Amnesty Award their Highest Accolade to Burmese Leader

Amnesty International has announced that Burmese (Myanmar) pro-democracy leader and Nobel laureate, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, is being bestowed its most prestigious honour – the “Ambassador of Conscience” Award for 2009.  The announcement of the accolade to in...
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opinion by rebelsyell | 16 wks ago
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'Breaking the Silence' on 22-Day War

In the face of mounting International pressure, Israel continues to denounce allegations of human rights violations during its 22-Day War against Hamas in Gaza launched in December ‘08. A series of hard-hitting reports in the last month from independent International human...
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opinion by rebelsyell | 17 wks ago
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Author Frank McCourt dies

Frank McCourt was an Irish-American raconteur and memoirist whose abilities gained a world-wide audience only after entering retirement. Prior to springing to international acclaim, Frank had been a public school teacher for 30 years and was fondly regarded as a jovial and...
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opinion by rebelsyell | 18 wks ago
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Israel Must be held to account for Gaza actions?

“like the epicentre of a massive earthquake” The eagerly anticipated report by the international Red Cross reveals how the plight of the Gazan people was further compounded by Israel’s incursion in January ’09 followings it’s 3 week ‘path clearing’ aerial...
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opinion by rebelsyell | 20 wks ago
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