U.N. General Assembly Looks at the Rights of Women and Children
Last week hundreds of world leaders converged in New York City for the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly; on the agenda were hot topics such as Syria, Israel and Iran. However, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the rights of women and children have also been on the agenda. Governments and aid organizations alike made [...]
First Batched of EMB-134 Super Tucano Arrived
About half of a year the purchase contract signed between Indonesia government with Brazillian aircraft manufacture, Embraer to order for 16 of turbobrop trainner, EMB-134 Super Tucano. The first 4 aircraft has landed at Halim PErdana Kusuma AFB, Jakarta on saturday afternoon September, 1st. EMB-134 will replace the aging Rockwell made trainer aircraft, OV-10 F [...]
UN Campaign Seeks to Give all Children a Shot at Life
The word immunizations is just a simple vocabulary word to most of us in developed nations, however for those in developing countries the word means a ‘shot at life’ for their child. One in five children does not have access to vaccines that prevent deadly diseases, like measles, pneumonia or diarrhea. All of these diseases [...]
INDONESIA: Police used excessive force towards protesters in Jakarta
Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia Dear President of the Republic of Indonesia, Name of legal aid office subjected to illegal search: LBH Jakarta (Jakarta Legal Aid Institute), YLBHI (Indonesian Legal Aid Institute), GMKI (Indonesian Christian Students Movement) Number of people affected: 72 arrested people Name of people arrested (only those [...]
Australia: Lead the Human Rights Movement in Asia
Senator Bob Carr, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia Re: Australia: Lead the Human Rights Movement in Asia Dear Senator Bob Carr, Congratulations on your recent appointment as Foreign Minister of Australia. I am William Nicholas Gomes, Salem-News Human Rights Ambassador. I look forward to working with you and the Gillard government to help Australia realize [...]
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