Monthly Archives: June 2012

OMAR KHADR AND CANADA’S HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Carol Anne Grayson

OMAR KHADR AND CANADA’S HISTORY OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS Dear Mr Toews, I am writing with regard to Canadian citizen Omar Khadr’s repatriation to Canada. I am an independent researcher on global health / human rights (one of many) following … Continue reading →

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US and human rights abuses: Leading by example

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Carol Anne Grayson

(“a drone a day keeps the terrorist away”… or does it?) Abu Bakr al-Qayed, the bother of the late Abu Yaha al-Libi (another US “target kill” by drone) was quoted as saying to Reuters news agency that “the United States … Continue reading →

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TUNISIA, PROTEST NOT OVER: THE HUNGER STRIKE OF RAMZI BETTAIEB

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Carol Anne Grayson

TUNISIA: PROTEST NOT OVER! THE HUNGER STRIKE OF RAMZI BETTAIEB Ramzi Bettaieb lies on a couch. He is being checked out physically and is now into day six of a hunger strike, tired but determined. To some of us Ramzi … Continue reading →

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