News from the State Department of the United States. Has some good links and information but also makes you wonder when they threaten sanctions against other countries if they really mean what they say ? How often do you see anything in the news ??
In elections this March, the people of Zimbabwe sent a clear message: Morgan Tsvangirai, not Robert Mugabe, should lead their government.Since then, through a campaign of violence, fraud, and intimidation, Mugabe's government has undermined any hope for
After 28 years in power, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has unleashed new levels of violence in an effort to avoid defeat in an election on June 27.Dozens of opposition party workers have been brutally assassinated, and their supporters subject to
Representative James Fagan has made several controversial remarks regarding tightening the reins on Jessica's Law during a Massachusetts Legislature debate. "When they're 8 years old they throw up; when they're 12 years old, they won't sleep; when they're
This group helps and supports those found in bondage for what ever reason. They also give you the resources to spot those in bondage and give you the means to utilize to help free them. A definite resource for those wanting to help.
U.N. meausres and articles based on the Abolition of Modern Day Slavery. What they are trying to do, how you can become involved. As the saying goes, If not now, WHEN ?
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/end-slavery-in- 3rd-world-countries
"School defends action against sixteen year old." - this is the worst case of child abuse/endangering that I've ever seen and it was all done at school! What a disgrace!
HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) -- A 78-year-old man is tossed like a rag doll by a hit-and-run driver and lies motionless on a busy city street as car after car goes by. Pedestrians gawk but appear to do nothing. One driver stops briefly but then pulls back i
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - A husband and wife, both state police officers, were shot dead Wednesday while leaving their home in this Mexican border city where drug gangs have stepped up attacks against security forces.
NEW ORLEANS - A reputed Ku Klux Klan member serving three life sentences for his role in the 1964 abduction and killings of two black Mississippi teenagers should not have been convicted because the statute of limitations had expired.
Ahmad Harun, Sudan's former Minister of the Interior and current Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Janjawid leader Ali Kushayb, are charged with multiple counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Darfur. Amnesty International is
Alima Traore doesn't remember when part of her genitals was removed as a young child in her native Mali. But even at 29, she still lives with the consequences.
There's the pain, the fear of future medical problems...
