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Rien que les heures Rien que les heures of "Nothing but time" is a 1926 experimental film by Brazilian director Alberto Cavalcanti show the life of Paris through one day in 35 minutes. Cavalcanti made a similier film about Berlin the next year.
Rience King Rience (also spelt Ryence, Ryons, and Rion) is a character from Arthurian legend, an enemy of King Arthur in the early years of his reign. His realm varies: in Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, he is king of North Wales, Ireland and "many isles".
Rienk Kuiper Rienk Kuiper (1886-1966) Rienk Bouke Kuiper was the sixth of eight children born to Dominie Klaas Kuiper of Garrelsweer, the Netherlands. The family moved to Grand Haven, Michigan in 1891 when the Dominie accepted the call to the Christian Reformed congregation there.
Rientrodolce Rientrodolce is an association contiguous to Radicali Italiani, which concerns itself with overpopulation, natural environment and energy. Its name comes from Marco Pannella's idea of a "mild return" ("rientro dolce" in italian) to a world with 2 billion human beings.
Rienz-Rienza The Rienz (, ) is a river in South Tyrol, Northern Italy. Its source is located at 2,180 m of altitude, in the Dolomites, south to Toblach: next to the latter it enters the Pustertal (Val Pusteria), and, after 90 km, it meets the Eisack in the city of Brixen, at 550 m of altitude.
Rienzi Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen (WWV 49) (Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes) is an early opera by Richard Wagner in five acts, with the libretto written by the composer after Bulwer-Lytton's novel of the same name. (The title is commonly shortened to Rienzi.
Rienzi Melville Johnston Rienze Melville Johnston (September 9, 1849–February 28, 1926) was an American newspaperman and Democratic Party politician from Houston, Texas. He headed the Houston Post for many years, and in 1913 served a month in the United States Senate when Governor Colquitt appointed him to complete the term of the deceased Senator Bailey.
Riesen Riesen is a chocolate and toffee confectionery produced and distributed by August Storck KG, a German confectionery that also produces Werther's Original. The candy is individually wrapped and usually sold in small bags.
Riesenrad The Riesenrad (meaning "giant wheel") is a Ferris wheel at the entrance of the Prater amusement park in Vienna, Austria. It was one of the earliest Ferris wheels to be built, having been erected in 1897 to celebrate Emperor Franz Josef I's golden Jubilee.
Riesling Riesling is a white grape variety and varietal appellation of wines grown historically in Germany (see German wine), Alsace (France), Austria, and northern Italy. It is a very old grape, first documented in 1435, in which year the storage inventory of the Counts of Katzenelnbogen (a small principality on the Rhine) lists the purchase of six barrels of riesslingen from a RĂĽsselsheim vintner.
Riesling Trail The Riesling Trail is a 27 kilometre walking and cycling track located in the Clare Valley, South Australia. It runs between Auburn and Clare, passing through several towns and villages along the way, including Leasingham, Watervale, Penwortham and Sevenhill.
Riesz-Thorin theorem In mathematics, the Riesz-Thorin theorem, often referred to as the Riesz-Thorin Interpolation Theorem or the Riesz-Thorin Convexity Theorem is a result about interpolation of operators. This should not be confused with somewhat different mathematical procedure of interpolation
Rietdijk-Putnam argument If special relativity is true then each observer will have their own plane of simultaneity that contains a unique set of events that constitute the observer's present moment. Observers moving at different relative velocities have different planes of simultaneity hence different sets of events that are present.
Rif The Rif (/Arif in Berber, er-Rif الريف in Arabic) is a mainly mountainous region of north Morocco, from Cape Spartel and Tangier in the west to Cape Tres Forcas (Ras Tleta Madari) and Melilla in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the river of Ouargha in the south. It is part of the Cordillera Bética that also includes the mountains of Southern Spain.
Rif languages According to the Ethnologue, the Rif languages are a genetic subgroup of the Zenati languages including two languages and dialects spoken in the Rif area of Morocco. Other sources regard Senhaja de Srair as non-Zenati, and thus see "Rif languages" as an areal rather than genetic grouping:
Rif War (1893) The Rif War of 1893, also called the Melilla War or the Margallo War (after an unfortunate Spanish general whose defeat and death infuriated the Spanish public) was a conflict between Spain and 39 of the Rif tribes of northern Morocco, and later the Sultan of Morocco, that began in October 1893, was openly declared November 9, 1893, and was resolved by the Treaty of Fez in 1894.
