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Thursday, January 1, 2009
Israel has much for which to answer. And it has some gruesomely dark patches in its history (Chatilla and Sabra tweak a memory?). But it cannot be denounced for acting without restraint in this most recent action. Nor is it reasonable to try put “proportional response” in any scales that tip against Israel’s strikes into Gaza.Thursday, January 1, 2009
Israel has much for which to answer. And it has some gruesomely dark patches in its history (Chatilla and Sabra tweak a memory?). But it cannot be denounced for acting without restraint in this most recent action. Nor is it reasonable to try put “proportional response” in any scales that tip against Israel’s strikes into [...]
Friday, October 10, 2008
Commentary by Glenn Caleval
Below you will find an Urgent Appeal from Amnesty International seeking assistance in the forcible detention of a family. The proper terms to use in describing this disgraceful episode are “kidnapping” and “hostages.”
The nub of the story is that Syrian government kidnapped a family, mother and five children, and trafficked them to [...]
Friday, August 29, 2008
An important, if disturbing article has been published on the Wired Web Press Network, essentially claiming that factions seeking independence from China and Russia have taken as vindication the Russian’s recent expropriation and recognition as independent two territories of Georgia.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Urgent Action Appeal from and by Amnesty International
14 August 2008
Death Penalty
IRAN
Kamal (m), aged 17, barber’s assistant
Seventeen-year-old barber’s assistant Kamal was sentenced to death for murder on 12 April. His death sentence was approved by the Supreme Court at the beginning of August, and his file has since been sent to [...]
Friday, August 8, 2008
By and from Amnesty International Canada
Three Saudi Arabian citizens face execution at any moment.
UA 219/08
Risk of Imminent Execution
8 August 2008
SAUDI ARABIA
‘Ali Hassan ‘Issa al-Buri, aged about 36 (m)
Qassim Bin Rida Bin Sulayman al Mahdi aged about 24 (m)
Khalid Bin Muhammad ‘Issa al-Qadihi aged about 27 (m)
Ali Hassan ‘Issa al-Buri, Qassim Bin Rida Bin [...]
Friday, July 25, 2008
Amnesty Internal Urgent Appeal
Are the 16 people detained during a non-violent demonstration prisoners of conscience? Two of them have vanished in custody. Amnesty International is worried about their safety.
EGYPT
Ahmed Afifi and Mohamed Taher were arrested while participating at a peaceful protest in the city of Alexandria on 23 July. It is not known where they [...]
