Treaty Talks or Sham Talks ?
Silly me and I thought treaty talks actually meant something… HTG’s human rights complaint charges that under Canada’s Comprehensive Land Claims Policy, relied upon by the government since 1973 in…
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CPW Book Salon: Taking A Stand: The Evolution of Human Rights
Author: Juan E. Méndez and Marjory Wentworth Palgrave Macmillan, September 2011 ISBN: 978-0-230-11233-9, ISBN10: 0-230-11233-1, 156.000 x 234.000 inches, 256 pages Juan Méndez has experienced human rights abuse first hand.…
the f-word: famine is the real obscenity
Signing a petition seems such a paltry, insignificant act when measured against the massive starvation in Somalia. I remind myself of what Gandhi said: Whatever you do will be insignificant,…
Obama kills American. Republicans applaud this most Republican of all Democratic presidents.
Progressives none too happy with the assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki. But Republicans like raging Islamophobe Steve King are tickled pink. Republicans are applauding Obama for once. One holdout is Ron…
Survival of Israel is Dependent on Palestine
Firstly, I would like to thank my co-blogger, Vanillaman for having reposted the Avaaz video. This will help us bring our message of hope to the world. I will now…
Top Global Oil and Gas Corporate Executives Head to Conference in Bahrain
Top oil and natural gas corporate executives are attending a conference this week titled, "Shaping the Future: Innovating Beyond Limits" in Bahrain, the tiny island state that has become the…
wikileaks: mentally ill canadian citizen held in bagram prison for 18 months, and counting
This morning CBC News reports that WikiLeaks has exposed that a Canadian is being held at the notorious Bagram prison, the US-run torture camp and holding tank for Afghans who…
wall street occupation day 8 turns ugly: cops move on protesters
The occupation of Wall Street turned ugly yesterday when police moved on protesters, complete with pepper spray, kettling, random brutality, and mass arrests. Reading about this, it occured to me…
war criminal coming to vancouver: ottawa won’t prosecute, but you can protest
Vancouver, a war criminal will be in your midst tomorrow, promoting his book. Join the welcoming committee.If you live elsewhere and don't see the evil man himself, you might see…
Palestine is the Best Bet for Peace
An independent state for Palestine is the best way to create peace in the Middle East. Since the creation of Israel in 1948, violence has never stopped, fueled by hatred…
William Watson on PSE
On Wednesday, William Watson wrote a comment piece in the Financial Post in which he was critical of Armine Yalnizyan’s recent essay on inequality that appeared the National Post. In…
breaking news: troy davis clemency denied – execution set for tomorrow – please help one more time
Unless there is a last-minute stay, the US state of Georgia will murder a man tomorrow, even though there is significant doubt that he has committed any crime. That's what…
Defending the Burqa
The Netherlands is the next country in the domino chain, following France and Belgium, in which it is likely they will ban the burqa in all public places. There are…
war resister rodney watson in sanctuary two years today; leave a message of support
Today, September 18, 2011, is the second anniversary of the day Rodney Watson went into sanctuary in the First United Church of Vancouver. Rodney, after serving his tour in Iraq,…
Federation of Labour files legal argument in massive law suit against Sask. Party government
Over the summer months, the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour and 25 additional plaintiffs (SFL et al) filed their legal argument in the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench related to the…
No Mr Harper Free Trade Does Not Improve Human Rights
In justifying the signing of free trade agreements with Columbia and Honduras Harper sloughed off human rights concerns by stating that one of the ancillary benefits of open trade is…
wrongly convicted man to be executed, please click to help
My opposition to the death penalty is absolute. I have always opposed capital punishment, but reading Helen Prejean's Dead Man Walking moved me from an opposition with certain conditional exceptions…