World Report 2012: Burma

Burma’s human rights situation remained dire in 2011 despite some significant moves by the government which formed in late March following November 2010 elections. Freedoms of expression, association, and assembly remain severely curtailed. Although some media restrictions were relaxed, including increased access to the internet and broader scope for journalists to cover formerly prohibited subjects, [...]

In Democracy, Minority’s EQUAL Rights must be protected from the tyrannizing majority

SOURCE: Extracts from Majority Rule/Minority Rights: Essential Principles from Democracy web Majority Rule In practice, democracy is governed by its most popularly understood principle: majority rule. Namely, the side with the most votes wins, whether it is an election, a legislative bill, a contract proposal to a union, or a shareholder motion in a corporation. The majority (or in some [...]

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