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World?s Gutter Governments To Sit In Judgment Over U.S. Human Rights Record
2008-09-10 16:46:00 -By Frederick Meekins No one is perfect. As such, at times correction and admonition may need to be promulgated to set the ethically concerned back on the right path. When issued by those adhering to the high standards to which they profess, such criticism can be looked upon as a helpful corrective to assist ...
By: Publius Forum
Human Rights World Report 2008. India In Sore Shape
2008-09-02 04:25:00 The Human Rights Watch World Report 2008 is in marked conflict with Sathya Sai Baba’s promises made over many decades. He has said that he would first save India and then the rest of the world - this within his own lifetime. His millions of followers hear his blatantly untrue statements but remain silent and blindly ...
Video de Human Rights Foundation por los presos políticos venezolanos. Únet
2008-08-24 06:46:00 Lo acabo de poner en portada. Este es un video realizado por la HRF que les recomiendo colgar en sus blogs, por la libertad de los presos políticos venezolanos. Conoce sobre ellos. Ya previamente le di entrada a la Campańa ?Dile a Chávez? por la Libertad de los Presos Políticos venezolanos al pulsar. ...
Alleged Human Rights Abuser on Vancouver?s 2010 Winter Olympics Organizing
2008-08-24 02:20:00 During the Olympics in Beijing, the Chinese media asked British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell tough questions about how he intended to clean up the squalor of homelessness and drug abuse on Vancouver?s impoverished Downtown Eastside before hosting the 2010 Winter Olympics. They were legitimate questions. The Chinese media had obviously been ...
President Bush Human Rights in China VIDEO
2008-08-08 00:21:00 "So America stands in firm opposition to China's detention of political dissidents and human rights advocates and religious activists. We speak out for a free press, freedom of assembly, and labor rights not to antagonize China's leaders, but because trusting its people with greater freedom is the only way for China to develop its full potential. We press for openness and justice not to impose our beliefs, but to allow the Chinese people to express theirs."President George W. Bush gestures as he delivers remarks at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center Thursday, August 7, 2008, in the Bangkok. White House photo by Chris GreenbergPresident Bush Visits Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand FULL STREAMING VIDEO In Focus: Trip to Asia 2008 9:30 A.M. (Local) PHOTO GALLERYTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Sawatdee khrab. (Laughter and applause.) Thank you for the warm welcome. Laura and I are delighted to be back in Bangkok. Such a beautiful city, full of gracious and hospitab...
Human Rights a Drug War Casualty
2008-07-20 05:35:00 Image via Wikipedia The drug war's dirty washing is exhibited everyday in popular media, absent scrutiny or oversight from academic or civil society.I suspect all those living in this institution we call New Zealand would be generally appalled if it were argued that by our collective (in)actions we were held to be unfit members of the UN, yet everyday we incarcerate and continue to deprive the freedom of thousands of people in the name of compliance with one UN "Single Convention" - and to what end?I have on many occasions raised the glaring human rights anomaly with government select committee and commissions including the NZ Human Rights Commissioner Rosslyn Noonan.It has been the character of the response that 'drugs are illegal' and that people may choose not to consume them, thus consumption or possession is not a 'rights issue', rather society has the preeminent right to be protected from drugs' harms and consumers. Else why the law?This is wrong. It doesn't matter how...
Chevron Attacker Larry Bowoto Avoids Human Rights Violation Claim - SF Sent
2008-06-24 16:17:00 The SF Sentinel now reports a story we first broke over at this blog where Larry Bowoto, the Nigerian man who claims he was shot by persons employed by Chevron, and whom Chevron points to as the person who held their employees hostage for several days, has dropped his lawsuit claim of human rights violations. The Sentinel observes:It is looking more and more likely that Bowoto and 150 of his compatriots took over the Chevron oil platform off Nigeria in a hostage takeover ? which is far different from their claims of human rights abuse.The trial is in September.
