Canada’s Moral Dilemma: Torture by CSIS – a crisis in democracy

It’s just like “The Stasi” treated dissidents, except this human rights abuse is happening in Canada today. Some call it no-touch torture. The Stasi called it Zerzetsen. In an article about the torture of a Canadian citizen at the behest of CSIS in the Sudan, The...

Sri Lanka: attacks on free media put displaced civilians at risk

" Vigil marking the first anniversary of the detention of Sri Lankan journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam Tissainayagam, London, March 2008 © Amnesty International" "If you read Sri Lankan newspapers,...

In Colombia, Rape Now Being Prosecuted as Weapon of War

Columbia is taking steps to prosecute those who use rape as a weapon of war.  Rape of women has been used as a tool of military for as long as history has been written and most probably before.  Force...

50-yr-old gets RI for rape, abduction in Delhi

India's national capital New Delhi reports regularly rape of minor girl and often accused gets away with either light punishment  or get acquitted for for lack of circumstantial and clinching medical evidence.""While keeping the girl confined in a room, on one hand, the...

Hamas: Lies, Secrets, Torture, Murder, and Intimidation :Italy

Worth a complete read from Italy. "Not all of the Italian media have followed the slavish pro-Hamas line in the wake of the recent conflict in Gaza. A different story emerges from this article in Wednesday’s Corriere della Sera, as translated from the Italian by Gaia:...

In Obama's rise, Kenyans see lessons for Africa

Obama's election showsthat it is possible for aminority person to leada country."For Africans, the election of a young black man with direct roots in Africa has a resonance that goes far beyond home-town ...

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...

Over 80,000 Have Complained About Voting Problems

Here is an opportunity for us to crowdsource this election.   We should all be watching this closely."Today, Barbara Anwine of the Election Protection Coalition (1-866-OUR-VOTE), a nonpartisan group, told MSNBC about voter suppression tactics they have witnessed...

You Can Fight City Hall -- And Win

Nanaimo, BC, CanadaThat old phrase "power To The People" was being used today in the City of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.  Citizens showed the city council and administrators the power of the electorate...

Zimbabwe looms over Africa summit

Despite widespread condemnation over his one sided election victory, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has embark on his first first  foreign tour after getting  reelected . He is in Egypt to attend...

Mugabe Inaugurated After "Spoiled" Election

Mugabe's inauguration has taken place:"The hastily organised ceremony confirmed Mr Mugabe's sixth term as president - extending his 28 years in power. ""Results showed Mr Mugabe won 85% of the vote, but many...

Mugabe Plays the Legacy Card

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWell that makes perfect sense, why didn't we think of that?Mugabe is only protecting his countries legacy and his own ideology.  That is why he is holding onto...

Military 'runs Mugabe campaign'

"Testimony from eye-witnesses and victims from across Zimbabwe as well as internal party documents show that violence and intimidation are being used to try to guarantee the re-election of Robert Mugabe against...

Single Mother Wins $108,000 Against RIAA

Every nerd's personal hero, Tanya Anderson, was awarded $108,000 by an Oregon federal magistrate who succesfully fought a lawsuit filed by the recording industry against her. Accusing the (Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) of using threats and intimidation to...

" Living in America ....

.... Eye to eye Station to station ...."   So go the first few lines in the chorus of that song by the late Soul Brother #1, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, in his hit song of the same...

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