A great article from the Washington Post by gold medalist speedskater Joey Cheek regarding action on Darfur.
Lately the news coming out regarding the U.S. executive branch’s abuse of War on Terror prisoners has been pretty stomach-turning. The Guardian is now reporting that the U.S. may be holding terror suspects on Prison Ships. Yuck (I can’t [...]
Posts Tagged ‘human rights’
Some links
Posted in Links, tagged China, Darfur, human rights, Links on June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Revisiting politics and the Olympics
Posted in Links, tagged Darfur, human rights, Links, Tibet on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Olympic medalist John Carlos, perhaps best-known for his (along with Tommie Smith’s) raised, gloved fist on the podium protesting racial inequality, has some insight about politics and the Olympics, and the controversy over the Beijing Olympics and human rights.
