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Taleban should be prosecuted for war crimes in Afghanistan 0
Post Views: 3 The Taleban and other anti-government forces accounted for more than 76% of civilian casualties and 72% of deaths.© AP Graphics The Taleban and other insurgent groups should be investigated and prosecuted for war crimes, Amnesty International said,
Read MoreDecision to prosecute Mexican indigenous human rights defender condemned 0
Post Views: 9 Raúl Hernández was wrongfully arrested and charged with murder in January 2008 © Amnesty International Amnesty International has condemned the Mexican authorities’ decision to pursue charges against human rights defender Raúl Hernández for a murder he
Read MoreIs Haiti Falling Through the Cracks? 0
Post Views: 7 Midnight was the deadline for candidates for president of Haiti to submit their materials to the CEP, the provisional electoral council. The Miami Herald reported that 34 candidates have submitted papers, including Grammy-winning hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean,
Read MoreChina: Zhouqu landslide, a man made disaster 0
Post Views: 83 ide happened in Zhouqu in Gansu province. According to official Xinhua news, the disaster has so far taken away 127 people’s lives and 1,294 people reported missing. Since there is very limited information from official media outlets,
Read MoreA Kosovo on the Central Asian steppes 0
Post Views: 5 A robust geopolitical thrust by the United States aimed at creating a role for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in resolving conflicts in Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan promises to rewrite the great game rivalries
Read MoreGlobal Military Agenda: U.S. Expands Asian NATO To Contain And Confront China 0
Post Views: 6 The U.S. ended the four-day Invincible Spirit joint military exercise with South Korea on July 28, which consisted of 20 warships and submarines, 200 aircraft and 8,000 troops “in the sea, shore and the skies” [1] of
Read MoreGen. Odierno Warns Against ‘Overreaction’ as Iraq Death Toll Climbs 0
Post Views: 27 Over 100 Iraqis Killed, 340 Wounded This Weekend Another deadly weekend has come to a close in Iraq, with over 100 Iraqis killed and over 340 wounded in a number of attacks across the nation. Such death
Read MoreRwanda: Silencing Dissent Ahead of Elections 0
Post Views: 11 A supporter of the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front holds a poster of incumbent President Paul Kagame at a rally in Byumba on August 2, 2010. © 2010 Reuters Downloadable Resources: Rwanda Chronology (PDF) Rwanda’s presidential elections will
Read MoreAustralia: Focus Election Debate on Protecting Refugees 0
Post Views: 8 Political Parties Should Pledge to Uphold Asylum Seekers’ Rights (New York) – Australian political party leaders should publicly endorse reforms to meet the nation’s international legal obligations to asylum seekers and migrants, Human Rights Watch said today
Read MoreEcos de Vietnam en la guerra de Afganistán 0
Post Views: 10 The War Logs –un archivo de documentos militares clasificados que abarcan seis años de la guerra de Afganistán, subidos a internet por la organización Wikileaks– relatan la enconada lucha, cada día más encarnizada, desde
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