Archive for February 20th, 2018

20/02/2018

Every Half a Second…

Human Wrongs Watch

By Baher Kamal*

20 February 2018  (Wall Street International)* — The issue is tough, very tough. It is about the good, the bad and the ugly of the use – and misuse – that humans make of Internet.
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How to ensure safer Internet spaces for children
How to ensure safer Internet spaces for children | Photo re-posted from Wall Street International.
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On the one hand, users find quick answers from what you may call “Saint Google” or “Santa Wikipedia”. On the other, Internet is being glowingly misused and abused for steeling private information, bullying, sexual exploitation and even human trafficking.

And the issue has just jumped to the news again now that the United Nations informs that every half a second, every day, a child goes online for the first time – tapping into all the great opportunities the Internet has to offer, but facing grave risks.

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20/02/2018

Brexit Means… More Arms Dealing to Human Rights Abusers

Human Wrongs Watch

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**Photo: Manchester Brexit protest for Conservative conference, October 1, 2017 | Author: Ilovetheeu | Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.

It was one year ago that a triumphant Theresa May proudly announced from Ankara, Turkey, that the UK is “open for business.”  She had reason to be upbeat.

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20/02/2018

It’s the Rapacity, Stupid!

Human Wrongs Watch

By Dr. Naresh Jotwani*

19 February 2018 – TRANSCEND Media Service 

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Dr. Naresh Jotwani

Case 1: Imagine, in a picturesque suburban neighborhood, two pet dogs of immediate neighbors quarreling over a bone – growling, barking, snarling, lunging; that is, a typical instance of canine conflict over a prized object.

Imagine that the two owners come out and notice the conflict. How might they resolve the conflict? Surely this would be a simple matter, with several decent solutions.

For example, the “bone of contention” may be tossed into a covered garbage bin. Or one of the neighbors may come up with a second bone so that each dog has one. Or each neighbor may simply drag his or her dog – growling and snarling – away from the conflict.

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