4 hours ago by Reed Brundage

InSight Crime: "Mexican President Felipe Calderon, along with top administration officials and Sinaloa Cartel leader 'Chapo' Guzman, have been accused of crimes against humanity in the Hague’s International Criminal Court (ICC), raising questions about the application of international humanitarian l ...

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5 hours ago by Reed Brundage

AP/Washington Post: " The Mexican army’s highest official concedes the military has committed errors in the fight against organized crime and drug traffickers but says those responsible have been punished. ... Defense Secretary Guillermo Galvan said during a ceremony Thursday, pledging loyalty to th ...

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5 hours ago by Ciuin

I've been watching the chatter on various Internet based Romani networks about the US's recent decision to participate in the Decade of Roma Inclusion as an observer state, signed on February 6. There are those who feel this is a crucial step for the US, a step that recognizes the state of the Roman ...

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5 hours ago by occupiedpalestine

Related | When the UN bring Human Rights to Palestine? Palestinians wait for a bus in front of a section of the controversial Israeli separation barrier in Bethlehem, West Bank. February 5, 2012. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Hamas head Khaled Mashaal in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday, to adv ...

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6 hours ago by vprotest

In 2005 we deliberately violated the immigration laws of India. We broke the law by producing a documentary film, even though we had entered the country on a tourist visa. We broke the law because we wanted to show that Scandinavian companies were in violation of many other laws in India. from Commi ...

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7 hours ago by mindfreedomvirginia

The story is found on Post On Politics, the heading reads, House won’t make it harder for state to put foster kids on psych drugs. Although Florida Senator Ronda Storms has a bill before the Florida Senate that would make it harder to drug children in Florida’s foster care system, the bill is given ...

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7 hours ago by Hornbill Unleashed

Joseph Tawie The Sarawak administration which is projecting itself to be a caring government must first state its stand on the definition of NCR. The opposition here wants Chief Minister Taib Mahmud to openly declare that the state accepts and recognises the court’s definition of native customary ri ...

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7 hours ago by Hornbill Unleashed

Joseph Tawie Native community leaders in Sarawak have been reminded to focus on serving the people and to avoid becoming ‘political missionaries’. The proposal by the five former leaders of Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) to set up a Barisan Nasional (BN) club faces a shaky start in the ...

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8 hours ago by Reed Brundage

Justice in Mexico: "In the past year, the U.S. government has granted political asylum to four Mexican citizens, which is an impressive figure considering that prior to 2010 it was nearly impossible, say activists and lawyers in El Paso, Texas. The most recent of these approved asylum cases is that ...

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8 hours ago by efox

Rabbi Gunther Plaut, shown in his library in 2008, died Wednesday at age 99. Plaut was a world-renowned religious scholar and a leading figure in Reform Judaism. Rabbi W. Gunther Plaut was once described as the unspoken leader of Canada’s Jewish community. He was considered a titan of human rights a ...

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