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AVIONICS AND WEAPON SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
A modern avionics system consists of various components and subsystems, comprising digital computers. Avionics system is basically a distributed computer…
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What is the Convention on the Rights of the Child?
In 1989 something incredible happened. Against the backdrop of a changing world order world leaders came together and made a…
Basics 3 min read
What are Pro-Rata Participation Rights?
Pro-rata participation rights, or pro-rata investing rights, guarantee existing investors the right to participate in future fundraising activities. Pro-rata participation…
Basics 9 min read
Child Rights: History, Facts & How To Protect Them
Despite much progress in recent decades, millions of children are still living without their basic rights. Now more than ever,…
Basics 7 min read
Preventing violations and strengthening protection of human rights, including in situations of conflict and insecurity
The maintenance of international peace and security is one of the purposes of the United Nations Charter. Violence and conflict…
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End Violence, Harassment at Work
(New York) – Governments should prioritize ratification of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Violence and Harassment Convention, Human Rights Watch…
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Domestic Violence Against Women: A Human Rights Issue
Human rights are the basic and fundamental rights to which all humans are entitled by virtue of being born in…
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Human Rights and Sexual Violence
Ending Sexual Assault and Rape Rape, sexual assault and violence against women are severe human rights violations, yet they remain…
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Origins of infanticide
Infanticide occurs in most cases as a way of restricting poverty and population. Throughout history infanticide has been regarded as…
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Where does female infanticide occur?
Female infanticide is a significant problem in parts of Asia – infanticide does occur in the West, but usually as…
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Female infanticide
What is infanticide? Infanticide is the unlawful killing of very young children. It is found in both indigenous and sophisticated…
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Women’s and Children’s Rights
In a compartmentalized world, the rights of women and those of children have often been promoted in isolation from one…
