UN declares clean water a ‘fundamental human right’
29th July.
The UN has declared that access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right (from the BBC)
PresidentThe Aid Flotilla
1st June.
The governments in the West have been less than united in their response to the imposition of this blockade, except for occasional mild utterings of their ‘deep regrets’ and ‘unacceptable’ nature of it. This has been less than satisfactory for many in the West. The number of high profile westerners on Gaza aid flotilla is an indication of that.
RoniRomanian Discrimination against Roma Population
15th February.
Amnesty International released a report this week highlighting the plight of Roma across Europe particularly in Romania. The report ‘Treated like waste: Roma homes destroyed, and health at risk, in Romania’ focuses on an incident in 2004 where Roma were evicted from their homes in central Miercurea Ciuc and forced by local authorities to live in settlements next to a sewage plant.
ZANU-PF land seizures
15th February.
One year into Zimbabwe’s unity government, President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party is continuing its policy of confiscating land owned by white farmers. One million farm workers have also now been made both landless and jobless; 100,000 of which have found employment in farms in South Africa.
Umberto commented on Gaza Flotilla Trap rexamined. at 6:48 pm on Monday 19th July:
I agree with you to some extent, but my criticism was referring to the fact that you attempt to shift the attention to a more political ground
...Roni commented on Gaza Flotilla Trap rexamined. at 6:05 pm on Monday 19th July:
I am not sure if you have understood the essence of my articles-which is not to just condemn Israel but to analyse the human rights abuses exploited
...Umberto commented on Gaza Flotilla Trap rexamined. at 2:04 pm on Monday 19th July:
I do not think this analysis is correct. First and foremost you have placed the attention particularly on the checks and balances nurtured in the
...lamarrogers commented on Grainger PLC v Nicholson at 10:28 pm on Friday 9th July:
Huh, that’s why I’ve never fully supported being totally “right” or “wrong” - Both seem to be open to interpretation, due to many different factors.
...Roni commented on Gaza Flotilla Trap rexamined. at 12:43 am on Monday 21st June:
Turkey appears to have failed the first stage of it already.(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/10340153.stm -PKK returnees on trial in
...gratian commented on Romanian Discrimination against Roma Population at 4:11 pm on Thursday 27th May:
hello am gratian and am roma my self from romania i dont know where to go for a better life so please help ...
William Hudson commented on National Security: A Law Unto Itself at 6:12 pm on Wednesday 7th April:
Is it possible the LGC are withholding, for reasons of National ...
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