‘VOA Human Rights and Law’ Archives
Use of Force Against RNC Protesters ‘Disproportionate,’ Charges Amnesty Int’l
The cleaning crews hadn't even started their work in St. Paul following the end of the Republican Convention, when the knee-jerk leftists at Amnesty International released their statement accusing police officers of using excessive force against the misfits and miscreants creating havoc outside of the convention center. Amnesty International is [...]
Resume of a Terrorist: Obama’s Buddy Ayers
While the likes of the New York Times, Washington Post, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and other news organizations have their reporters digging for dirt on Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin, John McCain's choice for vice president, their savior-in-waiting Barack Obama is getting a free ride at the expense of truth. It's no secret that the denizens of America's [...]
Diplomatic Immunity: Foreign Diplomats In US Abusing Household Workers
In 2007, the US Department of State reported that some foreign diplomats are suspected of abusing the household workers they brought to the United States on A-3 or G-5 visas. The US Congress directed the Government Accounting Office to determine the number of A-3 or G-5 visa holders who have alleged abuse by foreign diplomats with [...]
Judicial Watch Sues US Gov’t. On Behalf of Imprisoned Border Agents
Ignacio "Nacho" Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean, the two Border Patrol agents shamelessly prosecuted by the U.S. government for shooting and wounding a Mexican drug smuggler, Oswald Aldrete-Davila, on February 17, 2005, have not been forgotten by many Americans -- such as attorney's from Judicial Watch -- who are actively pursuing their [...]
The Next President Should Heed Cheney’s Warnings About Russia
The Sunday morning news shows -- on cable and broadcast television --covered the bitter-sweet farewell between arguably the two most powerful leaders in the world: President George W. Bush and Russia's Vladimir Putin. While President Bush may have looked into Putin's eyes and seen his soul, I've had -- along with other pundits -- the opportunity [...]
Chinese Aid and Abet Persecution of North Koreans Seeking Asylum
Fleeing North Koreans -- especially Christians -- are finding that the Chinese are no big help in providing asylum from the brutality and state-sanctioned killing in North Korea. Kim Jong Il's government wields unrestricted power in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and his minions continue to run a de factor concentration-camp system [...]
North Korean Christians Suffering Increased Persecution
Christians living in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea, have suffered government-sanctioned persecution since the brutal communist regime came to power. However, according to a recent human rights report, North Korean Christians are experiencing more brutality and violence than at any time in history. The Christian [...]
DHS Takes Actions to Strengthen Border Security Programs
Since September 11, 2001, the need to secure US borders has increased in importance and attracted greater public and Congressional attention. The Department of Homeland Security has spent billions of dollars to prevent the illegal entry of individuals and contraband between ports of entry --government-designated locations where DHS inspects [...]
Gov. Spitzer Scandal: New Jersey Couple Ran International Prostitution Ring
Cecil "Cece" Suwal, the 23-year-old madam of an international prostitution ring run by her boyfriend, a 62-year-old Israeli widower named Mark "Michael" Brener, are at the heart of the scandal that brought down the governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer. According to local cops in Cliffside Park, New Jersey -- right across the Hudson River from New [...]
The Forgotten War in Somalia
Somalia has lacked a functioning central government since 1991. In December 2006, the Ethiopian military intervened in Somalia to support Somalia's transitional government, opening what many considered a window of opportunity to rebuild the country and restore effective governance. The United States has been the largest bilateral donor to [...]
