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A Special Appeal to all People of Conscience: Stand with Us on Sunday June 3 and Bring the Vatican to Justice

A Call for Solidarity Actions to Support Irish men and women who Survived Church Terror

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - John Deegan, Mary Lawlor and Dave O’Brien are uncommon heroes who endured torture at the hands of the roman catholic church – and who are battling today to win justice.

On May 4 in Dublin, they confronted Archbishop Dermot Martin and the Vatican with ten demands which must be enacted by September 15.

INDIA: BSF Torture Yet Another Person in West Bengal

Human Rights Ambassador William Nicholas Gomes writes to India's Chief Minister, about flagrant border police abuse in West Bengal.

(HONG KONG) - It is hard to imagine the level of brutality that awaits some Indians; men in India do not hesitate to openly beat women in a public setting, and this time, once again, the suspects are police.

A poor woman suffering from a cold, leaving a doctor's visit, was beaten and molested by border police.

INDIA: A Poor Woman Raped by Police

Salem-News Human rights Ambassador William Gomes contacts officials in India over police rape of married woman.

(HONG KONG) - A police official in India is a suspect in the forcible rape of a poor married woman on 21 April, who was summoned to the police station in Bhadreswar PS after her husband was released from custody in a dacoity case for 45 days.

The suspect was working that night as the Officer-in Charge. He reportedly told the woman she needed to accompany him to his quarters.

Tamils for Obama to Clinton: Stop Rape in Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka sexual violence is being used as a tool of political oppression. Tamil women in the northeast, usually war widows without homes and confined to “transit camps,” are visited and raped at will by Sri Lankan armed forces.

(NEW YORK CITY) - Secretary Clinton spoke to the UN Security Council in September 2009 and urged the members to take a stand against sexual violence used as a tool of war.

In Sri Lanka, armed forces are using it as a tool of political suppression. In a letter to Clinton on May 1, Tamils for Obama requested that Clinton use her influence to stop it.

US: Support Democratic Republic of Congo Govt in Arrest of Bosco Ntaganda

War crime general Bosco Ntaganda lived openly in Goma, eastern Congo, until recent weeks, where he has existed without fear of arrest.

(HONG KONG) - Bosco Ntaganda’s avoidance of arrest is emblematic of continued lawlessness in eastern Congo.

The Democratic Republic of Congo should immediately arrest Bosco Ntaganda, who is known for brutal human rights abuses over many years that have impacted tens of thousands of Congolese citizens in eastern Congo.

Emily Herx sues St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School

It is worth knowing that in the early years, the Church did not ban priests from marrying, nor did it exclusively deny women from clergy.

(CLEVELAND) - A former Catholic School English Teacher named Emily Herx, is taking St. Vincent de Paul School in Fort Wayne, Indiana to court for wrongful firing.

She wanted to have a child. As it turns out, the in-vitro fertilization treatments she received are in conflict with the church's teachings... Imagine that.

Japan: Actively Encourage the Burmese Government to Institute the Systemic Reforms Necessary for Democracy

Letter to Japan's PM questions continual funding of the international law violator- the Burmese military junta.

(HONG KONG) - Military abuse against ethnic minorities in Burma, continues; the armed forces of this military junta have not changed their abusive behavior in ethnic conflict areas.

Continuous fighting since June 2011 in Kachin State has displaced 75,000 people. Tactics of the Burmese military include constant violations of international humanitarian law.

Truth and Consequences in the Land of Nothing

After they had performed for the Christians, the children would return to the school, where half of them would die.

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - I’ve been ignoring the orchestrated circus calling itself the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, but now that it’s meeting in my own backyard, I’ve been asked to comment.

Frankly, it’s all quite the déjà vu experience. The travesty going on this weekend in Victoria reminds me of a story told to me by one of the few survivors who hasn’t been gagged.

An Open Letter to ``Thievin` Steven`` Harper, Alleged Prime Minister of Canada

- Concerning your use of tax payer’s money to fund child-raping-and-killing churches...

(NANAIMO, Vancouver Island) - I doubt that if one of your own kids was savagely raped, strangled to death and thrown into a garbage pit somewhere, you’d look too kindly on a government that gave $57 million to the killer’s employer, especially when the latter had been caught red-handed concealing the crime.

But that’s what you’ve just done, according to your own 2012 federal Budget.

How Did the Kony 2012 Video Go Viral So Quickly?

How ever did the Invisible Children campaign beat out Susan Boyle?

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Kony 2012 video is now officially the fastest spreading viral video of all time, with over 70 million views and half a million comments to date — and by the time you finish reading this post, there's bound to be many more.

The video's growth — it only had 20 million views yesterday morning — outpaces other popular viral campaigns by far, reports the Wall Street Journal.