Rif War (1909) As a result of the reported murder of six European railway workers on July 9, 1909 by Riffi tribesmen,the Spanish] Melillan garrison was increased from 5,000 men to 22,000 in preparation for an offensive. Although the Spanish army was poorly trained and equipped and lacked basic maps, by January [[1910 the Spanish had subdued some of the eastern tribes.
Rifa'i The Rifa'i (also Rufa'i) are a Sufi order most commonly found in the Arab Middle East but also in Turkey and the Balkans. They have sometimes been (somewhat pejoratively) called the 'howling dervishes' due to what some see as their 'excessive' practices during their zikr.
Rifaat al-Assad Rifaat al-Assad (Arabic: رفعت الأسد) is the younger brother of the former President of Syria, Hafiz al-Assad, and the uncle of the current President Bashar al-Assad, all of whom come from the minority Alawite Muslim sect. He was born in the village of Qardaha, near Lattakia in western Syria.
Rifamycin The rifamycins are a group of antibiotics which are synthesized either naturally by the bacterium Amycolatopsis mediterranei, or artificially. Rifamycins are particularly effective against mycobacteria, and are therefore used to treat tuberculosis, leprosy, and mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections.
Rifat Mohammed Rifat Rifat Mohammed Rifat is an Iraqi born Canadian citizen who was last seen in Iraq on April 8, 2004, and confirmed by the Canadian government to have been taken hostage there. Similar to the situation of Fadi Ihsan Fadel, the government tried to emphasize that Rifat is Canadian.
Rifat Shaykhutdinov Rifat Gabdulkhakovich Shaykhutdinov (Russian: Рифат Габдулхакович Шайхутдинов; born December 23, 1963) is a member of the State Duma of Russia for the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. He is Chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Relations with CIS States and Compatriots, and Deputy Chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Power, Transport and Telecommunications.
Riff In music, a riff is an ostinato figure: a repeated chord progression, pattern or melodic figure, often played by the rhythm section instruments, that forms the basis or accompaniment of a rock music or jazz composition. They can be as simple as repeated saxophone honking an entire chorus on a single exciting note by Big Jay McNeely or as complex as the head arrangements played by the Count Basie Orchestra.
Riff After Riff After Motherfucking Riff Riff After Riff After Motherfucking Riff is a compilation of the B-sides to the Wildhearts' comeback single Vanilla Radio plus the song Stormy In The North, Karma In The South. A very different version was released in the US the following year.
Riff Raff As an epithet, Riff Raff, belongs to a category of insults focusing on behavioral characteristics (such as mannerisms, lifestyle) rather than overt racial characteristics (as with nigger, yid). The term carries a strong implication that its target is working class.
Riff Raff (band) Riff Raff was a UK progressive rock band formed by keyboardist Tommy Eyre in 1972. They released two albums to lukewarm response; however, their use of jazz and hard-edged rock garnered them a large underground following.
Riff Raff (magazine) Riff Raff was a London-based monthly rock magazine that was translated into several European languages. It was founded in 1989 by Mark Crampton, a former graphic designer, and included among it's writers Marc Liddell, Nick Douglas, Colin B.
Riffa Fort Built in 1812, Riffa Fort (Arabic: قلعة الرفاع; transliterated: Qal'at ar-Rifa'), in Bahrain offers a splendid view across the Hunanaiya valley. With Riffa being home to the seat of government until 1869, this fort was strategically important in its day.
Riffi Haddaoui Riffi Haddaoui (born March 24, 1971) is a Danish former football (soccer) player. He played for a number of Danish clubs, most notably Boldklubben 1893 (B 93) in the Danish Superliga, as well as a number of foreign clubs.
Riffle-pool sequence In a flowing stream a riffle-pool sequence developes as an area of alternating areas of relatively shallow and deeper water. Riffles describe shallow water where the flow is rippling over gravel deposits whereas pools are deeper and calmer areas.
Riffraff (1947 film) Riffraff is a 1947 black-and-white international espionage film shot in the film noir style. The film, considered to be a minor noir entry more in the adventure genre, was directed by Ted Tetzlaff, who also directed The Window (1949) and worked as a cinematographer for over 100 films, including another successful suspense film, Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (1946).
Rifle A rifle is a firearm with a stock and a barrel that has a spiral groove or grooves ("rifling") cut into its interior. The rifling produces "lands," areas that make contact with the projectile (usually a bullet), imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the orientation of the weapon.
