Violence against women is one of the most widespread human rights abuses affecting the world today. Every day, thousands of women and girls are abused and murdered by their families, raped in armed conflicts and attacked for defending woman's rights. [[http://www.amnesty.org.au/svaw/]] We must ta...
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Illegal immigration has been a serious problem in many places of the World throughout history however even when every region of the World has the problem, it has very different causes (like push cases being very different from pull cases) and in very different amounts that require different ways ...
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David Cameron has been forcing the idea of the [url=http://debatewise.org/debates/2146-is-cameron-s-big-society-all-about-the-money] Big Society [/url] down our throats for some time now, even before he got into office. He wants communities to take control of their surroundings and social issues....
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With pension time bombs sprouting across liberal democracies and more and more pensioners being brought below the poverty line this house would privatize pensions. This proposition supports a gradual phasing out of government pensions to be accompanied with a regulatory framework to ensure fair c...
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Recent advances in digital media have highlighted inadequacies in intellectual property (IP) laws that were often written long before content was decoupled from physical vessels like books or CDs. An overzealous reaction from industry, coupled with America's litigious culture has demonstrated man...
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Agreed that this suggestion is unlikely if not impossible to ever occur. However, given that there are only two factions in Kashmir; a larger one that calls for an independent Kashmir and a smaller group that wants to join up with Pakistan. And neither wants to be a part of India.
Evidence of t...
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In 2004 the excuse for not helping Earthquake victims in the Northwestern war-zone region of Pakistan was that most funds were being sent/delivered to Tsunami victims. Now according to Ban-Ki-Moon the floods in Pakistan are worst than the Tsunami. Yet funds are meager.
Could this be because at ...
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The President of the United States has claimed it to be the right of the Muslims to allow a mosque to be built near Ground Zero, the location where the Twin Towers went down.
"Let me be clear - as a citizen, and as president, I believe that Muslims have the right to practice their religi...
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The Green Party originated from the Peoples party in the 1970's. Despite having many viable policies and being one of the only true "left wing" parties left in British politics they only manage to secure 1% of the votes and, due to the first past the post voting system, a single seat in...
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"Roma and Sinti, who make up the largest minority in Europe today with some 10 to 12 million members, share with the Jews the terrible experience of disfranchisement, persecution and systematic extermination in Nazi-occupied Europe. Half a million members fell victim to the Holocaust, an exp...
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The UK Drug Policy Commission is currently investigating the causes and effects of the stigmatisation of drug users, addicts and those in rehabilitation. It has been suggested in this study that referring to drug users as "junkies" and other such terms directly impedes the emotional and...
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Taxes are the basis of a basic give and take between the state and its people. The people provide the state with money and the state in return gives them security. Originally this only meant security against enemies but since from the 19th century security has also meant security against disease,...
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Dark Savior is a very short game compared to most RPGs. After finishing Parallels 1 to 5 and all possible embellishments, many fans join the search for the elusive Parallel 6 – often said to be the true ending to the game. Does this part of the game actually exist or is it a myth? Contains game s...
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With exam results getting better and better each year is this a sign of an increasingly better education system within the uk.
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Thousands of X Factor fans have voiced their disapproval this week over the blatant use of auto tuning during the audition stages of the show. The show's executives have justified the use of post-production technology and 'pitch correction', claiming that it enhances the overall quality and enter...
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The revelation of the true identity of high class call girl, Belle de Jour, made famous by the blog and follow-up TV series, 'Diaries of a Call Girl', has re-opened the debate over prostitution. Many current and former prostitutes have denounced the government's continued refusal to legalise the ...
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EUobserver: Paris has invited a handful of member states to an 'immigration' summit next month, amid strong controversy stirred by its high-profile deportation of scores of Roma back to Romania and Bulgaria. The meeting is to take place in Paris on 6 September and is supposed to deal with the &qu...
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Although food prices are coming down from their peak in 2008 there is still an immense food crisis, and it is one that may well get worse for some time rather than getting better. There could be over 1 billion people going hungry every day. This is due in part to the global downturn pushing more...
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Diplomacy has been given its chance in Iran and has been spurned by the Iranians. So now after a year of reaching out the United States is returning to the more confrontational policy of G.W. Bush. However that policy equally did not have much success while he was in office and there is little re...
