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1clog — v 1. encumber, hamper, hinder, cumber, place an obstacle in the way of, balk; impede, incommode, embarrass, delay, U.S. filibuster, retard, slow up or down, brake; frustrate, thwart, cross, oppose, countercheck, counteract; complicate, make… …
2Human rights in the United States — In 1776, Thomas Jefferson proposed a philosophy of human rights inherent to all people in the Declaration of Independence, asserting that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that… …
3Uses of torture in recent times — Torture, the infliction of severe physical or psychological pain upon an individual to extract information, a confession or as a punishment, is prohibited by international law and illegal in most countries. However, it is still used by many… …
4punishment — /pun ish meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of punishing. 2. the fact of being punished, as for an offense or fault. 3. a penalty inflicted for an offense, fault, etc. 4. severe handling or treatment. [1250 1300; ME punysshement < AF punisement, OF… …
5Woomera Immigration Reception and Processing Centre — Operation of the Woomera facility= The Centre was opened in November 1999, with a capacity of 400. This capacity was very quickly exceeded, as the boat arrivals continued. Nursing and administrative staff working there at the time have since… …
6Hossein Derakhshan — (Persian: حسين درخشان; born January 7, 1975), also known as Hoder, is an Iranian blogger. He is credited with starting the blogging revolution in Iran[1] and is called the father of Persian blogging by many journalists …
7Racial issues in Japan — In 2005, a United Nations special rapporteur on racism and xenophobia expressed concerns about deep and profound racism in Japan and insufficient government recognition of the problem. [cite web|url=http://www.unic.or.jp/new/pr05 057 E.htm |title …
8Human rights in Austria — are generally respected by the government; however, there were problems in some areas. There were some reports of police abuse and use of unjustified force against prisoners. Anti Semitic incidents, including physical attacks, name calling,… …
9International Criminal Court — Not to be confused with the International Court of Justice. International Criminal Court Cour pénale internationale (French) …
10Special Relationship (U.S.-UK) — The phrase special relationship is often used to describe the exceptionally close and positive political, diplomatic, cultural and historical relations between the United States and the United Kingdom, following its use in a 1946 speech by… …
