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Human Rights Articles
The politics of ‘holier than thou’
by Jennie S. Bev The recent harassment of visiting Canadian author Irshad Manji, police refusal to grant a permit for...
Freedom, doing no harm, and a good life
by Jennie S. Bev John Stuart Mill, the 19th century British philosopher, was known for his utilitarianism concept. An...
Preventing and healing conflicts through artistic endeavors
by Jennie S. Bev Whenever we hear the word “peace,” oftentimes we think about Mohandas Gandhi and Dalai Lama,...
A quest for strong, proper home after natural disasters
by Jennie S. Bev The recent earthquake in West Sumatra has opened another window into the quest for home after...
The silence breaker
by Jennie S. Bev What do Benedict Anderson, John Roosa, and Robert Lemelson have in common? They have all...
A call to arms against bigotry and the politics of amnesia
by Jennie S. Bev As part of international efforts to commemorate the Rwandan genocide, a New York-based group...
A flourishing state lives on compassion
by Jennie S. Bev In modern societies, compassion is scarce. Almost every day we read news about deadly brawls, mass...
Fight for equality is still far from over
by Jennie S. Bev An Athenian tragedian Euripides (480 BC-406 BC) said, “Equality will never be found among humans.”...
Decline of pluralism, a cause for concern?
by Jennie S. Bev Indonesia is a pluralistic country, and it shows how people of different religions and ethnic groups...
Fighting crimes against humanity
by Jennie S. Bev Wednesday was the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We...
The politics of compassion
by Jennie S. Bev This November marks the 10th year commemoration of the 1998 Semanggi Tragedy I, which occurred on...