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Introduction: Why Study Politics?
By: Melania Sarah Aseng
Tags: Students, President University, International Relations, Political Science, Politics

Why should politics be learned? For Aristotle politics is considered as 'master science’, where students learn about all branches of human activities from several aspects. Politics is considered as a central to an understanding of our society and what happens around the world. The systematic study of politics or political science lets the students explore the world through how public decisions are made on important issues beginning from health care to policy to human rights to business to government and to environment.

As an international relations student, we are supported to observe the political phenomena much like a natural scientist, watching every issue around the world which has no ends and tends to have no best solutions to come up with, like voting patterns, form of governments, regulations and policies, ect. This course literally encourages the students to think around the topic which is being discussed in class, and teaches students not only to think, but also to have a strong argument. Every nation, every country has its own political concepts and beliefs, and conditioned by environment and by the scope and limitation of mind, answers by political philosophers as well as the knowledge and arguments of their times. It is why this branch of philosophy is important to learn in order to understand the concept before jumping to learn anything deeper. Take democracy as an example. Democracy was first held in BC, and today there is already modern democracy which has been revised by the previous ones. There were times when democracy failed in a country, no matter what democracy is still held by many countries around the world.

How does the country survive? You won’t know unless you dig into political ground.
Agenda“Green Society” Jepang, Mungkinkah Ekonominya Tetap Bertumbuh?
By: Nathania Nastiti
Tags: Japan, International Relations, Economy

in The New York Times
The Children of Adam and Eve in the Post-Modern World
By: Muhammad A.
Tags: Adam And Eve, International Relations, Social Realities, Postmodernism, Truth

Pre-Modernism

Pre-Modernism is a very large topic that covered socio-political and economic aspects of people’s lives in the medieval era but the writer wants to narrow it down to just an understanding of the reality/truth of people at that time. In pre-modern times, people used to believe that the only revealed, sacred knowledge is the ultimate truth which directly comes from God, priests, and clergies.

Modernism

In the modern era, which started in the mid-seventeenth century and lasted until the mid-twentieth century, people at that time used to believe that scientific reasoning and cause and effect mechanism are the only ways to get the truth.

Post-Modernism

Post-Modernism is essentially the deconstruction of all established truths in society and approach these established truths/realities in multiple ways. For example:

-> Iraq has Weapon of Mass Destructions (WMDs)

-> Make America Great Again.

-> Democracy, the only legitimate form of Government

-> Change We need
New Method for teaching Politics & International Relations
By: Javier De Carlos
Tags: Teaching And Learning, International Relations, Politics, Trump, Teaching

The MASODA Method helps to facilitate the teaching of international relations, the ability of politicians and the development of public speaking and argumentation skills. The MASODA Method allows students of international relations and political science degrees to develop two basic skills: the analysis of international relations and their capacity for debate and argumentation based on quality public speaking. Read More at: https://bit.ly/33RHhON
Nato’nun Doğu Avrupa’da Genişlemesinin Rus Dış Politikası Üzerindeki Etkisi
By: Bugra Mersin
Tags: Nato, Russia, International Relations, Foreign Policy

in The New York Times
Hoy, más que nunca, evitemos las confrontaciones innecesarias
By: Lautaro N. Rubbi
Tags: Argentina, International Relations, Politica, Biden, Foreign Policy

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Foreign Service changed its goalpost in accordance with Democrats in Kashmir.
By: Vaibhav Jain
Tags: International Relations

Foreign Service changed its goalpost in accordance with Democrats in Kashmir.

U.S. diplomat Minister Counsellor for Political Affairs in the United States Embassy in New Delhi Graham Mayer with Senior Political Advisor A Sukesh meet National Conference Provincial President Devender Singh Rana in Jammu on 24th November this meeting came at a crucial time even when National Conference MLA Altaf Ahmed Wani was prevented from boarding a flight to Dubai, with immigration officials in Delhi informing him that politicians from Kashmir are not allowed to fly abroad except BJP, till March 2021.

U.S. Foreign Service may be getting in line with the new mandate of POTUS, it’s not long ago when Vice President-elect Kamala Harris echoed her thoughts for Kashmir as “Kashmiri’s are not alone in the world, we are keeping track of the situation. There is a need to intervene if the situation demands.” This comes in response when a reporter asked her about human right abuses in Kashmir and restrictions levied with curfews, communication blackout in furtherance of the revocation of Article 370, she also gave her full support to Congresswomen Pramila Jayapala who introduced a resolution on Kashmir in the house of representative with whom External Affair Minister S. Jaishankar declined to meet moreover Jaishankar declined to go in a meeting of House Foreign Affairs Committee because Jayapala was inducted in the meeting along with other lawmakers.

