Abousfian Abdelrazik is a victim of the post-9/11 madness that is corroding human rights in Canada. His case is yet one more reminder that our federal government is determined to continue to violate cherished rights and freedoms. His story is…
War Resisters: “Let them stay! Week”
The War Resisters Support Campaign is asking Canadians to participate in a week of action from March 15-22 to stop the deportation of Kimberly Rivera and her family. More information on this campaign is available at the War Resisters Support…
World wide protests against NATO planned
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will mark its 60th anniversary on April 4 and 5, 2009. At the same time, demonstrations will take place all over the world calling for an end to NATO’s war in Afghanistan. The Canadian…
Afghanistan: A surge towards disaster
by Anthony Fenton, Asia Times, March 14, 2009 As United States President Barack Obama simultaneously escalates and crafts a new strategy for the US and North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led counter-insurgency war and occupation in Afghanistan, critics say that the “surge”…
Seven years in Iraq
President Obama spoke to Marines at Camp Lejeune, N.C., where President Bush in 2003 rallied support for the war. (Jim Young/Reuters) The War is Not Over By JOHN ROSS, Counterpunch, March 12, 2009 The day we human shields rolled into…
Video from PAW`s Human Rights Forum
Defending human rights when they most need it by Paul S. Graham, March 13, 2009 The hardest time to defend human rights is when they are under attack. This is one of those times. The debris from the September 11,…