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All Inclusive Turkey Holidays

julia10de — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:12:59 +0000

Turkey gives you a very rich mixture of everything you planned for a history, heritage, fusion, rich sunny beaches, para gliding, and aqua diving and much more!

Source: All Inclusive Turkey Holidays

Blogging for human rights

vero — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:35:12 +0000

Central Birmingham Amnesty International Blog

simon_w — Sat, 16 May 2009 12:17:04 +0100

We are one of a number of local groups who promote Amnesty International’s campaigns at a local level. The groups are run by volunteers who are passionate about human rights.

Source: Central Birmingham Amnesty International Blog

MSF Photo Blog

vero — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:47:46 +0000

Words can tell a story, describe emotions, and explain the facts, but they can never replace a powerful moment captured in a photograph. For more than 30 years, MSF has sent photographers into its projects to document both MSF’s work and the people we are trying to assist. This is a collection of some of their best work, including images from award-winning photographers, both independent and affiliated with international newswires and photo agencies.

Source: MSF Photo Blog

100 ways to help widget « Protect The Human

vero — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:35:13 +0000

We’ve got a great widget for you. it will update you daily with some new simple actions you can take to help spread the word about our 100 Days campaign.

Source: 100 ways to help widget « Protect The Human

Raising Yousuf and Noor: diary of a Palestinian mother

vero — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:09:50 +0000

We decided to drive to Washington yesterday to attend what was a national "Let Gaza Live" March. It was a last minute decision, weighing the cost of driving a roundtrip of 8 hours with Yousuf and Noor, and the anticipated inclement weather, against the benefit of standing with Gaza.

Source: Raising Yousuf and Noor: diary of a Palestinian mother

Amnesty Blogs: 2 amnesters do Israel and the West Bank in 3 weeks : The bereaved, kibbutzim and Arab

vero — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:58:51 +0100

I think I would have described us as fairly pro-Palestinian, and whilst I wouldn't have said we were anti-Israeli, we had very limited understanding of an Israeli perspective on the conflict. This time, having become more involved and interested in peace-building activities, and determined to get past the 'them' and 'us' mentality so easy to slip into when working on the issues here, we wanted to spend some more time meeting Israelis and Israeli peace-building organisations.

Source: Amnesty Blogs: 2 amnesters do Israel and the West Bank in 3 weeks : The bereaved, kibbutzim and Arab

Amnesty Blogs: What do you want from us? : Human rights in China is improving in a steady and rapid pace

DrPot — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:34:28 +0100

Talking about the human rights in China. First of all, I am not a big fan of the Chinese government (in fact I was quite 'anti-gov' when I was in high school and college) but I've learned to respect the facts via years of education.
Four hundred million Chinese people are out of poverty during the recent 20 years. Is that a splendid achievement in terms of human rights? Of course it is. 400,000,000 are six times greater than the whole population in the UK. Can you imagine it? No other governments in the earth could achieve that in such a short period of time.

Source: Amnesty Blogs: What do you want from us? : Human rights in China is improving in a steady and rapid pace

Steve's video blog round up

Sara — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:12:45 +0100

Amnesty Blogs: Press release me, let me go : Oh, Guantánamo

ZigZag — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:38:15 +0100

Omar Khadr ’s been held at GITMO since he was 16, he’s 21 now. The Guantánamo video is a recording of Omar being questioned/interrogated from 2003. There’s no other word for it: the video is disturbing.

Source: Amnesty Blogs: Press release me, let me go : Oh, Guantánamo

The Triple Bottom Line

OldGreg — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:43:40 +0100

In our book The Triple Bottom Line, we argued that companies and managers will perform better and achieve more in the long run if they aggressively seek out the overlap between their business interests and the interests of the environment and society. This common-sense definition of sustainability has resonated with thousands of managers. Now, through this blog, we are trying to widen the circle even further.

Source: The Triple Bottom Line

Craig Murray

ZigZag — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:59:29 +0100

As Britain's outspoken Ambassador to the Central Asian Republic of Uzbekistan, Craig Murray helped expose vicious human rights abuses by the US-funded regime of Islam Karimov. He is now a prominent critic of Western policy in the region.

Source: Craig Murray

ourkingdom | open Democracy News Analysis

ZigZag — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:39:49 +0100

What do we do now?: Anthony Barnett assesses the stakes for for liberals and radicals in David Davis's campaign against the erosion of rights and liberties

Source: ourkingdom | open Democracy News Analysis

The Business Ethics Blog

OldGreg — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:40:39 +0100

In case the title isn't clear, this is a blog (web-log) about business ethics. It is not a discussion forum. I post news & commentary about corporate ethics here. If you believe either
a) that corporations have a god-given right to accumulate as much capital as possible without regard for who gets hurt along the way, or
b) that all corporations, and all people who work for them, are inherently evil, you will probably be irritated by this blog.

