Category Archives: Human Rights

Remembering A Forgotten Genocide

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Mash

Today marks 37 years of independence for a tiny country I love, a country that gave me birth before it was itself born, a country founded on the belief that freedom is precious and worth dying for, a country of … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Liberation War, Human Rights, Personal | 3 Comments

Barack Obama And The Promise Of America

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Mash

My life began the year that of Robert Francis Kennedy was taken away. Yet I have been moved by his words. Growing up, Bobby Kennedy represented to me the promise and the possibility of America. It is that promise that brought … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Personal, Politics | 4 Comments

Losing Samantha Power

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Mash

Samantha Power comments on her resignation from the Obama campaign As most of the world probably knows, Samantha Power has resigned as Barack Obama’s senior foreign policy advisor after a Scottish newspaper published that she called Mrs. Clinton a "monster" … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Politics | 2 Comments

Only Connect

Posted on February 24, 2008 by Mash

Last week I received an email from a dear friend. The email came from Sweden, on Valentine’s Day. I have spent the better part of this week trying to craft a response. I have failed. This post is my attempt at … Continue reading →

Posted in Bangladesh, Human Rights, Personal, Torture | 12 Comments

Samantha Power On Sergio Vieira De Mello

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Mash

A remarkable woman has written a book on a remarkable man who lived an extraordinary life. Tonight I went to hear Samantha Power speak at Politics and Prose on her new book Chasing the Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Human Rights, International | 8 Comments