Torture Rife in Equatorial Guinea, UN Confirms

This is a small country, one many have never heard of, but torture as government must be opposedwhere ever it is found." The Equatoguinean opposition has all along maintained that the practise of torture remains...

RoadRunner Spam Blocking Out of Control

A friend of Jace's just emailed us asking desperately for help with her son, who has AS and is exclaiming the desire to kill himself and wishing that everyone in the world was dead (due to social abuse, it seems,...

The Show in Beijing

Here is a dissident opinion (not mine..) on the opening show of the Beijing Olympiad "The fireworks and show at the Olympic stadium in Beijing Friday made it clear that the opening ceremony was a...

Man Wins Divorce From Angry Wife In YouTube Video

Man Wins Divorce From Angry Wife In YouTube Video Judge Rules Against Tricia Walsh-Smith  Do you agree with the judge's decision to grant the divorce and not give anything more than the amount stated in the...

United States is not signatory to United Nations Human Rights and Torture Con...

"The United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is an international human rights instrument, under the purview of the United Nations, that aims to prevent torture around the world. "

Guantanamo: Illegal and Unjust

"Rights-free zones: illegal and unjust Mukul Sharma The Guantanamo model signifies the abandoning of basic principles of human rights. It de-legitimises us. “O Father, this is a prison of injustice. Its iniquity makes the mountains weep. I have committed no crime and am...

Interwiew with a fighter...

We have lost everything Istalif sits an hour's drive north of Kabul, in the fertile Shomali plain. Once filled with vineyards and crops, it is...

[VIDEO] protest against Internment Camps for Foreigners in Milano - Italy sin...

CPT (‘temporary stay centres’), detention camps for immigrants.These are actually concentration camps for people guilty of being poor and without the right papers.CPT are not simply prisons, they are true...

The Pope must die, says Muslim

"A notorious Muslim extremist told a demonstration in London yesterday that the Pope should face execution."

Pope's response accepted by some Muslims

"Some Muslim leaders accepted Pope Benedict XVI's explanation Sunday of his remarks on Islam and violence. Others said it wasn't enough, but cautioned followers against a violent backlash after attacks on churches in Palestinian areas and the slaying of a nun in Somalia. The...

The Mystery of the Abu Ghraib Tattoo

One photograph that stands out from all the other photographs.

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