Rifle Company Butterworth Rifle Company Butterworth is an Australian Army infantry company based at RMAF Base Butterworth in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. Rifle Company Butterworth was established in 1970 to provide a protective and quick-reaction force for RAAF Base Butterworth during a resurgence of the Communist insurgency in Malaysia.
Rifle green Rifle green is a particular shade of dark green. It is so named from the distinctive colour of the uniform of Rifle regiments (a form of Light infantry) of a number of European armies, and is still used as such by Rifle regiments in many Commonwealth armies, such as the Royal Green Jackets and Royal Gurkha Rifles of the British Army.
Rifled breech loader A rifled breech loader (RBL) is a large artillery piece which unlike the cannon and rifled muzzle loader (RML) which preceded it, has rifling in the barrel and is loaded from the breech at the rear of the gun. Typical guns weighed 30 tonnes and had 10" barrels.
Rifled musket The rifled musket is a long-barreled infantry weapon (to be distinguished from the shorter "rifle" carried by some light infantry units), usually percussion, that was common in the 19th century. Rifling gave the rifled musket better long-range accuracy than its smoothbore predecessors.
Riflemaker Riflemaker is a London-based independent contemporary art gallery set within the bounds of a boutique sized former Riflemaker’s workshop at 79 Beak Street, Soho. Riflemaker presents exhibitions by both new and established British and international artists.
Rifling Rifling refers to helix-shaped grooves that have been formed into the barrel of a firearm. It is the means by which a firearm imparts a spin to a projectile to gyroscopically stabilize it to improve accuracy and stability.
Rift In geology, a rift is a place where the Earth's crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart. Typical features are a central linear downdropped fault segment, called a graben, with parallel normal faulting and rift-flank uplifts on either side forming a rift valley.
Rift (Whoniverse) The Rift is a fictional wormhole in the science fiction television series Doctor Who and Torchwood, one end of which is located in Cardiff Bay, Wales. The other end is apparently floating freely through spacetime, and matter and radiation can pass through the Rift, allowing extraterrestrial and extratemporal artifacts, and occasionally lifeforms, to "wash up" in Cardiff.
Rift Valley Academy Rift Valley Academy (RVA) is a Protestant missionary boarding school located in Kijabe, Kenya, founded in 1906 by Charles Hurlburt, under the auspices of and maintained by the Africa Inland Mission (AIM). Having met with Hurlburt in the White House in 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt visited Kijabe shortly after leaving office four years later.
Rift Valley lakes The Rift Valley lakes are a group of lakes formed by the Great Rift Valley of eastern Africa. These lakes include some of the oldest, largest and deepest lakes in the world, and are a freshwater ecoregion of great biodiversity.
Rift zone A rift zone is a feature of some volcanoes, especially the shield volcanoes of Hawaii, in which a linear series of fissures in the volcanic edifice allows lava to be erupted from the volcano's flank instead of from its summit. For example, in the currently ongoing eruption of Kilauea lava is emitted continuously from the Puʻu ʻŌʻō vent located in Kilauea's East Rift Zone roughly 15 km east of Kilauea Crater.
Rifts (role-playing game) Rifts is a multi-genre role-playing game created by Kevin Siembieda in 1990 and published continuously by Palladium Books since then. Rifts takes place in a post-apocalyptic future, deriving elements from science fiction, fantasy, horror, western, and many other genres.
Rifts: Promise of Power Rifts: Promise of Power is a licensed Rifts video game, released on September 10, 2005 for the Nokia N-Gage. It is the first, and currently only adaption of the Rifts role-playing game franchise to a video game.
Rig (stage lighting) In stage lighting, the rig is a technical term for the entire lighting apparatus, including the lights themselves, the physical structure which supports them, and the cabling, control systems, dimmers, power supplies, light boards, and (to a certain extent) the people who maintain and operate it.
Rig and furrow Rig and furrow was a type of cultivation practised in upland areas of the British Isles which differs slightly from the more common ridge and furrow in that it appears to have been created through excavation by spade rather than plough.
Rig-e Jenn The Rig-e Jenn is a vast area of sand dunes in the middle of Dasht-e Kavir, Iran's central desert in the border region of the Semnan and Isfahan provinces. It was not travelled by the old caravan travellers, who believed it is a place where evil spirits live.
Riga Bombing 1998 At 1:50am on April 2 1998, a bomb exploded outside a 92-year old synagogue in Riga’s historic Old Town, causing severe damage to the synagogue and surrounding buildings. The bomb which was supposedly caused by Fascist extremists was reportedly placed on the front steps of the synagogue building.
