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Burma Campaign: Running the Cardiff Half-Marathon

I am running to raise funds to ensure that their struggle is supported and that the freedoms we take for granted are given to them too.

(LONDON) - In the 2 years since President Thein Sein came to power over 300,000 people have been forced from their homes.

The Burmese Army continues to rape women and kill children while sanctions are relaxed and our government follows a policy of appeasement, putting business first and showing a blatant disregard for human rights.

TCHR Pays Tribute to Sunila Abeysekera

Sunila will be remembered by countless people locally and internationally for her unswerving dedication to human rights.

(PARIS) - With heavy hearts we learn that veteran civil society activist late Charles Abeysekera’s (1926-1998), daughter and prominent human rights activist, Sunila Abeysekara, passed away on 9 September 2013.

Sunila’s dedication and devotedness to human rights has a resonance in the date of her death - the very first day of the 24th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. If Sunila were healthy and able to travel, she would have been in Geneva for this session.

Egypt: Human Rights Ambassador William Nicholas Gomes Condemns Abu Deraa Detention

As documented by several human rights groups, military trials in Egypt routinely fall short of fair trial standards and violate fundamental rights of due process.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com, William Nicholas Gomes has “strongly condemned” the arrest of Sinai based journalist Ahmed Abu Deraa.

On 5 September 2013, journalist and human rights defender Mr Ahmed Abu Deraa' was arrested by the Egyptian Armed Forces in the North Sinai city of Areesh, where he is based and acts as a correspondent for independent Egyptian newspapers...

The Return of the Golems

In 2009 I wrote a piece titled “A Nation of Golems” reflecting the control of our representatives by the Zionist forces that occupy our Congress.

(LAVERNE, CA) - How did it come to this? Centuries ago in ancient Prague before the Jewish people established a state for Jews, before they had the means to impose their will on the people of the mid-east, the Jewish population huddled in ghettos behind walls carved out of cities fearful of annihilation, isolated from the communities that surrounded them, condemned by discrimination, envy and ignorance.

Out of that destructive environment, in the city of Prague, Rabbi Lowe sought a solution to the isolation and weariness of his congregants by seeking consolation and security through the magical creation of a creature fashioned from the mud of the Vltava River that runs through Prague.

Human Rights Ambassador Sets Human Rights Agenda for President Mugabe

"I look forward to a constructive dialogue with your government and to the prospect of the advancement of human rights in Zimbabwe."

(WASHINGTON DC) - Zimbabwe’s incoming government should take concrete steps to fulfill the country’s human rights obligations, Human rights ambassador for salem-news.com,William Nicholas Gomes said today in a letter to President Robert Mugabe.

Diaspora Glorifying the Murderous LTTE- Navi Pillai

This fundamental circumstance have led to stereotyping the Tamil Diaspora as a glorifying group of a ‘ruthless organisation’.

(LONDON Sri Lanka Guardian) - The issue of Tamil Diaspora ‘glorying’ the ‘murderous’ LTTE has come to the focus with the outspoken charge of the UN Human Rights High Commissioner Navi Pillai who is widely respected for her integrity and impartial concern for the public good.

Such statement coming from a person of stature is welcome and must be taken as a helpful comment to correct the failures that is undermining the credibility of the whole Tamil Diaspora.

Document - Indonesia: Failure to Deliver Full Justice for the Killing of Human Rights Defender Munir

On 7 September 2004, Munir was found dead on a flight from Jakarta to the Netherlands. An autopsy carried out by the Dutch authorities showed that he had been poisoned with arsenic.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Nine years after the killing of human rights defender Munir Said Thalib, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono must take decisive and concrete action to ensure those responsible – including those at the highest levels – are brought to justice.

The president must ensure that all defenders of human rights are better protected.

Jeff Blankfort on Zio Con wars, Palestine and Paul Jay

In 2011, at what was billed as Move Over AiPAC, several of us were on a panel on AIPAC, the only one in the two day conference and our large room was packed with every seat taken, and we only got the panel through the help of a couple of the panelists in taking care of the logistics.

(LONDON) - Following is Jeff Blankfort's email to Paul Jay (The Real News Network) after reading his 'deconstruction' of my work.

Jeff allowed me to publish his straight forward and illuminating text.

Psychoanalysing Psychiatrists and Psychologists who Torture

It takes someone with a particular psychological profile to torture another human being: Most of us cannot do it. Clearly, any torturer falls readily into the category of someone with a 'violent personality'.

(TASMANIA, Aust.) - The history of the involvement of psychiatrists and psychologists in torture programs for political purposes is, tragically, extensive.

The tragedy, with more variations, continues worldwide as you read this article...

Sri Lanka Cornered Over Human Rights

Pillay later said she honoured those who died in conflict in every country she visited, and it was not meant as a unique gesture for Sri Lanka.

(COLOMBO IPS) - HE Navaneetham Pillay was in the habit of paying floral tributes to those who had perished in in any conflict in all the countries she visited in her official capacity.

She wanted to do the same for those who died in the final battle at Nanthikadal Lagoon in Mullaittivu. Unfortunately, a big issue was made of her decision and news emerged that she was paying homage to Prabhakaran.