British wall of silence around Kenyan rape charges
/GIN Tales of Rape, Sodomy by British Soldiers (Inter Press Service) LONDON (IPS/GIN)--Attempts to investigate complaints that at least 650 Kenyan women were raped by British army soldiers over three decades have run into "a wall of silence," according to Amnesty International. Amnesty is demanding an independent inquiry into the complaints against British army soldiers sent to remote areas of...
Sudan conflict continues and is spilling into neighboring countries
With Sudan entering its sixth month of a brutal conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, the country appears to be metastasizing into a catastrophe that has spilled over into neighboring countries. The result of fighting between the two factions in the capital city of Khartoum resulted in General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan,...
Mother of teen killed during a traffic stop in France leads a protest against officer’s release
NANTERRE, France—The mother of a 17 year old who was killed during a traffic stop in France led a protest Nov. 19 to call for justice after the police officer suspected in the fatal shooting of her son was released from custody pending further investigation. The death of Nahel Merzouk in June touched off rioting around the country that highlighted anger over police...
Aboriginal leader says Australia’s voice referendum should be called off
An Australian senator of Aboriginal origin has said the country’s planned referendum on an Indigenous “voice” to parliament is just “window dressing” and should be called off. Lidia Thorpe, who is an independent Australian senator and one of the most prominent Aboriginal politicians, voiced her opposition to the proposal at the National Press Club in Sydney on August 16. “The voice is the...
Rights experts condemn UK racism report attempting to ‘normalize White supremacy’
UN independent human rights experts on April 19 denounced a government-backed report into racism in the United Kingdom, saying that it further distorted and falsified historical facts, and could even fuel racism and racial discrimination. “In 2021, it is stunning to read a report on race and ethnicity that repackages racist tropes and stereotypes into fact, twisting data and misapplying...
Bush ‘hell-bent’ on war with Iran?
Intelligence report finding of no nukes doesn’t dissuade U.S. president’s crusade Israel jawboning US into striking Iran (PRESS TV, 12-16-2007)Israel and Iran Report (Arab News, 12-15-2007)Iran: NIE report’s pre-Sept. 2003 allegation is a lie (Tehran Times, 12-09-2007)Nuclear hypocrisy in Iran’s treatment (FCN, 03-12-2006)Iranian Pres. Ahmadinejad's letter to President George W. Bush (05-2006)Guidance to America and the world in a time...
New consensus emerges on Iraq’ we were wrong
JIM.LOBE US military newspapers demand Rumsfeld's resignation (Middle East Online, 11-04-2006)Minister Louis Farrakhan's letter to President George W. Bush Re: Iraq (NOI.org, 12-01-2001) WASHINGTON (IPS/GIN) - While Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's continued tenure in office has recently been the subject of a surge of speculation, it may be George W. Bush's continued reign–at least over Iraq policy–that appears most endangered...
Somalia’s resources next target of Western intervention?
(FinalCall.com) - UNITED NATIONS - High level representatives from over 40 nations, the World Bank and the United Nations gathered at London's Lancaster House on Feb. 23 for an international conference concerning the situation in Somalia. The list of conferees included U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe and Secretary-...
Nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees arrive by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh region in one week
LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia—Almost 1,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar arrived by boat in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh in the last six days, officials said Nov. 20. They included five groups with women and children who were afloat for days. One batch of more than 240 people was twice denied landing by residents in Aceh Utara district, sparking concerns from human rights organizations. The...
Nations of Africa demand a bigger voice, role on the global stage
If you listened to African leaders addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA-78) as I did, you would have discovered a singular unanimous message of being fed up with Western powers’ dominance over global affairs. In unison, African leaders expressed dissatisfaction with living in a world that pretends present-day economic and social conditions are not connected with historical injustices. Much...