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PM David Cameron may have had his idea about the big society to solve the problem of our broken society since before the beginning of the recession but now it is likely to be seen by everyone as a cost cutting measure. Cameron’s idea being about citizens doing things themselves and not relying on...
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that greenhouse gases threaten the public health and welfare of the American people. EPA also finds that GHG emissions from on-road vehicles contribute to that threat. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. said “These long-overdue findings cement 20...
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Public transport is always quite low down the list of priorities for any government. Roads and cars took precedence from the 1960s onwards over any form of public transport and the old public transport infrastructure of trams and trains was dismantled. But now that the roads have filled up and we...
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Young drivers, and even older ones, cause many fatal accidents; raising the minimum age at which people can drive might reduce this, but is it a benefit to society, and are the statistics true?
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Though still a highly taboo subject throughout many cultures, it is unfair and narrow minded to discriminate against, and prohibit, consenting adults from practising incest, just as it is unfair and narrow minded to discriminate against or prohibit those who practise homosexual relationships.
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The raison d’être for the Copenhagen conference is to come up with a binding treaty that will cover the whole world committing the nations of the world to cutting CO2 emissions and so slowing global warming. However since the US congress will not pass a climate change bill in time this is almost ...
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We propose this motion that ASEAN should suspend Burma's membership until it holds a free demorcratic election which can be independently reviewed and approved by the United Nations.
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A remote controlled system is a remotely controlled weapon station which can be installed on any type of vehicle or other platforms (land and sea-based). Such equipment is used on modern military vehicles, as it allows a gunner to remain in the relative protection of the vehicle. But there are al...
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For decades, AIDS has afflicted and killed millions of people worldwide. In 2007, it was estimated that 33 million people had the disease and 2 million died from it. Fortunately in the last 10-15 years there have been great developments in the treatment and prevention of AIDS, mainly through the ...
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“The oppression of a people anywhere is the oppression of a people everywhere” Martin Luther King Jr. We in the proposition affirm that all men are created equal, that women as well as men have a right to fair to determine their destiny and wellbeing, and to fair participation in processes of gov...
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Billions of dollars are spent every year by the world's space agencies, but does this money bring us any benefit, or should we pull the plug and spend it elsewhere?
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From before the beginning of state education people like Robert Owen, the great father of the co-op movement, set-up and ran schools to help children become themselves... Let's learn from them and others like A.S.Neill founder of Summerhill, and Alexander Bloom state school headteacher. Our schoo...
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This debates engages on the contriversial debate of animal testing and if it's right or wrong.
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The digestive system of a cow is uniquely adapted to allow the most efficient breakdown of plant matter possible. What this also results in is the production of Methane, a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Should this be capped?
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An important problem that many coutries face is the serious shortage of liver transplants. Many people are unable to use the advances of modern medical technology because of the unavailability of livers. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, more than 17 000 people in US are currentl...
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The revelation of the true identity of high class call girl, Belle de Jour, made famous by the blog and follow-up TV series, 'Diaries of a Call Girl', has re-opened the debate over prostitution. Many current and former prostitutes have denounced the government's continued refusal to legalise the ...
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Following on from the debate over whether the Government should be allowed to "gag" "The Guardian" newspaper over its inquiries; should the public be aware of or have access to all of the goings on within its elected Government? If you agree, vote "Yes" and if you d...
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At 2:30 AM, Friday morning after Thanksgiving, the professional golfer Tiger Woods, left his house in his car. Shortly after he crashed, a series of disturbing clues as to what caused the accident began to surface. After an examination of his facial lacerations, it became clear that they were cau...
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A distinction is often made between Erotica and Pornography, although depending on the viewer; they may seem to be one and the same. Where do we draw the line between Erotica and Pornography?
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Over the last few years the Church of England and many Church Trust organisations have spent large amounts of money on floodlights so churches are lit at night. Now, due to environmental concerns about light pollution and the electricity floodlights use, the Church of England has recommended that...
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Drug abuse is widely prevalent in both Countries, despite it being illegal. Legality may create greater transparency and greatly reduce drug-related crime and fatalities. It may also improve the economies of both Countries since legality will create jobs for those presently working in the black m...
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