As a result of the set execution of a woman convicted of practicing witchcraft, the Human Rights Watch had sent an appeal to the Saudi government. Their letter that was sent to King Abdullah, the ruler of Saudi Arabia, said that both the trial and conviction of Fawza Falih was an injustice. Fawza Falih had […]
AUSTRALIAN MEDIA LAMBASTS ITS OWN CRICKET AUTHORITY
Now it is the case of its own grapes turning sour. If one were to expect that with the’ letting off ‘of Harbajan singh with a minor offence would be taken in a sporting spirit by all including the affected,he/she is mistaken. For Cricket is no longer a sport,but, a symbol money and political power. […]
Are oil firms in cahoots with energy officials?
It is hard to imagine that the pump prices of gasoline and other by-products have sky-rocketed to new heights, with nothing much left for ordinary consumers and motorists to fill their vehicle tanks, without any complaints. Just look at how much is ordinary worker gets on a daily basis, and you will be awed by […]
JUSTICE FAR FROM OVER
”I am scared and still fear for my life,” Bilkis Bano As her persecutors were escorted to the court, painful memories cut backed. For six years Bilkis Bano lived in trauma and fear. Gang raped, beaten up and left for dead by a mob in Randhirkapur village of Gujarat on March 3, 2002, the event was […]
U.S. Healthcare: Not What It Seems
There is something that all American politicians just don’t want to tell you, because they don’t even want to tell it to themselves when they look in the mirror: they are the problem, stupid. Specifically, they are the problem with one of the United States’ biggest societal problems: health care. Untold numbers of Americans are […]
army personell let off by corrupt police officials
Principal Session’s Judge, Srinagar, Muhammad Yaqoob Mir has ‘reprimanded’ police for ‘shielding’ the two main accused army personnel in the 2004 Fahmeeda gang rape case. The court directed police to arrest the two main accused, Sanjeev Kumar and Ashwani Kumar, both army personnel immediately for the trial. Mir in his order said, “The conditions for […]