Big development effort seen as crucial to winning hearts and minds on lawless, militant island. By Vincent Sawabi in Jolo “I know the government sometimes forgets us, but Malacanang (the presidential palace) cannot give up Sulu easily because we are an asset to them,” said Jolo mayor Hussin Amin, referring to his island’s bountiful fishing […]
Tanzania May Retain Capital Punishment Despite Human Rights’ Pressure To Abolish It
Capital punishment, also called death penalty, has been debated in many parts of the world and at different times. In Tanzania, there has been also a debate on whether to retain or abolish capital punishment as more people are becoming aware of the inalienable right to life and other fundamental freedoms that should be […]
Executions Could Strain Syrian-Saudi Relations
The recent executions of three Syrians convicted of drug trafficking in Saudi Arabia may mark a downturn in the already frosty relationship between the two countries. Syrian national Ibrahim al-Jarkh was beheaded on April 25, eight days after the execution of two other men, Feras al-Aghbar and Feras al-Maktabi. All three were executed in Tabuk […]
Guantanamo Bay detention camp
Guantanamo Bay detention camp is a cooperative military prison and detention camp under the leadership of Joint Task Force Guantanamo since 2002. The prison, established at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, holds people accused by the United States government of being terrorist operatives, as well as those no longer considered suspects who are being held pending […]
Nigerian Police Turn to Gangster Tactics
The Nigerian police have long had a reputation for needless highhandedness and unjustified bloodlust. So embedded is this fearsome reputation in the popular imagination that Nigerians have taken to describing mobile police officers as “kill-and-go.” The picture is of officers quick to draw their guns, take aim at (usually) innocent citizens, and let out a […]
The Death Penalty and the Constitution
The controversy between whether Capital punishment is unconstitutional and biblical contradiction has been going on for close to 50 years. We must take into consideration that in order to translate the variances of the contradictions within the bible, we must understand biblical translation of today’s society is only what is wanted to be believed was […]
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