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John Ross : The Long Night of San Juan Copala
Justicia en San Juan Copola. Photo from Su Propina es mi Sueldo.Mexico’s Gaza:The long night of San Juan Copala Much as the Israeli government had warned the organizers of the Freedom Flotilla not to set sail for Gaza, the Governor … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Gaza, Human Rights, Israel, John Ross, Mexican History, Mexico, Palestinian Blockade, Social Justice
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Marion Delgado in Colombia : Don Mario’s War
Don Mario: Colombian police escort Daniel Rendon Herrera at a Bogota airport after his April 2009 arrest. Photo by William Fernando Martinez / AP.Colombia: Don Mario’s war By his own account, [his] victims number somewhere around 9,000, but hey, who’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Colombia, History, Human Rights, Latin America, Marion Delgado, Narcoguerra, South America
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Imprisonment Without Trial : The American Way?
Image from the ACLU.When we fail our own ideals:The unconstitutional practiceOf indefinite detention By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / March 21, 2010 When our forefathers created this great nation, one of the ills they desperately wanted to correct … Continue reading
Colombia: Six Decades of Fighting for Peace : Paramilitary Reemerges
A Promise of Peace:Colombia and the paramilitary successor groups By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / March 11, 2010 Part three: Resurgence In my last posting I looked at the demobilization of Colombia’s paramilitary blocs in an agreement with … Continue reading
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Tagged Colombia, History, Human Rights, Latin America, Marion Delgado, South America
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Colombia : Uribe’s Murderous Secret Police
Top: Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad (DAS) headquarters in Colombia. Photo from El Tiempo. Below, forces of the paramilitary Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC) on patrol. Photo from latinamericanstudies.org.Colombia’s DAS:Vicious security octopus acts with impunity By Marion Delgado / The Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Colombia, Government Corruption, Human Rights, Latin America, Marion Delgado, Narcoguerra, Official Repression, Police State
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Licensed Murder in Colombia : The Macabre Ruse of ‘False Positives’
Carmenza Gómez Romero of Soacha, Colombia, shows a picture of her son Victor, one of two sons she has lost in “false positive” operations in the Ocaña area. Photo from El Espectador.Grotesque staged civilian murders:Colombia’s ‘false positive’ operations By Marion … Continue reading
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Tagged Colombia, Government Corruption, Hugo Chavez, Human Rights, Latin America, Marion Delgado, South America, Venezuela
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South Africa’s Dennis Brutus : A Poet for Human Rights
Dennis Brutus. Photos by Victor Dlamini / Flickr.He will be remembered for his art and for his life:Liberation poet Dennis Brutus (1924-2009) By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / January 2, 2010 See ‘The Poetic Justice of Dennis … Continue reading
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Tagged Apartheid, Deaths, Human Rights, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, Nelson Mandela, Peace Activists, People, Poetry, Poets, Rugby, South Africa, Sports
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Supremes : ‘Suspected Enemy Combatant’ no Longer a ‘Person’
Portrait of a non-person. Image from girloftomorrow.Dred Scott redux:Enemy combatants denied legal standing …once again, 144 years after the Civil War, we have established as the law of the land and the policy of the United States government that whole … Continue reading
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Tagged Guantanamo, Human Rights, Justice Department, Obama Administration, Slavery, Supreme Court, Torture, War on Terror
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Human Rights in Colombia : School of the Americas and Plan Patriota
Image from redsolsur.com. / Impunity Watch South America.Colombia and the School of the Americas:A history of human rights abuse By Marion Delgado / The Rag Blog / December 3, 2009 See ‘Know your new military bases,’ a look at Tolemaida … Continue reading
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Tagged Colombia, Human Rights, Imperialism, Latin America, Marion Delgado, Torture, U.S. Military
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Mexico Frees Convicted Killers of Chiapas Indians
Relatives of those killed in the 1997 Acteal massacre carry photos and pray in San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico, Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Photo by Moyses Zuniga / AP.Supreme Inpunity:Mexico’s high court frees convicted killers of 49 Indians in Chiapas By … Continue reading
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Tagged Crimes Against Humanity, Human Rights, Indigenous People, Latin America, Mexico
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Documenting Human Rights Abuse in Honduras
Photo from AP.Honduras:Human rights violationsby military and policeBy David Holmes Morris / The Rag Blog / August 23, 2009 See more photos Below. In the past few days, several organizations have issued reports documenting human rights violations committed by military … Continue reading
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Tagged Central America, Coups d'etat, Honduras, Human Rights, Latin America
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Leonard Peltier Hearing Brings Hope for Freedom
Photos by Bill Hackwell / indybay.org.Leonard Peltier could leave prison by August 18 By Harvey Wasserman / The Rag Blog / July 30, 2009 For a formidable and growing global community of supporters, the prospect of Native American activist Leonard … Continue reading
