Human Rights

After U.S. departure, a bloodbath in Iraq?

Source: Reuters Blog Author: Bernd Debusmann As the clock ticks towards the end of America’s military presence in Iraq, there are increasingly dire warnings of a humanitarian disaster unless steps are taken to protect more than 3,000 Iranian dissidents living in a camp in Iraq. How closely is Washington listening? […]

Oligarchy, American Style

Courtesy: NY Times   November 3, 2011 Oligarchy, American Style By PAUL KRUGMAN Inequality is back in the news, largely thanks to Occupy Wall Street, but with an assist from the Congressional Budget Office. And you know what that means: It’s time to roll out the obfuscators! Anyone who has […]

What initiatives does the Minister take to the EU, UN and Sweden should strengthen the protection of religious minorities in Pakistan?

Source: Nasim Malik from Sweeden.  A letter containing Ahmadiyya questions has been floated in Sweedish parliament. English translation. Swedish Parliament: Written question 2011/12:86 : 2011/12:86 Situation of the Ahmadiyya Muslims in Pakistan. To the Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt ( M ) “ It is reported daily about how the religious fundamentalist forces […]

Saudi Crown Prince of Darkness

Courtesy:  Saudi Crown Prince of Darkness Saudi Arabia’s tough-minded interior minister has been named the crown prince—and is next in line to the king. He’s a known commodity in Washington after years of shepherding the Saudi fight against terrorism. by Tara McKelvey | October 28, 2011 10:00 AM EDT The interior minister’s office […]

Apostasy and UN Declaration of Human Rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a document to help and support mankind. And all those countries who have signed this declaration are duty-bound, morally and legally, to abide to all articles, clauses and regulations stipulated in this declaration. The very first article of this declaration speaks that ‘all […]

A voice for freedom of worship

The freedom of worship is central to the foundations of any modern nation. All Indonesians must have equal protection under the law if we are to take our rightful place alongside other developed nations. Economic growth alone does not define the true standing of a country. How it treats its […]

Petition to help illegal immigrants handed in

A petition in support of illegal immigrants or “sans papiers”, which has gathered 20,000 signatures, has been handed in to the federal authorities. The group behind the move – the sans papiers movement – is demanding an end to Switzerland’s “hypocrisy” over the issue. The text calls for the regularisation […]

Swiss step up asylum seeker repatriation

Switzerland has signed an accord with the Republic of Guinea aimed at improving the system of repatriation of asylum seekers. Justice Minister Simonetta Sommaruga and Guinean Foreign Minister Edouard Gnakoye Lama signed the accord, one of the few struck with an African country. The government said it was a “new […]

Ways of staying on in Iraq

Source: Al-Ahram Weekly Author: Salah Nasrawi As the year-end deadline for American forces in Iraq to leave the country approaches, Iraqi and American policy-makers are at loggerheads over an agreement on the future of military cooperation between the two countries, after Iraq’s political leadership insisted that there will be no […]