Friday, 21. April 2006, 02:56:43
politics, Have your say!
Should monarchs be involved in politics, or should they just be figureheads?
Forty-four countries currently have a Royal family, although most have made the transition from absolute to constitutional monarchies.
Recently, Nepal has seen protests after King Gyanendra sacked parliament and assumed direct powers. King Mswati III of Swaziland is also facing demonstrations over his country's lack of political freedom.
In contrast, the Royal Families of Thailand and Japan, are generally held in high regard.
Do you live in a monarchy? What role should monarchs play in the affairs of their country? If you live in a republic, would you like a King or Queen?
Thursday, 9. February 2006, 03:50:21
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Can boycotting a country's products make a difference?
Before the protests over the cartoons satirising the Prophet Muhammad turned violent, Danish goods were rejected across the Arab world. The boycotts are holding firm and Iran has now cut all trade ties with Denmark.
And the Church of England is to disinvest church funds from companies that profit from Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory.
Can economic pressure change the way countries and companies behave? Would you or do you boycott certain products? Is it right to punish a company for the behaviour of a country - or a country for the behaviour of a company? Send us your comments.
Tuesday, 29. November 2005, 23:25:43
Have your say!, blog, politics, life
We all know the deadly effects of WORLD WAR I and II. The most likely reason for these or any kind of wars is that every country wants to be the most powerful country in the world in all kinds of fields. In this process of becoming the most powerful country wars occur. After the occurence of WWIand II many countries still continue to participate in this race. Due to the continuing participation wars are continuing to occur. Although some of the current wars involve small group of countries, these small wars eventually constitue towards huge wars such as World War. After looking at the current global situation it looks like that WORLD WAR III is not far away!!!!
Tuesday, 29. November 2005, 08:50:22
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How important is it to uphold human rights?
Human Rights Day takes place on 10 December, at a time when the issue is making headlines around the world.
The US has denied claims that it tortures terror suspects in 'secret CIA prisons', and human rights groups have questioned the legitimacy of Saddam Hussein's trial in Iraq.
Last year, the UN Human Rights Commissioner, Louise Arbour, said the two biggest threats to Human Rights were armed conflict, and a 'confused' response to the threat of terrorism.
Are civil liberties under threat? Have you seen abuses where you live? How can human rights be upheld? And what poses the biggest danger to human rights around the world?
We'll be discussing human rights in our phone-in programme, Talking Point, on Sunday 11 December. Our guest will be the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth. Please include a phone number or Skype login with your comments if you'd like to take part.
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