FAQS About Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Sexual harassment is a type of sex discrimination, which is a violation of the 1968 Title VII Civil Rights Act. Although this Act is meant to provide protection, unfortunately, sexual harassment is a type of crime that is common in the workplace. The act of sexually harassing another individual comes in many forms of unwanted […]
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Age Discrimination In Employment Act Of 1967 – Some Highlights Of The Important Act
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967 originated from the Civil Rights Act which was converted into law in 1964. The Civil Rights Act, through Title VII, suggest that discrimination present in the workplace in terms of color, race, religion, gender and national roots should be prohibited. Discrimination against age was not yet […]
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Why International Peace and Security Studies?
The worst leaderships in Africa obtain 98% of votes as they are known to rig elections and render the dreams of change unattainable. People in Uganda, like many African countries need power that is translated from them to those become symbols of their power. There is need to transform society from one that is abused […]
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What is Intellectual Property and 3 Key Issues About It
Intellectual property comprises patents, copyrights, trademark, design rights and registered designs. Some intellectual property rights (such as Patents, Trade Marks and Registered Designs) need a formal process of registration by the owner to the Intellectual Property Office, in order to afford protection and monopoly rights to the owner. Others, such as copyright and design rights, […]
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Mississippi Grad Student Seeks Old Research Paper – Sorry He Did Not Have a Copy Machine Back in ’94
Thirty-seven-year-old Michael Rosa of tiny Itta Bena, Mississippi lost a research paper he wrote as an undergraduate student. “I wish I had been a more serious student, then. I wish I had realized what I’d written and the importance,” he said. Rosa remembers turning in his paper and then forgetting about it until this fall, […]
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The Shame of the Nation: A Summary, and Analysis
Jonathan Kosol’s interest for teaching profession and activism was triggered after the killing of three young civil rights activists in Mississippi in June of 1964 while he was working as a grade four public school intern teacher in Boston, Massachusetts. His experience as a teacher in one of Boston’s urban segregated schools gave him an […]
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Increased Hate – Crimes And Enabling?: 5 Concerns!
If you haven’t observed, we’ve been undergoing, a period of increased amounts/ numbers of hate – crimes, you probably haven’t been paying enough attention! Many feel, this is occurring, at a rate, we haven’t seen, in recent memory, and, this may be more dangerous, than – ever, because, so many politicians, and elected officials, seem […]
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Media Law and the Rights of Women in India
Introduction Women’s rights, as a term, typically refers to the freedoms inherently possessed by women and girls of all ages, which may be institutionalized, ignored or illegitimately suppressed by law, custom, and behavior in a particular society. These liberties are grouped together and differentiated from broader notions of human rights because they often differ from […]
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