Perceived Deservingness and the Toleration of Human Rights Violations: The Problem and a Possible Solution

Despite general endorsement of universal human rights, people continue to tolerate specific human rights violations. I conducted a two-part study to investigate this issue. For Part I, I examined whether people tolerated torture (a human rights violation) based on the morality and deservingness of the target. Participants tolerated torture more when the target had committed a highly morally reprehensible transgression. This effect was mediated by the target’s perceived deservingness for harsh treatment, and held over and above participants’ abstract support for the right to humane treatment. For Part II, hypocrisy induction was used in an attempt to reduce participants’ toleration of the torture. Participants were assigned to either the hypocrisy induction or control condition. Unexpectedly, participants who tolerated the torture more in Part I reduced their toleration the most in the control condition, possibly because of consistency and floor effects. Limitations and implications of the findings are discussed.

Bulletin - State of Illinois, Department of Registration and Education, Division of the State Geological Survey.

Mode of access: Internet.

A checklist of the Illinois Department of Transportation's county highway and county traffic maps held by the Illinois State Library.

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A checklist of the Illinois Department of Transportation's county highway and county traffic maps held by the Illinois State Library /

Description based on: Mar. 1998.

40 years of stewardship-- where are we headed? : a report on the 40th Anniversary Symposium of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, December 2004.

"December 2004."

A directory of local health departments and Illinois Department of Public Health offices, 1989.

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A history of the Illinois Department of Public Health, 1962-1977 /

"Written under the direction of Paul Q. Peterson and published under the direction of William L. Kempiners."

A Statewide survey regarding attitudes and awareness toward AIDS : for the Illinois Department of Public Health.

"December 5, 1989."

A Statewide survey regarding awareness and attitudes toward AIDS : for the Illinois Department of Public Health.

"September 15, 1988."

A strategic plan for the Illinois Department of Conservation /

"October 1993."

An Act creating the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services : amended through November, 1975.

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Annual report - Illinois Department of Personnel.

First report covers period July 1, 1956-Dec. 31. 1957; 2d-3d reports cover calendar years 1958 and 1959; 4th report covers period Jan. 1960-June 1961.

Annual plan ... of the Illinois Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.

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Annual report - Illinois Department of Transportation.

Mode of access: Internet.

Child care choices from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

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