Never again!!
Category: Human Rights
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Never Again!!
The Holocaust is one of the most terrible events in human history. It occurred during World War II when Hitler was leader of Germany. Six million Jewish people were murdered by the Nazis. This included as many as 1 million Jewish children. Millions of other people that Hitler didn’t like were killed as well. This included Polish people, Catholics, Serbs, and handicapped people. It is thought that the Nazis murdered as many as 17 million innocent people.This text is Copyright © Ducksters.
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WHO WE ARE
At the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® we believe every child deserves a safe childhood. For 30 years we have been at the forefront of the fight to keep children safer from abduction and sexual exploitation. We provide the resources needed to help protect children and prevent these devastating crimes committed against children.
Read More: http://www.missingkids.com/WhoWeAre
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Hidden Choices, Inc. Statement – The Death of James Foley
The brutal and barbaric murder of James Foley this week has once again reminded the world of the extraordinary stakes in the ongoing struggle between the forces of human rights and democracy and those of barbarism, repression, and savage evil. The Jihadists of ISIS and similar organizations waging “ holy wars” across the globe are truly enemies of all mankind. From their threatened genocide against the Yazidi community to the “convert or die” ultimatums against our ancient Christian communities in Syria and Iraq, they have demonstrated conclusively that their vicious cruelty knows no bounds, nor will it respect any national boundaries in the international community. It is now time for responsible leaders to recognize that unless this evil force is confronted and defeated, it will find its way to our American shores and every nation’s doorstep.
Hidden Choices, Inc.,a human rights advocacy o “for life” now calls upon the leaders of the civilized world to act decisively and in concert to defend the fundamental human rights of the imperiled people in the path of this murderous horde. James Foley courageously sacrificed his life to bring the story of this suffering region to the world’s attention and his tragic death must strengthen the world’s resolve to defeat this grave threat to humanity.
“We are guardians of human rights and we can never rest”
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May is Teen Pregnancy Awareness Month. What can you do?
According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, nearly 3 in 10 girls will become pregnant before the age of 20. In 2012, 305,388 teens (ages 15-19) gave birth. Meanwhile, about 18% of women obtaining abortions are teenagers (i.e. about 200,000). Due to these high numbers, many people are rightly concerned about the need for education and resources for these young women. How do we prevent teen pregnancy from happening in the first place? How do we teach teens to be responsible in their relationships so that they may make healthy decisions (for their bodies and their hearts)? How do we provide resources that will support a teen in her decision to choose life for her child?
May is Teen Pregnancy Awareness Month. This month, students are encouraged to get involved in efforts to educate their peers. Parents, teachers, mentors and leaders are encouraged to seriously address the issues that our youth are challenged with in relationships with the opposite sex. We encourage you to focus on abstinence education and to teach your peers the importance of mutual respect in relationships. Hidden Choices challenges students and adults to truthfully talk about sex and what we can all do to address the issue of teen pregnancy and teen parenting. The choice is yours to say NO to early and unhealthy sex. Your help is needed TODAY to raise awareness on this critical issue!
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What’s in a Name?
Actually quite a lot, since 7 billion of us have one which means 7 billion of us have a mother!
The story of the human family is compelling. We come in different shapes, sizes, colors and hail from six continents and according to the Summer Institute of Linguistics, a detailed classified list published in 2009 in the authoritative guide Ethnologue (published by SIL International), includes over 6,909 distinct languages, but does not include the hundreds of thousands of dialects spoken within regions and countries. So, that means that there are at least 6,909 names for moms in the world and one thing which remains true and consistent on planet earth…mothers are special by any name given by language, tribe or country roots! In the month of May, Hidden Choices proudly celebrates birth mothers, adoptive mothers, single mothers foster care moms and grandmothers in their courageous efforts of raising mighty future leaders of the world.
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The Circle of Life has a beginning and an end, but beautifully, eternal.
