Posts Tagged ‘Speak Out’
Article 1: We Are All Born Free & EqualBy Editor - May 2nd, 2010 |
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a document drafted by representatives of different political, legal and cultural backgrounds around the world, which outlines the standard of human rights. It outlines the 30 most fundamental human rights, which are to be universally protected, and applicable to every individual on the simple premise of being human. As stated in the previous post, Remembering May Massacre, for the next 30 days we will be looking at each of the 30 fundamental human rights outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and will see how each and every human right was not upheld for the Tamils. Today, we will be looking at Article 1. We are all born free and equal. |
Remembering May MassacreBy Editor - April 30th, 2010 |
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The month of May marks the first year remembrance of the Tamil genocide carried out by the Sri-Lankan Government. During this time last year, thousands of innocent Tamils were targeted and brutally massacred. Many others were forcibly displaced into overcrowded detention centers, detention centers that were run more like concentrations camps that failed to provide basic necessities of life. |
A worldwide boycott of Sri LankaBy Editor - April 11th, 2010 |
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A worldwide boycott of Sri Lanka: The island’s tyrannical government cannot continue to ignore international law – the world must stop supporting it. David Miliband, the foreign secretary, said in his speech at the Global Tamil Forum conference in February: “It [political reconciliation] will require you to speak up for a vision of a decent Sri Lanka that respects all its people and it will require you to speak up for a spirit that recognises that if people can not find a way to live together they will drift apart.” |
And they publically stated…By Editor - March 24th, 2010 |
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Sometimes when we think of massacres and genocides, we think to ourselves, how did people let them get into power, how could we have not seen it coming? But the truth is, these people who facilitated genocides and massacres did not hide behind the bushes with their ideologies, they publically stated them, see for yourself what some of the monsters of recent civilization have said. |
It’s not WAR, it’s GENOCIDE.By Editor - March 19th, 2010 |
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I hear many people refer to the events that happened back home last year as an end to a war, especially in any newspaper, however, I beg to differ. What happened was not a war, but was rather a systematically planned program of genocide, and this program is ongoing. War facilitates genocide– against the Armenians in Turkey, Jews in Nazi Germany, and the Tutsis in Rwanda. All of these genocides have been committed under the façade of civil/international war. When people ask you about the ‘war’ in Sri-Lanka, make sure you say it was not a war, Mahinda Rajapaksa refers to this as a ’war on terror,’ and we shouldn’t reproduce this idea. |
A Sheep in a Wolf’s Skin: Dove and UnileverBy Editor - March 12th, 2010 |
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When we think of positive commercials, one that often comes up is Dove’s Self-Esteem campaign commercials. Watching these commercials, you would think that Dove is promoting self-acceptance, regardless of age, size, colour, and body shape. It suggests that our perception of beauty is distorted because advertisements feature beautiful models do not even look like themselves in real life. But is that what Dove really thinks, or is it just an effective marketing tool? Read below to find out. |
Animals have more decency; Rape of a 9-year old Tamil girl by Sri-Lankan SoldiersBy Editor - February 28th, 2010 |
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I am disgusted, disgusted because humans are capable of such violence. Sri-Lankan soldiers raped a 9-year old Tamil girl. 9-years old. She is a child, not only has she not reached her intellectual capacity, her body has not reached its physical growth. Yet, some sadistic soldiers thought they should rape her. I’m not a feminist, but I believe women have rights, and I believe I have a right to my body, I believe that I own my body, and no one has the right to tough it without my permission. I also believe that the sub-humans who rape anyone, let a 9-year old girl deserve to be punished in the worst way possible. |
Opinion: “Our Lives Began to End The Day We Become Silent About The Things That Matter”By Editor - February 28th, 2010 |
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This is an article I came across, it highlights on an important issue; that the voices of resistance are silenced in Sri-Lanka by the Sri-Lankan Government, thus, the international community and medias have a greater responsibility to speak out against oppression and human rights violations. Makes sense right, if those who are speaking out against atrocities in Sri-Lanka are being targeted, then we, the international community need to work twice as hard, one for those who are being silenced in Sri-Lanka, and one as our duty. I love Martin Luther King Jr.’s quotes, “Our lives began to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.” And, it’s quite true- we should not just wake up everyday, go to work/school, and come home and spend some time on the internet, some with our family and go to bed. |
In Search of Humanity – ‘Manithaththai thedi’ – Feb. 19By Editor - February 18th, 2010 |
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For the last 3 months, there are 246 Tamil asylum seekers with 30 children on board a boat in Merak Indonesia. They are presently being denied asylum in Australia, their original destination. Over 100 of the people on board already have refugee documentation from the UNHCR. 24 are in the final stages of refugee documentation, and the rest are waiting for the UNHCR process. They are suffering from ill health and are without access to medical supplies and the basic amenities. One man has already died form lack of adequate medical attention. We are imploring Australia to process their cases on Australian soil with medical treatment and supplies and adequate nutrition. Sending them back to Sri lanka, is condemning them to torture and death. |
Pierre Elliot Trudeau 1919-2000By Admin - February 2nd, 2010 |
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Until the young Justice Minister Trudeau’s Criminal Law Amendment Act 1968-1969 was passed laws in Canada against homosexuality had been draconian, attaitudes harsh and homosexuality almost invisible. |
