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Colombia: Correct Serious Flaws in Transitional Justice Bill

William Gomes contacts Colombian officials over a proposed rule change that would allow war criminals to avoid prosecution.

(HONG KONG) - There is no question that Colombia’s armed conflict led to countless abuses, and it is perfectly legitimate for its justice system to prioritize cases involving the worst crimes and most culpable individuals.

However a new transitional justice reform proposal, would allow Colombian authorities to completely abandon prosecutions and suspend sentences in cases of serious abuses.

What is Heard Around the World is Not Heard in Rwanda

What does World Press Freedom Day 2012 mean for Rwanda's journalists?

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reports that 18 independent Rwandan journalists live in exile.

Infant Opiate Addiction: Preventable with Cannabis

Queen Victoria of England Says So!

(MOLALLA, OR) - The Oregonian May 1 2012 featured an article Addicted Babies Rise threefold in a Decade, with the emphasis on opiate painkillers for pregnant mothers and the extremely serious withdrawal effects on the newborn infants.

Inspiring Video and More Action in the Holy Land

The latest news from ground level view in Occupied Palestine.

(BETHLEHEM) - Several groups are banding together to stand in solidarity with Palestinian and Arab political Prisoners engaged in a hunger strike.

The Winds of May Day: 2006-2012

Occupy has undoubtedly shifted the parameters of political debate and popularized the notion of the 99 percent.

(LAS CRUCES, NM FNS News) - Revived in the United States on a mass scale by the immigrant rights movement six years ago, the annual commemoration of International Workers’ Day is fast becoming an established tradition across the country.

And if anything captured the essence of the 2012 celebrations, it was the convergence of issues popularized by Occupy Wall Street-influenced movements with demands for justice long pushed by immigrant community organizations.

WWII Soldier Killed in Foxhole Fighting Germans, Will be Returned to the U.S.

Gerald "Mike" Kight's mother always said he would come home, and she was right.

(PORTLAND, OR) - An incredible story about a recovered World War Two Veteran was published by The Oregonian Tuesday.

Mike Francis wrote about the recovery of the remains and final return home, for a handsome 23-year old soldier with the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne, named Gerald 'Mike' Knight.

The Journey To Newcastle

F. Scott Fitzgerald: Ernest,the rich are much different from us.
Ernest Hemingway: Yes, I know. They have more money...

(SASKATCHEWAN) - The summer of 1938 was an incredible journey, perhaps the first of the many discoveries that were to follow. But then, I was 10 years old and waiting only to see and understand.

My vision then may have been clearer than I thought it would be later, until I reached the faltering clarity that comes with age.

Zionism Is Dead And Kicking

With AIPAC pushing in the open for an American attack on Iran, Zionism seems to be a serious threat to world peace.

(LONDON) - In a recent Haaretz article, leading Israeli columnist Gideon Levy affirms that Zionism is pretty irrelevant as far as Israelis are concerned.

Global Tamil Forum stands in solidarity with the Muslims in Sri Lanka

Some Buddhist leaders have said that they intend to demolish 72 structures in the Dambulla area, including the mosque and a Tamil Hindu temple.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Global Tamil Forum (GTF) strongly condemns the Sri Lankan Government’s complicity in the orders for the removal of the Muslim mosque in Dambulla, central Sri Lanka.

GTF is profoundly disturbed by the attacks on the mosque by a minority, yet in their thousands as reported, of extremist Sri Lankan Buddhists led by monks on 20 April 2012...

May Day in Occupy Oakland: Let a Million Seeds Sprout

Another metaphor for Oakland (“what ye anarchists weave, so shall ye have the opportunity to un-weave”)?

(OAKLAND, CA) - What was Oakland’s muddy “Lake Quan” as Occupy went into winter hibernation has resurged as a sea of green. Green grass, that is.

After Mayor Quan and OPD evicted the Occupy encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza late last year, stating the occupation encouraged rats and other creatures and destroyed the lawn, city officials ran water sprinklers for days to flood the park and discourage re-occupation.