54 ordspråk av Brad Adams
Brad Adams
[The Human Rights Watch said it hoped the Supreme Court would uphold the station's claim that the ban is an illegal infringement on the right to freedom of expression under domestic and international law.] Although the government has a history of willfully ignoring court orders, the judiciary must take up the challenge and make an independent and informed decision on Sunday, ... The judiciary has now become the last best hope for the future of the free press in Nepal.
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Because of the lack of transparency, we don't know whether the commander is a scapegoat, or if he is only one of many who should be arrested. The investigation must be conducted openly for people to have confidence that powerful figures will not be protected.
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Beijing should authorize a full and impartial investigation into the involvement of local authorities in the blood scandal and hold those responsible accountable.
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China is trying to portray itself as an emerging and responsible global power,
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China is trying to portray itself as an emerging and responsible global power. But continuing to offer unconditional support to one of the world's most odious regimes makes it impossible to take such claims seriously. Now is the time for China to set a new course for itself in its foreign policy.
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Clearly the way the judiciary is being used as an instrument against critics now is a real problem. It shows the problems for the trials and the problem for the United Nations to be mixed up with these people.
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Democracies like the Philippines should be ashamed if they try to block discussion of Burma (Myanmar) at the Security Council,
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Democracies like the Philippines should be ashamed if they try to block discussion of Burma (Myanmar) at the Security Council, ... Burma has embarrassed ASEAN over and over again.
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Democracies like the Philippines should be ashamed if they try to block discussion of Burma (Myanmar) at the Security Council. Burma has embarrassed ASEAN over and over again.
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Discrimination is forcing many people to live as outcasts, and the Chinese government tolerates it instead of combating it,
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Freedom of expression is extremely limited. Freedom of assembly is extremely limited. What's missing from the government's position is an end-date for all of this. It was always implicitly the argument that Singapore could grow into a developed society where people could be trusted.
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Governments should have no role in determining what is an appropriate religion or belief for an individual to hold. This is a matter of individual conscience.
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Hun Sen appears to be following the Burmese model by imprisoning peaceful critics of his increasingly authoritarian government.
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Hun Sen has found himself under pressure and he is doing the minimum possible to keep the donors happy.
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I've been with some pretty decent teams here, ... but the difference is we have leadership across the board at all positions, something we lacked in the past.
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