Egalitarianism

Trend of thought that favors equality for all people

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April 2024
Human rights
The European Court of Human Rights made a historic ruling that the Swiss government violated human rights by insufficiently addressing climate change, marking the first time such a judgment was made regarding climate inaction.
2021
Human rights
The United Nations Human Rights Council officially recognized 'having a clean, healthy and sustainable environment' as a human right, expanding the scope of human rights to include environmental considerations.
2020
Human rights
K. Cope, C. Crabtree, and C. Fariss publish a study on patterns of disagreement in indicators of state repression in Political Science Research and Methods
2018
Human rights
Meghan Sobel and Karen McIntyre publish a study on journalists' perceptions of human rights reporting in Rwanda in African Journalism Studies
2015
Human rights
Filip Reyntjens publishes an analysis of Rwanda's progress in the Journal of Democracy, discussing human rights developments
November 18 2012
Human rights
ASEAN members unanimously adopt the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, establishing a collective framework for human rights in Southeast Asia
2011
Human rights
NATO and Qatar conducted a military intervention in the First Libyan Civil War under the 'Responsibility to Protect' doctrine, with the stated goal of preventing atrocities, though the intervention was criticized for potentially overreaching its mandate by seeking to remove the existing government.

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