Riga Fereou Street The Riga Fereou Street is Patras' main street linking with 28 Oktovriou (Karolou) Street and near Papaflessa Street with parts of the street running near the OSE SPAP Line. The street is one way southbound and has no northbound artery which is used by another street to the north.
Rigas Feraios Rigas Feraios or Rigas Velestinlis (Greek: Ρήγας Βελεστινλής-Φεραίος, real name: Antonios Kyriazis/Αντώνιος Κυριαζής; also known as Constantine Rhigas/Κωνσταντίνος Ρήγας; 1757—June 13, 1798) was a Greek revolutionary and poet of Aromanian ancestry.Djuvara, p.
Rigas Laiks The monthly Rigas Laiks ("The Riga Time") has been published in Latvian since 1993 and is a "serious" general interest magazine that prints articles on culture, politics, philosophy, history, and everyday life. The magazine is famous for its hard-hitting, in-depth interviews with well-known politicians, writers, musicians, actors, and other local and foreign personalities.
Rigaud, Quebec Rigaud is a municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the county of Vaudreuil-Soulanges at the junction of the Ottawa River (Riviere des Ouatouais) and the Rigaud River. It is the farthest western suburb of Montreal.
Rigaudon The rigaudon (also rigadoon) is a French baroque dance with a lively duple metre. The music is similar to that of a bourrée, but the Rigaudon is rhythmically simpler with regular phrases (eight measure phrases are most common).
Rigdonite Rigdonite is a name given to members of the Latter Day Saint movement who accept Sidney Rigdon as the successor in the church presidency to movement founder, Joseph Smith, Jr. The early history of the Rigdonite movement is shared with the History of the Latter Day Saint movement, but as of the 1844 succession crisis becomes distinct.
Rigel (vessel) The Rigel was a Norwegian vessel named after the brightest star in the Orion constellation, built in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1924. The vessel was sunk by the British Royal Navy off Norway on 27 November 1944 during World War II.
Rigel Concourse In Jack Vance's "Demon Princes" novels, the Rigel Concourse is a system of habitable planets orbiting Rigel. The orbits are very distant (otherwise the planets would not be habitable in view of the star's immense luminosity) and it is conjectured in The Killing Machine that the planets were brought into the system in antiquity by a vanished alien race.
Rigel VII Rigel VII, is a fictional planet featured in the Star Trek universe created by Gene Roddenberry. It is a Class M planet according to Star Trek planet classifications Canon (Class M is the designation for a small, rocky terrestrial world that can support human-like life because it has an oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere).
Rigged Hilbert space In mathematics, a rigged Hilbert space (Gelfand triple, nested Hilbert space, equipped Hilbert space) is a construction designed to link the distribution (test function) and square-integrable aspects of functional analysis. Such spaces were introduced to study spectral theory in the broad sense.
Riggenbach rack system The Riggenbach rack system is a rack and pinion design, devised by Niklaus Riggenbach, an Alsace born Swiss locomotive engineer. It is the first rack system, invented in 1863 and first applied on the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn in 1871 when it became the first rack railway.
Rigger (modern usage) Historically, a Rigger was a person who worked with ropes for hoisting the sails of a ship. Today, a Rigger is a person or company which specializes in the lifting and or moving of extremely large and/or heavy objects.
Rigger boot Rigger boots are a particular type of safety boot. The name "rigger" comes from the fact that they were first originally used by the tradesmen of the same name, but are nowadays worn by most types of manual worker as a general purpose workboot.
Rigging Rigging (from Anglo-Saxon wrigan or wrihan, "to clothe") is, on sailboats and sailing ships, the collection of apparatuses through which the force of the wind is transferred to the ship in order to propel it forward. This includes masts, yardarms, sails, and cordage.
Riggins, Idaho Riggins, a city in Idaho County, Idaho, is nestled deep in a canyon at the confluence of the Salmon River and the Little Salmon River in west Central Idaho, approximately 150 highway miles north of Boise, and 120 highway miles SSE of Lewiston. The elevation of Riggins is 1800 feet.
Riggs Bank Riggs Bank was a Washington, DC-based commercial bank with branches located in the surrounding metropolitan area and offices around the world. Riggs had been controlled by the Albritton family since the 1980s, but they lost control after various corporate scandals and management problems.
Right In jurisprudence and law, a right is the legal or moral entitlement to do or refrain from doing something or to obtain or refrain from obtaining an action, thing or recognition in civil society. Compare with privilege, or a thing to which one has a just claim.