Burma ? UN Report on Human Rights
2008-06-10 21:00:00 The United States appreciates the recent report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur for Burma, which compiles important evidence of continuing violations of human rights in the country. The U.S. shares the conclusions of the UN human rights monitor in his sobering report that the referendum on the regime?s draft constitution was far from credible; that the ongoing detention of political prisoners, including National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and the conditions under which they are held, is appalling; and that the Burmese regime must respect the human rights principles of non-discrimination and accountability in the international effort to assist the victims of Cyclone Nargis.We remain committed to helping the victims of this humanitarian disaster and calls on the Burmese regime to uphold its pledge to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to allow international humanitarian workers and supplies unhindered access to cyclone-affected areas. We are concerned that fo...
End The Farce Of Zimbabwean Election!
2008-06-10 15:23:00 Simba Makoni, who defected from the ruling Zimbabwean Zanu-PF party and ran for president in the March election, urged the run-off that will occur on June 27th be cancelled. “We don’t believe that a run-off can be held on June 27 and be a free and fair election,” he said. “The country is in the ...
Egyptian Bloggers Lead Human Rights Fight
2008-06-10 15:09:00 In a nation of eighty million which contains about forty million illiterate people, highly educated individuals who have access to the computers and the Internet increasingly are becoming voices protesting human rights abuses. Blogger Karim el-Behein described his imprisonment and torture in a jail because he supported worker efforts at a textile mill to obtain ...
Headscarf War Continues Dividing Turkey
2008-06-10 14:55:00 The aftermath of Turkey’s Constitutional Court decision which invalidated a parliament action in lifting the ban on women wearing a headscarf continues to bitterly divide the nation. Ahmet Iyimaya, of the ruling Justice and Development Party(AKP) which pushed through the end of the ban, proposed parliamentary action which would invalidate the Constitutional Court’s decision. He ...
Chinese Students Riot And Fight Police
2008-06-10 14:40:00 Chinese students clashed with security forces at a military school in eastern China over a dispute about their degrees. About fifty students were wounded in last week’s dispute at the Artillery Corps Institute in Nanjing. “They mercilessly beat the students” said Liu Qijun, parent of one of those sent to the hospital. The outbreak occurred ...
Mystery Of Two Nuns, Convent, Man And Pope Benedict
2008-06-10 09:42:00 A mystery is catching the attention of Romans as two nuns have chained themselves in front of the Vatican and appealed to Pope Benedict XV to grant them permission to return to a convent from which they were expelled. Dressed in Camelite habits, the two nuns say they have been thrown out of a convent ...
New Zealand Gets Tough On Domestic Violence
2008-06-10 09:40:00 The New Zealand government has decided on a get tough policy with men who are guilty of domestic violence. Police are now authorized to hand out on-the-spot protection orders when they are called to a domestic violence incident. Alleged offenders could be removed from their homes for up to 72 hours under the changes announced ...
Roman Polanski, Unwanted and Undesired
2008-06-10 00:32:00 ?Father McGillicuddy would never do a thing like that.? you can hear the believers saying. Because to admit that he could and he did would take the roof off the church. Blaming a famous director for raping a child not only invalidates a lot of people?s meal tickets, it scares us. The only way to keep a comfort level is to blame the victim.
By: Kmareka.com
Follow Up : The Al-Burullus uprising "With videos and photos"
2008-06-09 20:49:00 Al-Burullus made the headlines around the globe in the last 48 hours as the city which saw the hunger revolution , real hunger revolution. All Egyptian commenters and activists consider Al-Burullus to be the second Mahalla whether from the public anger or how the security dealt with it. Nevertheless Al-Burullus people proved to be real respectable people with hot temper , if we were all with hot temper like them our rights would not have been taken one by one like this. If you remember last summer we were shocked to know that in the land of the Nile there were Egyptians who could not find not clean water for months , the Nile Delta saw huge protests starting from Al-Burullus , when the people from that city brought their cause to the attention of the world when they cut and blocked the international highway for 6 or 7 hours after 11 days without water. Ironically its anniversary is next month The people of Burullus knew the trick ,the government won?t listen or look down humb...
