2012

Articles

• 1 December 2012, by Houda Chergui

  France Leading the Path Toward the Recognition of Human Rights

  On December 10, 2012, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault will award the 2012 Human Rights Prize of the French Republic, “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity”, to five NGOs that have displayed (...)
• 1 December 2012, by Brittany McGillivray

  When Do We Mobilize? When the Canadian Government is No Longer Working for Canada

  Stephen Harper’s latest deals have caused a stirring across Canada from grassroots organizations and citizens opposed to the outsourcing of Canada’s resources and the government’s insistent catering (...)
• 1 December 2012, by Emily O’Connor

  Buenos Aires is Alive with the Sound of Pots and Pans

  The sounds of clinking pots and pans have filled the streets of the Argentinean capital, Buenos Aires, since June of this year. Argentineans are growing increasingly unhappy with the state of (...)
• 1 December 2012, by Michael Reford

  Catalanismo: The Search for Independence

  The turmoil in Europe has not come without consequence. There have been major political shifts as people seek new leadership and eradication of failure. The current political climate is rife with (...)
• 1 December 2012, by Salma Moolji

  Burma, Obama and the Path to Democratization

  LONDON, UK- On November 19, President Obama was the first ever incumbent American to officially visit Burma [Myanmar]. His stop is nested within a larger strategic visit to South East Asia, (...)
• 1 December 2012, by John Riddell

  Toronto Conference Lays Basis For Pipeline Challenge

  The November 17 conference, “The Tar Sands Come to Ontario: No Line 9,” was a big success. Three hundred people jammed into a lecture theatre at University of Toronto for the plenary session. Every (...)
• 1 December 2012, by Michael Deibert

  The Fall Of Goma

  When the provincial capital of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fell to rebel forces today, the rapidity of the rebel advance was shocking, but thefait accompli failure of both (...)
• 1 December 2012, by Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu

  Violence against Women: a Deeply Rooted Problem in the Intransigency of Men?

  Even with the rise of feminism and women worldwide vindicating their rights, demanding equal pay and denunciating sexism and violence against women remains a problem which transcends borders, (...)
• 1 December 2012, by Feroz MEHDI

  Canada Formally Joins the Axis of Evil

  So here we are. It is November 29 2012. November 29 is the international day in solidarity with Palestine. It is also the day when the UN passed the resolution for partition of Palestine in (...)
• 1 November 2012, by Houda Chergui

  A Contentious Election For Women’s Rights

  In the upcoming American election, taking place on November 6, results will determine whether the country will be moving forward or reverting back to the 1950s. Polls indicate that, as in most (...)
• 1 November 2012, by Anastasia Manannikova

  World Social Forum-Free Palestine

  World Social Forum (WSF) is an annual “opened-space” meeting of civil society organizations that has for purpose to find solutions to multiple global and particular social issues. The goal of the (...)
• 1 November 2012, by Brittany McGillivray

  The Imminent Dangers of the Shrinking Arctic

  On September 16, 2012 the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) published the startling news that the Arctic summer sea ice was at its lowest level since researchers began recording it in (...)
• 1 November 2012, by Harriet Sherwood

  Israeli Poll Finds Majority In Favor Of ’Apartheid’ Policies

  Two-thirds say Palestinians should not be allowed to vote if West Bank was annexed, while three in four favor segregated roads. More than two-thirds of Israeli Jews say that 2.5 million (...)
• 1 November 2012, by P. Sainath

  USA Elections 2012: When War Passes for Foreign Policy

  In the last Obama-Romney debate, there was absolutely no mention of the financial costs, casualties and lessons from America’s military outings. “Take the profit out of war,” said Kevin Zeese, one (...)
• 1 November 2012, by Rami Almeghari

  Food for Thought

  Rami Almeghari: Your current visit to the Gaza Strip is said to be within your own attempt to help break the Israeli siege of Gaza. Why has it taken place now? Noam Chomsky: It has been a (...)
• 1 November 2012, by Shaun Harkin

  Turning Despair Into Hate

  Greece is in a grueling downward economic spiral with massive political and social ramifications. Aspects of Greek society are literally falling apart at the seams. Across the whole eurozone – the (...)
• 1 November 2012, by Giorgio Cafiero

