Are Human Rights Getting Worse? bit.ly/1STaW06 Subscribe! bitly.com/1iLOHml The United Nations is responsible for upholding human rights around the world, but it can be a complicated process. So what sets the standard for a basic human right? Learn More: Peru compensates woman in historic UN Human Rights abortion case www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/PeruAbortionCompensation.aspx "In 2001, a 17-year-old Peruvian girl, named K.L., was 14 weeks pregnant when doctors at the public hospital in Lima diagnosed the foetus with anencephaly." The Universal Declaration of Human Rights www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/ "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights." Rights plato.stanford.edu/entries/rights/ "Rights are entitlements (not) to perform certain actions, or (not) to be in certain states; or entitlements that others (not) perform certain actions or (not) be in certain states." Zika prompts urgent debate about abortion in Latin America www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/zika-prompts-urgent-debate-about-abortion-in-latin-america/2016/02/07/b4f3a718-cc6b-11e5-b9ab-26591104bb19_story.html "Across Latin America, calls to loosen some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the world in the face of the Zika virus outbreak are gaining momentum but encountering strong and entrenched opposition." Music Track Courtesy of APM Music: "Emptiness" Subscribe to TestTube News! bitly.com/1iLOHml _________________________ TestTube News is committed to answering the smart, inquisitive questions we have about life, society, politics and anything else happening in the news. It's a place where curiosity rules and together we'll get a clearer understanding of this crazy world we live in. Watch more TestTube: testtube.com/testtubenews TestTube now has a newsletter! Get a weekly round-up of our most popular videos across all the shows we make here at TestTube. For more info and to sign-up, click here. testtube.com/fwd Subscribe now! www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=testtubenetwork TestTube on Twitter twitter.com/TestTube Trace Dominguez on Twitter twitter.com/TraceDominguez TestTube on Facebook facebook.com/testtubenetwork TestTube on Google+ gplus.to/TestTube Download the New TestTube iOS app! testu.be/1ndmmMq Special thanks to Laura Ling for hosting TestTube! Check Laura out on Twitter: twitter.com/lauraling

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