I am still chuckling over this photo of Carl Bernstein deeply engrossed in his very own A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton on the plane. I want to read it too!
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney in an interview Monday with ABC News admitted that the use of water-boarding was permissible for 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheik Mohammed. Cheney, considered one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history, supported his position that harsh interrogation techniques were appropriate for KSM. KSM was captured in an early […]
The Seguiat al Hamra river that runs along the northern edge of Laayoune is a place of fear. For the Sahrawi youth who have been beaten and tortured at its edge, the shimmering water and wading birds, indeed its natural beauty and serene settings, is a mark of indifference betrayed only by the terrified eyes […]
As stated in the post, The Freedom of Education, education is the key to freedom however poverty and access are often a huge barrier. However an additional barrier to accessing education that plagues many children around the globe is disability. With strains already placed on many educational systems and access to education in many areas is already […]
"He who teaches children learns more than they do" – German Proverb They always say that teaching is the most rewarding profession, and that being a parent is the hardest job you will ever have. It is true that when teaching or raising a child that you learn more from them than they do from […]
Pakistan claims to have arrested one of the alleged Mumbai ringleaders, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, at a Lashkar i Tayyiba camp in Pakistan. The Washington Post notes the camp is officially run by Jamaat-ud-Dawa, an aid organization with ties to Lashkar. Jim Arkedis draws three inferences: – the link between the LeT and ISI is (was?) pretty […]
Robert Fisk once said that the only thing we have learned from history, is that we never learn from history. It is unfortunate that the world thrives on scorn, hatred, and despair. But this is our lot. And for the human rights activists on the ground, in the field, working for a better future, for […]
It was on this day, December 10, 1948, that the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (which is available in more than 360 languages), for which it called all UN Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and “to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and […]
Check out our take on the closing year in 2008 in Review. FPA has asked all of the bloggers to answer those five questions. We would also love to hear your thoughts on what issues you'd like to see us cover in 2009.
It seems so long ago now. The fear, the anxiety, the dark alleys of Laayoune. I met the Sahrawi human rights activist, Ahmed Sbai, in the outskirts of this wasted city, in the Eraki neighborhood where the marginalized live in bland block apartments. A week ago now, maybe even less. The days pass by in […]
As Georgetown's Center for National Security Law notes, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four men who stand accused of helping him plan the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon offered to plead guilty today in front of a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay. However, U.S. Army Colonel Stephen Henley, the presiding judge, […]
How can you help underprivileged children? Here are 25 ways for you to help make a child's life better this year. Why not pick a few off the list, or pick one that you can make a yearlong project and get a head start on your New Years Resolution! Donate new blankets to children in homeless […]
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