Pramila Jayapala tweeted “The cancellation of this meeting was deeply disturbing. It only furthers the idea that the Indian government isn’t willing to listen to any dissent at all.” Whereas Kamala Harris tweeted “It’s wrong for any foreign government to tell Congress what members are allowed in meetings on Capitol Hill,” President-elect Biden too raises concern “Indian government should take all necessary steps to restore rights for all the people of Kashmir” and, further, that restrictions akin to the ones seen in the region weaken democracy.

The U.S. embassy delegation and NCP Devender Singh Rana discussed a huge range of topics including Mutual interests, socio-culture richness Jammu and Kashmir, environment, tourism, academics, health and hygiene, literacy, poverty alleviation, peace among others.
Moscow city women
By: Ksenia L.
Tags: Travel Dating, International Relations, Russian Dating, Online Dating, International Dating

Did you know that Moscow is considered one of the top ten cities in the world in terms of population? Moscow historical center is adjacent to modern skyscrapers where Soviet-era panel five-story buildings can stand next to the sparkling glass and steel business centers.

Over the past 10 years Moscow has changed beyond recognition. Can you imagine that back in 2012 Old Arbat was the only pedestrian street in the city? As of today, the number of pedestrian streets is over 350!

Moscow is now ranked number one city in terms of the number of parks per capita among the largest megalopolises in the world (according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers research).

Many iconic parks in the capital have literally experienced a rebirth. These are Gorky Park, Sokolniki, and Fili. Their design has been seriously renovated with bright photo zones, comfortable spaces for relaxation, walking areas, as well as jogging and cycling paths. Almost each one of them hosts cultural activities: master classes, English and yoga classes, dances, and lectures.

Google the Moscow City Towers picture. Isn’t it like a little piece of Manhattan rises on the banks of the Moscow river?

It’s no wonder that Moscow attracts the most progressive, ambitious and modernly thinking women. They enjoy being in the spotlight and getting first-hand impressions. Moscow women are open-minded and confident. They like successful and generous men to enjoy metropolitan life together.

Moscow is a great place to explore. Especially if you do it together with one of it’s beautiful but still single ladies.
Why South Koreans were deeply interested in the 2020 Presidential Election: “Katchi Kapshida.”
By: K. Hazel Kwon
Tags: Elections, International Relations, Korea, Biden, Foreign Affairs

I watched the result of the 2020 United States presidential election in South Korea. The result was live broadcast for hours (and days), taking up prime time for Korean television shows. As of today, Korean media continues to cover amply news about Biden’s victory, Trump’s refusal to concede, and other election-related updates.

This year’s election was particularly important to South Koreans. South Korean citizens have been dismayed by the Trump administration’s pendulating attitude in dealing with North Korea. Trump’s threat to withdraw the U.S. troops from the Korean Peninsula has bred fearmongering and bewildered them. South Koreans have learned what kind of U.S. commander-in-chief could put national defense at risk in their homeland.

A few days before the election, the now president-elect Joe Biden published an op-ed in a reputable Korean news outlet. His article emphasized the alliance between the two nations, acknowledged hardworking Korean-Americans, and praised South Korean response to COVID-19. At the end of writing, he used the expression “katchi kapshida.”

Katchi Kapshida is a Korean word that means “We Go Together.” This expression also symbolizes the mutual defense relationship between the U.S. and South Korea, which has been steadfast since 1953. On the United States Forces Korea (USFK) website, the welcome message begins with this expression. The president of South Korea, Moon Jae-In, recently picked up the word and reused it in his congratulatory memo to Mr. Biden.

South Koreans’ profound interest in this year’s election illustrates how deeply the U.S. president can influence other parts of the world, especially its allies. I am a South Korean immigrant who maintains close social connections with Korean fellows. Over the past four years, I painfully saw my Korean families, friends, and friends becoming cynical about the U.S. leadership. Until not long ago, these people used to admire the U.S. as a role model of democracy.

As much as U.S. citizens are curious and anticipating the nation’s future with Mr. Biden as a president, South Koreans are likewise looking forward to seeing his leadership. They hope not only to fortify alliance with the U.S. but also to regain their belief that the U.S. is indeed a capable guardian of global democracy. They want to “Katchi Kapshida” with the U.S.
Reasons to be Thankful
Tags: International Relations, Election 2020

It may be the day after Thanksgiving, but it’s worth thinking more about reasons to be thankful.

Hopefully we can make it through the next few weeks until the Electoral College meets and Biden takes office. If that happens there are good reasons to be optimistic.

- The coronavirus siege will end. It looks like the vaccines will work and can be manufactured. We have all kinds of logistical problems to solve, but we will get out of this and move on (having killed off far too many in the interim). You can contrast that with the despair when Obama took office, and it wasn’t clear when or if we were ever going to get out.

