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international / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday September 13, 2007 - 16:55 by percy fawcett
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A year ago those whose interest in the slave trade goes no further than ending it, found their representative and publicity interests well served by a case which emerged in the small state of Dubai. Investigative work by a US based human rights agency found that children had been imported to Dubai by the number 2 of that state under a variety of pretexts most of which were false. Instead the boys were kept in a malnourished state so that they could serve as jockeys in the hippodromes and race courses of that land. Dubai owes both its sovreignity and dynastic style to the British Empire. The current ruler overthrew his Sandhurst educated father to oversee a new Dubai strategy tackling the realities of "peak oil" and the potential dwindling of the state's income. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Wednesday September 12, 2007 - 18:31 by watcher
Rendition' through Shannon investigated Human rights officials have announced an investigation into Ireland's role in "extraordinary rendition" - the illegal transfer of a person from one state to another. The review is due to be done by the end of the year. http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/0-0&fp=46e81...54183 Rights body probes 'terrorist' air transfers http://www.independent.ie/national-news/rights-body-pro....html http://www.ihrc.ie/documents/article.asp?NID=218&NCID=2...rint= Annual Report 2006 ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Wednesday September 12, 2007 - 17:22 by Ali al-Fadhily
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This article illustrates how the US invasion and occuption of Iraq has destroyed what was previously a secular society. Power has been put into the hands of reactionary clerics. Full article at the link. Religious clerics are beginning to play an increasingly powerful role in Iraq. Many Iraqis now fear that they are endangering human rights and religious freedom in the once largely secular country. Clerics began to play a major role since the U.S.-led occupation began in April 2003. Despite the promises of U.S. President George W. Bush to turn Iraq into a secular and free country, clerics have become the real leaders, and are beginning to control most political matters. ... read full story / add a comment |
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