Down With Everybody

Down With Everybody

• Hijacking Looks Great On A Resume
  Airport security was condemned as a joke after an Afghan involved in the Stansted hijacking was found to be working at Heathrow as a cleaner.  Police arrested Nazamuddin Mohammidy at Terminal 5 where he showed his British Airways pass allowing him access to secure areas. The rest.
• The Latest Calls Of “This Time War Would Be OK”
  [AFP May 16] US lawmakers have asked President George W. Bush to consider “humanitarian intervention” in cyclone-hit Myanmar after its military rulers refused to allow foreign experts to direct relief efforts despite rising deaths. Forty-one members of the House of Representatives wrote to Bush on Thursday asking him to “strongly consider” backing efforts by France, Britain, [...]
• Red Stripe Boycott Brews Controversy In Jamaica
  Under pressure from gay rights groups and a sponsorship boycott of live dancehall shows by local beer giant Red Stripe, some Jamaican dancehall stars are offering free performances to events at which no Red Stripe products are sold or consumed. The rest.
• Worthington: Dallaire A Poster Boy For PTSD
  Dallaire has become a poster boy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This has resulted in modest wealth and status — promotions and medals before he retired, a UN post as adviser, a Liberal senator, and a sought-after speaker and authority on human rights in Darfur, China and elsewhere. By morally equating the U.S. and Canada’s treatment [...]
• Mounties Appeal CHRC Ruling
  An expelled RCMP cadet’s cherished dream of becoming a Mountie remained elusive Friday, with the force now challenging an order that it give him another chance to join and pay him $500,000 in damages. In an application for a judicial review, the RCMP argues the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal was wrong to find the force had [...]
• Guess Her TV’s Broken
  [Tehran Times, May 17, 2008] Rabbi Gottlieb, one of the first ten women rabbis in the history of Judaism, on May 10 visited the offices of the Tehran Times and the Mehr News Agency, heading a delegation of 21 peace activists from the United States.  The interfaith delegation included people of Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Christian, and [...]
• In Case You Didn’t Get The Message
  In Ankara, Turkey, there will be a high profile march against homophobia, and across Canada this week, anti-homophobia campaigns in schools, presentations, concerts, poster promotions and a Fight Against Homophobia awards ceremony in Montreal will help get the message out. Cuba will mark IDAHO with live debates, plastic arts exhibits, theater works, and book presentations among other projects, [...]
• Canadian Supreme Court Re-Writes Criminal Youth Law
  In a narrow 5-4 ruling, the court said that it is the responsibility of the Crown to prove young offenders convicted of violent crimes should be sentenced as adult. Before the ruling, the onus rested on teens to prove they should be dealt with as minors. Friday’s ruling, however, does not bar judges from handing adult sentences to offenders between [...]
• Racist Canada Just Needs The Proper Education
  You’ve gotta hand it to Babs. She knows how to keep the business booming. “Education” is a bureaucrat’s euphemism for “Money.” Barbara Hall, Ontario Human Rights Commissioner: “Everyone should be able to fish without fear in Ontario,” Hall told Osprey News. “We need to protect individuals - for example Asian-Canadians who’ve been victims of racist attacks. But we also need [...]
• Yahoo!: We’ll Toe The Line
  Yahoo! learned the hard way that inattention to human rights can have devasting consequences. While some may see the new program as no more than an effort to restore the company’s reputation, we strongly applaud this new effort. Companies have an obligation to respect human rights and rigorous due diligence and risk assessment are the [...]