The needs during the first phase of shock, denial, and overt confusion are comfort, familiarity, and provision of basic needs such as food, paying bills, etc.
In a region with generous benefits, it means the denial of basic services.
The denial of basic defence rights was at the heart of this injustice.
Why not make sure that we have the needed information to own up to the damage we do to others, either through torture, pre-emptive warfare, the denial of basic civil liberties or the exploitation of the poor?
"For decades Americans have been deeply concerned about the denial of basic human rights for the Burmese people," Mr. Obama said.
Across the country, deep budget cuts and increased caseloads have created long delays and a denial of basic access to justice.
I applaud William Safire's consistent condemnation of the Bush administration's denial of basic rights to terror suspects ("Rights of Terror Suspects," column, July 5).
Some is in the shape of interest-free loans, while the denial of basic labour rights, such as joining a union, drives down pay and costs.
Stephen Bowen, Amnesty's UK campaign director, said China's economic progress should not "blind" the UK to the denial of basic rights.
In addition to the Title IX cases, other accused students have claimed that schools' denial of basic fairness in the discipline process breached their contractual relationship with students.
