Mauritania is a land of striking beauty. With sand dunes lined against the sky, Bedouins riding camels in the countryside, and flying beetles that look like they come straight from the abyss of the Apocalypse; Mauritania is a land of extremes?extreme beauty, extreme hospitality, and lately, extreme religion. As the world mourned the death of Michael Jackson, another man went not so quietly into the night, though largely unnoticed by mainstream me (more…)
Once in one of the Chicago newspapers I found an anouncement inviting to discuss a similar topic. I had no chance to go there, but I did like the subject, so- these are just my considerations in short.
HOW TO DEFINE IF YOU ARE RIGHT AND OTHERS ARE NOT?
1. classifying the actions according to the accepted law and moral standards;
2. if the actions of others violate your human rights, – you have the right to fight or to acce (more…)
“21 Solutions to Save the World” in this month’s Foreign Policy intrigued me so much that I bought the issue. Twenty-one of the world’s thinkers were asked what ONE thing they would recommend to change our world for the better.
The first, Garry Kasparov, was a shadowy genius figure in my younger days. He was the world chess champion for twenty years. His suggestion is for a global Magna Carta. He says, “When democracies mak (more…)
The Attitude of Ghanaian Courts towards the Enforcement of Socio-economic Rights of the Citizenry: A Critical Review.
Introduction
Ghana has a chequered past; one interspersed with both civilian and military governments since its independence from Great Britain in 1957. The concept of human rights enshrinement in the Constitution was not foreign to the Ghanaian setup. Prior to the adoption of the 1 (more…)
“Operation Cast Lead” has been lasting for about a month, with a total of more than a thousand casualties, thousands wounded, and more than a million lives in sake.
Hamas has been firing rockets at Israel for 8 years. The current operation’s goal is to stop Hamas’ aggression. Israel’s focus is on terminating Hamas’ weapon factories and smuggling. You wouldn’t expect Israel not to fight back, especially if you lived under the ai (more…)
Reza Hossein Borr
Following the arrest of 5 Baloch human rights activists on Sunday, 7 September, two more civil society campaigners were arrested today, 10th of September. Mohammad Hussain Khalili and Mohammad Reza Rakhshani who run a cultural society were violently arrested and taken to an unknown location.
This new round of arrests began after the Islamic Republic of Iran demolished a Sunni mosque and scho (more…)
Shropshire Divorce Solicitor leading the Family Law team at Martin Kaye Solicitors in Telford warns divorcing couples after a husband leads a divorce “pay fight”.
The Telford Solicitor said that “well-publicized divorce cases have led to several wives becoming millionaires in their own right. But now, it seems some of the husbands are planning to take action and many others could follow suit.”
It has been announced that (more…)