Politics

By CARL WALKER For Open Democracy, Our NHS The [UK National Health Service] NHS is in crisis like never before – but the political game ignores the real causes of the problem. Accident and Emergency services have gone into unprecedented…

A decisive new stage in the political life of Sri Lanka has arisen as a result of the people making a political choice, which overwhelmingly affirms the commitment of Sri Lankans to democracy and thereby the rule of law and…

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission SRI LANKA: AHRC Welcomes People’s Victory and Calls for CJ’s Resignation / Impeachment  A decisive new stage in the political life of Sri Lanka has arisen as a result of the people’s…

We reproduce below the circular of Steve Vickers & Associates (SVA) which is a specialist risk mitigation, corporate intelligence, security and consulting company serving financial institutions, private equity funds, corporations, high net-worth individuals and insurance companies and underwriters around the…

There was an article on Countercurrents.org titled: Political Activism, Democracy And Kashmiri Youth, by Imran Khan (5 January, 2015) speaking about Kashmir youth and the place’s political field. “… We all know that from 90s till now all the college…

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission WORLD/SRI LANKA:   Death threats issues to three human rights activists Today, on 7th January 2015, three human rights activists have received death threats over telephone ( Click here to listen the…

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission ASIA/PAKISTAN: Formation of military courts not a solution but an illusion   Yesterday, 6th January 2015, the National Assembly of Pakistan passed an amendment to the Constitution allowing the formation of military…

By Robert F. Kennedy Jr for IPS This is the third of three articles written by Robert F. Kennedy – son of late U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy – which address relations…

Human Wrongs Watch With the deadline for the unconditional surrender of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) having passed on 2 January, and no significant additional surrenders of FDLR combatants registered since June, the United Nations Stabilization…

The forthcoming political elections in Greece could be a turning point not only for the country, but also for the whole of Europe. Here we talk about the possible consequences with Marianella Kloka, Greek member of the international organisation, World…