International Criminal Court opens inquiry into Duterte’s anti-drug assassination campaign
Draft See, 1) Ted Regencia, “ICC to open full investigation into Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’ The Hague-based court says ‘specific legal element of the crime…
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The failure of the Democrats, and the crowd in the streets
At the end of the day, if Trump is reelected, all of the crowd’s outrage and eloquent words will have no lasting impact. A reelected…
REPRISE: “A time to break silence”: Dr. King on the Vietnam war, and President Carter on America’s human rights violations
Fifty years ago, on April 4, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King gave the first of two speeches that month setting forth why he was opposed…
Nibia Zabalzagaray and the long arc of justice
UPDATE – January 5, 2015 (1) “EL OFICIAL CUMPLÍA UNA PENA DE 28 AÑOS POR EL CASO SABALSAGARAY: Falleció el general retirado Miguel Dalmao; El…
More on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Barack Obama
Recent Articles and Commentary Fredrick Harris, “The Martin Luther King dreams that Obama forgot,” Washington Post, January 18, 2013 (2:00 PM). Fredrick Harris is a professor of…
Reflections on the struggle for justice and the rule of law: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., President Barack Obama, and President Jimmy Carter
There was an article in the Washington Post recently that suggested that Barack Obama plans to draw the maximum mileage out of the coincidence that…
REPRISE: “A time to break silence”: Dr. King on the Vietnam war, and President Carter on America’s human rights violations
[This is a lengthy article. The reader may wish to read it, and listen to the recordings, in three parts.] Originally published June 27, 2012…
Words and Deeds: President Obama delivers eloquent defense of free speech and democracy at U.N. General Assembly (with text and video links)
On September 25, U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly, delivering a nuanced and eloquent defense of the right to freedom of…
South Africa strays from Mandela’s vision, abstaining in Security Council vote on Syria— Update #69 (July 27)
The following article is divided into five sections or parts. Due to its length, the reader may wish to read one or more different sections…
“A time to break silence”: Dr. King on the Vietnam war, and President Carter on America’s human rights violations (revised June 28)
“And I’ve long since learned that to be a follower (of) Jesus Christ means taking up the cross. And my bible tells me that Good…