- As a result, economies will start doing better. This will happen sooner if Republican don’t try to sabotage it and make recovery unnecessarily painful (as they did last time), but it should happen eventually in any case. That can give us a second chance at what ought to have happened under Trump. Trump’s economic policy of a deficit-funded bubble in good times (an unprecedented act of self-serving immorality) wasted the chance to rebuild national infrastructures. We should have a chance at prosperity and wise use of its opportunities. That would be good for everyone.

- The virus should provide ample incentive for progress on the many festering issues of international governance. Regardless of what anyone says, the virus showed how bad it can get when there is no effective means of dealing with a critical world-wide problem. Climate change is the prime example, but there are many other issues with globalization that need work. A Biden administration has a chance of dealing with international standards for trade, labor, environmental protection, etc. There is tremendous upside to this-defusing the climate crisis, worldwide economic growth, diminished domestic unrest, reduced threat of war.

None of this is guaranteed, but we have a chance. By the skin of our teeth we have managed to beat back fascism in this country. That’s no small achievement, and if we’re diligent and lucky there can be dividends.
International cooperation is key to reducing economic impact of COVID-19
By: Olivia Nieberg
Tags: International Relations, Covid 19, Business, Economics, Finance

The long-term economic shock that COVID-19 will have on developing countries depends on the cooperation efforts of the international community, states Professor Jesus Crespo Cuaresma from Vienna University of Business and Economics.

Professor Crespo Cuaresma says that the COVID-19 pandemic poses difficult challenges to developing countries, particularly Sub-Saharan Africa, as it adds to an already fragile public health system and existing problems as a result of other infections like Malaria, Measles or HIV.

He believes that the severity of the crisis will be further exacerbated by the lack of widespread access to social protection, which will potentially lead to impacts on the determinants of long-term economic growth, such as investment in education.

Furthermore, he warns that developing countries are highly exposed to demand shocks in highly developed economies through trade and tourism. As the demand from rich economies fall, these demand spill overs will have an additional negative effect on the economics of developing countries.

“In the current context of falling oil and commodity prices, the mobilisation of resources to combat the negative economic effects of the pandemic is also particularly difficult in many African and Latin American countries, where natural resources are prominent sources of revenue,” says Professor Crespo Cuaresma.

To combat this, he indicates that the cooperation efforts of the international community will be central to overcoming the most disastrous effects of COVID-19 in the developing world.

“The United Nations Development Programme has launched the COVID-19 rapid response facility, which should provide a first tranche of help to countries in need. In addition, leaders of the G20 have agreed to mobilize development and humanitarian financing to counteract the effects of the pandemic in developing countries, particularly Africa,” says Professor Crespo Cuaresma, with hopes for further future cooperation.
Hundreds Killed, Thousands Flee
By: Tyler A. Donohue
Tags: Human Rights, International Relations, Humanitarian, Africa, Ethiopia

What impact does this have globally?

Ethiopia is a close military ally to the US and has been essential in maintaining peace in the precarious Horn of Africa.

Civil war would destabilize the region and could cause mass displacement of the second-most populous country (110 million people).

The war could easily spill into Eritrea; there are already 96,000 Eritrean refugees living in Tigray.

If Ethiopians continue to flee to Sudan, which already has 1.1 million refugees, this could destabilize the fragile transition that the nation is currently going through, including an ongoing economic crisis.

Ethiopia also runs a vital peacekeeping mission in Somalia that would be under threat because of inner turmoil.

There’s something you can do right now to help innocent civilians:

While the conflict continues, thousands of Ethiopian people are continuing to flee to Sudan. The refugee camp is in dire need of food and supplies. Something you can right now to help — donate to the Norweigan Refugee Council, the organization that is currently managing the on-the-ground efforts at Um Rakuba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan.
The End of an Era
By: Institute Of International Affairs
Tags: Africa, Ghana, International Relations, Foreign Policy

Former President J.J Rawlings (extreme left), former U.S First Lady Hilary Clinton (middle), former U.S President Bill Clinton (right) and former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, at a state dinner in the White House in 1999. Photo credit: africanews.com

One of our keenest fears and concerns at the GhIIA.org revolves around the question of RECORDS in West Africa. Poor archiving and historical practices mean that a large part of the record of the sub-region and continent is lost or in danger of being lost. Added to this is the fact that the record that exists is not easily accessible, is often tainted by bias and anecdote, often consists of top line summaries only and is not disseminated or popularised. For instance, the detailed record of the negotiations that led to the Ghana- Mali -Guinea Union are not readily charged in the general knowledge of West Africa. There is a keen need to capture the record-recollections, interviews, archives, of the key players in West Africa, lest it’s lost to memory. Alas, our keenest fears have come alive in one for. One of the most pivotal actors in West African affairs, has passed unexpectedly.

Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, Head of State in Ghana from 1982- 2000 was a charismatic, lightening rod figure who charged Ghana and the sub-region for over 2 decades. His impact on Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs in West Africa and Africa for was immense. Indeed, there is extant narrative that his brand of ‘revolution’ created panic in many African capitals, with governments worried over coups with clone Rawlings’.Many a popular insurrection, was inspired by Rawlings and often saw the leaders of such activity turn to Rawlings for advice. Indeed, as recently as a few weeks ago, the military junta in Mali had made a point to visit him, as they negotiated the period post their coup. Indeed, a major repository of the key record of diplomatic and strategic affairs in West Africa has been lost, as outlined in this obituary from the Guardian.

Former President JJ Rawlings with the Malian Coup Leaders. Photo credit: Office of Former President Rawlings

One of the deepest tragedies of this era, in our humble opinion, is that we will not be able to access 1st hand information from the President Rawlings. How will we find out his thought and knowledge on what became known as the Soussoudis Affair? How did he get over the diplomatic and strategic difficulties of the expulsions of Ghanaians from Nigeria in 1983, to forge such strong links with Nigerian leaders like Generals Babaginda and Abacha? What compelled him to keep

Ghanaian peacekeepers in Rwanda, when many others cut and run? Is it true he and President Museiveni planned to airdrop troops into Ougadougou, with Libyan support, to save Captain Sankara? Outside Nkrumah, JJ Rawlings has been the imprimatur on Ghanaian / ECOWAS foreign Policy, and his passing truly marks the end of an era.

Nelson Mandela with J.J Rawlings. Photo credit: gettyimages.com

We wish his family and loved ones, and the people of Ghana, our deepest sympathies.
Universal Auxiliary Language
By: Peter Miles
Tags: World Peace, International Relations, Universal Language, Esperanto, World Unity

Universal Auxiliary Language

A universal auxiliary language will help bring world unity, the barriers that prevented world unity in the past are gone or are nearly so. Peter Miles Follow Nov 21, 2020 · 3 min read

Physical distance and geographical barriers have long been overcome and near instant communication is available to most, although not all, of the world’s population. Many people in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa, for example, still need electricity to power computers, even if Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites provide them with internet access.

Man-made religious prejudice and intolerance are disappearing, the widespread education of people has allowed liberal thinking and ideas and open minds with which to push passed the conservatism and exclusivity of the past.

Language difficulties have been overcome to an extent with the widespread teaching of different languages. Electronic aids such as Google translate, make for fast written translation of many languages, and spoken word translation devises are available. The introduction of a universal auxiliary language will completely remove any language communication difficulties.

A universal auxiliary language is an essential tool for establishing concord and unity amongst the Worlds people, because it will enable clear, understandable communication between all people.

The idea and need of a common language are not new, ever since man started to speak and travel people would meet with others of a different language group. In history it has been the language of the conquering people whose language would be forced upon the conquered or the language of the dominant political and economic power. This will cause resistance among most of us who don’t want to be dominated, if a common language is chosen because it is spoken by people who are economically dominant at the time. An artificially constructed language may be more acceptable to most people.

Polish born Dr. Ludovic Zamenhof invented a language now known as Esperanto in the 1880s. Over the intervening years it has proven its reliability as a useful and spreading language, indeed its popularity continues to grow. The Chinese government uses Esperanto on its daily news website http://esperanto.china.org.cn/ It was constructed to be simple and easier to learn than other languages. Dr Zamenhof’s Esperanto is available free to learn on the internet https://www.duolingo.com/enroll/eo/en/Learn-Esperanto Learning Esperanto is also available at https://lernu.net/en

This may be the universal auxiliary language of the future.

A universal auxiliary language whether it be a natural or constructed language can be chosen then taught in schools, to become the language of international conferences and conventions as well as commerce and tourism. People then only have to learn two languages, their own native language and the international language.

It is time for the introduction of a universal auxiliary language and the unity it will bring.

Esperanto http://esperanto.net/en/
Serbia y su integración en Europa
By: Francisco Javier Ocaña Márquez
Tags: Europe, International Relations, Politics, Serbia, European Union

Jurist. Specialized in European Union. Enthusiast of History, Politics, Economics and Law.
Marshal Law Doesn’t Matter On January 2021
Tags: Electoral College, Elections, Law, President, Civil Rights

A Short Lesson On Civics

On January 2021, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris becomes President, and the Vice President of the United States of the America.

At that time martial law doesn’t matter because there’s no civil rebellion.

Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the elections ended on December 14, 2020, the electoral college in all of the states certified the presidential election. On January 6, 2020 the congress will verify the presidential election. It’s a done deal. Nothing could happened to changed the outcome. It’s official…

Martial Law

Martial law involves the temporary substitution of military authority for civilian rule and is usually invoked in time of war, rebellion, or natural disaster. Abstract: When martial law is in effect, the military commander of an area or country has unlimited authority to make and enforce laws.

State of Emergency

The United States Constitution

The United States Constitution implicitly provides some emergency powers in the article about the executive power :

Congress may authorize the government to call forth the militia to execute the laws, suppress an insurrection or repel an invasion.

Congress may authorize the government to suspend consideration of writs of habeas corpus “when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it.”

Felony charges may be brought without presentment or grand jury indictment in cases arising “in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger.”

A state government may engage in war without Congress’s approval if “actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.”

Under any unforeseeable outcome of the certification of the election it will need the congress to change the outcome, but currently the Democrats control the congress, so the likelihood of a different outcome is likely.

The importance of civics in our school system are definitely needed at a time when democracy is being challenged. What are your thoughts on this very important matter?
Being an advocate for the family of Quawan Charles has shown me a few things.
By: André Arceneaux
Tags: BlackLivesMatter, Race, Quawan Charles, Injustice, Civil Rights

The death of 15-year-old Quawan Charles sent shockwaves from the sleepy towns of Baldwin and Loreauville, LA into tv screens and cell phones across the world. More importantly, the handling of his death and its investigation has acted as a catapult to expose the inequity that exists for the Black Family even when victims of tragedy. On October 30, 2020, Quawan’s Mother begged police to locate her son. The officers ignored a Mother’s intuition and knowledge of her son until, four days later, Quawan’s battered body was found, abandoned, in roughly one foot of water. Many questions are still left unanswered surrounding Quawan’s death. There is still information about Quawan’s last moments of which his family will never know. But, the one thing we do know is that all of this could have been avoided if officers from the Baldwin Police Department and the West St. Mary Sheriff’s Office would have followed Louisiana state law and reported Quawan missing the moment his Mother reported it. The ugly and embarrassing truth is that we know if a 15-year-old white girl was missing and her mother begged for assistance, these same agencies would have followed the letter of the law. Chances are this fictitious 15-year-old white girl would still be alive. Chances are anyone involved with her disappearance would be questioned. Arrested. Convicted. The agencies have proven that they didn’t believe that Quawan Charles was worth saving.
‘We are the same?”
By: Sabria S Thoughts
Tags: Writing, Poetry, Freedom, Oppression, Civil Rights

‘We are the same?”

We are the same you and I

If I hurt do you feel pain

If I bleed is your blood not the same

But what’s really different?

I have brown eyes you have blue eyes

I’m black and you’re white

I’m a caged bird and your a free bird

But there’s no segregation here,right ?

My life is bound to your’s

Bound by the chains in which my ancestors wore

My life is spent in the shadows,no light in sight

But yet the law says we’re equal

Why don’t we get paid the same?

Why don’t we use the same bathrooms?

Why are blacks forced to stay in poverty?

But yet you choose to say we are the same

I was a broken wing that could not fly

But I intend to sorrow high into the skies

We said FINALLY FREE

But the freedom we gained helped bound us again

My dreams are unavailable

My rights are unattainable

My life isn’t my own

But yet you still think we’re the same?
The ATF’s Tacit Admission
By: Mark Houser
Tags: Gun Rights, Gun Control, Liberty, Guns, Civil Rights

Marlin 1895 Trapper — half an inch away from being an SBR under the NFA

The gun community was inflamed by the ATF‘s recent notice, “Objective Factors for Classifying Weapons with ‘Stabilizing Braces.’” Matt Larosiere provides a thoughtful, levelheaded analysis of the document in this video. (I encourage you to subscribe to his channel to keep up with his excellent gun policy content.)

There’s an additional point I would like to add to the conversation. In our attempts to parse what exactly the ATF’s actions will mean for gun owners, let’s not lose sight of what the ATF has revealed itself to be.

Consider the following excerpt from the notice:

“Until that (registration, disposal, or surrender) process is separately implemented, and absent a substantial public safety concern [emphasis added], ATF will exercise its enforcement discretion not to enforce the registration provisions of the NFA against any person who, before publication of this notice, in good faith acquired, transferred, made, manufactured, or possessed an affected stabilizer-equipped firearms.”

The emphasized text contains a tacit but important admission: the ATF itself has acknowledged that the firearms it’s targeting do not inherently constitute any sort of substantial public safety concern. Gun owners already know this, of course — but it’s fascinating that the ATF is not even attempting to maintain a pretext of public safety justification for its pistol brace crusade.

