News headlines for “War on Terror”, page 33
Q&A: Peru Wages 'Slanderous Campaign' Against Inter-American Court
- Inter Press Service
Politicians and the military in Peru are verbally attacking the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in order to 'debase the concept' of fundamental human rights and implicate the Court in an 'alleged defence of terrorism', its president, Judge Diego García-Sayán, told IPS.
Mexican Govt Turns a Blind Eye to Orphaned and Disabled Children
- Inter Press Service
A baby hits the floor when his father, who was holding him in his arms, is murdered in Mexico. A two-year-old watches from her stroller as six drug addicts are killed in a rehabilitation centre, including her mother. The mother of another three-year-old never makes it to collect him from his nursery.
Obama-Cameron Meet Overshadowed By BP and Libya
- Inter Press Service
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to Washington, DC on Tuesday was supposed to be an opportunity for the Conservative Party leader to build a rapport with U.S. President Barack Obama.
UN’s Big Five Facilitate Arms Transfers to Rights Violators
- Inter Press Service
The five permanent members of the Security Council - the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China - are accused of facilitating the transport of conventional weapons and cluster munitions to countries where they could be used to commit human rights violations and war crimes.
Somalia Centre Stage Ahead of AU Summit
- Inter Press Service
The African Union summit opens in Kampala on July 19 amid heightened security following twin bomb attacks a week earlier. The official theme of child and maternal mortality will likely be overshadowed by discussion of the AU's mission in Somalia.
COLOMBIA: 'Let's Talk About the Disappeared'
- Inter Press Service
Every day, Luz Marina Hache sees her disappeared husband, Eduardo Lorne, in their 25-year-old son. He sleeps the same way, is equally studious, and like his father, he is infuriated by injustice. He has the same beautiful face that she remembers.
Obama Says U.S. Will 'Redouble' Efforts Against Al-Shabaab
- Inter Press Service
U.S. President Barack Obama has said Washington will 'redouble' its efforts against the Somali Islamist group al- Shabaab (The Youth), whose deadly bombings in Kampala Sunday are likely to result in stepped-up U.S. military and other assistance to the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Mogadishu.
EU: This Big Brother Is in the U.S.
- Inter Press Service
Private information on innocent citizens will be handed over to U.S. law enforcement authorities under an agreement slated for approval by the European Parliament this week.
McChrystal Probe of SOF Killings Excluded Key Eyewitnesses
- Inter Press Service
The follow-up investigation of a botched Special Operations Forces (SOF) raid in Gardez Feb. 12 that killed two government officials and three women, ordered by Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal Apr. 5, was ostensibly aimed at reconciling divergent Afghan and U.S. accounts of what happened during and after the raid.
Death by Remote: But is it Legal?
- Inter Press Service
As the Barack Obama administration continues to roll out justifications for its policy of targeting U.S. citizens and others thought to be attacking U.S. troops, legal and national security experts are pondering a central question: What if there's a mistake and the wrong person gets killed?