All life has a beginning. The point on the circle that marks the birth cycle of every living and created thing. The circle of creation has lasted for thousands of years for the human family, the animal family and plant family – even stars are born in the celestial heavens.
I love Spring…its our season of time to rethink, to be renewed and to be reborn for fresh beginnings.
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SMUGGLED and TRAFFICKED in AMERICA
An 18-year old sex trafficking victim, she was brought to IWH by the FBI. Florencia was rescued during a major sting operation in Gwinnett County. She had been smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico and was told she would be working in a factory. Coming from a poor village, she saw an opportunity to make money to send back to her impoverished family. Upon arriving into the U.S. she was forced to live with 12 other women who had been smuggled in for the purpose of prostitution. She initially refused to comply with her captors and was beaten. Eventually she was told if she did not do as they asked, they would kill her. She and the other women were rescued during the sting and she was brought to the shelter both as a victim and as a witness waiting to testify against her abductors. During her stay she learned basic English, received a temporary work permit, found a job sewing curtains, and after six months in the shelter, was able to rent her own apartment by sharing expenses with another survivor she had met at our shelter. The perpetrators pled guilty to sex trafficking and were sentenced to 7 years in jail and then deportation upon their release.
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ARRANGED MARRIAGE DOES NOT MEAN SAFETY or LOVE
Originally from India, Suma was in an arranged marriage and met her husband for the first time on their wedding day. Within three weeks of the marriage, she was being verbally and emotionally abused. Her husband told her she was ugly and should be grateful somebody married her. He had received a substantial dowry from her wealthy family to marry her. Suma was an educated woman who had been a history professor. She came to the U.S. on a fiancée visa and was continually threatened by her husband with deportation if she did not do as he asked. When she became pregnant, her husband accused her of adultery and said the child was not his. He beat her causing a miscarriage which led to her going to the emergency room. The doctors there called police. The husband was arrested but bailed out two days later. Frightened she contacted one of the local refugee service providers who referred her to IWH. Suma was suffering from depression over the miscarriage, a marriage that was destroyed by abuse, and the fear that her family would blame her for everything. It took a lot of individual counseling and support to help Suma’s self-esteem. IWH also referred her for legal assistance and assisted in helping her find work as a live-in nanny. She stays in touch and lets us know she is happy in her work and that the family who employs her treats her well.
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Pandemic effects of education for girls.
Our work in supporting the global issues of children is essential because it will take all of us working with our unique capacities to solve the extremely difficult challenges ahead. Hidden Choices is dedicated to the empowerment of all children, boys and girls, through the challenges of supporting educational programs to impact change in a world marred by long standing discrimination. Experts from all sectors are weighing in on the long lasting impact upon nations. One of Nigeria’s leading economists and professor at the Lagos Business School, Pat Utomi says, “in the age of the skilled worker, not educating women is immediately cutting off 50 percent of your competitiveness as a nation.” This deliberate neglect is alarming and one of the keys to development for global competitiveness and the health of nation building, community building, family building. Colored by culture, ethnic groups, genders and classes it is essential to understand how all of these factors play into discrimination against girls’education. Even before birth, females are killed in countries like India and China where girl babies are not preferred simply because they will be a financial burden to the family. Female gendercide. So, what can be done to change the attitudes of the world that all children have the inalienable right to be born, have the right to live and grow into flourishing citizens of our global family.
Just by being born a female a snow ball effect takes place as gender discrimination and the unforgiveable pandemic treatment of children worldwide. Once a girl child is old enough to go to school in developing countries she is kept home for housework and to help with other siblings or horrifically sold off into a lifetime of slavery for a few dollars to “rid the family of the burden.” She is a target for sexual violence and rape, according to the World Health Organization is 3 times more likely to be at risk for HIV, while in armed conflicts casualties, over 90% are mostly women and children.
As a hotbed of social controversy and slow accountability of Agencies and International leaders we believe the global issue of education is one of the most critical issues in alleviating poverty and empowering young women and men. An issue to watch.