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No Medals for Massacre at Wounded Knee

Jan
2015
21

Features, Human Rights, International

by Jamison Maeda
In the winter of 1890, near the end of the North American Indian Wars, members of a band of Minneconjou and Hunkpapa Lakota were attacked and killed by the US Army in what is known as the Wounded Knee Massacre. Unarmed and in the process of surrendering, the Lakota people were
slaughtered by the United States Army’s 7th Cavalry. As many as 300 Native American men, women, and children lost their lives. The dead were thrown into a mass grave.
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We are NOT Charlie Hebdo!

Jan
2015
18

Features, Human Rights, International

United National Anti-War Coalition statement from the US, responds in real solidarity with the victims of violence & extremism, for freedom of expression & against racism & imperialism.

We are NOT Charlie Hebdo!
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Francois Hollande
and other heads of state at Paris March
Neither do we condone the bombings and murder of journalists at their headquarters, however much we are repulsed by their racist, chauvinist and hateful Islamophobic caricatures of oppressed people. Neither do we condone the subsequent murders at the Paris Kosher supermarket.
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Injustice and the Craigavon 2

Jan
2015
13

Human Rights, Justice, Prisoners

by Thomas G Maher

In 2012, John Paul Wooten and Brendan McConville were convicted of the 2009 killing of PSNI Constable Steven Carroll in Craigavon, Co. Armagh. Both men have maintained their innocence since the day of their arrest and interrogation by the PSNI.
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Survivor Groups broadly welcome The Terms of Reference for the Mother and Baby home Inquiry

Jan
2015
12

Children and Youth Affairs, Human Rights

Survivors have broadly welcomed the Terms of Reference for the forthcoming Mother & Baby home Inquiry. It is a genuine relief to see that Minister Reilly has listened to the Voices of survivors and included the vast majority of our issues and concerns directly in the Inquiry. We particularly welcome the flexibility built into the Inquiry which will allow for all unnamed institutions and issues to be addressed as Judge Murphy can follow where the evidence leads. While there is still work to be done and fine details to sort out, we regard the Terms of Reference as a good faith attempt by the Government and Minister Reilly to do the right thing.Paul Redmond, Spokesperson for CMABS said, “The survivor community see this is the beginning of the end. While much work is still needed, the inclusive terms of reference and Minister Reilly’s commitment to fund Memorials for all the Angel’s Plots will allow the survivor community to begin the slow process of healing.”

 

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