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Post Views: 9 On 1 April 2006, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the following statement in relation to the incident: “I am addressing mothers and fathers. Those who let their children out and allow them to be used by
Read MoreWorkers’ rights in Taiwan 0
Post Views: 3 5 July 2010: A new report by the ITUC on core labour standards in Taiwan (known at the WTO as “Chinese Taipei”), published to coincide with the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) review of its trade policies, finds
Read MoreUK: Terrorism Search Power Violates Rights 0
Post Views: 23 A flyer explains police stop and search powers under the Terrorism Act 2000. Source: Metropolitan Police Service Government Should Repeal Counterproductive and Arbitrary Law (London) – The new UK coalition government should repeal an abusive counterterrorism power
Read MoreCommissions and Omissions 0
Post Views: 9 A victory is a victory. A big victory is better than a small one, but a small victory is better than a defeat. This week we won. Immediately after the Turkel Commission was set up to investigate
Read MoreDangerous Crossroads in World History: Obama’s New Iran Sanctions: An Act of War 0
Post Views: 7 When the UN refused to agree to the severe sanctions that the U.S. wanted, Obama responded with typical Bush flair and went solo. The new U.S. sanctions against Iran — signed into law by Obama on July
Read MoreAmnesty International: Fear for prisoners on death row in Iran 0
Post Views: 5 Amnesty International has made a new call to the Iranian authorities to immediately halt all executions and commute all death sentences as concern grows about two women and other prisoners who may be at imminent risk of
Read MoreIran: ITUC and ITF Demand Government Fulfill Promise to Free Osanloo, and Insist on Release of 52 Others 0
Post Views: 3 The ITUC and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have written to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisting that the authorities fulfill their promise to release imprisoned trade unionist Mansour Osanloo, and calling on them to free all
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Executive Privilege
Post Views: 4 The removal of General Stanley McChrystal from command provided President Barack Obama with the perfect opportunity to review the entire Afghan war strategy and declare it a failure. That he did not do so means that the
Read MoreWhy Afghanistan’s Poppies Aren’t the Problem 0
Post Views: 5 For years, there has been much discussion about the best strategy to rid Afghanistan of its poppies. Eradication, says Bush. Interdiction and alternative livelihoods, retorts Obama. Licensing and production for medicinal purposes, suggested the Senlis Council. The
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Gulf of Mexico Presents Unprecedented Toxicity Problems
Post Views: 8 If you’re living in the U.S., particularly within a thousand miles of the Gulf, you need to detoxify your body now. Here’s why: Crude oil is packed with a toxic chemical called benzene. Even in small amounts,
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