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Bashir’s Sham Election in Sudan – Mark Lotwis Open Letter

Intimidation, torture, and violence. Hundreds of activists, opposition party leaders and journalists arrested and beaten. Welcome to election season in Omar al-Bashir’s Sudan. Sudan’s first multi-party elections in 24 years are scheduled for April 2010. The elections were intended to serve as a capstone to the democratic transformation of Sudan promised in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) [ READ MORE ]

Funds from RTV co-founder Book to help Refugees

Raise Their Voice Against Injustice is pleased to announce the release of Andrew Kooman’s first novel, Ten Silver Coins: The Drylings of Acchora. The book is available in print and as an ebook. $1 from the sale of each book (through TenSilverCoins.com, AndrewKooman.com and Smashwords.com) will go toward helping children who have been forced to flee their [ READ MORE ]

UN Denounces Indian Caste System

from DalitFreedomNetwork.org UN’s Caste Declaration riles India DELHI – The United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) recent decision to declare discrimination based on the caste system a “human-rights abuse” – thereby acknowledging centuries of bias against the world’s estimated 200 million Dalits (untouchables) – has evoked a sharp reaction from India. The UN decision came about despite robust [ READ MORE ]

Genocidal Gov. of Sudan lobbies US Congress

PRESS RELEASE Did you hear who is trying to get a license to lobby Congress and President Obama? It’s none other than the government of Sudan, led by indicted war criminal Omar al-Bashir. First, a former national security advisor accepted a $1.3 million contract to lobby for Sudan.¹ Now it’s surfaced that a prominent law firm [ READ MORE ]

JUMP Network in Malaysia Announces Release of Booklet about the Rohingya

JUMP (Jaringan Utara Migrasi & Perlarian) Malaysia along with the Migrant Workers Group announced in Penang the release of a new booklet about the Rohingya people, written and compiled by Abdul Hashim Abdul Motalib, a refugee who has lived without legal rights or status as an undocumented person in Malaysia for the last two years. Hashim’s [ READ MORE ]

Burmese Gov Junta Leader Given Visa to the States

Here’s the article from the Weekly Standard. [ READ MORE ]

10,000 Shans uprooted, 500 houses burned in Burmese regime latest scorched earth campaign

Press Release: Shan rights organizations today denounced the Burmese military regime renewed scorched earth campaign in Central Shan State, which has driven an estimated 10,000 villagers from their homes. According to data compiled by the Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF), the Shan Women’s Action Network (SWAN) and other Shan community based organizations, since July [ READ MORE ]

Today is World Day Against Child Labor.

Today, you can start rescuing a child in India. What is child labor? India is home to the largest number of children living and working on the streets. “Child labor” is a form of modern-day slavery that forces children to work long hours for extremely low wages, and often in dangerous conditions, leaving no time [ READ MORE ]

Bashir Banishes Aid Workers from Sudan after ICC Issued Warrant for his Arrest

SaveDarfur.org has a post called “Save Darfur Urges Swift U.S. Leadership in Response to Sudan’s Restriction of Darfur Aid” that’s worth checking out… Save Darfur Urges Swift U.S. Leadership in Response to Sudan’s Restriction of Darfur AidCoalition: ‘Engagement by Obama administration can no longer be delayed; too many lives are at risk’ WASHINGTON – The Save [ READ MORE ]

Public Address: You Have A Voice

Raise Their Voice Against Injustice Foundation Red Deer is an official Society in Alberta.  Tonight is our first public meeting and we’re thankful that you’ve come.  Raise Their Voice exists to raise awareness about injustice, to help those who experience injustice, and to equip others to address injustice.  We’re inspired by the words of a wise [ READ MORE ]

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