“In certain distant areas of India to remove bad omen from village a girl is wedded to a dog,” a high ranking bureaucrat who served in India as Press Minister has said. “Women are burnt alive along with their dead husbands in certain parts of India, this custom is known as Sati,” a source […]
Torture in the context of ‘Right to Life and Dignity’
As long as the police remain enemies of democracy and the rule of law, and friends of those who abuse power and are corrupt, torture will remain a very important ingredient of policing in Asian countries. complete article http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=126210
Talking to yourself
Lately, the happenings around the globe are getting to people and the pressure is beginning to show. A study claims that more people are talking to themselves nowadays than a decade back. What do you think are the reasons for people wanting to talk to themselves? Did you say global warming? Could be. I guess […]
Peace Tol;erence and Religious Rights
Why is it that suddenly everyone is so passionate about their religious rights? I am a Roman Cahtolic living among a majotiy of Budhists. We liveed quite peacefully until lately, the Budhists feel that we Chritians are a threat to them . Now they have imposed conditions on conversion and sometimes even to prcatice. It […]
Genocide may happen, says Member of Parliament
The member of Parliament for Lilongwe East in Malawi EE Mwale has cautioned the government that genocide which happened in Rwanda can happen in Malawi because the government owned radio station is castigating the opposition without letting it hear the side of the opposition. Speaking in Parliament Tuesday, Mwale said there have been hate messages […]
Imposing martial will dethrone Pervez Musharaf
If Pakistan President Pervez Musharaf imposes martial law in the country, it is possible that he could get away with US sanctions imposed against the country for at least a year, according to a former US diplomat. The most recent US legislation asks the US President to give a yearly certification on the progress […]
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