Bangladesh: Immediately lift ban on Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), Action against Hunger (ACF) and Muslim Aid UK
Mrs. Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, pm@pmo.gov.bd or ps1topm@pmo.gov.bd or psecy@pmo.gov.bd RE: Bangladesh: Immediately lift ban on Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), Action against Hunger (ACF) and Muslim Aid UK Dear Prime Minister Hasina, I am William Nicholas Gomes, Human Rights Ambassador for Salem-News.com. From media reports I came to know that recently your government [...]
Stop sending them back!
One of the sayings in our country is Ubuntu — the essence of being human. Ubuntu speaks particularly about the fact that you can’t exist as a human being in isolation. It speaks about our inter-connectedness. You can’t be human all by yourself, and when you have this quality ‘Ubuntu’ — you are known for [...]
The Environmental Impacts of Refugees
The large scale movement of people from one place to another is a profound human tragedy but it is also profoundly environmentally destructive. Existing environmental problems are exaggerated when large numbers of people are forced to move from one place to another. The United Nations’ (UN) World Refugee Day is observed on June 20 each [...]
Sahel: the fate of 160,000 Malian refugees hanging in the balance
Aid provided to Malian refugees in Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger is insufficient, the medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said today. Since late January, nearly 160,000 Malians have fled their country for camps in neighbouring nations. Instability persists in Mali, leaving little hope that the refugees will be able to return [...]
Sri Lanka Vote and Indian Stand
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has timely clarified India’s position voting in favor of the UNHCR resolution that censures Sri Lankan government for alleged human rights violations during the civil war. Debunking the popular theory that Chennai forced New Delhi to vote in favour of the resolution, Prime Minister Singh said that India actually worked behind [...]
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