Right and Left Grand 'Right and Left Grand', also known as 'Grand Right and Left', is a square dance move in which all eight dancers in the set, moving in a circular fashion, execute a series of four alternating hand pull-bies (right pull by, left pull by, right pull by, left pull by). Men (or gents) travel counter-clockwise around the ring, and ladies travel clockwise.
Right atrium The right atrium is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) in the human heart. It receives de-oxygenated blood from the superior and inferior vena cavae and the coronary sinus, and pumps it into the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve.
Right Bank (Biscay) The right bank of the river NerviĂłn in Biscay, Spain is part of the Metropolitan Area of Bilbao and is formed by the towns of Getxo, Leioa and Erandio, its territory is often merged with Uribe-Kosta. Traditionally is known as the place of the owners of industry (the bourgeois or capitalists) living in the chalets of Neguri.
Right fielder A right fielder, abbreviated RF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in right field. Right field is the area of the outfield to the right of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher's mound.
Right Fork Canyon Right Fork Canyon is a major branch of Lamoille Canyon, located in the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. Approximately 5 miles (8 km) in length, it was extensively sculpted by glaciers in previous ice ages.
Right hand of christian fellowship The Right Hand of Christian Fellowship is a practice performed by many sects of Christianity as an extension of brotherhood into the church. When a person who has experienced salvation desires to join a church, the current members determine whether he or she is eligible.
Right heart Right heart is a term used to refer collectively to the right atrium and right ventricle of the heart; occasionally, this term is intended to reference the right atrium, right ventricle, and the pulmonary trunk collectively.
Right Hegelians The Right Hegelians, Old Hegelians, or the Hegelian Right, were followers of the German philosopher Hegel who took his philosophy in a politically and religiously conservative direction. They are typically contrasted with the Young Hegelians, who interpreted Hegel's political philosophy to support innovations in politics or religion.
Right Here Waiting "Right Here Waiting" is a song recorded by Richard Marx on his sophomore album, "Repeat Offender", which produced another top single, "Satisfied". Right Here Waiting hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Right Here, Right Now (DVD) Right Here, Right Now is a 2002 DVD by Atomic Kitten. The DVD was recorded at Waterfront Hall in Belfast in 2002 during their tour and features the live band "The Phat Cats", and also contains "The Kitten Diaries" which was 48 minute documentary previously aired by Channel 4 made by the girl group themselves consisting of backstage footage during their 2002 United Kingdom tour, rehearsels for shows, and the making of "It's OK!
Right Here, Right Now (My Heart Belongs to You) Right Here, Right Now is the lead single by Agnes Carlsson, the winner of Pop Idol 2005 in Sweden, from her 2005 debut album Agnes. The song was later covered by Raffaëla Paton, the winner of Idols 2006 in The Netherlands.
Right Livelihood Award The Right Livelihood Award, established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, is presented annually in the building of the Swedish Parliament, usually on December 9, to honour those "working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today". An international jury decides the awards in such fields as environmental protection, human rights, sustainable development, health, education, peace, etc.
Right Next Door to Hell "Right Next Door to Hell" is a song by the American rock band Guns N' Roses, and is the first song on their 1991 album Use Your Illusion I. It was written by singer Axl Rose, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin and Timo Caltia, and is about a neighbor of Rose named Gabriella Kantor who claimed he hit her with a wine bottle.
Right Now (Van Halen song) Right Now was a hit single in 1991 from American hard rock group Van Halen, and is still today considered one of Van Halen's most defining hits with frontman Sammy Hagar. It also further credited the difference in sound and style between Hagar and the DLR Era of Van Halen, this one focusing more on darker self-examination other than Roth's populist party appeal, which opened doors to more fans and closed some for other fans.
Right of abode The right of abode refers to an individual's freedom from immigration control in a particular country. A person who has the right of abode in a country does not need permission from the government to enter the country and can live and work there without restriction.
Right of abode issue, Hong Kong The issue who has the right of abode in Hong Kong prompted a fierce debate at the end of the 20th century and tested the One Country, Two Systems policy. The debate erupted on 29 January 1999, when the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeals ruled that the children of parents who have the right of abode in Hong Kong also have the right of abode, irrespective of whether their parents were permanent residents at the time of their birth.
Right of asylum Right of asylum (or political asylum) is an ancient judicial notion, under which a person persecuted for political opinions or religious beliefs in his or her country may be protected by another sovereign authority, either the Church as in medieval sanctuaries or a foreign country. Political asylum should not be mistaken with modern refugee law, which rather deals with massive influx of population, while the right of asylum concerns individuals and is usually delivered in a case-to-case basis.
