If Keiko Fujimori is elected president of Peru, her association with Rudy Giuliani doesn’t bode well for the civil rights of Peruvians.
Giuliani Serving Peru Presidential Candidate Keiko Fujimori as Consultant on Crime
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Human Rights
60-Second Expert: Yemen
Despite major demographic and infrastructural differences, the Yemeni people face with the same fundamental problems that the successful insurgents of the Arab world have sought to eradicate through collective action this year. The 32-year-old regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh has systematically denied basic political and economic rights to the country’s majority, controlling the population through a combination of “bribe-a-tribe” cronyism and outright political repression.
By Targeting Palestinian Civilians Israel Only Strengthens Influence of Islamist Ideologues
Hardliners, whether Israeli or Palestinian, do not desire a settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that ends in a negotiated peace, but an all-or-nothing end that justifies their ideological certainties.
Washington Needs to Provide Some Diplomatic Cover for Exposed Middle-Eastern Protesters
The Arab Spring requires a consistent approach to the shared clarion call of freedom throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
Daylight Opening Between U.S. and Israel Barely Visible to Naked Eye
Obama cannot continue publicly regretting the consequences to Palestinians of occupation while passing the ammunition to Israel.
WikiLeaks: Mauritanian Child Brides Embody the Dark Side of Globalization
Young Mauritanian girls married off to wealthy Saudis are used briefly as sex slaves and then discarded.
WikiLeaks: To Maintain Illusion of Independence From U.S., Canada Downplayed Role in Iraq Invasion
Canada offered to “discreetly” assist the United States as it prepared to invade Iraq even as the ruling Liberal party trumpeted its foreign policy independence from Washington.
Obama’s Mideast Speech: Two Steps Back, One Step Forward
Although President Barack Obama’s May 19 address on U.S. Middle East policy had a number of positive elements, overall it was a major disappointment. His speech served as yet another reminder that his administration’s approach to the region differs in several important ways from that of his immediate predecessor, but he failed to consistently assert principled U.S. support for human rights, democracy, or international law.
Don’t Just Indict “DSK,” Charge the IMF Too
Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s alleged sex attack on an African immigrant is a harrowing metaphor for how the International Monetary Fund treats the rest of the world.
Fukushima Has Become the Sequel to “Groundhog Day”
Tepco is dealing with the same problems at Fukushima and in the same ways as immediately after the earthquake and tsunami.