Russia to lend Sri Lanka 300 million US dollars to buy arms

Though the war in Sri Lanka got over by May 2009, it is still buying arms in large scale.  After Mahinda Rajapakse got reelected as president, he visited Russia to sign a loan for 300 million dollars to buy arms. " Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa left on Saturday...

Communitarian Totalitarianism

The business entities, from single proprietorships to giant corporations, are made accountable to the public through the mechanism of competition from other companies, as well as through scrutiny by media and law. The government entities are made accountable to the public...

Gunslingers and Human Rights

The Second Amendment does not simply postulate people having guns. The Second Amendment postulates this: "A well-regulated militia necessary for the defense of the free state." It occurs to me that none of the people who have guns in America, except the military, come close...

An open letter to the tamil people stranded on the boat at Merak

There are 246 Tamil asylum seekers including 30 children suffering in a boat at Merak, Indonesia as they were denied  asylum in Australia, their original destination. They are in poor health...

Power attorney gives legal help to NY mother and gay teen son

High profile Chicago attorney,  politician,  human rights advocate gives New York mother and gay teen a helping hand in ongoing New York legal battle  In an ongoing legal battle in Niagara County,...

Khadr's Rights Violated - Canada's Supreme Court

Canada's Supreme Court has ruled that Omar Khadr's rights were violated.  It stopped short of telling the Canadian Government that it must try to return Khadr to Canada. In it's decision the Court left it to...

Pedophilia in Cambodia: penality is not harsh enough

"The Cambodian national newspaper, the Phnom Penh Post, reported today that the 62 years old Swedish pedophile was found guilty on the charges of sexually molesting multiple boys for the past two years. He, based on the report, was sentenced 6 and a half years in jail and...

Foreign Office Issues Serious Concerns over China's Human Rights

The execution in China in December 2009 of a man said to be seriously mentally ill, Akmal Shaikh, 53, who ran a taxi cab firm in north London, caused a serious diplomatic rift between the UK and China, with Prime...

Will New Chevron CEO John Watson do what's right to Ecuador?

Chevron has a new boss man, and in an ironic kick in the pants Chevron’s new CEO John Watson is the very man that orchestrated Chevron’s takeover of Texaco, and with it the 18 billion gallons of toxic waste water and 17 million gallons of crude oil deliberately dumped in...

Human trafficking in India: it's the caste system, people

"Highly developed IT industry, nuclear weapon, and fast developing economy with rich culture and resources are what one think of, when he or she thinks of India in 21 century. Also, when reading articles on Bollywood stars traveling to Africa to fight against human...

Myanmar's anti-human trafficking efforts: child soliders exampted

" A few days ago, a news article reported a story on MTV documentary to raise awareness of human trafficking in Myanmar. The documentary was produced in support of USAIDS and was reported to be broadcast through several channels in Myanmar TV stations.  The Myanmar...

Security Sector Reform in Nepal:With reference to UNSCR 1325

Krishna Hari Pushkar 1.      Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, on women, peace and security was passed unanimously on 31 October 2000. Resolution (S/RES/1325) is the first resolution ever passed by the Security Council that specifically...

$2 Million Dollar Fresno Homeless Award Video-former Mayor Autry

2008- Fresno, California USA. Shows the Honorable former Mayor Autry of Fresno, (also actor on Heat of The Night Series) apologizing to their homeless for years of failure and neglect. He empowers them by accepting...

Iran’s investigations into abuses are a sham, says Amnesty

"The Iranian government’s investigations into allegations of torture, rape and unlawful killings in the country “seemed to have been more concerned with covering up abuses than getting at the truth”, Amnesty International said today." Well, there's nothing too...

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