Right of entry Right of entry refers to one's right to take or resume possession of land, or the right of a person to go onto another's real property without committing trespass. It also refers to a grantor's power to retake real estate from a grantee in the case of a fee simple subject to condition susbsequent.
Right of Magistrates Written by Theodore Beza in 1574 under the title "De jure magistratuum" (Right of Magistrates), it emphatically protested against British tyranny in religious matters, and affirmed that it is legitimate for a people to oppose an unworthy magistracy in a practical manner and if necessary to use weapons and depose them.
Right of reply The right of reply is the right to defend oneself against criticism. In Europe, it has been proposed that it be enshrined in law that there be a legally enforceable right of reply that applies to all media, including newspapers, magazines and other print media, radio, television and the internet.
Right of return The term Right of return reflects a belief that members of an ethnic or national group have a right to immigration and naturalization into the country that they, the country, or both consider to be that group's homeland, without prior personal citizenship in that country. This belief is sometimes reflected in special consideration in a country's immigration laws which facilitate or encourage the reunion of a diaspora or dispersed ethnic population.
Right of revolution In political philosophy, the right to revolution (or "right of rebellion") is a right articulated by John Locke in Two Treatises of Government as part of his social contract theory. Locke declared that under natural law, all people have the right to life, liberty, and estate; he wrote that under the social contract, the people could instigate a revolution against the government when it acted against the interests of citizens and replace the government with another government in the interests of the citizens.
Right Opposition The Right Opposition was the name given to the tendency made up of Nikolai Bukharin, Alexei Rykov and their supporters within the Soviet Union in the late 1920s. It is also the name given to "right-wing" critics within the Communist movement internationally, particularly those who coalesced in the International Communist Opposition, regardless of whether they identified with Bukharin and Rykov.
Right Realism In criminology, Right Realism (also known as New Right Realism, Neo-Classicism, Neo-Positivism, or Neo-Conservatism) is the ideological polar opposite of Left Realism. It considers the phenomenon of crime from the perspective of political Conservatism and asserts that it takes a more realistic view of the causes of crime and deviance, and identifies the best mechanisms for its control.
Right to a fair trial The Right to a fair trial is an essential right in all countries respecting the rule of law. It is explicitly proclaimed in Article Ten of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Sixth Amendment of the US Constitution, and Article Six of the European Convention of Human Rights, as well as numerous other constitutions and declarations throughout the world.
Right to bear arms The right to bear arms refers to the concept that individuals, and not just states, have a right to weapons. This right is often presented in the United States as synonymous with the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, although this belief is controversial among some factions and is not subscribed to by all.
Right to buy scheme The Right to buy scheme is a policy in the United Kingdom which gives tenants of council housing the right to buy the home they are living in. Currently there is also a right to acquire for the tenants of housing associations.
Right to Censor The Right to Censor was a faction in the World Wrestling Federation from mid-2000 to early 2001. The group was a parody of the Parents Television Council, who were, at the time, protesting the level of violence and sexual content in WWF programming and threatening to boycott several of their sponsors.
Right to die The term "right to die" refers to various issues around the death of an individual when that person could continue to live with the aid of life support, or in a diminished or enfeebled capacity. In some cases, it refers to the idea that a person with a terminal illness and in serious condition should be allowed to commit suicide before death would otherwise occur.
Right to Die (film) Right to Die, directed by Paul Wendkos, was a 1987 made-for-TV film that explored issues relating to the Right to Die movement. Raquel Welch was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1988 for her performance as Emily Bauer, a psychologist diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease who comes to desire her own death as her disease progresses.
Right to health The "Right to Health" was affirmed at the international level in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 25 in 1948. The article states that "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and wellbeing of himself and his family...
Right to Information Act The Right to Information Act 2005 (Act No. 22/2005) is a law enacted by the Parliament of India giving Indians (except those in the State of Jammu and Kashmir who have their own special law) access to Government records.
Right to life Right to life, in its broadest sense, refers to holding human life as a paramount value. The right to life is central to debates on the issues of abortion, capital punishment, euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, self defense and war.
Right to petition The right to petition is the freedom of individuals (and sometimes groups and corporations) to petition their government for a correction or repair of some form of injustice without fear of punishment for the same. Although often overlooked in favor of other more famous freedoms and sometimes taken for granted, many other civil liberties are enforceable against the government only by exercising this basic right, making it a fundamental right in both representative democracies (to protect public participation) and liberal democracies.

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