In fact, the ATF’s recent notice makes no other reference at all to public safety, fighting crime, or curbing violence, except one vague allusion to the notion that “the purpose of the NFA is ‘to regulate certain weapons likely to be used for criminal purposes.’” And, of course, that’s complete and utter nonsense. The NFA has almost nothing to do with handguns (the guns that are actually most likely to be used for criminal purposes).

The ATF has spent years telling gun owners that shoestrings are machine guns, that legal guns may become illegal guns depending on how you hold them, that vague or secret criteria may be used to deem your guns illegal, and that things that aren’t guns are guns, to say nothing of countless other dubious decisions and the perpetuation of some horrific tragedies. Thus, gun owners are likely to see the ATF as abusive and more interested in harassing them than as an agency truly dedicated to protecting public safety.

The ATF is doing everything it can to maintain that reputation.
Warning from a Disabled Grad Student
By: Laurel Holmes Maury
Tags: Disability, Discrimination, Social Justice, Johns Hopkins, Civil Rights

I’d like to file a Civil Rights complaint about my department through Johns Hopkins, but Hopkins’ own policies prevent me from doing so.

Disabled Hopkin students have to file complaints through Hopkins Disability Services (DS) if they face discrimination or harassment due to disability. DS decides whether or not to forward the case on as a Civil Rights or harassment complaint.

At Johns Hopkins, all Civil Rights complaints are handled by the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE). Students who experience racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ageism and discrimination based on their beliefs can file Civil Rights complaints and have their complaints investigated by a lawyer. Students who who are harassed or treated inappropriately by Hopkins employees can complain in the same way and also have their complaints investigated by a lawyer.

Students who experience discrimination based on their disability status, or who face professors and administrators who violate the ADA or Federal privacy law concerning disability — such students may not file through OIE. We have to file through DS. Then DS decides if the case warrants going through OIE.

I’ve dealt with DS a bit, but I’ve never encountered a lawyer there. They seem to operate on an ad hoc basis without much authority to change anything. (In my experience, they cause more harm than they cure.)

The chance that a disabled student will face discrimination or harassment without a disability component is almost zero, so Hopkins’ rule that all disability complaints go to DS effectively bars disabled students from filing Civil Rights complaints without DS’s permission.

Able-bodied students can file Civil Rights complaints directly. Disabled students must file first to DS, then obtain DS’s permission to file with OIE. Let me say that again: Disabled students at Johns Hopkins University may only file Civil Rights complaints with the university’s permission. Able-bodied students do not need the University’s permission to file.

This is crazy because Federal law treats discrimination on the basis of disability as a Civil Rights violation. Hopkins DS appears to treat it as a kind of protocol violation. They will speak with individual professors, but do nothing about systematic, ongoing problems such as regular failure to implement classroom accommodations, and a tradition of bullying and retaliation.

No one has been able to explain to me why Hopkins treats disability discrimination as a disability issue, and other forms of discrimination as Civil Rights issues, nor why disabled students are the only group effectively barred from filing Civil Rights complaints at the school.

I fear this policy means that Hopkins doesn’t care much about the fate of its disabled students.
Dictatorship
By: Ragu Politics
Tags: India Govt, Dictatorship, Consitution, Democracy, Civil Rights

Dictatorship

Democracy

Democracy, a utopian scheme, to uphold the value of Humanity and decent live is in peril for many years not only in India but also in other parts of the world where cruel despotors reign the power and to expand it over every individual are leaving no stone unturned .

As World is under threat of Dictatorship and the people are confuse which one is better between Dictatorship and Democracy because both have some positive and negative implications which directly and indirectly impact our life througly .

Let us enjoy small and meaningful conversation between Democracy and Dictatorship.

Dictatorship -People all over the world are running for Power or ultimate Power and I am the one which satiate this need and as the world is divided into different sects and culture so it is not feasible to control everyone or satisfying by giving them the right to take decision according to their circumstances because it creates chaos in the society. It is once again an impossible task to design polices which can fulfill everyone’s desires or needs and without dictionary, it becomes troublesome task for any country to implement the laws which are made for a bigger goal.

Democracy attracts chaos and Dictatorship attracts peace in a society in a larger extent.

Democracy -It is right, sometimes Democracy attracts chaos but only when the ruler who comes with a promise that the well being of citizens will be a paramount for it but when citizens feels, the promise was just a fake allurment and the ultimate aim of ruler is only well being of him then that chaos is far better than peace or disciplined citizens.

Although, it is a fact every country of the world is divided in many sects and cultures and to design one law for all is not feasible but it is also impossible to make one law with the vision of well being of a particular class so Democracy doesn’t attracts chaos, it attracts healthy discussion and healthy discussion also reflects the well being of citizens.

