Reports
Duty to Warn: Julia Ward Howe’s 1870 Mother’s Day Proclamation – (An Anti-War Manifesto Lamenting the Dead, Dying and Soul-Sickened Soldiers Returning from the Killing Fields)
Visitors: 395 147 years ago, the disastrous human and economic consequences of the American Civil War were becoming increasingly apparent, especially to certain thoughtful wise women who had seen their testosterone-laden loved ones eagerly march off to that “inglorious” war 5 years earlier. Those men and women, as is still the case today, had no […]
Human rights: Food for a thought to be fought-for
Visitors: 310 Claudio Schuftan, MD [themify_hr color=”red”] [themify_quote]HEALTH CARE FOR THOSE RENDERED POOR OFTEN ENDS UP BEING POOR HEALTH CARE, SO THAT THE MORE WE TARGET BENEFITS AT THEM ONLY … THE LESS LIKELY WE ARE TO REDUCE POVERTY AND INEQUALITY. (Amrtya Sen)[/themify_quote] We can safely say that, in the case of health, inequality is […]
Duty to Warn – Chronic Fatigue Syndromes, Neurological Disorders, POTS and the Dangers of Aluminum-adjuvanted Vaccines like Gardasil and Cervarix
Visitors: 281 [themify_quote]“The full extent of the Gardasil scandal needs to be assessed: everyone knew when this vaccine was released on the American market that it would prove to be worthless…I predict that Gardasil will become the greatest medical scandal of all time because at some point in time, the evidence will add up to […]
CONCEPT NOTE: BABRI MASJID – 25 YEARS ON…
Visitors: 182 [themify_box]The demolition of Babri Masjid will be completing 25 years on 6th December. Indian Journal of Secularism will be publishing a special issue on the occasion carrying articles based on memories of the event 25 years ago and will be guest edited by Dr. Sameena Dalwai and Ramu Ramanathan. Kindly refer to the […]
CONCEPT NOTE: BABRI MASJID – 25 YEARS ON…
Visitors: 199 [themify_box]The demolition of Babri Masjid will be completing 25 years on 6th December. Indian Journal of Secularism will be publishing a special issue on the occasion carrying articles based on memories of the event 25 years ago and will be guest edited by Dr. Sameena Dalwai and Ramu Ramanathan. Kindly refer to the […]
An Interview with Prof Ram Puniyani
Visitors: 605 [themify_box]Vidya Bhushan Rawat[/themify_box] [themify_quote]Communal politics in India is primarily due to absence of land reforms; absence of process of secularization and failure to reduce the hold of clergy: Dr Ram Puniyani[/themify_quote] [themify_quote] Dr Ram Puniyani has been one of the foremost voices against communalism and has been active in promoting communal amity and […]
New statistics guide to support Pacific human rights reporting
Visitors: 1,044 5 May 2017 – Nadi, Fiji The Pacific Community (SPC) has this week launched a practical guide that will assist Pacific governments in their human rights treaties reporting. This is the first such document of its kind on human rights reporting under the core human rights treaties in the Pacific. The Pacific Guide to […]
New Book – Partition, Indo – Pak Relations and Kashmir by Prof Ram Puniyani
Visitors: 397 About the Book “Partition, Indo-Pak Relations and Kashmir is a book that says, the only solution to the Kashmir imbroglio can be and has to be peaceful. Looking at the issue in the context of the subcontinent’s partition, it notes how Indo-Pak relations are held hostage to Kashmir and the vice-versa. The book […]
SPREP Director General calls for Pacific regional action on hazardous substances
Visitors: 217 4 May, 2017 – Geneva, Switzerland: The Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention has failed, for the sixth consecutive time, to reach consensus on addressing chrysotile asbestos and paraquat, both of which are known hazardous substances. The repeated failure of this key Multilateral Environment Agreement has prompted the Director General of […]
Pacific islands speak in one voice on asbestos
Visitors: 253 May 3, 2017 [themify_quote]In Geneva today, Pacific island parties to the Rotterdam Convention joined together to speak in one voice on the issue of asbestos.[/themify_quote] Ms Lupe Matoto, representing Tonga, addressed the plenary on behalf of Cook Islands, Samoa, Republic of the Marshall Islands and Tonga which, collectively, are the Pacific island Parties […]
Korean tensions: Could they slip out of control?
