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“Secular Humanism”

12 Petals — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 06:30:59 +0000

For cultivating a culture of human rights and the prevalence of a culture of tolerance everywhere, Secularism and Secular Humanism can be highly cherished.

“Secularism”

Per Wikipedia, “Secularism is the principle of separation between government institutions and the persons mandated to represent the State from religious institutions and religious dignitaries.”

UN Declaration on the Right and Responsibility

12 Petals — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:37:32 +0000

Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

Equal Dignity -- برابرى درمنزلت

12 Petals — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:22:04 +0000

Human dignity is the foundational concept of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and as such it is a defining characteristic attributed to living human beings. The core belief of human rights is the belief that every person should be treated equally and with dignity irrespective of their circumstances. Concisely, an individual has inherent inviolable rights, and this expression signifies an innate right to respect.

Secularism -- سکولاریسم

12 Petals — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:42:38 +0000

A Short Film by David M. Beadle.
"Robert G. Ingersoll wrote this essay in 1887, the message is as urgent today as it was 127 years ago."

Hopefully, you enjoy watching this short film.

Human Rights & Responsibilities

12 Petals — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:16:02 +0000

Jim Ife (2010) asserts that essential to the concept of a culture of human rights is the knowledge of “rights and responsibilities” to be defined, conveyed, and recognized primarily in culture rather than in law. Pointing out to the culture rather than law accentuates the importance of relationship in human rights and positions us in the right direction for the achievement of our humanity.

Equality, Freedom, & Respect

12 Petals — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:25:31 +0000

Short Version:

“Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.”

Long Version:

Permeable to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, reads: “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.”

Goddess Of Justice

12 Petals — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:01:26 +0000

Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article # 11 -- “Right to be Considered Innocent until Proven Guilty”:

(1) Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense.

"Democracy, Tyranny, and Liberty" "دموکراسی‌ ، دیکتاتوری ، آزادی"

12 Petals — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:53:23 +0000

A Viewpoint By: Prof. Aeon Skoble -- Hope you find his talk valuable.

Genocide is the systematic or mass violation of human rights

12 Petals — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:59:15 +0000

Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group. Under international law, genocide is declared as a crime whether committed in time of peace or of war.

Other Rights

12 Petals — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:48:19 +0000

Human rights can’t be confined only to “prominent” issues such as torture, slavery, freedom of expression and so on. Poverty, education, work, and health maladies all do not just have an effect on us, but they also have an effect on shared humanity at a global level and on a scale never before experienced. Issues such as these are plainly taken too lightly.

What is the Philosophy of Liberty?

12 Petals — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:57:27 +0000

What is the Philosophy of Liberty? The animation here (English & Persian versions) is one viewpoint:

This video can be viewed in Persian here:
http://www.jonathangullible.com/PoL/philosophy_of_...

Disclaimer: Displaying this production does not constitute or imply its endorsement in its entirety by the 12Petals Media Group.

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Freedom Means the Supremacy of Human Rights Everywhere

12 Petals — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:10:33 +0000

Again, and this time at the dawn of the 21st century, use of the famous saying, “Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere” is highly important and central for humanity.   

Globally, we are facing violence and brutality once again unleashed in the name of religion. And, with their reliance on the “will” of god, we are witnessing disappearance of rights of individuals and many other rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in many parts of the world.   

The principle of “Process”

12 Petals — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:58:56 +0000

The dialogue of “Means” (specific actions), “Ends” (end goals), and “Process” carries a historical, ethical, social, and political importance. And, the Machiavellian philosophy of “the ends justify the means” has nowadays become the dominant decision-making axiom and spoken communication. Furthermore, in today’s accepted wisdom, all activities are generally observed exclusively in terms of their end results.

“Dialogue” is the Modus Operandi for the Culture of Human Rights

12 Petals — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:27:33 +0000

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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 adversarial and potentially hurtful. Dialogue, on the contrary, is intrinsically non-violent and empowering.   

Protect People and their Human Rights or Accept their Revolution

12 Petals — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:25:15 +0000

Human rights promotion and protection need to be a high priority for the governments ad infinitum. In addition, civil and political rights need to be highly respected and ranked equally with economic, social and cultural rights.

For a culture of human rights to be genuinely cultivated, a particular emphasis needs to be placed on the creation of an independent, permanent, and durable institutional capacity, (national human rights commission), not only to vigorously promote human rights but also to protect human rights with strength and determination.

Favoritism”, “Cronyism”, and “Nepotism” are barriers to the culture of human rights cultivation

12 Petals — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:35:24 +0000

“Favoritism”, “Cronyism”, and “Nepotism” are barriers to the culture of human rights cultivation

By: 12Petals Media Group

Source: http://www.Facebook.com/12Petals

In every society, ethical issues and ethical decision-making are among major shared concerns. One of the most basic themes in ethics is fairness. From the fairness and justice approach, philosopher Aristotle says, "Equals should be treated equally and unequals unequally.

Two Major Fallacious Arguments: 1) Ad Hominem and 2) Ad Populum

12 Petals — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:26:55 +0000

Source: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150652263450177

Hope you enjoy watching this interesting video clip on these themes (From start to Minute 1:35). For these two major fallacies, please share your specific examples helpful to everyone here.

Two of the most common non-rational appeals are these two argumentum.

The Story Of Human Rights

12 Petals — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:28:00 +0000

Very interesting and powerful video produced by Youth for Human Rights.

The story of human rights (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot8YGiRtB7U) depicts the appropriate linkage of universal human rights to Cyrus the Great. We extend our heartfelt regards to them all involved for producing an excellent production. Thank you.

12 Petals: YOUR story on film

12 Petals — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:02:00 +0000

San Francisco Bay Area, California (June 11, 2008) -- 12petals Media Group, established in late 2006, is inaugurating the start of its work of supporting and bringing attention to issues of social relevance through media with its first short film, "Human Rights: for everyone?".