Posts in Human Rights

5 Actions You Can Take To Halt the Deportation of Bita Ghaedi

Really quick – An asylum seeker in the United Kingdom, Bita Ghaedi conducted a hunger strike for up to a month because she was terrified of being tortured and killed if she is forced to return to Iran. Guess what? She is being forced to... [+]

Odds Jobs List

Odds Jobs List

Inspired by Gabe You won’t find these on my resume. They are lost to history. First paid job ever: Taco Bell at the age of 16. Best moment: A $20 tip from a guy who ‘liked’ me. Worst moment: Too many to recall right now. Maybe some rude customer... [+]

Lessons from MLK

Lessons from MLK

My middle-order MLK and the DREAM for Immigrant Rights was posted earlier today at Change.org but I will use my space here to share with you two more great lessons from Martin Luther King Jr., that guides my daily life and philosophy. The source is... [+]

Report: The State of Freedom of Religion in Fiji

While Fiji does not have the best record on ‘freedom of religion,’ the U.S. Department of State report is overwhelmingly balanced on the issue even though it notes instances of persecution. There was some concern the religious crusade instituted by the Police Commissioner resulted in coercion... [+]

Amnesty International Report: Media Censorship in Fiji

Fiji’s military-led government is using systematic human rights violations, including beatings, arbitrary arrests and media censorship, to control the South Pacific island nation, according to an Amnesty International report, Fiji: Paradise Lost. Amnesty International expressed concern about about widespread human rights violations which followed President Ratu... [+]

Obama is a Liar

Obama is a Liar

Crossposted at S4FC and The Sanctuary It is sad that all our social networks and media blitzes are about how disrespectful Congressperson Joe Wilson was rather than how centrist and inappropriate Barack Obama is with his assertion that all human beings don’t deserve equal access to... [+]

Fiji Suspended from the...

Fiji Suspended from the CommonWealth. Again.

Fiji has been suspended from the Commonwealth after the military regime of Bainimarama failed to respond to a demand to begin restoring democracy. Fiji has twice faced the lesser sanction of being suspended from its meetings due to earlier suspensions of democracy but the new sanction... [+]

Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle

Fiji Water: Spin the Bottle

There is a great piece in Mother Jones about Fiji Water and how it is benefiting from the Fiji Islands while plenty of Fijians live without access to clean drinking water. The journalist describes how the illegal junta government of Bainimarama threatened her, which really... [+]