Dictatorship -Every Democracy completes only when it has strong opposition and without strong opposition, democracy is vain but how can we expect opposition allow ruling government to run the government without opposition because only creates hindrance in every matter just to strong its position?

Democracy -It is right it is opposition job to create hindrance in government work but hindrance only succeed when there is absence of good will in government.

Dictatorship verses Democracy

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The Daily Blackness: Casey Goodson Shot Multiple Times- Ruled Homicide, DOJ to Launch Civil Rights Investigation
By: Lashaun Turner
Tags: Civilrights, BlackLivesMatter, Caseygoodson

The Daily Blackness: Casey Goodson Shot Multiple Times- Ruled Homicide, DOJ to Launch Civil Rights Investigation Lashaun Turner ·Dec 11, 2020

(Columbus Ohio) 23-year-old Casey Goodson’s family says he was returning home from a dentist appointment and holding sandwiches, not waving a gun as authorities say, when he was fatally shot last week by a sheriff’s deputy. Police say there was a verbal exchange before the deputy shot and killed Goodson. Federal authorities are now reviewing the case.



Goodson was fatally shot last week by Deputy Jason Meade, a sheriff’s deputy working for the US Marshal’s fugitive task force as he tried to enter his own home. Columbus Police said the deputy was looking for violent offenders at the time, but Goodson was not the person being sought by the task force.



https://youtu.be/J5L7SLgfPe8
Civicus Monitor alliance: Pandemic being used as guise to abuse civil rights across the world
By: The Workers Rights
Tags: Covid 19, Human Rights, Civicus Monitor Alliance, Civil Rights

Various governments around the world have been increasingly using Covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to curb people of their basic civil rights. The finding was reported by Civicus Monitor, a civil society groups’ alliance. In its assessment of 196 countries, the alliance found that currently the global civil rights are at the cliff edge, with 87% of populations living in countries labelled as “repressed” and “closed”. This is an increase by 4% from last year’s figures. Curtailed civil rights include free speech, freedom of association and peaceful assembly.

The countries have suppressed people’s freedom to exercise civil rights by arresting protestors, use of excessive force, crackdown on journalists, and intimidating human rights activists. The report said that many governments have used the pandemic situation to “introduce or implement additional restrictions on civic freedoms.”

The group also categorized freedoms of association, expression and peaceful assembly under various categories based on methodology of combining several data. The categories include repressed, closed, obstructed, open and narrowed.

“The use of detention as the main tactic to restrict protests only shows the hypocrisy of governments using Covid-19 as a pretence to crack down on protests, as the virus is more likely to spread in confined spaces like prisons,” said Marianna Belalba Barreto, Civicus Monitor’s research lead.

“Our research reflects a deepening civic space crisis across the globe and highlights how governments are using the pandemic as an excuse to further curtail rights, including by passing legislation to criminalise speech.”

Out of the 196 countries examined, only Sudan and Democratic Republic of Congo have improved their ratings by moving from “closed” to “repressed”. “Closed” category is the worst rating for countries. Furthermore, 11 countries degraded in the ratings. These include Costa Rica, US, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Slovenia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador and the Philippines.

Another highly noticeable trend noted by the group was specific trending and suppression of people belonging to LGBT+ community, immigrants and refugees.

The group is calling for governments to work in association with the human rights groups and defenders “to halt this downward spiral and push back against the authoritarian forces at work”.

https://www.theworkersrights.com/civicus-monitor-alliance-pandemic-being-used-as-guise-to-abuse-civil-rights-across-the-world/
Politics is never for the betterment of society.
By: Debesh Choudhury
Tags: Politics, Humanity, Human Right Abuses, Sociaty, Civil Rights

Politics is never for the betterment of society. It is like a drama — leaders are playing the roles of humanity savers, and the voters are the spectators, cheering the leaders, despite knowing that the leaders are not what they are pretending. * Inspired by a story — “The Poison In Politics” by Floyd Mori. You may also read my story — “Telling Lies is an Easy Tool in Politics.” Follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn. — Debesh Choudhury.
“Dynamic Shift” — Book Release Part III
By: Tiffany Marler
Tags: Human Rights, New Book Release, Advocacy, Book Release Countdown, Civil Rights

It has taken many years and multiple therapists to be able to put this whole story together in her head.

You see, something happened that year, good ol’ 2020 that she had been waiting for since 1987. Aurora finally got her hands on the court documents from her molestation and child trafficking case that this ‘Neville’, this man that had hurt her so many years ago.

It helped Aurora to complete the missing pieces that she needed to be able to help me to be able to write this inspirational autobiography and tell you all about this horrible experience, yet wonderful journey it has turned out to be for her and her family and all of the healing properties that has led her to lead a wonderful movement not only in her home state but across this entire nation…and now her family has had great healing with wonderful help from the Lord up above!

