Report gives graphic details of Guantanamo forcefeeding
WASHINGTON (IPS) - “Bleeding,” “vomiting,” “a quarter or even a third” of bodyweight lost, “torture.” These are characteristic descriptions from testimony by...
Afro-Mexican activists vow to continue protest, hunger strike over murder of Malcolm X grandson
(FinalCall.com) - In the early morning hours of July 14 The Final Call received a “communicado” from Mexico City-based Citizens for the Defense of...
N. Korean diplomat: UN command on peninsula is U.S. front and needs to be dismantled now
By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - The last time Ambassador Sin Son-ho of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) held a press...
Is President Obama dangerous for Africa?
(FinalCall.com) - President Obama's trip to Africa maybe more wolf in sheep's clothing. His trip is scheduled to include West, South and East...
Freeing trade between South Africa and Nigeria
JOHANNESBURG (IPS) - If a Free Trade Area were to be negotiated between Africa's two largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria, it...
UN irrelevant to Palestinian-Israeli peace process?
By Saeed Shabazz-Staff Writer- UNITED NATIONS - A five-member panel of experts recently gathered in Beijing, China for a one-day discussion about the way forward...
Blacks suffer in Colombia, despite 20-year-old law
By Charlene Muhammad CHARLENEM (FinalCall.com) - As Afro-Columbian women leaders work to expose violence and human rights violations, grassroots activists are mobilizing for a historic...
Mandela’s Legacy: Much more than goal of a non-racial society
(FinalCall.com) - The 94-year-old Nelson Mandela has received much press of late. His hospital stays have garnered much headlines, and his mortality much...
U.S. lawmakers unhappy with UN response to Haiti cholera epidemic
UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - This world body continues to deny any liability for illness and deaths caused by the 2011 spread of cholera experts...
Congo atrocities just the cost of doing business?
(FinalCall.com) - President Obama's upcoming trip to Tanzania may have more to do with Rwanda than meets the eye. During the recent...