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Iran: A Human Rights Agenda for New President

William Gomes asks the new leader of Iran to implement changes for the good of all people.

(YORK, UK) - Iran’s incoming government should take concrete steps to improve the country’s dreadful human rights record, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to President-elect Hassan Rouhani.

The letter identified key reform areas, ranging from freeing political prisoners to cooperating with UN rights bodies, that Rouhani and his new administration should take on during their next four years in office.

Michael Francke Murder Mystery Solved (Part Eight)

How can any men worship money so much that they would sell their own mothers for a quarter?

(SALEM) - In the next two installments, we are going to do a chronological breakdown of what transpired and who did what. We will expose some of the corruption of virtually everybody involved.

I say some of the corruption because I have omitted many things which prove my case, but I do not want the bad guys to cover that up.

Udall, Alexander Introduce Bipartisan Plan to Fulfill Commitment to Cold War Nuclear Workers

Bill Establishes an Independent Panel to Oversee Compensation Program, Add Transparency to Decisions Affecting Workers' Benefits

(KANSAS CITY) - Senators Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) reintroduced their bipartisan plan to create an independent advisory panel to help Cold War workers from Oak Ridge and other nuclear weapons facilities.

They're trying to help employees get the help they need to treat cancer and other illnesses they developed as a result of exposure to radiation.

What are you Hiding South Carolina Medical Board?

Why are US states disciplining doctors by making them read a book authored by a misleading drug profiteer under Senate Investigation?

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - Last week I wrote an article about the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice requiring disciplined physicians to read Scott M. Fishman, MD's book "Responsible Opioid Prescribing" endorsed by the State Federation Board of Medical Boards in all 50 states as well as Canada.

Dr. Fishman's misleading book minimizes the risks of addiction when a physician prescribes narcotics to patients.

Marijuana CAN Cure Alcohol Addiction

Alcoholics, pay attention!

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - To write about it, a little history is required. I can hear all of you boozers saying, “Just because I enjoy Scotch, it’s no sign that I am addicted.” Well, let’s face it, you are drunk. You have a lot of company.

Booze kills about as many as deep fried hamburgers (heart attacks) and is only slightly less lethal than tobacco. Are you listening?

Blue Water Navy Veterans Sue Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki for Failure to Grant Disability Benefits

The plight of the Blue Water Navy veterans has support in Congress.

(WASHINGTON DC) - In a suit filed in federal court in Washington DC, two veterans organizations have filed suit against the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki, for failing to provide benefits to a group of Vietnam War veterans who served aboard ship off the coast of Vietnam.

Over a hundred thousand of these Blue Water veterans were exposed to Agent Orange through their drinking water while providing gunfire support, air support and logistic support in the territorial seas off the coast of the republic of Vietnam.

The Roman Catholic Church is Declared a Transnational Criminal Organization: The Brussels Proclamation of August 4, 2013

A Legal Notice and Instrument issued by The International Common Law Court of Justice

(BRUSSELS ITCCS Central) - I do not agree with your presumption that Popes and Kings cannot be judged like other men, or are incapable of wrong.

If there is any presumption, it is the other way, against holders of power...

Ethiopia: Lives for Land in Gambella

Bordering on South Sudan, the Gambella region (where 42 per cent of land is available), with its lush vegetation and flowing rivers, is where the majority of land sales in the country have taken place.

(LONDON) - To many people land is much more than a resource or corporate commodity to be bought, developed and sold for a profit. Identity, cultural history and livelihood are all connected to “place”.

The erosion of traditional values and morality are some of the many negative effects of the global neo-liberal economic model, with its focus on short-term gain and material benefit.

When Government Lies to the People, the Fabric of Representative Democracy Itself is the Victim

In July, the top lawyer in the U.S. intelligence community made a rare public appearance and pointed out that much of the information being distributed about government surveillance programs was wrong.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Without trust in the truthfulness of government officials, it is impossible for the elected representatives of the people to conduct public business in a manner the public will consider honest.

Recent revelations about government surveillance programs, and the inaccurate statements made about them----some under oath----indicate that we have a serious problem.

US: Ratify Disability Rights Treaty

Parties to the Convention are required to promote, protect, and ensure the full enjoyment of human rights by persons with disabilities and ensure that they enjoy full equality under the law.

(YORK, UK) - Human Rights Ambassador William Nicholas Gomes Has sent a letter to US senators, urging them to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act by ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is an international human rights instrument of the United Nations intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities.