Hundreds of thousands trafficked into online criminality across Southeast Asia
Criminal gangs in southeast Asia are using torture and abuse to force hundreds of thousands of people into an online scam operation that generates billions of dollars per year, the UN Rights Office (OHCHR) said on August 29. OHCHR said that at least 120,000 people across Myanmar and another 100,000 in Cambodia may be held in situations where they are forced to...
Tragedy in Norway borne out of seeds of racism and intolerance in UK, EU
(FinalCall.com) - As the small northern European Kingdom of Norway struggles to understand and deal with the after effects of the shooting rampage allegedly carried out by suspect Anders Behring Breivik, which left a reported 76 people dead July 22, many are wondering if this was just an isolated incident carried out by a madman or if it...
U.S. and Britain want tougher sanctions for Sudan
Darfur, Uganda and the U.S. campaign to destabilize Sudan (FCN, 01-01-2007)Qadhafi: Oil behind Darfur crisis (FCN, 12-08-2006)Darfur, Sudan: Seeking the Truth (WEBCAST: Minister Louis Farrakhan, 05-07-2006)On the politics of Darfur negotiations (Sudan Tribune, 11-30-2006)Sudan needs help, not sanctions - A report from Darfur (FCN, 09-23-2004)How the U.S. Government destabilized foreign governments (FCN, 07-22-1985) UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon requested...
TransAfrica: ‘Overwhelming need’ still exists in Haiti
-Staff Writer- WASHINGTON (FinalCall.com) - There is the Haiti that President Obama recently described: "The situation on the ground remains dire and people should be under no illusions that the crisis is over," he said following a meeting with Haitian President René Preval. With spring rains coming, the president noted, "The challenge is now to prevent a second disaster." Then...
Racially diverse Puerto Rico debates bill that aims to ban hair discrimination
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Legislators in racially diverse Puerto Rico have opened a public debate on a bill to explicitly prohibit discrimination against hairstyles such as cornrows and afros, sparking a heated debate. Local government officials argue the legislation is unnecessary because federal and local laws already ban such discrimination. But Puerto Rican activists said at a hearing January 23 that...
Powerful neocon brotherhood begins unraveling
JIM.LOBE United States foreign policy Hijacked (FCN, 07-02-2004)Webcast: Guidance in a Time of Trouble (FCN, 05-03-2004) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - The Washington foreign policy elite finds itself on pins and needles awaiting a response from the neoconservative heavyweights at the Weekly Standard magazine to a scorching denunciation by one of their most venerable fellow travelers, Francis Fukuyama, in Sunday's New York Times...
World Court says atrocities committed by Israeli military in Gaza are undeniable ‘facts’
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) took umbrage recently with the Zionist State of Israel and its repeated claim—concerning its war on Gaza—of exercising its right of “self-defense,” no matter how many people its military had to massacre, maim, starve and dehumanize in the process. The ICJ rendered its ruling on Jan. 26. According to Al Jazeera, “at least 27,019...
A President’s Last Act: Dual Citizenship For Africans In The Diaspora
On January 6, a day before the West African Nation of Ghana changed leadership (President John Dramani Mahama lost the election to Nana Akufo-Addo) I was blessed to receive my Ghana citizenship along with Bro. Earl 3X Reddix from Las Vegas. I received a call that if I was going to receive my citizenship I had to...
Do county payments to judges amount to bribes?
They are drafting legislation to require judges to provide financial disclosure forms to parties that come before them in courtrooms, including who gave political donations, and organizations they belong to and serve on board of directors. The disclosures are already mandated, however, you have to probe the Secretary of State and County Registrar’s Office, said to Atty....
India and China pledge to maintain ‘peace and tranquility’ along disputed border despite tensions
BEIJING—Chinese and Indian military commanders pledged to “maintain the peace and tranquility” along their disputed border, China’s Defense Ministry said, in an apparent effort by the sides to stabilize the situation after a rise in tensions. China’s Defense Ministry issued a joint statement on social media late August 15 saying the 19th round of commander-level talks between the sides held recently had...