Tyranny Of Testing For Turkish Youth
2008-06-09 14:57:00 The spread of testing throughout the world makes life for students increasingly stressed by the need to adhere to adult standards as to what learning is all about. More than 900,000 primary school graduates in Turkey sat for state high school entrance exams which determine if an individual makes or doesn’t make a sufficiently high ...
British Police Denounce 42-Day Detention
2008-06-09 14:41:00 Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Great Britain has been pushing for power to extend the time period in which “suspected terrorists” so they can be detained up to 42 days. Some of Britain’s senior police officers broke ranks with their colleagues by denouncing these plans. Four senior police officers told the Guardian they had concerns ...
Baha?i Threatened In Iran
2008-06-09 09:29:00 Lost in discussions about Iran is any concern about the situation of the Baha’i sect which has many members in that nation. The Baha’i faith is viewed by Iranian officials as a heretical offshoot of the Muslim religion and since its inception during the 19th century its members have been persecuted and imprisoned. After the ...
Is There A Chinese Word For ?Mistake??
2008-06-09 09:01:00 The Chinese government continues its stonewalling policy of denying there are any problems in Tibet rather than admitting mistakes were made and they will be addressed in the future. Such an approach would be welcomed by the world as evidence China is pursuing the path of democracy. Instead, Quan Bo, of the Chinese Mission to ...
Israel? Gaza Invasion Or Peace?
2008-06-08 09:02:00 During the past few years, Israel and the United States have jointly pursued a policy of non-engagement with Hamas. The result of this foreign policy approach bears scant evidence of success. The Israel government is presently confronting a situation in which it could invade Gaza or whether it could risk accepting Egypt’s offer of a ...
U.S. Quits Human Rights Council
2008-06-08 02:00:00 As if it wasn’t obvious enough already, here’s another example that we don’t take human rights seriously. ©2008 Garling Gauge. All Rights Reserved..
By: Garling Gauge
Is The Endorsement An Audition?
2008-06-07 19:30:00 Senator Hillary Clinton offered a gracious and complete support of Senator Barack Obama’s race for the presidency. She reviewed the historic message of her race which means that future primary campaigns will not regard as “remarkable” that a woman is running for president. Instead, that will be an “unremarkable” event just as it is now ...
Turkey Divides Over Headscarf Decision
2008-06-07 14:39:00 The Turkish nation is still divided over the issue of should women be allowed to wear a headscarf while attending university classes. The Constitutional Court has ruled wearing a headscarf in universities violates the secular spirit of the Constitution. The ruling Justice and Development Party undoubtedly made a serious mistake by not working harder prior ...
US Walks Away From UN ?Human Rights? Council
2008-06-07 13:32:00 Well, it is about damned time the United States did this (Reuters) The United States has quietly informed Western allies of its intention to walk away from the U.N. Human Rights Council, diplomatic sources said on Friday. The U.S. delegation has observer status, with the right to speak, in the 47-member state forum, which meets in Geneva, ...
By: Pirate's Cove
Indonesia Cracks Down On Muslim Militants
2008-06-07 09:20:00 Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim nation and it has traditionally had the reputation of being moderate in its approach to religion and it allows other religions to practice their faith in peace. However, like most nations, Indonesia also has radical relgious elements who do not recognize the nation’s historical commitment to diversity. Last week, ...
Morgan Tsvangirai Detained Again
2008-06-07 09:07:00 The situation in Zimbabwe worsens as President Mugabe continues tightening the screws on opposition parties and organizations who dare challenge his rule. Morgan Tsvangirai, head of the Movement for Democratic Change was detained by police for the second time in a week. The police are employing this form of harassment in order to ...