Visitors: 297 There have been over the years since the 1953 armistace periodic increases of tensions related to the policies of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Currently, the nuclear program and missile launches of North Korea, the establishment of sophisticated anti-missile systems in South Korea, […]
Media Freedom critical for Human Rights struggle in West Papua
Visitors: 212 As the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) commemorates World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) today, the host country, Indonesia, is once again in the spot light with reports of over 200 peaceful protesters arrested including local journalists covering the protests in Sentani, Papua. The most recent violent arrest of protestors and […]
‘It's very important we hear what Putin has to say’ – Oliver Stone
Visitors: 235 (RT) The man behind three films about American presidents, Oliver Stone, says his upcoming feature about Russian President Vladimir Putin “opens up a whole viewpoint that we as Americans haven’t heard,” and could help prevent “a dangerous situation – on the brink of war.” Academy Award-winning director and revered documentary filmmaker Stone […]
‘It's very important we hear what Putin has to say’ – Oliver Stone
Visitors: 361 (RT) The man behind three films about American presidents, Oliver Stone, says his upcoming feature about Russian President Vladimir Putin “opens up a whole viewpoint that we as Americans haven’t heard,” and could help prevent “a dangerous situation – on the brink of war.” Academy Award-winning director and revered documentary filmmaker Stone […]
3 May: World Press Freedom Day
Visitors: 238 Rene Wadlow World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as an encouragement to the independence of journalists and the media, to be celebrated each 3 May. The overall theme proposed for this year is ” Critical Minds for Critical Times: The Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and […]
3 May: World Press Freedom Day
Visitors: 263 Rene Wadlow World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as an encouragement to the independence of journalists and the media, to be celebrated each 3 May. The overall theme proposed for this year is ” Critical Minds for Critical Times: The Media’s role in advancing peaceful, just and […]
Addressing Fractionation: Principles for Arbitrating the “Common Good”
Visitors: 446 Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D. Introduction 1. Fractionation There is an urgent need for healing the divisive separation of people, societies, and nations. A continuation of the present intentional and unintentional “fractionation” forebodes a tragic future. Humans and the institutions they have created for collective living, now threaten life and lives as they assert […]
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Welcomes the Progress on PACER Plus and Announces Inclusive Dialogue
Visitors: 239 1 May 2017, Suva, Fiji Regional Private Sector and Civil Society organisations will have an opportunity for informed discussions on PACER Plus prior to the signing of the Agreement. The 7th regional Non-State Actors Dialogue is being planned for the 29th of May ahead of the signing, which is scheduled for June. The Secretary […]
Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Welcomes the Progress on PACER Plus and Announces Inclusive Dialogue
Visitors: 324 1 May 2017, Suva, Fiji Regional Private Sector and Civil Society organisations will have an opportunity for informed discussions on PACER Plus prior to the signing of the Agreement. The 7th regional Non-State Actors Dialogue is being planned for the 29th of May ahead of the signing, which is scheduled for June. The Secretary […]
AAPI Legislative Day on May 3rd
Visitors: 223 [themify_box]Ajay Ghosh[/themify_box] (Washington, DC: April 28, 2017) The growing influence of doctors of Indian heritage is evident, as increasingly physicians of Indian origin hold critical positions in the healthcare, academic, research and administrative positions across the nation. With their hard work, dedication, compassion, and skills, they have thus carved an enviable niche in […]
Trump versus International Liberalism: Should We Care?
Visitors: 352 Prof Richard Falk, PhD The pre-Trump establishment is anxiously discussing among themselves such questions as ‘is this the end game of liberalism’ and ‘how best to revive liberalism under present conditions?’ The contrary question I pose is the one assumed by the Washington/New York elites, that is, whether liberalism in its present and […]