Tag: human rights
group name: armchairactivism
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April 06, 2006 01:29 AM EDT --
I don't often agree with Phyllis Schlafly, but she is right on target this time.
Like millions of American's, I refused to consent to the "long version" of the last US census, finding . . . more
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May 26, 2007 06:58 PM EDT --
I can't get over this story. Here was a guy who was in a car wreck, dazed, bleeding and burned so badly that his skin was flapping on his back, and he had staggared away from it far enough . . . more
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January 20, 2007 10:56 PM EST --
Since US credibility has been undermined by the use of torture and detention without trial, the European Union must now fill the void on global leadership of human rights. The . . . more
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May 10, 2006 08:50 AM EDT --
The results of the election of the United Nations' new Human Rights Council are in. The good news is that Iran and Venezuela were rejected, in the secret ballot voting. The bad news is that some rights . . . more
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August 04, 2007 05:01 PM EDT --
Words of Hillary Clinton, Bilderberg Queen:
"We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."
Hillary Clinton - 06/28/2004
"It's time to replace . . . more
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September 30, 2006 10:01 PM EDT --
I don't think that the mistreatment in question is that bad. Some of my contacts want to live in a 10 September 2001 world. Possibly his contact info was in Khalid Sheik Mohammed's . . . more
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August 13, 2006 03:59 PM EDT --
Ouch, reliving experiments. I'm not sure what is worse, the bad behavior, or the re-emergence of policy such that there might be future bad behavior.
What do you think?
Are there sufficient . . . more
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April 29, 2007 01:47 PM EDT --
Hello all,
I've been asked to post the following article and petition. It doesn't need to be rated, and I did not write it but discussion or comments are welcome. You may distribute this . . . more
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July 01, 2006 03:42 PM EDT --
According to AdnkronosInternational (AKI), on June 29, 2006, another Iranian woman was sentenced to death by stoning. A court in the northwestern Iranian city of Urmia found the Kurdish woman, Malak . . . more
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March 31, 2006 05:30 PM EST --
So, the other day, I posted an article on the immigration debate, and took the opposite side to it, advocating that illegal immigration should, in fact, be a felony. I was surprised at the responses . . . more
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January 02, 2008 06:53 PM EST --
It is with profound sadness that we report the following: Raheleh Zamani was executed today at dawn, Tehran time. She was hanged in Tehran's notorious Evin prison along with 11 . . . more
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July 03, 2006 06:29 PM EDT --
Here is the direct link:
http://www.petitiononline.com/Malak/petition.html
UPDATE: This is the link to the web site that has been set up to provide background information, as well as updates . . . more
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August 16, 2006 08:47 AM EDT --
For those of you who wondered whether your objections to the atrocities of the Islamic regime towards women and children could possibly have an impact, I present to you the following letter from . . . more
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May 13, 2006 03:20 PM EDT --
A rise in the incidence of "temporary" marriages among Shi'ite Muslims is causing concern among women's rights activists. According to women's NGOs in the south of the country, more . . . more
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October 26, 2007 06:09 PM EDT --
Fariba Davoodi Mohajer, Prominent Human and Women's Rights Activist, Receives 2007 Human Rights First Award
On Monday, October 15, 2007, Human Rights First brought . . . more
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June 13, 2006 05:34 AM EDT --
I usually enjoy reading an always-interesting take from Fareed Zakaria who:
"...oversees all Newsweek's editions abroad. He also writes a regular column for Newsweek, which also appears . . . more
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August 29, 2006 01:10 PM EDT --
Iranian women's rights activists are initiating a wide campaign demanding an end to legal discrimination against women in Iranian law. The Campaign, "One Million Signatures Demanding Changes to . . . more
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September 01, 2006 05:41 PM EDT --
The prophet of polygamy, the alleged arranger of immoral marriages, was apprehended recently in Las Vegas. Talk about symbolism.
But that really isn't much that big of a deal, other than the . . . more
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November 28, 2007 03:45 PM EST --
A Letter From Ali Mahin Torabi, Child Prisoner Facing Execution
Mother, do not worry about me. During the five years that I have been in prison, . . . more
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March 07, 2007 08:34 PM EST --
Written By: Marjan Laghaee
Translated by: Lily Mazahery
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Father, last night, you said: “In the past few days, as I tried to secure . . . more
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