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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.

Harley Thief Stole Chopper With Human Remains Mounted on Fender

Special Urn mounted on bike's rear fender contained remains of a wife and mother; the family is pleading to have them returned.

(TACOMA, WA) - "Help us find our mom!!!" That is the plea from a man in Tacoma, whose mom's remains are in an urn, mounted to the back of a Harley chopper that was stolen.

They took out a CraigsList ad, about their 1975 Harley Chopper that was stolen at the end of summer from Puyallup Washington.

Hanford Officials Claimed Hazardous Waste Leak Was Just Rain Dripping

– Watchdog Warns More Leaks Are Likely to Occur Due to Ongoing Violations and Thousands of Illegally Stored Drums

(KENNEWICK, WA) - Hanford officials claimed a leak of what has been confirmed as numerous hazardous wastes was just dripping “rainwater.”

After confirming that hazardous wastes were leaking into the open from a concrete container at Hanford, the Washington Department of Ecology issued an “Immediate Action Letter” on Friday to the federal Energy Department (USDOE), which runs Hanford.

Trayvon Martin vs. PFC Johnson, LeVena Lynn

A poetic tribute...

(CLEVELAND) - There are so many names, so many stories we have followed where Black Americans are at the receiving end of injustice; cut down in the prime of their life.

Luke and I have each written at length about LaVena Johnson's loss and what it means; now young Trayvon Martin is forced to join this list of sacrificed people in a nation that never healed from its inception as a slave trading government.

PTSD Hormone Therapy: Anandamide: the Hormone, D-9-THC, the Surrogate

If Marijuana as THC is or can be the surrogate for the bodies natural Anandamide, I just can’t imagine why the REEFER MADNESS about Marijuana.

(MOLALLA, OR) - I must say that this is a very difficult and possibly controversial subject. However, I am not averse to jumping in with all four feet with something that interests me.

Cops And Judges Ask California Legislator to Withdraw Marijuana DUI Bill

Law Enforcers Say Bill Will Criminalize Legal Medical Marijuana Patients & Distract Police

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Former California police officers, prosecutors and judges are asking Assemblymember Norma Torres to withdraw a bill she has introduced that would criminalize driving with any amount of cannabinoids in the body.

Unlike cocaine and meth which leave the body after a day or two, marijuana stays for thirty days;

Somalia: We Cannot Let the Somali People Down, Says Humanitarian Chief

Diseases and high child-mortality rates persist, and more than 320,000 children are acutely malnourished.

(GENEVA) - Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos called for a coherent approach to addressing the humanitarian, development and political challenges in Somalia today at the London Conference.

Ms. Amos emphasized the importance of dealing with the immediate needs of millions of Somalis and the longer-term development issues critical to helping the country build resilience.

Help Gazan Youth Through Breakdance Rebuild Dance Center

Gaza's only breakdancing crew are rebuilding their headquarters destroyed in Israeli attack

(GAZA CITY / SALEM) - During the Israeli attack of 2009, the recreation center used by the CampsBreakerz breakdancing group in the Gaza Strip was destroyed.

Martial Law, Karma, Facebook and Vanunu

"We are the heirs of our own actions." - Buddha

(CLERMONT, FLA) - On March 16, the White House released the "National Defense Resources Preparedness" which gives the President the ability to impose martial law in case of a war or national emergency.

Impact Of UNHRC Resolution On India-Sri Lanka Relations Analysis

India’s support to the U.S. sponsored resolution was out of sync with other members of the Asian bloc in the UNHRC who did not support the U.S. move.

(CHENNAI, India Eurasia Review) - India was among the 24 countries that voted for the U.S. draft resolution on Sri Lanka’s accountability in respect of human rights violations which was passed at the 19th meeting of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) at Geneva.

Fifteen member countries opposed it while eight abstained.