Making Human Rights Real by Filip Spagnoli

Here in a nutshell readers may find a description of the most important characteristics of human rights, and a clear and concise discussion of the problem of making human rights real and not just hypothetical. Building on definitions of human rights used by the United Nations and other international bodies, the author describes the main characteristics of the system of human rights (universality, interdependence, differences between types of rights, absolute or limited rights, the subjects of rights – individuals or groups, the link between rights and the judicial system and between rights and democracy). He then discusses some of the instruments we can use to promote respect for human rights, the means by which we might make these rights real for a greater portion of humanity. Along the way, he analyzes some of the related controversies regarding sovereignty, international intervention, and globalization and questions of cultural imperialism as they bear upon human rights. Do we have a right to impose rights – or to defend ourselves from such intervention? This systematic discussion presents a complex and difficult topic in an understandable framework accessible to the general public, and will stand as a useful foundation for readings of more specialized scientific, legal and philosophical works. Where most human rights books for the nonspecialist focus on specific instances of rights abuses, this work provides a more general approach focused on the logic in the system of human rights.

 * Filip Spagnoli obtained his PhD at the University of Brussels. He has written numerous OpEd articles in leading Belgian newspapers and specialized articles in philosophical periodicals, and two books, Homo Democraticus, On the Universal Desirability but the Not So Universal Possibility of Democracy and Human Rights (2003); and Democratic Imperialism, A Practical Guide, 2004). Employed by the research and statistics directorate of the Belgian Central Bank, Spagnoli is a guest speaker at conferences and universities and has participated in European Commission study visits to Eastern European countries with the aim of delivering statistical expertise and helping these countries to achieve membership of the European Union.

Net Weave by Hortense Thompson

Deze sierraden worden gemaakt met behulp van de netweave techniek. U werkt met een naald en draad. In principe rijgt u kralen in de vorm van ruiten op. De ruiten bestaan uit rocailles, staafjes of andere kralen. Daarbij kunt u op een leuke wijze variëren in het aantal rijen van ruiten boven elkaar. Het weven van kralen bestaat al eeuwen. Deze techniek komt uit de culturen van over de hele wereld. Er zijn veel verschillende technieken en variaties. Het weven of rijgen volgens deze technieken is eenvoudig en u hoeft geen kunstenaar te zijn om uw eigen sieraden te maken. Een armbandje kan binnen een uur af zijn!

* This book is in Dutch, English, German, and French 

On My Way by Swapna Kishore

Bardic Tales and Sage Advice by Julie Ann Dawson

As the gods prepare for their long sleep, a young woman must bear the burden of keeping their memory alive in Winter of the Gods. A Police Officer discovers you can ban the weapons of destruction, but not humanity’s destructive nature in Netherlands Roulette. A Young Man develops a new perspective thanks to a stolen antique in The Glass Eye. Selected from over 200 entries representing writers in 11 countries, Bardic Tales and Sage Advice delivers 16 tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction for fans of speculative fiction. “There really is a little bit of everything in this entertaining collection of speculative fiction and poems.” review at Clubreading.com “…a wonderful introduction to a variety of fresh new writers in the speculative literature genre.review at Dark Animus

Destroyed by Jayne Sterne 

synopsis
When 8-year-old Jayne returned to England from bomb-shattered Northern Ireland, her family stayed with relatives and a distant cousin began a campaign of abuse so horrifying that her world was shattered forever. When the family moved again, Jayne thought the nightmare was over. She was wrong. Her cousin came too. And, as her mother had to work nights, Jayne’s abuser became her ‘carer’. Raped repeatedly by him, beaten, abused and battered, Jayne’s life was a living hell. One thing kept Jayne sane: the love and care of her older brother, Stuart. But he had demons of his own, and Jayne watched in helpless despair as the boy who had always protected her turned into an adult consumed by anger and rage. Out of control and on the edge, Stuart went on to commit one of the most terrible crimes of recent years…. Destroyed is the heart-stopping tale of a stolen childhood, an innocence destroyed and a family torn apart – told by a woman who has finally managed to confront her harrowing past.

Text Messages by Andrew Wilson

A book of poems that are all small enough to be sent as text messages.