Japan Recognizes Discrimination Against Ainu
2008-06-07 09:05:00 The Japanese parliament finally got around to acknowledging the ongoing discrimination in their country against its original inhabitants– the Ainu. A resolution passed by parliament recognized the Ainu have their own language and language and will now be recognized as being in the category of an indigenous people. The resolution states: “As the Government, we ...
Is Ten Minutes Time Enough To Pray?
2008-06-07 09:04:00 Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradwi, a well known Egyptian TV host and cleric, told his viewing audience that too much time was being wasted each day on prayer and there had to be cut backs in time alloted to pray. “Prayer is a good thing…10 minutes should be enough” and then on to work. The cleric ...
Medal Of Honor Parent Backs Jim Webb G.I.Bill
2008-06-07 09:00:00 The parents of Sgt. Ross McGinnis, who died while valiently trying to save the lives of his comrades, used the occasion for receiving their dead son’s Medal of Honor to support efforts to further the education rights of soldiers and veterans. Bill McGinnis said “I feel there is someone out there more important than(my wife) ...
The Silence Of South African President Mibeki Is Loud
2008-06-06 16:47:00 During the fight by South Africans to end apartheid people from throughout the world lent their support in this effort to achieve freedom. But, today, President Mbeki of South Africa refuses to condemn the brutality occurring in neighboring Zimbabwe which is ruled by his buddy, Robert Mugabe. Kenya Prime Minister Raila Odinga blasted Mugabe as ...
Is The Real President Medvedev Standing Up?
2008-06-06 15:50:00 The election of Medvedev to the presidency of Russia is still linked with the ongoing power manipulations of Vladmir Putin who is using his new role as prime minister to continue protraying himself as the real leader of his nation. But, in his recent speech before a German audience, Medvedev indicated evidence there was ...
Remembering them
2008-06-06 00:35:00 I can?t forget them because Egypt does not forget them. powered by ODEO Please visit http://egyptianpows.net There are new updates and news Technorati Tags: Egypt,POWs,Egyptian POWs,1967,Israel,War Crimes,History,Human rights,photos,UAR,Middle East,Mideast,Africa
Russian The eXile May Be Exiled!
2008-06-05 18:14:00 Democracy in Putin Russia allows freedom of speech. A newspaper can print any article which praises Putin and his associates. Russian authorities have warned the impudent English language tabloid, The eXile, they are in hot water and may face penalties. Editor Mark Ames believes “it could be one of the many people we’ve pissed off ...
Does A Czech Have Right To Her Sausage?
2008-06-05 15:04:00 It has long been a custom among Czechs to head for the Croation beaches as summer approaches and ordinarily about one out of ten citizens would be headed in that direction. A typical Czech family loads up the family car with ample supplies of sausages, beer, bread and tinned meat and makes a bee line ...
Headscarf War Continues Raging In Turkey
2008-06-05 14:46:00 Turkey’s Constitutional Court will announce in the coming days its decision on a case regarding the right of Muslim women to wear a headscarf while attending a university. The opposition Republican People’s Partty has urged the court to rule against such a right on grounds to do so violates Turkey’s secular concept of government. The ...
Is It Illegal For A Woman Not To Be A Virgin?
2008-06-05 14:25:00 A case in which a bride had her marriage annulled on grounds that she was not a virgin on the night that she and her new husband consumated their coming together has rocked the French nation causing an explosion of anger among women. The new husband went to court to have the marriage annulled when ...
China Arrests Monks In Tibet For Acts Of Violence
2008-06-05 14:04:00 The world has responded with concern and assistance after the Chinese earthquakes which devastated regions of the nation and left thousands dead. There was an ourpouring of love and warmth as anti-Chinese feelings began to vanish. Instead of building on those positive feelings toward China, the government has decided to once again engage in a ...
?Don?t Ask, Don?t Tell,? Should We Be Asking Now?
2008-06-05 09:47:00 Sam Nunn, former chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committe, and an individual who played a key role in developing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gays and lesbians in the 1990s is now raising questions about the policy’s relevance to modern times. Nunn worked with Professor Charles Moskos in developing the policy during ...
