Tag Archives: human rights

R&D from Prepd: Central and South Asia

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Logan Scisco

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Posted in Int'l Extemp, R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, Bangladesh, COVID-19, environment, human rights, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Nepal, Pakistan, R&D, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, terrorism | Comments Off

R&D from Prepd: Darfur

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Logan Scisco

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R&D from Prepd: Violence in Burundi

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Logan Scisco

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R&D from Prepd: China’s Winter Olympics

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Logan Scisco

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R&D: The International Criminal Court

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Today’s R&D covers the International Criminal Court (ICC). Founded in 2002, the ICC puts individuals on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Over 120 nations belong to the ICC, but the United States is not a member, … Continue reading →

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Major R&D: Profile of Ai Weiwei, Spain Says it Will Not Seek a Bailout, and the Libyan War Exposes the African Union

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is a major R&D for April 7th: Profile: Ai Weiwei from the BBC Ai Weiwei is a Chinese artist who has been vocal about human rights abuses in China. Weiwei has been arrested by the Chinese government for economic … Continue reading →

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R&D: Electoral Math Makes Obama Tough to Beat, Republicans Target UN Funding, and China’s New World Order

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for January 24th: Electoral math adds up to a hard-to-topple president from the Washington Post For any Republican presidential contender, they must look at the electoral map and plot a way to 270 electoral votes. As … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged 2012 presidential election, Anibal Cavaco Silva, Barack Obama, China, Chinese economy, electoral college, George Allen, human rights, Jim Webb, Portugal, Portugese presidential election, President Obama, R&D, Republican party, top five news stories, trade, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S.-Chinese relations, UN Human Rights Council, United Nations | Comments Off

R&D: The Collapse of the United States, Obama Criticized on UN Human Rights Report, and Infighting in the DPJ

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 26th: What I learned from Jared Diamond from Foreign Policy Jared Diamond’s recent book Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed describes why certain societies prosper and others decline based on a myriad … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Barack Obama, Democratic Party of Japan, DPJ, housing market, human rights, Ichiro Ozawa, Japan, Kenya, Kenyan constitution, Naoto Kan, President Obama, R&D, top five news stories, U.S. economy, United Nations, Universal Periodic Review | Comments Off

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 15th-21st, 2009

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Is there a something rotten with the state of Venezuela’s banks? 2. Has Russia effectively thwarted Georgia and Ukraine’s steps toward NATO membership? 3. What should be Yukiya Amano’s first priority as the new head of the IAEA? 4. … Continue reading →

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R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Note: This week’s Extemp Central news quiz will be released on Thursday with answers to be released on Friday. Yesterday’s content could not be updated due to technical difficulties. We apologize for the incovenience. Here is your R&D top five … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Chile, Hillary Clinton, human rights, Italy, R&D, Silvio Berlusconi, top five, top five news stories, U.S. Foreign Policy | Comments Off