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Archive for January 3rd, 2009

Colonel charged with neglect in murder of Hrant Dink

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

A Turkish colonel has been charged with dereliction of duty for failing to protect Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was shot dead outside his Istanbul office in January 2007. If found guilty, former Trabzon Gendarmerie Commander Colonel Ali Öz could be sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. Several other soldiers face the same charge.
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Haligonians run amuck, ransack coat check racks

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Things got a little out of hand at New Year’s Eve festivities at the Cunard Centre, Halifax. Around 1:30 am on New Year’s Day, hundreds of people helped themselves to coats because coat check clerks were retrieving them too slowly. Or maybe there weren’t enough clerks. Or maybe some of the party-goers [...]

“Doesn’t my baby have the right to life?”

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

On 19 September 2008, Dina Cohen, a 22-year-old mother living in Sderot, Israel, asked that question of the UN Human Rights Council.  Her statement is in French; an English translation is posted below.
Thank you, Mr. President.
All human lives have equal value and all innocent suffering is tragic. Permit me to present my story, in the [...]