Title: freedetainees.org
freedetainees.org
|
Restoring
U.S. reputation starts at Guantánamo Bay
Posted: 13 Nov 2008 04:02 PM CST
Obama
should move quickly to suspend military commissions at offshore U.S.
prison Morris Davis - Opinion
In a book published 10 months before his assassination, Martin Luther
King, Jr., wrote that in a great nation the most indispensable element
of greatness is justice. By that measure, the perversion of justice at
Guantánamo Bay diminishes America’s greatness.
The [...] ![]() |
|
Experts
say youth can play big role in combating Islamophobia
Posted: 13 Nov 2008 12:44 PM CST
One
of the Islamic conference Youth forum’s project aims to create formal
mechanisms which will include experts from various religions such as
scholars, youth leaders and civil society leaders.
The conference “Beyond religious differences: Islamophobia and other
forms of discrimination based on religion or belief: consequences for
young people and youth work responses” was held in [...] ![]() |
|
‘Religions
should not be used to cause misery’
Posted: 13 Nov 2008 12:20 PM CST
By
Masood Haider UNITED NATIONS, Nov 12: King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz of
Saudi Arabia told the world community on Wednesday that justice and
tolerance were the key Islamic values and stressed that religions
should not be used as “instruments to cause misery”.
“Terrorism and criminality are the enemies of every religion and every
civilisation,” King [...] ![]() |
|
Human
rights groups seek detainee truth commission
Posted: 13 Nov 2008 12:16 PM CST
Human
rights groups want next White House to order a subpoena-powered probe
of Bush administration detention practices. Photos
Related Content Document | Read the Guantánamo aftermath report
BY CAROL ROSENBERG
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Two human rights groups urged the future Obama administration on
Wednesday to appoint a well-funded commission with subpoena power to
systematically examine the U.S. treatment of detainees at [...] ![]() |
|
