Opinion and Analysis from OneWorld UK
Lord Mandelson seems hellbent on stifling online creativity, says Bill Thomspon.
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Migrants' rights have to be addressed on two fronts, says Walden Bello: end the neoliberal policies that are responsible for creating poverty in their home countries, thus forcing them to emigrate, and demand that they are given full rights in their host countries.
more...From: Transnational Institute Related topics/regions: [Migration] Image: Barbed wire fence around Campsfield Immigration Detention Centre, UK © Close Campsfield Campaign
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Judging by his recent statements, British Justice Secretary Jack Straw seems to expect a “thank you” note from Susan Alexander in the next few days. But Parliament has allowed the principle of open justice to be seriously undermined - which is why Alexander will not be writing a “thank you” note.
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Kenyans must embrace and own the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission, argues Dr Godfrey Musila.
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The theft of West Papua's mineral wealth must end. The province's courageous resistance movement deserves nothing less, says John Pilger.
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As Index on Censorship and English Pen launch Free Speech is Not For Sale, a damning report on English libel laws, John Kampfner highlights the pressing need for reform.
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If climate activists were football teams, we'd be Brazil. Climate change activism is more developed in this country than anywhere else in the world, Bibi van der Zee has been told by people from Australia, Germany, Canada, Denmark and the US. Which prompts the question: why?
more...Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Environmental activism] Image: G8 protester in Edinburgh © Peter Armstrong
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By focussing on the performance of Western leaders and on Ms. Obama's and Mme Bruni's fashion-trendsetting dresses, the media has missed the point: the vacuousness of the recent round of global summitry in the face of five major global crises, says Jan Oberg.
more...Related topics/regions: [Media] Image: Jan Oberg
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A mass campaign is needed to convince the Sinhalese majority that devolution and democratisation are in its interest as much as they are in the interest of Sri Lanka’s minorities, says Rohini Hensman.
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Only four members of the UN voted against the Declaration on Indigenous Rights in 2007 - Canada, New Zealand and the US. Three are members of the Commonwealth.
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Some of President Barack Obama's decisions on Bagram, the US prison in Afghanistan, have "quietly signaled support for many of Bush's 'war on terror' policies," says Stacy Sullivan.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Afghanistan] [Terrorism] [Law] |
The spate of lese-majesty cases in Thailand is a manifestation of a turn away from the democratic and social developments of the 1990s and back towards the outdated authoritarianism of earlier decades, says an Asian rights group.
more...From: Asian Human Rights Commission Related topics/regions: [Thailand] [Freedom of expression] |
Remember when environmentalists had no thought for people, and people interested in development ignored the environment? It’s like that now between the climate and development communities, says OneWorld's Daniel Nelson.
more...From: OneWorld UK Related topics/regions: [Climate change] [Environment] [Development] Image: Development and/or climate? © OneWorld.net /
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Ahead of a key House of Lords hearing, Sean Carey reflects on the disgraceful way Britain annexed a group of islands and dislodged a people to give the US an airbase.
more...Related topics/regions: [United States] [United Kingdom] [Mauritius] [Arms & military] [Geopolitics] |
It is high time for India and China to move beyond conflicts and start cooperating politically, economically, and technologically for mutual benefits, says Dr. Aqueil Ahmad.
more...From: Share The World's Resources Related topics/regions: [India] [China] [Geopolitics] |
The 'American Century' began only 60 years ago but seems already to be over, with the Iraq disaster forcing some of the U.S. ruling elites to realise that its hegemony has been severely weakened. Nobody seems to know what to do next, or even how to behave, says Philip S Golub.
more...From: Le Monde diplomatique Related topics/regions: [United States] [Geopolitics] |
The balance of voting in the United States Supreme Court is not quite as predictable as conservatives hope and liberals fear, says Godfrey Hodgson.
more...From openDemocracy Related topics/regions: [United States] [Law] |
NEW YORK, Jul 5 (OneWorld) - As global concerts raise the profile of climate protection among viewers on all seven continents this weekend, some 10,000 "satellite" events are expected to bring millions of individuals into the action to help stop climate change.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Climate change] [Environmental activism] [Activism] Image: Calling for carbon cuts in London, November 2006.
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