The Civil and Political Rights in the Press Discourse of Britain’s Most Prominent News Websites
- 1 Al-Hiwar Centre for Studies, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Palestine
- 2 PALM Strategic Initiatives Centre, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Palestine
- 3 PALM Strategic Initiatives Centre, Gaza Strip, Gaza, Palestine
Abstract
This article deals with the civil and political rights in the press of the news websites, aims to identify the civil and political rights in the press discourse of the top news websites and newspapers in Britain. Between March - August 2022, a tool that includes the civil and political rights was prepared under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 16, 1976 and became effective on March 23, 1976. In order to ensure the validity and reliability of the tool, Test-retest and Factor Analysis were conducted and the needed changes were applied, while to obtain the results; frequency, averages and percentages were utilized. Results have shown that the right to life spearheaded the percentages by (18.83%), followed by the right to equality (15.18%)—which is a civil right; then the economic rights (12.04%); and the social rights (10.34%). On the other hand, the political rights like the right of protest and peaceful demonstration (1.39%), the right to stand for elections (0.99%) and the freedom of association (0.57%) obtained the less percentages.
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