  Saudi Arabia and Qatar: Dueling Monarchies

  The demise of secular autocratic regimes in the Middle East and North Africa has heralded a renaissance for Islamist parties in the region, igniting a rivalry for the hearts and minds of the (...)
• 1 November 2012, by ICSSI

  The Fourth Conference of The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI)

  In the southern Iraqi city of Basra, from October 20 to 22 2012, more than 200 Iraqi activists, trade unionists and human rights defenders met to discuss a democratic future for their country (...)
• 1 November 2012, by Messaoud Romdhani

  The Long March Towards Free Media In Tunisia

  Before January 14, 2011 Tunisian media was one of the three fundamental pillars of Ben Ali’s dictatorship, along with the police and the judiciary. All types of expression were censored including (...)
• 1 November 2012, by Messaoud Romdhani

  Challenges Facing the Civil Society in Tunisia

  One of the major characteristics of every dictatorship is the predominance of the State over the society, killing political opposition and suffocating any burgeoning of civil society being held (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Editorial

  Politics of Extremes

  “In Any War Between the Civilized Man and the Savage, Support the Civilized Man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad," states one of the ten advertisements that recently appeared in the New York subway (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Raul Burbano, Roger Rashi

  Towards a Peoples’ Social Forum

  Building Social Movements as Instruments of Transformation Anger and discontent against the ruling Conservative government is on the rise all across Canada. Human rights groups, women’s (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Emilie Katavic

  Unsuccessful protest of the Indian people against the Kudankulam Atomic Power Project

  On September 15 2012, a cry was made from Tamil Nadu during an attention-grabbing protest in opposition to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant project (KNPP). An estimated 8,000 people crowded the (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Ronald Cameron

  The Student Movement Kicks Out The Liberal Government

  On September 4, 2012 the Parti Quebecoise (PQ) were elected to a minority government and Pauline Marois became the first woman to be Premier of Quebec. The election marks the first time since (...)
• 1 October 2012, by OPINION

  The Power of the Union: What the CTU Accomplished:

  The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) ended its standoff against the Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday, September 18 after a week-long strike that raised tensions in the city and nationwide. The (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Arij Riahi

  Crime and Punishment : Harper’s Punitive Approach

  Since the conservative party acquired the majority in the House of Commons, five different bills related to the criminal justice system were passed. By itself, the omnibus bill C-10 on « safe (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Wendy Papakostandini

  #gayguidelines

  A new campaign has emerged in Malaysia targeting predominately children displaying homosexual “symptoms.” The Teachers’ Foundation of Malaysia, along with the support of the nation’s Department of (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Stephen Zunes

  Embassy Protests and Middle East Unrest in Context

  It seems bizarre that right-wing pundits would be so desperate to use the recent anti-American protests in the Middle East, which usually number only a few hundred people, apart from peaceful (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu

  Gastronomic Boom in Peru: Redefining Culture and Identity

  From September 9 to 16, the most important International Food Fair in Latin America was held in Lima, la Mistura. Over half a million people, nationals and tourists alike, attended the two-week (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Binayak Sen

  India: Sedition Law is Against Spirit of Democracy

  I was convicted of sedition (section 124 of the IPC) on December 24 (Christmas eve), 2009, and awarded life imprisonment by the additional sessions judge, Raipur. I had already spent two years in (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Michael Reford

  Islands of Conflict

  At first glance, there is a serene nature to the islands that make up the Okinawa prefecture. Picturesque surrounding ocean and rich flora and fauna make for a paradise-like setting. In reality, (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Arij Riahi

  Rebel Pages

  Rarely has a stop sign created so much of an effect. Dressed in her stern page uniform, Brigitte DePape walked to the middle of the floor of the Senate, stood there silently, and held a sign (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Ronald Cameron

  WSF 2013: A Meeting Between The Alter-Globalization Movement And The Arab Spring

  The meeting between the Prime Minister of Tunisia, a leader of the Islamist Party Ennahda, and a delegation from the International Council (IC) of the World Social Forum (WSF) has confirmed the (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Robert Fisk

  The Forgotten Massacre

  Thirty years after 1,700 Palestinians were killed at the Sabra and Chatila refugee camps, Robert Fisk revisits the killing fields The memories remain, of course. The man who lost his family in (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Anastasia Manannikova

