Posts Tagged ‘Human Rights’
Proposed law about abortion restrictions, not disability rights
In its latest debate over abortion restrictions, Missouri’s Republicans are once again striving to find a loophole in the Roe v. Wade case that will allow them to impede a few more women’s right to choose. This time, they have chosen disability rights as the site of their feigned concern. The Missouri state senate heard…
Read MoreAbortion: Hurry up and wait!
“If it is legally within a woman’s rights to get an abortion, then it is our legislators’ responsibility to make the opportunity open to her, not passive-aggressively restrict her access.”
Read MoreAnnual Human Rights Conference explores rights of the family
The conference brought professors from Harvard and Miami University to discuss the rights of the family with Webster students, faculty and staff.
Read MoreInternet fast lanes accelerate inequality
Opinions Editor Alexandria Lenzi argues the Internet fast lanes proposal is discriminatory and threatens net neutrality and free speech.
Read MoreGlobal Thinking: From Russia without love
Kavahn Mansouri, news editor at The Journal, speaks out in response to Vladimir Putin’s op-ed in The New York Times.
Read MoreUpdated: Webster Joins With USIP to Host Qddr Webcast Conference
David Carl Wilson, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, will speak tomorrow at the United States Institute of Peace conference about the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR). Webster University partnered with the USIP to host the webcast conference with times from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.…
Read MoreAmerican Savage: Idle Hands in Syria
Syrian evil is banal, but American complacency is the stuff of nightmares.
Read MoreStudents, faculty reflect on Rwandan experience
Webster students and faculty traveled to Rwanda over the summer. It was a trip they’ll never forget.
Read MoreStudents march in support of Burma
On April 7, students and faculty marched in support of the oppressed people in Burma. Some students had deep connections with the country, specially through the Webster Thailand campus.
Read MoreJewish American advocates for Palestinian cause
Anna Baltzer, a Jewish-American woman and activist for Palestinian human rights, presented some of the many problems and battles Palestinians face living in Israel to students at Webster on April 13 in the Sunnen Lounge
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