No Justice for Victims of Agent Orange
Submitted by justadmin on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 12:59No Justice for Victims of Agent Orange (Source www.commondreams.org)
Court Turns Down Agent Orange Cases
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has turned down American and Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange who wanted to pursue lawsuits against companies that made the toxic chemical defoliant used in the Vietnam War.
The justices offer no comment on their action Monday, rejecting appeals in three separate cases, in favor of Dow Chemical, Monsanto and other companies that made Agent Orange and other herbicides used by the military in Vietnam.
No justice available in Sri Lanka
Submitted by justadmin on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 12:55No justice available in Sri Lanka
By Basil Fernando Source www.upiasia.com
No justice for Rohingyas
Submitted by justadmin on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 12:51No justice for Rohingyas
Source www.bangkokpost.com
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations said it would send hundreds of Rohingya boat people back to military-ruled Burma. At its 14th annual summit, the 10-member bloc agreed to compile and pool information and interviews on the Rohingyas who washed up on the shores of Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, having fled oppression in Burma.
'No Justice' For Thomas' Parents
Submitted by justadmin on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 12:31'No Justice' For Thomas' Parents (Source www.4ni.co.uk)
News that the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) plans to bring no charges against six people questioned about the vicious stabbing murder of schoolboy Thomas Devlin have angered the boys grieving parents.
It is now three years since their teenage son was stabbed to death in north Belfast, and parents Jenny Holloway and Jim Devlin are vowing not to give up their fight for justice.
Journalist is facing prison for 'blasphemy'
Submitted by justadmin on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 10:14Still no free speech in AfghanistanSeven years after the Taliban were routed from Kabul, a journalist is facing prison for 'blasphemy'
Padraig Reidy www.guardian.co.uk
News is emerging that Sayed Parwez Kambakhsh, the young Afghan journalist who appealed a death sentence for blasphemy handed down last year by a Mazar-i-Sharif court has had a sentence of 20 years imposed by Afghanistan's supreme court in Kabul. The sentence was apparently passed in secret last month, with the knowledge of President Karzai and US administrators in Kabul.
Afghanistan: No justice for two brothers shot dead in own home
Submitted by justadmin on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 09:38Afghanistan: No justice for two brothers shot dead in own home
Source From www.amnesty.org
* US forces operating from Mullah Omar's house implicated
* Country at 'tipping point' warning as civilian deaths mount
Amnesty International has today warned that the country is at a 'tipping point' as civilian deaths mount in the country and accountability measures are weak or non-existent.
Russia is still no closer to finding those who murdered Anna Politkovskaya
Submitted by justadmin on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 09:32Anna Politkovskaya
Source From www.economist.com
Russia is still no closer to finding those who murdered Anna Politkovskaya
AP
No Justice For Abdias Jean
Submitted by justadmin on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 09:26After Four Years - No Justice For Abdias Jean (Source www.Haitianalysis.com)
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