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HUMAN RIGHTS
http://indifferencekills.blogspot.com
A highly personal view on human rights with a broad agenda.
- Added on: Mar 10th, 2008
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Author: Terry
- Listed in: Political Activism International Affairs
- Tags: immigration human rights asylum injustice international community
Recent Posts
MORE TANGLED WEBS!
This is John Hutton, the British Defence Secretary. He has acknowledged today that in 2004 two terror suspects were handed over to U.S authorities. The two men were then transferred to Afghanistan, where they still remain, (sounds like they have a br...
A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE IN ORDER TO DECEIVE
Our, (well, your, for my U.S. readers), dear Hilary. Such a caring, considerate lady is the Secretary of State.She said on her recent trip to China that economic co-operation took precedence over "points of friction", such as human rights. She went ...
BINYAM MOHAMED
Binyam Mohamed has arrive back in the UK this afternoon, (Monday). His treatment in Guantanamo? Guilty or not is not for me to say; BUT, no matter how bad someone's actions - there is no excuse for the treatment handed out by the American authorities...
"NEW" LABOUR AND HUMAN RIGHTS
This is Jacqui Smith, the UK's Home Secretary often referred to as Jackboot Jacqui by the tabloids - renowned for her authoritarian policies, most based on the false premise that they are necessary anti-terrorist laws.Examples? How many British citi...
MINDLESS OFFICIALDOM
The guy in the wheechair is 20 year old Joe Townsend - next to him is his grandfather, David Carter. Joe lost both legs and received other severe injuries when he stepped on an anti-tank mine when returning from foot patrol in the Helmund province o...
NOVAYAGAZETA
This is, was, Stanislav Markelov - more about him later. We often condemn the press for their gung-ho attitude towards privacy – censure them for the methods they use to get their stories – it’s called freedom of the press, and when we conside...
I have recently come across this book called We Will Be Heard: Voices in the Struggle for Constitutional Rights Past and Present. written by Bud and Ruth Schultz. It presents more than 90 profoundly inspiring first-person accounts and portraits of courageous individuals who have stood up for their
constitutional and human rights in the face of repression by the American government.
Howard Zinn wrote the foreword! Beautiful book.
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