Wow that is a horrifically bad title, but I guess you'll start to see a pattern as I get into these!! So, yesterday I made a pledge that I'd blog every day for the next two weeks in the lead-up to Blog Action Day, so here I am on Day 1. (really bad memories of … Continue reading #BAD13 Day 1 – Preamble, Article 1 & Article 2
Tag: Human Rights
Blog Action Day Pledge!
This will be a short post, I thought if I didn't make this official it wouldn't happen! I pledge (from tomorrow) to write about 2 articles of the UDHR each day for Blog Action Day 13! That way it'll be October 16th and I'll have finished the whole UDHR and be ready to unveil my … Continue reading Blog Action Day Pledge!
Bubbling racism…
Listened to the Wonder Rose Rice commercial for the umpteenth time today. For those of you that don't know (and really, why should you) it's a new brand of rice for sale in NZ. Apparently it comes with quite an aggressive marketing strategy, I've hardly heard ads for any other rice brands! Also it's available … Continue reading Bubbling racism…
Privacy (Take 2)
Kashmir Hill (@kashhill) wrote an article about Trial by Timeline and online privacy on Forbes.com and I found it a much more interesting take on our tool than any of the others I had read! (And trust me, I've scanned through quite a few blog posts and articles and even featured in a few!) I really … Continue reading Privacy (Take 2)
It’s not a sentence, it’s a full stop
Hakamada Iwao is on death row in Japan. Japan's policy is to execute by hanging in secret. Prisoners are typically given a few hours notice, or none at all. Families are only notified after the execution has happened. This means Hakamada has spent 43 years not knowing if today would be his last. However, once … Continue reading It’s not a sentence, it’s a full stop
First World Problems
Let's compare two stories... Masoud is from Iran. There were 285 people in his boat, people were afraid and crying, and the smugglers tried to put more and more people in the boat. Someone fell into the ocean, and the smuggler took all their luggage and threw it into the sea. All of Masoud's papers, … Continue reading First World Problems
Race or Religion? Is there a difference?
Having worked till the wee hours of the night on my literature review (which will hopefully, fingers crossed, form part of my Masters next year) I thought I'd reformat a teensy bit and post as a blog post... so enjoy... PS: Yes, this is academic writing, so it has proper referencing... refer to Bibliography at … Continue reading Race or Religion? Is there a difference?
It’s not a “gay” marriage
So you would've heard the news by now that Labour MP's Louisa Wall's bill was drawn from the members' bill ballot today. What Bill, you ask? Well the "Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill" of course. The one that would effectively 'legalise same-sex marriage'. But wait... Right there on the first page of the Amendment, … Continue reading It’s not a “gay” marriage
Vivian Chandra 