Wikileaks: Exposing US And NATO’s War Crimes In Afghanistan
Today, The White House sternly condemned the release by Wikileaks of nearly 92,000 secret US military documents about the conflict in Afghanistan as “irresponsible”. The files were made available yesterday by the whistle-blower website, and include details of covert operations against top Taliban, unreported civilian killings and NATO concerns about Pakistan official ( notably agents […]
Indigenous Sovereignty Threatened by UK LaCrosse Decision
The Native American Indian confederacy of tribes known as the Iroquois Nation, or Haudenosaunee were recently denied access to the World Lacrosse Championships in England, despite their ancestors invented the sport. This brings up an important indigenous rights issue: sovereignty.
A Ban On World Cup Vuvuzelas: Finally, A Fatwa That Makes Sense
On July 9, 2010, the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments, in the United Arab Emirates, issued Fatwa against Vuvuzelas. Unlike other fatwas, this one seems to have an almost reasonable character to it. I would prefer to see a fatwa that recommended ear protection for anyone attending World Cup fixtures, but let’s celebrate the baby steps.
G20: Where Have All Our Issues Gone?
Where have all our issues gone? Long time passing. Where have all our issues gone? Long time ago … So the Toronto G20 meetings have come and gone, but they remain in the news and the public eye because of the protests. Thanks to citizen action more protests are following up on the G20, and […]
France, Germany And The UK Cooperate With Countries That Torture
A report, published by Human Rights Watch yesterday, accuses France, Germany and the United Kingdom of sending the wrong message on torture by using foreign intelligence obtained under torture in the so called “war on terror”. The global ban on torture is a corner stone of international law for all nations either in peace or […]
