On Tuesday (10 May 2016) a human rights activist pointed out that ‘in the past two weeks the [Iran] regime has carried out numerous medieval punishments.’ Photo credit: NCRI Ms. Farideh Karimi is also a chairwoman of the NGO . Pointing out the barbarity of the “flogging [of] a woman on April 27 in Golpayegan,” […]
Activists across India appeal to revoke capital punishment to Indian fishermen in Sri Lanka
With the disturbing reports of the capital punishment awarded to Indian Fishermen in Sri Lanka, we all who believe and work for South Asian regional cooperation, coordination and harmony believe that Government of Sri Lanka must take concern of the fact that such punishment is not only a barrier and setback towards the larger objective […]
Iranian General issues stark warning to those countries which support terrorism in the name of Islam “you will face a harsh punishment.”
The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Hassan Firouzabadi warned those countries which support terrorist groups under the name of Islam – you will face “a harsh punishment.” Major General Hassan Firuzabadi is the highest-ranking member of Iranian military after the commander-in-chief, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. “Today the Zionists and their hirelings are acting […]
“We see numerous violations of Articles 3, 4, 5, 7 and 11 of the 1948 UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of Article 3 of the Convention on Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of December 9, 1948”, says Putin in respect to the Ukraine
Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights at the Kremlin on October 14, 2014. There he condemned what he called the double standard in the assessment of crimes against the civilian population of southeastern Ukraine. Excerpts from transcript of meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society […]
“Any misconduct found at VA hospitals should be met with swift punishment”, said Senator McConnell
On May 16, 2014 Senator McConnell requested permission to address the Senate regarding the Veterans Administration. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense. With a total 2009 budget […]
Civil war was punishment for our sins
You read through some of Lincoln’s papers sometimes and you find a curious and devotedly religious man struggling with what seems like insurmountable problems and you wonder to yourself how did he do it? I mean how do you handle a situation as president involving a civil war that is ripping the entire nation apart […]
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