison for Giving Water to Migrants in Arizona Desert

If Dr. Warren were convicted and imprisoned on these absurd charges, he would be a prisoner of conscience.

Continue Reading

The US Government Just Destroyed Our Privacy While Nobody Was Paying Attention

Written by on March 27, 2018 in Government, Spying and Surveillance with 0 Comments
The US Government Just Destroyed Our Privacy While Nobody Was Paying Attention

The CLOUD Act will also allow the U.S. to enter into agreements that allow the transfer of private data from domestic servers to investigators in other countries on a case-by-case basis, further globalizing the ever-encroaching surveillance state. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which has strongly opposed the legislation, listed several consequences of the bill, which it called “far-reaching” and “privacy-upending”:

Continue Reading

Media Silent as Congress Finally Debates America’s Endless Wars [VIDEO]

Written by on March 1, 2018 in Government, Military, Policies with 0 Comments
Media Silent as Congress Finally Debates America’s Endless Wars [VIDEO]

For over 16 years—a time period spanning the George W. Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations—the executive branch has leaned on that Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) to justify wars across the world—from the Philippines to Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia—in the name of defeating supposed terrorist organizations, without prior congressional approval.

Continue Reading

FAIR USE NOTICE. Many of the articles on this site contain copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making this material available in an effort to advance the understanding of environmental issues, human rights, economic and political democracy, and issues of social justice. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in Section 107 of the US Copyright Law which contains a list of the various purposes for which the reproduction of a particular work may be considered fair, such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. If you wish to use such copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use'...you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. And, if you are a copyright owner who wishes to have your content removed, let us know via the "Contact Us" link at the top of the site, and we will promptly remove it.

The information on this site is provided for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional advice of any kind. Conscious Life News assumes no responsibility for the use or misuse of this material. Your use of this website indicates your agreement to these terms.

Paid advertising on Conscious Life News may not represent the views and opinions of this website and its contributors. No endorsement of products and services advertised is either expressed or implied.
Top