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Plight Of The Rohingya: ASEAN Credibility Again At Stake Analysis

The suffering of the Rohingya in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is putting pressure on ASEAN to intervene. Coming just before their 21st Summit, the wisdom and stewardship of ASEAN leaders will be tested once again.

(RANGOON EurasiaReview) - THE PLIGHT of the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar – whom some label as victims of “ethnic persecution” – is threatening to blow up in the face of ASEAN.

It is happening just weeks before the regional grouping convenes its 21th summit this month in Cambodia.

NaSaKa Tortured Rohingya Family to Sign as Bangali on Forms in Pauk Taw Tsp

U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Burma in the coming days .

(RANGOON, Burma) - We are told that the Myanmar government has organized a commission to investigate Rohingyas to determine if they are citizens of Myanmar according to the 1982 citizenship law.

They are using three questioning forms (papers).

U.S. Election Results No Surprise

The choice was to not change anything for the time being.

(GOLD RIVER, B.C.) - Well, the election circus down south is over. Some people are happy, some are really frothing at the mouth, and most are glad that it is over.

Dioxin, TCE Drums, U-235 and El Toro`s Panhandle

What lurks beneath this old Marine base?

(IRVINE, CA) - If you wanted to hide environmental contamination, then the proposed transfer of the 900+ acres of El Toro’s panhandle from the FAA to the FBI makes sense.

The area may be contaminated with weapons grade U-235...

Washington State`s I-502 Freeing Cannabis Users Before Even Going Into Effect

"There is no point in continuing to seek criminal penalties for conduct that will be legal next month." - Atty Dan Satterberg

(COTTAGE GROVE, Ore.) - Since Washington's I-502 has legalized Cannabis possession for All Washingtonians aged 21 and over, the King County (Seattle) Washington prosecutors are reporting plans of dismissing 175 pending cases regarding cannabis users of legal age.

OAS Human Rights Commission Demands Protection for Activists

Chihuahua Governor Duarte reportedly pledged to provide protection for activists and their family members.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has requested that the Mexican government protect seven Chihuahua rural activists who are spearheading movements against water over-exploitation and mining.

The request was issued in favor of leaders of El Barzon, an organization of small farmers founded in the 1990s after two activists were murdered...

Senior Israeli Officers Charged With War Crimes Over Flotilla Attack

Turkish court tries four senior Israeli officers for deadly attack on peace activists at sea in 2010.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - More than two years have passed since the passenger liner Mavi Marmara and other vessels attempting to reach Gaza, were attacked by the Israeli military.

It was a terrible bloodbath that left nine activists and reporters dead...

Resisting Hell`s Maelstrom: Syrian Volunteers Exhibit their Humanity

Despite international politicizing of emergency aid…

(DAMASCUS Al Manar) - Over the past twenty months, as the Syrian crisis continued beyond most early predictions, this observer learned something about the Syrian people that I had known for decades about Palestinians.

And that is their great concern for their countrymen wherever they are found and whatever their current condition.

France: Activists in Paris Support Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar

Rohingya Muslims have faced torture, neglect and repression in Myanmar since it achieved independence in 1948.

(PARIS Ahlul Bayt) - Activists in Paris have staged a demonstration to mark the global day of action against the massacre of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar by extremist Buddhists.

The event in the French capital was organized with the aim of drawing international attention to the brutal killing of hundreds of Muslims and displacement of thousands more in recent attacks by extremist Buddhists...

Women, Mother Earth & the Environment

Human rights are non-negotiable. They are God-given and self-evident.

(BOSTON) - In the past, I have written about the connection between the women’s hijab and the struggle for protecting environmental resources. Hijab - beyond religion - is a political statement saying, “I will not be commodified.”

Women’s bodies are essentially part of the earth’s resources. Her offspring can either thrive or become endangered. That is one reason why it is important to protect women.