From a South African By Farid Esack April 25, 2009 Open Letter Farid Esack, 2009 My dear Palestinian brothers and sisters, I have come to your land and I have recognized shades of my own. My land was once one where some people imagined that they could build their security on the insecurity of others. They claimed that their lighter [...]

Por José Adán Silva MANAGUA, mayo (IPS) – Por primera vez, el Comité contra la Tortura de las Naciones Unidas abordó este mes el caso de la penalización de toda forma de aborto en un país como una medida que violenta derechos humanos fundamentales. Ese país es Nicaragua.

By Al Jazeera May 28, 2009 The Israeli parliament has passed a preliminary reading of a bill that would mandate the imprisonment of anyone who calls for the end of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, according to the Jerusalem Post newspaper. The bill was passed on Wednesday by the Knesset with the support of 47 members, [...]

By Eva Bartlett 22 May 2009 On the morning of 4 May 2009, Israeli troops set fire to Palestinian crops along Gaza’s eastern border with Israel. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) reported that 200,000 square meters of crops were destroyed, including wheat and barley ready for harvest, as well as vegetables, olive and pomegranate trees.

por Mumía Abú-Jamal Mientras la temperatura de la guerra sube en Irak y Estados Unidos refuerza sus tropas en Afganistán, surge otra vez la pregunta jamás respondida. No tanto, ¿qué es una nación?, como, ¿porqué y cuando es una nación?

Leaflets Tell Gazans to Keep a 300-meter Distance by Jason Ditz May 25, 2009 Israeli aircrafts dropped exploding boxes full of leaflets across the Gaza Strip today, littering the tiny enclave with threats to shoot any Gazans who come within 300 meters of the border fence. The exploding boxes themselves caused a casualty, injuring a 12 year old [...]

Por Constanza Vieira, enviada especial FLORENCIA, Colombia, 12 may (IPS) – En medio de la guerra interna y la represión contra comunidades del Caguán, en el sur de Colombia, éstas insisten en convocar foros y denunciar atropellos a los derechos humanos. ¿Por qué? La respuesta la dieron dos líderes de la región, sin haberse puesto previamente de [...]

Por Pbro. Ronald Vargas 14 de mayo, 2009 En un reciente recuento, el Pbro. Ronald Vargas informa que se le ha prohibido la entrada a Sardinal. El articulo original a continuacion: Recibí la invitación de la comunidad de SARDINAL, por medio del “Comité de Lucha por el agua”, el mismo que los politiqueros de Carrillo tratan de [...]

An Open Letter to Barack Obama from a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate By MAIREAD MAQUIRE May 1, 2009 DEAR PRESIDENT OBAMA, I found your book ‘Dreams from my Father’ a moving and inspiring story of your own struggle to find your identity and purpose in life. You found it for sure, and today carry the hopes and dreams of [...]

New ‘prisoner abuse’ photographs emerge despite US bid to block publication Graphic photographs of alleged prisoner abuse, thought to be among up to 2,000 images Barack Obama is trying to prevent from being released, emerged yesterday. By Alex Spillius in Washington 14 May 2009 The shocking images of inmates in Iraq and Afghanistan were published just a day after [...]