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Turkey: Arbitrary Arrest of IHD Chairperson Ali Tanriverdi

William Gomes calls to Turkey's Prime Minister to release all Human Rights Defenders from prison...

(SALEM) - Consistent enforcement of legal and fair Human Rights Law is a missing attribute in too many of the world's governments.

As our Human Rights Ambassador, William Nicholas Gomes explains in this letter to Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's Prime Minister, it is time to call upon the Turkish authorities and put an end to the continuing harassment of human rights defenders.

I Dream of a Country

[Inspired by Meena Kandasamy’s ;  “I Dream Of An English”]

Paul Larudee: has Palestine been Abandoned By Its Own Leadership?

I wish to express my sorrow at bringing these matters to your attention. I hope that my concerns are unjustified.

(LONDON) - Paul Larudee, the co-founder of the Free Palestine Movement and one of the leading Pro-Palestinian activists in America, posted the following text on the Al Awda list. It seems as if BDS has given up on the most essential and crucial Palestinian principles.

While BDS was initially committed to the opposition of colonisation of all Arab lands, the current BDS' goal statement merely opposes only the colonisation of Arab lands occupied in 1967.

When `Freedom of Speech; Translates Into Hate Crime

If freedom of speech is a universal value, then it should not be limited when it comes to criticizing Israel and talking about its dominance over the U.S. Congress and mass media.

(TEHRAN) - They see the offensive movie which has insulted one of the world's most ancient, venerated and popular religions in the light of their ambassador and other diplomatic staff being killed overseas.

`In a Volte-Face, Jayalalithaa Started Supporting Tamil Eelam`

The resurfacing of the Tamil issue is due to the Eelam War which eliminated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and its leader Prabhakaran.

(CHENNAI, India) - The issue of discrimination against Tamils in Sri Lanka has recently led to strong protests against Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa as well as some pilgrims from the island nation.

Rwandan Politician Andrew Muganwa Languishes in Jail as Trial Stalls

Muganwa is known to espouse radical anti Kagame views and has refused to go into exile unlike most opposition politicians who have preferred to flee rather than languish in prison without hope of release.

(WASHINGTON DC) - It is more than five months since the leader of the unregistered Rwanda opposition political party NPDP-Ihumure was arrested and remanded at the Kimironko Prison in Kigali.

US Lawmakers Write to Secretary Clinton Urging Continued Engagement with Sri Lanka on UNHRC Resolution

Includes full text of letter, signed by 31 US legislators.

(WASHINGTON DC) - We write to express our concerns regarding reconciliation and accountability progress in Sri Lanka following its 26-year civil war and the alleged commitment of war crimes and crimes against humanity by both sides in the final stages of the conflict in 2009.

Pakistani Bishop Pleads With International Community to Help Rebuild Church in Mardan

Where's the media outrage?

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Angry Muslims attacked the Church in Mardan near Peshawar following noon prayers last Friday in settling of scores for the anti-Mohammed film that has stirred riots and protests throughout Pakistan.

A Home for the Rohingyas

The Rohingyas whom the Myanmar authorities will not accept for whatever reason, will have no choice but to be assisted for third country resettlement.

(PETALING JAYA, Malaysia) - HAVING had the opportunity, as part of the UN multi-agency assistance programme, to extensively interact with the Rohingyas in Myanmar and in the refugee camps, I have come to know the Rohingyas as a highly resilient, intelligent, skilful and hard-working people.

They have survived for many years on meagre resources, extreme limitations and in the face of danger and exploitation.

Oregon Doctor Sentenced to 23 Years After Pleading Guilty to Rape and Sex Abuse

Dr. Frederick Field is off to prison for the ultimate breach of trust~ what's next for his victims?

(THE DALLES, Ore) - Dr. Frederick Field now will be known as one of Oregon’s most notorious serial sex offenders. The bad doctor pleaded guilty to 11 counts of first-degree sex abuse and one count of first-degree rape in the Wasco County court last Tuesday.