“Favoritism”, “Cronyism”, and “Nepotism” are barriers to the culture of human rights cultivation.         In every modern society, ethical issues and ethical decision-making are among the major shared concerns. One of the most basic themes in ethics is fairness. On the concept of fairness and justice, philosopher Aristotle says, "Equals shou ... Continue reading »

  Exercising Human Rights needs to be Protected. No to Having Prisoners of Conscience (See Note 1)   “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”     The detention of any prisoner of conscience by any system of government violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. All prisoners of conscience are essentially trying to exercise th ... Continue reading »

  Gender Equality is, first and foremost, a Universal Human Right.   >> Happy International Women’s Day - روز جهانی زن فرخنده و شاینده باد  ... Continue reading »

  Dialogue is the preferred modus operandi for cultivating culture of human rights.       The Culture of Human Rights calls for an active and participatory citizenship. For human rights to be realized, exercised, and upheld, it is essential that dialogue be favored over debate.   Dialogue differs from debate significantly. Debate is fundamentally ... Continue reading »

The system of oppression dehumanizes everyone and suffocates humanity.   “… we can't say that one person liberates himself, or another, but that people in communion liberate each other.” [3]     Source: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151416504456276&set=a.135072906275.141325.104231366275&type=1&theater   Per Wikipedia, “Oppression is the ... Continue reading »

    This collaborative advocacy project advocates love for Human Rights.    :: English Link ::  لينک پارسی‌     About 12Petals: 
12Petals Media Group strives to be a union of visual artists, musicians, filmmakers, cinematographers, playwrights, social entrepreneurs and more, all coming together to produce inspired multimedia pieces that promote an ... Continue reading »

  Celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights   By: Zachary Stickney The history of human rights is a long one, filled both with incredible triumphs of human respect and dignity, but also with debilitating and often violent regresses – the product of division, short-sightedness, and hatred.  This history has shown us that human rights are ... Continue reading »

CONTRIBUTIONS LIST (For Archive Purpose)  Source: http://legacy.iranian.com/main/member/12-petals :: Special thanks to All-Iranians for highlighting the archiving steps.    Title  Type  Date “Secular Humanism” Blog -- Aug 22, 2012 UN Declaration on the Right and Responsibility Blog -- Jun 24, 2012 Equal Dignity -- برابرى درمنزلت Blog -- Jun 20, 201 ... Continue reading »

"Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual)." ~ Ayn Rand ~     Your viewpoint is important to us. Please consider sharing you ... Continue reading »