  South Africa In Violence

  South Africa is a country where fifty-percent of the population lives below the poverty line, surviving on less than two dollars a day. It has been eighteen years since South Africa became a (...)
• 1 October 2012, by Michael D’Alimonte

  Iraq Has Become a Life-threatening Environment

  Iraq has become a life threatening environment for its gay population. A recent investigation conducted by the BBC has uncovered an initiative put forth by Iraqi militias and law enforcement (...)
• 3 September 2012, by Jillian Ward

  Justice on the Horizon for Blacklisted Workers

  Recent developments in a British blacklisting scandal may finally bring justice to UK construction workers. The shocking series of events began in 2009 with the discovery of a database on workers (...)
• 3 September 2012, by Jan Breman

  Political Islam in Pakistan

  Abandoned by their government, the poor of Pakistan have turned to the Taliban and other fundamentalist groups for support and solace. At the same time, a growing pressure for emancipation (...)
• 3 September 2012, by Atul Aneja

  Shades of Afghanistan in the Levant

  In their eagerness to topple the Assad regime, the U.S. and its allies are actively encouraging al Qaeda, now firmly entrenched in Syria For those who have closely followed the anti-Soviet (...)
• 3 September 2012, by Jacob Dobias

  September AIJ Podcast

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• 3 September 2012, by Alternative Information Centre

  Outposts and Price Tag Violence: A Blow Upon a Bruise

  As Israel dismantles the Migron outpost, a new report on settler violence and outposts is issued by the UNESCO Chair of Human Rights at Al Najah National University and the Alternative (...)
• 3 September 2012, by Roger Annis

  Tens Of Thousands March For Social Justice In Montreal

  Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Montreal on August 22 for the monthly protest march of Quebec’s student movement. The movement has organized monstrous marches on the (...)
• 3 September 2012, by Rita Freire: Communication Group of WSF-Free Palestine

  WSF Free Palestine: Protesters Demand Justice for Rachel Corrie

  On August 28 2012, Israel was tried for the murder of a girl who was crushed nine years ago by a bulldozer that demolished Palestinian homes. People around the world protested, demanding justice (...)
• 3 September 2012, by Editorial

  New Blueprint for Quebec

  Alternatives International fights for governance which respects social justice in Quebec and around the world, and for policies which protect the environment against ideological myopia that would (...)
• 3 September 2012, by Jacob Dobias

  Julian Assange Receives Help From Ecuador

  Julian Assange is one of the most unique political activists, journalists, publishers, editors or terrorists, depending on whom you ask. He is most widely known as the editor-in-chief of the (...)
• 1 August 2012

  Confrontation Politics: The Importance of Civil Disobedience Today

  Beginning on February 13, 2012, students throughout Quebec province began to go on strike in response to the provincial government’s long- and short-term plans of hiking their tuition. Several (...)
• 1 August 2012, by Houda Chergui

  Project Briefs

  World Social Forum Free Palestine Alternatives, Alternatives Asia, Alternative Espaces Citoyens, Alternatives Information Center (AIC), Forum des Alternatives Maroc (FMAS), Initiatives Pour un (...)
• 1 August 2012

  AIJ August 2012 podcast

  This month on AIJ’s podcast, the theme is Civil Disobedience. Check out AIJ’s August 2012 podcast here.
• 1 August 2012, by Houda Chergui

  Indigenous Movements Over Mining in Guatemala

  On July 4 2012, community leader and coordinator of the K’iche’ People’s Council (CPK), Lolita Chavez, escaped an attack by a large group of armed men following a peaceful protest in Santa Cruz del (...)
• 1 August 2012, by Jillian Ward

  Human Rights in the Occupied Territories: B’Tselem’s 2011 Report

  The NGO B’Tselem, which calls itself ‘The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories’, released its annual report in March 2012. The sixty-three page document provides a (...)
• 1 August 2012, by Michael D’Alimonte

  Iowa Citizens Speak out Against African “Land Grabs”

  Iowa-based civil rights group Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) has spoken out against Regent Bruce Rastetter, claiming him to be a corrupt politician that has misused his political (...)
• 1 August 2012, by Michael D’Alimonte

  Book review: Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Life, Death and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo

  Integrating three years of research and reporting, Katherine Boo has streamlined the complex issues and social dynamics of a Mumbai slum into the compelling narrative, Behind the Beautiful (...)
• 1 August 2012, by Ronald Cameron

  The International Council lays the foundation for 2013’s World Social Forum

  Roughly a thousand people participated in the preparatory assembly for World Social Forum (WSF) 2013, held over six days beginning July 12 in Monastir, Tunisia. Various workshops and meetings (...)
• 1 August 2012, by Sara E. Levac

  Is International Humanitarian Law a Rear-Guard Action?

