Difference between revisions of "Global Coverage of International Human Rights Issues"
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South Africa was condemned by the international community because of [[apartheid]], and was subject to both economic and cultural boycotts. | South Africa was condemned by the international community because of [[apartheid]], and was subject to both economic and cultural boycotts. | ||
| − | The 1973 military coup in Chile was followed by a move by the Government Junta to crush their left-wing opposition, with more human rights abuses being committed after General Pinochet consolidated his power. | + | The 1973 military coup in Chile was followed by a move by the Government Junta to crush their left-wing opposition, with more [[Human Rights|human rights]] abuses being committed after General Pinochet consolidated his power. |
The "dirty war" in Argentina, a period of state sponsored violence that ran from the 1970s until 1983, saw a huge number of human rights violations, such as the disappearance of an estimated 30,000 people, torture and concentration camps; whilst in Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge presided over political executions, starvation and forced labour. | The "dirty war" in Argentina, a period of state sponsored violence that ran from the 1970s until 1983, saw a huge number of human rights violations, such as the disappearance of an estimated 30,000 people, torture and concentration camps; whilst in Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge presided over political executions, starvation and forced labour. | ||
People across the world protested against Arab-Israeli conflict, Vietnam War and Nigeria-Biafra civil war. | People across the world protested against Arab-Israeli conflict, Vietnam War and Nigeria-Biafra civil war. | ||
[[Category:Human Rights & Global Peace]] | [[Category:Human Rights & Global Peace]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:20, 31 March 2014
South Africa was condemned by the international community because of apartheid, and was subject to both economic and cultural boycotts. The 1973 military coup in Chile was followed by a move by the Government Junta to crush their left-wing opposition, with more human rights abuses being committed after General Pinochet consolidated his power. The "dirty war" in Argentina, a period of state sponsored violence that ran from the 1970s until 1983, saw a huge number of human rights violations, such as the disappearance of an estimated 30,000 people, torture and concentration camps; whilst in Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge presided over political executions, starvation and forced labour. People across the world protested against Arab-Israeli conflict, Vietnam War and Nigeria-Biafra civil war.
