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The World's Human & Civil Rights Community

Hears from Some 40 Speakers, as General Debate on Human Rights Issues Begins With multiple interrelated crises affecting developing countries and vulnerable populations disproportionately — causing further erosions in the progressive realization of human rights — it was time to recalibrate the human rights agenda to better include economic, social and cultural rights, along with the right to development, the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) was told today. 

As the Committee launched its annual general debate on the promotion and protection of human rights after procedural disagreements on the speaking order of major groups derailed yesterday’s planned start, State delegations reaffirmed that all human rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent and interrelated. Yet, many of them expressed strong concerns that economic, social and cultural rights continued to be relegated to second-tier status compared to civil and political rights. Speaking on behalf of the Caribbean Community, Suriname’s representative further underscored the importance of the right to development and emphasized international cooperation in providing an enabling environment in that regard. As the world community prepared for next year’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development ( Rio+20), he said it must renew commitments to a human-centred approach to development. Underlining the impact of the financial crisis on human rights, Uruguay’s delegate, speaking on behalf of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), emphasized that no situation resulting from the crisis could justify the violation of human rights, and appealed to all States to strengthen economic, social and cultural rights in their responses to the economic turmoil. 

10-year-old boy, accidentally hanged self while playing prank on friends

10-year-old Tyler James Wade (r.) died days after accidentally hanging himself with a scarf outside his home, police say.

A 10-year-old Washington boy tried to play a prank on his friend - and it got him killed.
Tyler James Wade passed away on Oct. 19, three days after friends found him dangling from a tree outside his home in South Kitsap near Seattle, the Kitsap Sun reported Tuesday.
"The youngster appears to have been engaged in trying to stage a prank," Kitsap County Sheriff's Office spokesman Scott Wilson told the newspaper. "It was an unintended accident."
The boy's pals had gone inside, then came back out looking for Wade.
They found him dangling from a tree, a scarf wrapped around his neck, authorities said.
"He had a twinkle in his eyes," Sidney Glen Principal Jason Shdo, who knew the boy for years, told the Kitsap Sun. "He was a little bit of a jokester. He was very affectionate, with a soft heart."
A memorial will be held to remember Wade at 1 p.m. Saturday. A benefit concert will also be held Oct. 28, with the money going towards helping his family pay for the funeral.

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SOUTH KITSAP — A 10-year-old boy who was found hanging from a tree in South Kitsap last week was pronounced dead at a Tacoma hospital. Tyler James Wade died just after 9 p.m. Oct. 19, according to Kitsap County Sheriff's Office spokesman Scott Wilson. While the official cause of death will not be determined for up to eight weeks, Wilson said it appeared Tyler died from asphyxiation. Tyler was taken to Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma on Oct. 16 after friends found him hanging from a tree by a scarf outside a home near Patricia Street and California Avenue. An investigation by detectives determined that Tyler had been playing with friends, who had gone inside before the incident. When they returned outside, he was entangled in the scarf. "The youngster appears to have been engaged in trying to stage a prank," Wilson said shortly after the incident. "It was an unintended accident." Tyler's former school, Sidney Glen Elementary in Port Orchard, is planning a memorial service at 1 p.m. Saturday. Sidney Glen Principal Jason Shdo had known Tyler for years. He described Tyler as having "an engaging, creative" personality. "He had a twinkle in his eyes," Shdo said. "He was a little bit of a jokester. He was very affectionate, with a soft heart." Tyler had been attending Silverdale Elementary when he died. People who knew Tyler are organizing fundraisers to provide financial assistance to his family. A benefit concert is planned for Oct. 28 at the Break Room, 1220 Sylvan Way in Bremerton. Bands include Brian Spilman, Jack & Jo and People Tank. The $5 tickets and proceeds from a bake sale will help Tyler's family pay medical and burial expenses. On Nov. 5, the Kitsap Ruff Ryders motorcycle club is hosting a silent auction and dinner at Silverdale's Old Town Bistro, 3388 Northwest Byron Street, starting at 4 p.m. The dinner, which includes a main entree, drink and desert, is priced between $8 and $14. Attendees are asked to wear neon green, Tyler's favorite color. Donations to Tyler's family can be made at any Kitsap County Bank of America branch or at giveforward.com/givingfortyler.