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US: Investigate Fatal Boat Episode Dying to Leave Libya

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - A disabled boat with 72 human beings aboard departed Libya last March, with hopes of reaching a new land. Instead, what most aboard the boat found, was death. 63 people died by the time currents washed the vessel back onto the shores of Libya.

Political `Disappearances` Still Rife in Sri Lanka: Rights Group

The war ended in 2009, but a human rights group says people are still disappearing on a regular basis.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) - Platform for Freedom set up the Wall of Tears memorial ten years ago with photographs of 600 Sri Lankans who it said had been "disappeared".

Not In Our Name

A Declaration of Concerned Protestant and Catholic Clergy, with a Ten Point Program to Bring the Church to Justice and Protect the Innocent

(LONDON) - We are a group of Protestant and Catholic clergy who are compelled by our faith and conscience to speak out and act against the continuing reign of corruption, lies and criminality that predominates in the so-called Christian Church today.

This is a cry to all people of faith to awaken to the evil in which we are immersed.

INDIA: Immediately Release Journalist Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - The recent arrest and detention of Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi, a well-respected journalist, by Indian police, is an outrage.

This reporter covered conflicts such as the Iran-Iraq war and the invasion of Iraq by US-led coalition forces, working for media outlets including IRNA, IRIB, Doordarshan and BBC. Now, because he advocated for Iran publicly, he is accused of masterminding a bomb blast in New Delhi.

Oregon: Vote Ellen Rosenblum - Candidate to Become Oregon`s First Female Attorney General

"The Attorney General is the people's lawyer, and I have the depth and the range of experience to be a strong advocate for the people of Oregon." Ellen Rosenblum

(PORTLAND, OR Hemp News) - The race for Attorney General between Ellen Rosenblum and Dwight Holton is crucial to the future of cannabis legalization initiatives.

Rosenblum supports the state medical marijuana law as one that "provides vulnerable citizens with the medicine they needed to cope with their diagnoses."

CANADA: Investigate Fatal Boat Episode Dying to Leave Libya

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - Sixty-three out of 72 people died on board a vessel with migrants fleeing Libya, in an episode that occurred during March and April 2011. Their journey ended where it began, on Libyan shores.

Questions exist, over whether military warships near the disabled vessel failed to render mandatory rescue and human aid.

The Gifts You Give a Foreign Nation While Cutting Your Social Programs

Please consider calling your congressperson to express your anger at having to buy Israel’s gas and throwing enormous amounts of money at a foreign nation, while cutting programs for Americans.

(JAMESTOWN, RI) - Who says Congress cannot act quickly and in a bipartisan way? They certainly can, but not when trying to meet your needs.

Threats Looming for Lanka Exports to the EU

Sri Lanka could face higher tariffs in the EU market compared to all of its neighbours in the near future.

(CHENNAI, India) - With the European Union expected to reform its GSP system by 2014, Sri Lanka could face many challenges with both Pakistan and Bangladesh eligible to benefit by trade concessions with a possible free trade agreement with India expected to exert more pressure.

"The implications of GSP reform for Sri Lanka will be indirect rather than direct given that it has already been removed from the GSP+ prior to the reform process.

ANGOLA: Strongly Urge IMF to Delay Disbursement of Any Further Funds

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - The Angolan government’s inability or unwillingness to properly account for those funds requires a firm response from the IMF.

TUNISIA: Ensure Strong Safeguards for Rule of Law and Human Rights

Salem-News.com Eye on the World report.

(HONG KONG) - The Tunisian National Constituent Assembly has made important strides since its election on October 2011, towards writing a new constitution.

With the formation of the six drafting commissions, the deputies will now have to make crucial choices regarding the system of governance, the foundational principles of the Tunisian republic, and the relations between the different branches of government.