One of the priorities of the Government of Mauritius is to provide its people with a quality of life based on human dignity, equality of treatment, economic empowerment and social justice. The Government is very effectual in ensuring that Mauritius is a modern democracy, which protects and provides equal rights and opportunities for all its citizens. ... In October 2012, the Government of Mauritius launched the National Human Rights Action Plan for the period 2012-2020. ... Educating the population on human rights at all levels and nurturing a culture of human rights in the island remains a pr...

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Contrary to mercenaries, private military and security companies are transnational corporations legally registered which obtain contracts from governments, private firms, intergovernmental and non governmental organizations. ... Private military and security companies often provide security and protection to humanitarian non governmental organizations in conflict or post-conflict areas where it has become difficult for the population to distinguish one from another. ... In order to comply with its mandate, the Working Group must seek opinions and contributions from Governments and intergovernm...

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In this paper the success of democratization will be measured by the sum of the level of inclusion and governmental accountability achieved. ... Nevertheless, the attitude of the demos towards democracy greatly depends on the quality of governmental accountability. ... Vertical without horizontal accountability only creates disaffection with the government or the regime. ... In both cases the commitment to uphold the rule of law is what creates a strong governmental accountability. (O'Donnell, 1998) Overall, the three countries will be placed on the comparative democratization scale based...

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The emergence of human rights debate can be seen as a 'Western' response to 'Western' conflict, which sought to see an end to such violations and acts of violence toward human beings, at the hands of their governments but also at an individual, civil level. ... In their book Human Rights: Cultural and Ideological Perspectives, Adamantia Pollis and Peter Schwab (1979) present a view of the UDHR which asserts that it is based upon only one interpretation of human rights, and that interpretation is 'Western'. ... To conceptualise the idea of 'human' a g...

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Pinochet's Case - Evolution in International Law On the fateful morning of October 16, 1998 General Augusto Pinochet was arrested by London's Metropolitan Police based on a preliminary extradition request from the Spanish government. ... It allowed for diplomatic immunity to overridden based on gross crimes, including those of the Torture Convention. ...

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In recognizing the freedoms of the individuals as well as the right of individuals to remain free from discrimination, the Charter establishes the principles upon which labor protections are based. ... As Section 32 states, the Charter applies to both Parliament and the government of Canada. While the Charter sets a minimal declaration of rights, provincial governments have the ability to extend upon the basic freedoms outlined in the Charter. ... Further, it constitutes as a positive right that must be defended by the government. ...

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This is very different than the European Union, whose policies tend to be much more of the legislative manner, allowing private governments to take care of these problems by simply offering general, commonly agreed upon legislations. ...

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