Human Rights Centre Blog
Prepared by Vivian Ng. Each week the Human Rights, Big Data & Technology Project based at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre prepares an overview of related news stories from the week. You can follow the HRBDT project on twitter: @hrbdtNews.
Prepared by Vivian Ng. Each week the Human Rights, Big Data & Technology Project based at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre prepares an overview of related news stories from the week. This first post covers the last few weeks. You can follow the HRBDT project on twitter: @hrbdtNews.
By Colin Samson A controversial hydroelectric dam project in sub-Arctic Canada relies on local Innu people giving up their own lands. Nalcor Energy, the firm building two dams to produce the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador, along Canada’s north-eastern coast, talks enthusiastically about “boundless energy”. And why not? Hydroelectric power is seen as a […]
By Lorna McGregor Some human rights are instantly familiar to people: the right to freedom of expression; the right to life; the right to a fair trial; and freedom from slavery. However, issues such poverty, low pay and inadequate housing are very rarely viewed as human rights issues, yet that is exactly what they are. […]
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