  The situation in Syria. The Kony 2012 campaign. The alleged war crimes in Mali. The trial of Ratko Mladic adjourned in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) due to (...)
• 1 August 2012, by Arij Riahi, Sara E. Levac

  Bill 78: When the Exception Becomes a Rule of Law

  The special law adopted under gag order by the National Assembly on May 18, 2012, has entailed its share of challenges. Since then, the debate has raged and opinions have become polarized. Some (...)
• 1 August 2012, by Michael Reford

  The Battle for Land and Survival

  There is a certain practicality to civil disobedience that ends with meaningful results. One simple act or specific instance can become a rallying point or spark that lights the fuse of something (...)
• 1 August 2012, by Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu

  Protests on Mining Projects in Peru: A Crisis of Governance

  Five hundred years ago, Spanish conquistadors, who conquered the Inca Empire, pillaged gold and silver from what is today known as Peru. Five hundred years later, gold and other minerals are (...)
• 1 August 2012, by Arij Riahi

  Question Whose Authority?

  Two dead brothers. Only one will receive the honoured burial. The other will be left without proper sepulture. His body will be abandoned, to be feasted on by birds and dogs. It is the king who (...)
• 1er juillet 2012, par Juan Camilo Velásquez-Buriticá

  International Environmental Day of Action

  On June 20th around 50,000 people took to the streets in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in anticipation for the ineffective outcome of the Rio+20 Summit. Additional protests sprang up in various (...)
• 1er juillet 2012, par Houda Chergui

  Child Prisoners in Palestine

  The World Social Forum Free Palestine is taking place this year from November 28 to December 1 in Porto Allegre, Brazil. An echo of the World Social Forum’s opposition to neo-liberal hegemony, (...)
• 1er juillet 2012

  Canada held responsible for torture : Rights violations in the West

  In 1985, Canada signed onto the United Nations (UN) Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and was one of the first countries to do so. In a (...)
• 1er juillet 2012, par Lola Duffort

  Crusade 2.0 : A Book Review

  There is little extensive Western journalism or academic work done on Islamophobia, and certainly no authoritative text on the matter, which is perhaps why John Feffer’s project in Crusade 2.0 : (...)
• 1er juillet 2012, par Walden Bello

  Why are Philippine Funds Being Used to Bail out Irresponsible European Banks ?

  The Philippine government’s decision to extend a $1 billion loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to supplement the Fund’s war chest of $456 billion to contain the economic crisis in Europe (...)
• 1er juillet 2012, par Jillian Ward

  Japanese PM Noda Orders Restart of Nuclear Reactors

  On June 8th Japanese Prime Minister Yohishiko Noda made a televised appeal for two nuclear reactors of the Ohi nuclear plant to be reopened in order to maintain the country’s economic vitality and (...)
• 1er juillet 2012, par Jacob Dobias

  An Overview of Syria’s Current Human Rights Violations

  The conflict, and anti-regime attitude in Syria has been ongoing since the beginning of the current President’s term. President Bashar al-Assad has been in power since the political demise of his (...)
• 1er juillet 2012, par Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu

  Promoting Organic Agriculture in Africa : The Need to Lead by Example

  “Organic agriculture can offer an impressive array of food security, economic, environmental, and health benefits for developing countries, including in Africa,” declared Petko Draganov, UN (...)
• 1er juillet 2012, par Michael Reford

  The Politics of Football

  It is that time again : Every four years fans around the world get to enjoy the European Championship. Whether in domestic leagues or at the international level, politics seem to be omnipresent (...)
• 1 June 2012, by Georgina Alonso

