Tag: Rights
In Freedom of the Press at least, Kosovo is the worst of the Balkans
The media environment in Kosovo continues to be affected by political interference, corruption and financial pressure.
Read More‘For want of a Pink Parade, Crimea was lost’
Did President Obama’s gay rights obsession lead to a redrawing of international borders? If so, it must be a first in history. But let’s revisit the facts…
Read MoreFundamental Rights and the Kashmiri Refugee Vote
Kashmir has long suffered division after division and decades of forced migration.
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Roger Cohen’s Racist Opposition to the Palestinian Right of Return
New York Times columnist Roger Cohen this week made an openly racist argument against the Palestinian right of return, declaring his opposition to this goal of the BDS movement on the grounds that it would threaten Israel’s existence as a “Jewish state”.
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Mutabazi’s Last Stand: An Inside Look at Rwandan-Style Justice
Kagame’s former bodyguard Joel Mutabazi faces terrorism charges and endures torture to claim his innocence.
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Telecom Investments Threaten Privacy Rights in Burma
The World Bank may be dangling the prospect of affordable cell phones in Burma at the expense of...
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Ten Principles to Guide the Young Activist
In a recent radio interview with a National Public Radio affiliate in Juneau, Alaska, I was asked...
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2014: International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
We can hope that that the UN in 2014 will give the International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People a political meaning that goes beyond words.
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Northern Ireland and the Israel/Palestine ‘Peace Process’
, Palestine is expected to give up fundamental rights while Israel is supposed to abandon some relatively minor unlawful aspects of its prolonged occupation
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