She had never lost her faith in all of her struggles that she had had in her own life. No matter who or what was harming her she never lost that feeling that someone was watching over her, protecting her in her darkest hours…and it is her “proof” that there is a “Higher Power” out there, watching over us.
Pro-Choice
By: Jonica Bradley
Tags: Pro Choice, 50 Words, Politics, The Bad Influence, Civil Rights

I didn't have this story in mind when I issued our 15th theme challenge. My husband was reading aloud this morning. He read the death by covid statistics. He read the diagnosed with covid statistics. We discussed people’s refusal to wear masks. We talked about the groups suing the governor of Texas and the United States. People truly believe their civil rights are being violated when businesses and states require the wearing of masks.

These same people do not have a problem wearing seat belts or motorcycle helmets. These same people do not have a problem regulating my body. These same people would love to have birth certificate proof before allowing women to use the restroom. They do not see their hypocrisy.

It is so surreal to be living through this transition, this dumbing down, politicizing personal choices, this drift from autonomy to subjugation of the American people. I’ve lived through true civil rights violations. Discrimination of women in the workplace. Discrimination of homosexuals in bakeries. Discrimination of transexuals in just about every place.

I am flabbergasted. I am ashamed of my country and my state.
: Islamophobia: Understanding Anti-Muslim Sentiment in the West
By: Dilarzx Malik
Tags: Civilization, Culture Change, Culture, Sung, Civil Rights

Dear friends, today i want to share GALUP Survey report about Islamophobia which i have tried my best to translate. you must study.https://dilarz.blogspot.com/2020/12/islamophobia-understanding-anti-muslim.html
The Bye- Election
By: Abayomi Fawehinmi
Tags: Elections, Nigeria, Democracy, Voting, Civil Rights

Today, the 5th of December 2020, Bye-Elections will be conducted for 15 Senatorial and State constituencies across 11 states of Nigeria.

Do you feel there is an election in the air?

In Lagos, elections will hold to fill the seat for the Lagos East Senatorial District and the Kosofe II State Constituency.

The lagos East Senatorial zone, covers five local government areas, namely Somolu, Kosofe, Ibeju- Lekki, Ikorodu and Epe. It has

1,343,448 voters while Kosofe has 443,048 voters.

In both elections, the candidates of the ruling APC and the PDP are the front runners. The candidates for the Senate Seat are Tokunbo Abiru of the APC and Babatunde Gbadamosi of the PDP.

There are two exciting peculiarities about both candidates.

One, none of them has any Legislative experience before the election.

Two, neither of them were in this same race in 2019. Tokunbo Abiru was the Managing Director of the Polaris Bank Limited and didn't contest in 2019, while Babatunde Gbadamosi contested as the governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party ( ADP)

To win the election in 2019, the late Bayo Osinowo got 145,839 votes. The PDP candidate got 90,354 votes.

Will Lagosians troop out today to vote?

Will the winner get up to 200,000 votes this time? Remember there are 1,343,448 voters.

Will the clamour for better leadership arising from the #EndSARS protest influence the result of the election? Will the young people come and and use their vote to sorosoke?

Please go out and exercise your civic duty.

May the best candidate win in this election
Panel Discussion — Dreaming Transformative Justice
Tags: Bioneers 2020 Conference, Cory Greene, Jadyn Fauconier Herry, Civil Rights, Bioneers2020

Movements for transformative justice and abolition have much to teach us about how to heal from harm and violence and rebuild communities grounded in liberation, justice, care and accountability. These movements have long-held visions of a world where each person and community have the basic rights of health, dignity, safety and belonging, without relying on oppressive state systems and punitive justice. They invite us to imagine what is possible when people can self-determine what justice feels like in their own communities, and practice how to build care, accountability, healing and repair on the individual, interpersonal and collective level. In our current moment, people of all ages are lifting up these movements as we all continue to reckon with some of the broken and violent systems of our society. The work to heal these wounds is not new. There is a rich and deep-rooted social ecosystem upon which new life is growing and iterating.

How can the emerging visions and lessons learned support intergenerational collaborations and young movement leaders in their work today? How can the dreams and lived practices of these movements orient all of us towards more agency and healing in our own lives and the work that we do? What insights can these movements offer us in meeting the current moment of reckoning and rebuilding as well as guide us through uncertain futures?

Hosted by Liz Kennedy, Communications Director and Research Fellow at Lead to Life. With: Cory Greene, Co-Founder and Healing Justice Coordinator for How Our Lives Link Altogether (H.O.L.L.A.); Jadyn Fauconier-Herry, a recent graduate of New York University, where she earned her BA in Social and Cultural Analysis; Olka Baldeh, Communications Manager for the Essie Justice Group.