  Accessible Education for a Prosperous and Just Society

  Students in Quebec have been on strike for over three months in response to the provincial government’s decision to raise tuition fees by seventy-five per cent, reflecting a lack of support for (...)
• 1 June 2012, by Houda Chergui

  Project Briefs: June 2012

  Alternatives Montreal — Montreal, Canada Alternatives is hosting its Festival of Solidarity on Saturday, June 9. The festival will include workshops as well as conferences centered around the (...)
• 1 June 2012, by Jacob Dobias

  Bill 78 and a Brief Sketch of the Quebec Student Movement

  On June 9, Alternatives will be hosting the Festival of Solidarity, which will explore the process of mobilization in response to austerity and regression. Notable speakers will include Hervé (...)
• 1 June 2012, by Michael D’Alimonte

  Egyptian Presidential Candidate Sparks Protests

  Following news that Hosni Mubarak’s former premier, Ahmed Shafiq, will face off against Muslim Brotherhood backed Mohammed Mursi in the country’s presidential runoff later this June, thousands of (...)
• 1 June 2012

  The Future of Europe and the Balkans: Subversive Forum 2012

  This year’s instalment of the annual Subversive Forum was held earlier this month, from May 13 to 19, in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. Now in its fifth year, the international conference, (...)
• 1 June 2012, by Lola Duffort

  Hunger Striking Prisoners in Palestine Win Concessions from Israel

  Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners ended a weeks-long hunger strike on May 14 when the Israeli government conceded to improve prisoner conditions, and to limit their use of administrative (...)
• 1 June 2012, by Houda Chergui

  France Elects Hollande, Rejects Austerity

  The European population is angry. Protests have erupted throughout the European Union as a result of indignation at mass unemployment and cuts in social programs. Nations such as Spain and Greece (...)
• 1 June 2012, by Juan Camilo Velásquez-Buriticá

  The Struggle in Bahrain Continues

  On May 28, Nabeel Rajab, one of the Bahraini uprising’s most prominent leaders, was released on bail after nearly a month of imprisonment. Rajab, who is also the head of the Bahraini Centre for (...)
• 1 June 2012, by Joel Balsam

  Obama’s War on Whistleblowers Continues

  The 1917 Espionage Act, a World War I-era law originally meant for German and Russian spies, has been used six times against current or former United States government officials who have leaked (...)
• 30 April 2012, by Stephen Eldon Kerr

  The Future of Canadian Journalism

  Last weekend, from April 19 – 21, 2012, the Journalism Strategies conference was held at Concordia and McGill Universities in Montreal. The conference brought together attendees from Canada, (...)
• 30 April 2012, by Geneviève Lavoie-Mathieu

  CIDA’s Lack of Transparency and Democracy

  Canadian International Assistance Envelope (IAE) funds will decrease by 7.4% over the next three years despite promises, just two years ago, of freezing the aid budget at $5 billion for five (...)
• 30 April 2012, by Tamkinat Mirza

  The Shin Bet Blacklist

  The Israeli Security Service Shin Bet has blacklisted over 1000 people from entering Israel. Many of the people named on the list have no evidence linking them as activists part of this year’s (...)
• 30 April 2012, by Raul Burbano

  Assault of Extractive Industry in Latin America

  At the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, Harper spoke to CEOs from across the Americas and unveiled Canada’s plans to expand into Latin America with vigor. Trade and investment, (...)
• 30 April 2012, by George Monbiot

  Dark Hearts

  There is one thing you can say for the Holocaust deniers: at least they know what they are denying. In order to sustain the lies they tell, they must engage in strenuous falsification. To dismiss (...)
• 30 April 2012, by MICHAEL WARSCHAWSKI

  Gunter Grass: Nominee for Nobel Peace Prize!