Mugabe Halts Food Delivery To Zimbabweans!
2008-06-05 09:44:00 According to President Robert Mugabe, his nation of Zimbabwe is a model of how democracy functions. In the model democracy, leaders of opposition parties are arrested, harassed, beaten and thousands of people driven from their homes. Morgan Tsvangirai who won the initial presidential election in March was arrested along with other leaders of the Movement ...
Bury Lenin-Tell Truth About Stalin!
2008-06-05 09:09:00 Gorbachev, former leader of the now defunct Soviet Union. urged his nation to erect a memorial to honor those who were victims of the reign of terror that was so common under the dicatorship of Joseph Stalin. “Forgetfullness must be overcome, democracy and freedom must be strengthened” in the new Russia. Gorbachev’s idea of creating ...
Obama: Your Rights Are Human Rights
2008-06-04 16:31:00 Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. (First Amendment to the US Constitution: the Bill of ...
By: I Call BS!
Canada Agrees Yanks Do Speak English
2008-06-04 14:53:00 The Canadian government has agreed to drop its three hour test on English for new immigrants in light of the reaction it elicited from Americans. The language test was designed by British language experts and included a British interpretation as to what is proper or improper English. For example, immigrants were asked to explain what ...
Are Belgian Youth Exceptionally Materialistic?
2008-06-04 09:58:00 A recent survey of about 1,762 Belgian youth between the ages of 12-24 revealed the type of information all such surveys generally report in modern times– youth are pampered and materialistic. The poll did highlight contemporary youth spend a great deal of time on the Internet, and, in the case of Belgian young people that ...
Old Tactics in a New Place
2008-06-04 09:53:00 Communist thugs and spies pretend to be Falun Gong practitioners to create hatred By Tan Hohua The Epoch Times Staff Jun 03, 2008 (The Epoch Times) FLUSHING, New York City?Two weeks after the Chinese Consulate initiated its attack on Falun Gong practitioners in Flushing, New York, local residents are changing their attitudes. After watching from the sidelines, they have become ...
Israel Jerusalem Housing Upsets Egypt
2008-06-04 09:47:00 Over thirty years ago, Israel began to construct housing on the West Bank using the argument such housing units were necessary to assist in the defence of the nation. As the years have passed, Israel West Bank settlers have grown from a few hundred to a few thousand and now over 300,000 creating a formidable ...
CCP Spies Dressed as Falun Gong Practitioners Spread Lies in Flushing
2008-06-04 09:20:00 New York is an experimental site for the CCP’s global campaign The Epoch Times Jun 03, 2008 Zhou Yongkang, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Central Committee and secretary of the Central Political and Legislative Committee of the CCP. (Daniel Velez/AFP/Getty Images) CCP spies disguised themselves as Falun Gong practitioners to spread false rumors against Falun ...
Historic Obama Win In Presidential Primary
2008-06-04 09:00:00 Senator Barack Obama won the nomination to run for president as the Democratic candidate. It was an historic date in the history of the United States of America and he most likely will be giving his acceptance speech on the anniversary of the Martin Luther King “I Have A Dream Speech.” As of today, Senator ...
Earthquake Aftershock: Increased CCP Withdrawals in Sichuan
2008-06-04 08:29:00 ‘Quit CCP’ Center president wants to help Consul General Peng ’step away’ from Communist Party By John Nania Epoch Times Staff Jun 03, 2008 David Gao at the “Quit the CCP” rally in Flushing, May 31 (John Nania/The Epoch Times) FLUSHING, New York City?David Gao says that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has seized on the recent Sichuan earthquake ...
A Singapore Story Of A Maid
2008-06-04 08:23:00 There are approximately 200 million migrants working in nations throughout the world. Their individual stories are not that significant in themselves but they frequently highlight the abuse and degradation an immigrant must endure in their struggle for survival in a strange land. Ms. Ida Lestari Ninsih, left her native Indonesia and went to Singapore in ... |
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