The first ever EU-wide survey on racism has revealed what most of us already knew. Racism is endemic and minority groups are the targets of violence, discrimination, and harassment. It’s a sad testimony for a continent that prides itself on the values of enlightenment. Published by the European Agency for Fundamental Rights , the report compiled […]
Today, April 22nd, marks Earth Day 2009, the day also launches The Green Generation Campaign, for which is based on three main points; A carbon-free future based on renewable energy that will end our common dependency on fossil fuels, including coal. An individual’s commitment to responsible, sustainable consumption. Creation of a new green economy that […]
A website has been launched to help push for the release of Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, who has been sentenced in Iran to eight years in prison on charges for spying for the United States. I don’t think I can add anything to the many articles that have already been written about the case. I […]
The Kung-Fu hero, the drunken monkey king, and karaoke master has some disturbing ideas on democracy. I won’t go into any detail. It’s just too absurd to take seriously. But for the fans out there – enjoy this little article from the Taipei Times. Jackie Chan: Friend of repression
Today is Yom HaShoah, the Jewish holiday commemorating the victims of the Holocaust. It’s particularly appropriate to take a moment to remember those victims this year; the day before Yom HaShoah, a UN Conference allowed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to deliver an address vehemently critical of Israel and which, in its original draft, referred to the Holocaust […]
Slumdog Millionaire has been the media buzz again today, but this time the hype isn’t over the film or the portrayal of life in India’s slums, but of allegations of the trafficking of one of the films child stars. At the center of all the hype was 9 year-old, Rubina Ali, as stories flooded across […]
I wrote last week about the difficulties in prosecuting pirates, even high-profile ones, and the increase in pirate attacks after the Navy Seals’ awesome and heroic rescue of the Maersk Alabama. As Eugene Kontorovich notes, the surviving Maersk Alabama pirate will be tried in New York. Other pirates detained by the German navy are suing […]
It is from here, in this giant glass building in Brussels, with its intricate halls, winding corridors and twenty odd languages that the European Commission is reaffirming its aid commitments to developing countries amid the financial crisis. Heavy machinery is pounding away outside, the subway is under renovation, and those who enter the adjoining International […]
The FPA Children’s blog is looking for kids views on today’s human rights issues, such as; peace, war, poverty, education, etc. Every Friday we post a “notable quotes about children” piece in which a quote is posted by a notable activist, politician, historical or literary figure, however we would like If you are a teacher […]
We are happy to inform you that the Foreign Policy Association’s Children’s Rights Writer/Blogger, Cassandra Clifford, will now also be writing on Human Rights for the Examiner. Cassandra will not be leaving the FPA, but working with the Examiner to expand upon the reach and awareness of Human Rights using a unique local perspective. Cassandra […]
Spanish prosecutors Thursday advised against going forward with investigations into six former U.S. officials charged with sanctioning torture as Washington releases memos justifying the use of waterboarding. Spanish Attorney General Candido Conde Pumpido said the decision to hold back on the probe stemmed from the fact that none of the six – including former U.S. […]
They number in the tens of thousands. Toiling away in heat that reaches 50 Centigrade, the slaves of Dubai are the unseen and unheard workforce that has constructed this mecca of extravagant waste of natural resources (water) and consumerism. The Dubai resident consumes 3x more water than the average American. For thirty years, the city in […]
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