  For his courageous poem warning of an Israeli attack on Iran, German poet Gunter Grass should be nominated for a second Nobel Prize - this time for peace! Read (...)
• 30 April 2012

  Briefing: Living in the Kabul Bubble

  DUBAI, 16 April 2012 (IRIN) - A sustained attack by militants on Afghanistan’s parliament and various targets in the diplomatic zone on 15 April temporarily shut down the capital, Kabul, to all (...)
• 30 April 2012, by JENNIFER DITCHBURN

  Cuts Belie Harper’s Commitment to Building Democracy Abroad

  Canada’s commitment to strengthening struggling democracies will likely be a key message as the Prime Minister travels to Latin America next week – but the federal budget tells a different story. (...)
• 30 April 2012, by Mark Mattner

  CIDA’s Risky Business Venture

  Why the public-private development partnerships forged between the government and large mining companies are unlikely to improve the record of Canada’s extractive industries. Read (...)
• 30 April 2012

  The Crusades Are Back: Islamophobia

  Fear replaces rational thinking; FDR knew this. Most Americans don’t personally know any Muslims but we do know that those who caused 9/11 claimed to be Muslim. So today in 2012, we are in the (...)
• 30 March 2012, by Tamkinat Mirza

  The Green Economy and Corporate Concerns in Rio+20

  Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 20-22 June this year, will mark the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on (...)
• 30 March 2012, by Stephen Eldon Kerr, Tamkinat Mirza

  Project Briefs

  Stop Online Spying Alternatives is in support of stopspying.ca. The Canadian government and Minister Vic Toews are currently trying to ram through an anti-Internet set of electronic (...)
• 30 March 2012, by Stephen Eldon Kerr

  CIDA under-fire for partnering with mining company

  The Canadian government’s decision to partner with mining firm Barrick Gold and development NGO World Vision Canada for a corporate social responsibility (CSR) project in La Libertad, Peru, has (...)
• 30 March 2012, by Stephen Eldon Kerr

  Canada tries to remove human right to water and sanitation

  On World Water Day, United Nations water and sanitation expert Catarina de Albuquerque critiqued countries including Canada for spearheading a move to eliminate references to the human right to (...)
• 30 March 2012, by Tamkinat Mirza

  Preview: The People’s Summit for Social and Environmental Justice

  The People’s Summit for Social and Environmental Justice will be held on June 15-23 in Rio de Janeiro this year, running parallel to Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Environment and (...)
• 30 March 2012, by Michael D’Alimonte

  Green school initiatives: Saving money, resources and student health

  Green Schools, education institutions that promote interaction with nature as a learning tool while fostering an environmentally friendly campus predicated on healthy living, are now receiving (...)
• 30 March 2012, by Clayton Thomas-Muller , Kevin Smith

  Social Licence: Cultural Complicity in the Age of Extraction

  At first glance, there might not seem to be an obvious common ground between indigenous activists in Canada, performance artists in the UK, and climate activists in both countries. However, the (...)
• 30 March 2012, by Lucie Bourgeois

  The face of transcendence in Palestine

  We spent Wednesday morning discussing and aligning around our own theory of change, our underlying beliefs and hypotheses as to the way in which it can be encouraged and facilitated for (...)
• 30 March 2012, by Forum of Civil Society Organisations

  Declaration of the Forum of Civil Society Organisations

  Bamako, on March 22, 2012. Following the events that occurred in the night of March 21, 2012 in Bamako and in the regions, the Forum of Civil Society Organisations of Mali has held a meeting at (...)
• 30 March 2012, by Pervez Hoodbhoy

  US defeat won’t be Afghan victory

  Ever since US Sergeant Robert Bales surrendered after calmly massacring Afghan women and children, he has been depicted as a man under unusual personal circumstances. A high-ranking US official (...)
• 30 March 2012, by Pervez Hoodbhoy

  What Pakistan Should Do In Afghanistan

  Many Pakistanis living and working in Kabul say they feel a palpable hostility towards them once their nationality becomes known. Some occasionally pretend to be Indians, which brings more (...)
• 28 March 2012, by Editorial, The Hindu

  Why only Africans?

  March 28, 2012 The first conviction at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the tenth year of its functioning is a good time to take stock of how well an institution that was designed to (...)
• 20 March 2012, by Robert Fisk

  Madness is not the reason for this massacre

  I’m getting a bit tired of the "deranged" soldier story. It was predictable, of course. The 38-year-old staff sergeant who massacred 16 Afghan civilians, including nine children, near Kandahar (...)
• 2 March 2012, by Marion Bauer

  International Involvement in Syria

  The Syrian revolution is now an urban war. Following similar demonstrations in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, Syrians took to the streets last year to demand democratic rights and a regime change. (...)