Over 400,000 civilians have died in the Darfur conflict, 150,000 from acts of violence.
International Human Rights
All humans should have basic rights that protect them from being oppressed and allow them a certain quality of life.
Disability Rights
About 600 million people in the world experience disabilities of various types and degrees.
Labor Rights
120 million children around the world work full time to help support their impoverished families.
Malaria And Preventable Disease
Malaria is just one of a number of preventable diseases that claims millions of lives every year…
Millennium Development Goals
In 2000, 189 nations came together and made a promise to eradicate extreme poverty by 2015.
Sweatshops
Sweatshop laborers work 60-80 hours per week and are not paid enough money to put food on the table.
Violence against Women
1/3 of American women and 1/4 of women worldwide will experience domestic/dating violence in their lifetime…
Women's Rights
Two-thirds of the world’s children who receive less than four years of education are girls.
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Next, a word from the UN: Secretary General Ban Ki-moon gives his thoughts on the meaning of the day.
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Human Trafficking: Closer than you think
When people think about human trafficking, they think of countries in Asia and Africa, but it’s a growing problem in our own backyard. The government estimates that up to 17,500 people are trafficked into the United States each year for purposes of labor and commercial sexual exploitation.
In 2007, the US Senate marked January 11 as a day of awareness for the countless victims of human trafficking across the globe.
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