TY - BOOK AU - Ersan,Emel ED - Çağ Üniversitesi. TI - Being human: facts and cases on human rights, with special emphasis on Turkey AV - JC571 .E77 2006 PY - 2006///? CY - Mersin, Turkey PB - Çağ University KW - Human rights KW - Turkey N1 - Includes bibliographies; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 United Nations, ECHR and Amnesty International 8; What are your Human Rights 9; A Summary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 9; What is the United Nations Commission on Human Rights? 10; 191 Member States of the United Nations 12; ECHR ( European Court of Human Rights) 13; What is Amnesty International? 15; Discussion : The Debate of what Human Rights Is 17; Chapter 2 Women’s Rights 18; Global Conditions 19; Women’s Issues 19; Domestic Violence 20; Trafficking 21; Women Workers 22; Women and Property Rights 22; Sexual Violence 23; Case in Point: Pakistan 24; Case in Point: Sudan 25; Female Circumcision 26; Case in Point: Somalia 26; What Must Be Done? 27; Chapter 3 Abuse of Power by the Government 28; Torture 29; Case in Point: USA 32; Case in Point: Syria 33; Political Killings 35; Case in Point: India 34; Case in Point: Venezuela 35; Extrajudicial Killings 36; Why Torture Doesn’t Work 37; Chapter 4 Children’s Rights 38; Global Issues 39; Orphaned Children 39; Case in Point: Romania 40; Case in Point: China 40; Case in Point: Russia 40; Child Labor 41; Street Children 42; Begging Children 44; Child Soldiers 44; Convention on the Rights of the Children 47; Chapter 5 Prison Conditions 48; The Definition of Torture 49; Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners 49; Case in Point: USA 51; Case in Point: Japan 52; Abuses Against Prisoners 52; Prison Conditions Issues 53; Chapter 6 Refugees 58; Facts About Refugees 59; Information About Refugees 60; A Refugee Case 61; Immigration Officer’s Arguments 62; Refugee’s Arguments 63; UNHCR Case in Point: Venezuela 63; Case In Point: Sierra Leon 64; Chapter 7 Freedom of Speech 66; Values Served by the Protection of Free Speech 67; Censorship 68; National Security 69; The Right to Know 70; Facilitating Investigative Journalism 71; Case in Point: Pakistan 71; Case in Point: 71; World Rankings of Press Freedom 73; Case in Point: Saudi Arabia, Liberia, Iran 75; Chapter 8 The Death Penalty 76; Arguments 77; Case in Point: USA 78; Anti- Death Penalty Arguments 78; Facts and Figures on the Death Penalty 79; Eight Objections to the Death Penalty 81; Case in Point: USA 84; Case in Point: USA 85; Pro- Death Penalty Arguments 88; A Killer Lives: A Child Dies 93; Chapter 9 Sexual Orientation 96; Basic Facts on Homosexuality 97; What Causes Homosexuality 98; Gay and Lesbian Rights 100; Case in Point: Turkey 101; Case in Point: Sierra Leone 102; Homosexuality and Family 103; Case in Point: Iran 104; Case in Point: USA 104; Chapter 10 The Case of Tut key 106; Report of Turkey 107; Freedom of Expression 108; Amnesty International Report 108; Torture and 111 Treatment 109; Human Rights Watch’s key concerns for Turkey 2005 110; AFs Recommendations to the Government 112; Chapter 11 Elimination of Torture in Turkey 124; Simple Steps to Root out Torture 125; Amnesty International ‘s Report- 2005 125; Enhancing Internal Supervision of Detention Facilities 128; Improving the Administrative Response to Allegations of Torture 130; Developing an Interim Independent Monitoring Mechanism 132; AFS Recommendation to the Government 133; Appendix; Appendix A-Websites 142; Appendix B- Turkey’s Report 2004 ( in Turkish ) 144; Appendix C- Turkey: Simple Steps to Root out Torture ( in Turkish ) 148 ER -