DaijaPOP's Take on WorldDevastation in HaitiFri, 01/15/2010 - 09:52 The devastation and destruction in Haiti is hard to imagine. This is the worst earthquake to hit the area in more than 200 years. Entire communities have been wiped out. The Red Cross estimates the death toll to be around 50,000 people although the Haitian government says that it could reach as high as 100,000 people. Compounding this incomprehensible loss of life is the enormous task of trying to rescue the living and to keep the survivors alive and safe.
An estimated 3 million people could be affected by this catastrophe. The priorities are to get Haiti food, clean water, medical supplies, temporary shelter and emotional support.
HAITI NEEDS US NOW: PLEASE BE GENEROUS AT THIS TIME AND DONATE TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TIRELESSLY HELPING THE VICTIMS:
The Red Cross: ...
I dream of a world where children everywhere will put their heads on their pillow at night and not worry about food, shelter or abuse.
I hope President Obama finds his footing, plants his feet on the ground and earns his Nobel Peace prize.
I dream of forgiveness and reconciliation between Jews and Arabs, Israelis and Palestinians.
I hope the day comes when we recognize that cultures that repress women are almost uniformly impoverished and subject to disease, famine and war.
Submitted by daijapop on Fri, 01/01/2010 - 10:48.
February 8,2010 - (New York) - Israel has failed to demonstrate that it will conduct thorough and impartial investigations into alleged laws-of-war violations by its forces during last year's Gaza conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. An independent investigation is needed if perpetrators of abuse, including senior military and political officials who set policies that violated the laws of war, are to be held accountable, Human Rights Watch said.
Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 16:50.
February 4, 2010 -(Milan) - Prosecutions of suspects in the racist attacks early this month against migrants in Rosarno, Italy are lagging, Human Rights Watch said today. But migrants accused of participating in the unrest have already been arrested, tried, and convicted.
One month after the targeted racist attacks on African seasonal migrant workers on January 7 through 9, 2010, only three people have been arrested even though there were numerous episodes of violence against migrants.
Submitted by admin on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 09:30.
January 30, 2010 (New York) - The United Nations should conduct a thorough review of its support for Cambodia's drug detention centers, Human Rights Watch said today.
Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 08:24.
January 26, 2010 (Abu Dhabi) - Iraq's process of excluding candidates from the country's national parliamentary elections on vague, arbitrary, and secret grounds violates the principles of a free and fair election, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should immediately suspend the election body responsible, allow the candidates to participate in the election, and revise the law that allows for unfair and arbitrary exclusion of candidates, Human Rights Watch said.
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 17:16.
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