New York bar awarded its highest honor to CJP Iftikhar M. Chaudhry
Region: Pakistan
NEW YORK: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry received Honorary Membership at a solemn ceremony on October 18, 2008, from one of the world's largest bar associations, “New York City Bar Association”. Chaudhry is the ... more
Views: 1936Obama Offers Attorney General Position to Eric Holder
Region: United States
Eric Holder, former Acting and Deputy Attorney General under Bill Clinton, has been offered the position of Attorney General under President-Elect Barack Obama. If confirmed, Mr. Holder (57) will be the first Africa... more
Views: 1356Eight Deposed Judges of Sindh High Courts Take Oath
Region: Pakistan
The eight deposed judges of Sindh High Court (SHC) who refused to take oath under Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) after Pakistan’s ex-president and Chief of Army Staff, Pervez Musharraf, put Pakistan under a s... more
Views: 1180Global Relevancy of Buddhism: Birthday of Buddha
Region: NepalCELEBRATING 2552ND COMMEMORATIVE BIRTHDAY OF BUDDHA The world is celebrating the 2552nd birthday of Gautam Buddha, the Nepal-born philosopher and spiritual leader of ancient times. The Nepalis and the Buddhists all over ... more
Views: 1936Peace through Development and Justice
Region: Nepal“Peace is a product of Justice; it is not simply the absence of violence. All violent conflicts represent earlier failures of leadership, either by wrong-doing or by default. They represent failures at local levels, ... more
Views: 1265Serbian Anger at Haradinaj Acquittal
Region: Serbia
By Merdijana Sadovic in Sarajevo and Aleksandar Roknic in Belgrade. Hague tribunal judges this week acquitted Kosovo’s ex-prime minister Ramush Haradinaj and his co-accused Idriz Balaj of all charges in their indict... more
Views: 1974In Wisconsin, the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy Steals Yet Another Election
Region: Wisconsin
Now that the Wisconsin people have chosen Judge Michael Gabelman to replace incumbent Judge Louis Butler on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the (yes, yes, I’m going to have to say it) predictable, all too pr... more
Views: 1878Student Labor Week of Action Spotlights Tomato Workers’ Struggle for Fair Wage
Region: United States
by James Parks, Mar 26, 2008 Progressive students have been deeply involved in issues of worker justice on campuses and in their communities. So much so, that those involved are forgoing spring break on the beach so they... more
Views: 1183Imposition of emergency rule in Pakistan
Region: Pakistan“Emergency rule is imposed in Pakistan, Pakistan Army, Rangers and Police men have taken over all the important buildings including Prime Minister Secretariat and Judicial Colony, Chief Justice Supreme Court ... more
Views: 1288India's Feudal Culture : Not Much Has Changed in Centuries
Region: India
Two pictures and a news item caught my attention over the past week or so. First was that of defense minister A.K.Antony standing ramrod erect at a defense function even an army soldier bends down and adjusts his ves... more
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