Category Archives: Human Rights

Biko

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Mash

"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Personal, Politics | 4 Comments

Murder In Gaza

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Mash

  A few nights ago I was watching Al Jazeera television’s live interview of John Ging, director of operations in Gaza for the UN Refugee and Works Agency (UNRWA). Mr. Ging was on the phone from the main UN compound in Gaza … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Israel-Palestine | 7 Comments

Congressman Eliot Engel: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bombing Of Children

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Mash

Shihab Rattansi of Al Jazeera tries to make some sense of the nonsense coming out of the mouth of Democratic Congressman from New York, Eliot Engel. This week, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a resolution supporting Israel’s actions … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Israel-Palestine | 1 Comment

“In the name of humanity, what is Israel doing?”

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Mash

[H/T The Heathlander] Britain’s Channel 4 does the kind of reporting that the U.S. media refuse to do. In this report, the ICRC describes how the IDF would not allow ICRC ambulances to evacuate four starving children in Gaza who … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Israel-Palestine | 3 Comments

The Children Of Gaza

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Mash

The International Committee of the Red Cross has issued a written release demanding immediate access to Gaza after the discovery of weak children laying next to their dead mothers. In the release, the ICRC states: The ICRC/PRCS team found four … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Israel-Palestine | 2 Comments