Hollywood Records and Universal Music Canada recording artist Shawn Hook has a hit single – “Sound of Your Heart” – that has been riding a wave of international success through its sensational music video, America and Canada-wide radio play and Hook’s recent U.S. performances. Last week, Hook performed the song on NBC’s “The Today Show” […]
AFAD to fight against impunity and build a world without disappearances
Manila (Philippines), September 25, (Scoop News)-The fifth Congress of Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD), held in Manila from 22-25 September and attended by participants from ten countries – Bangladesh, Indonesia, Jammu and Kashmir in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Thailand and Timor-Leste renewed its commitment to fight against impunity and build […]
Criticism Over ICC’s Decision to Let Kenyan Vice-President Miss Court Appearances
Judges accused of bowing to political pressure after deciding that Kenya’s deputy president can stay away from most of his trial. By Felix Olick, Simon Jennings International legal experts and human rights groups in Kenya have strongly criticised a decision by judges at the International Criminal Court, ICC, for their decision to allow the country’s […]
Importance of Looking Past Superficial Appearances in Politics
At first glance, democracy appears to be about civil liberty, freedom and equality. It’s the granted promise of individual rights and opinion. To many, America is a haven that protects many people from cruel, harsh realities. From this, one could easily say that democracy and politics goes hand in hand. Yet what we all […]
Nepal government promotes Army General blacklisted for disappearances
Nepal government on Thursday promoted Nepal Army Major General Toran Bahadur Singh to Lieutenant General. The Rayamajhi Probe Commission formed in 2006 had blacklisted Mr. Singh as responsible for the arbitrary detention, torture and the disappearance of 49 detainees in the Bhairabnath Battalian in 2001 in Kathmadu. Nepal government took this decision while the United […]
More Disappearances Exposed in Nepal
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Nepal on 30 January published a field report stating the fact that Sanjiv Kumar Karna, Durgesh Labh,Pramod Narayan Mandal,Shailendra Yadav and Jitendra Jha of Janakpur were arrested and disappeared by Nepal’s security forces in October 2003. Nepal globally stood first in disappearing her citizens. Sources claim still about 5000 […]
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