Source: The Business Ethics Blog

trade and human rights blog

OldGreg — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:09:45 +0100

This blog focuses on how policymakers and the public around the world can find ways to promote human rights as they expand trade.

Source: trade and human rights blog

Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:55:39 +0100

Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights is an international, non-governmental organization of family members of victims of criminal murder, terrorist killings, state executions, extrajudicial assassinations, and “disappearances” working to oppose the death penalty from a human rights perspective.

Source: Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights

Abolish the Death Penalty blog

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:49:07 +0100

Abolish the Death Penalty is a blog dedicated to...well, you know. The purpose of Abolish is to tell the personal stories of crime victims and their loved ones, people on death row and their loved ones and those activists who are working toward abolition. You may, from time to time, see news articles or press releases here, but that is not the primary mission of Abolish the Death Penalty. Our mission is to put a human face on the debate over capital punishment.

Source: Abolish the Death Penalty blog

About at Mshairi

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:27:04 +0100

I am a Kenyan mshairi (poet in Kiswahili) living in the UK dreaming of a time when the cultural, legal and political obstacles that prevent African women attaining economic independence and equality are eradicated. I would like to see the development of gender-sensitive ICT policies leading to more African women accessing and using these technologies. My interests are world music, poetry, books, art, love, movies, life, Africa, gender activism.

Source: About at Mshairi

Black Looks

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:54:08 +0100

I have chosen to write about a range of issues that I have experienced directly or indirectly in my offline life such as gender violence, racism, sexuality, HIV/AIDS and cancer. I view the world as moving further and further to the right with American hegemony contaminating the global space. I wanted to write from a radical and progressive standpoint challenging not only the right but also the liberal community, the so capitalism with a friendly face which is an oxymoron to say the least.

Source: Black Looks

Chocolate & Zucchini

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:41:11 +0100

28-year-old Parisian woman who lives in Montmartre and shares her passion for all things food-related.

Source: Chocolate & Zucchini

Bean Sprouts

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:59:52 +0100

Five of us live in a very small ex-council house with a very small garden on the edge of farmland. We grow some of our food on an allotment a couple of miles away. We keep chickens and bees. We try to be "green", whatever that means.

Source: Bean Sprouts

The Great Big Vegetable Challenge

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:53:54 +0100

Welcome to the World's First Great Big Vegetable Challenge! Take one seven year old boy named Freddie and his mother as they face the challenge of turning him from a Vegetable-Phobic into a boy who will eat and even enjoy some of life's leafier pleasures. Join us as we work through the A to Z of vegetables!

Source: The Great Big Vegetable Challenge

glittyknittykitty: welcome to guerilla knitting central

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:48:41 +0100

We, the Knitted Terrorists, are committed to knittivism through the systematic and systemic use of knitted accessories, short rows and felt. We will spread the knittivist word by reporting on knittivist activities - all who fail to heed our message will be condemned to mass production, chilly winters and bad fashion. Join in. Be a knittivist. Knit a revolution. Now.

Source: glittyknittykitty: welcome to guerilla knitting central

Oksana Chelyshevaat the Guardian

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:38:57 +0100

Oksana is a journalist at the Russian Chechen Information Agency. Her blog is political and news based.

Source: Oksana Chelyshevaat the Guardian

Afrobella - all shades of beautiful!

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:21:12 +0100

Beauty, fashion, music and more

Source: Afrobella - all shades of beautiful!

The F-Word

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:13:15 +0100

This webzine exists to help encourage a new sense of community among UK feminists, and to show the doubters that feminism still exists here, today, now - and is as relevant to the lives of the younger generation as it was to those in the 60s and 70s.

Source: The F-Word

Feministing

OldGreg — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:05:41 +0100

Young women are rarely given the opportunity to speak on their own behalf on issues that affect their lives and futures. Feministing provides a platform for us to comment, analyze, influence and connect.

Source: Feministing

Rachel from north London

OldGreg — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:20:07 +0100

Rachel from north London

Blog from 7/7 bombing survivor which is both a personal and political news journal.
'The political is the personal, more often than you'd think.'

Source: Rachel from north London

Amnesty Blogs: Is Northern Ireland fuelling genocide in Darfur?

cat — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:06:01 +0100

Could Northern Ireland be helping to fuel genocide in Darfur? That's the almost incredible prospect opened up by new revelations from the BBC.

I have previously blogged about the possibility that Northern Ireland companies could be helping to supply key parts for the Chinese K-8 light attack jet. In turn, it is feared by Amnesty that these jets have been sold on by China to human rights-abusing regimes such as Zimbabwe and Myanmar / Burma.

Source: Amnesty Blogs: Is Northern Ireland fuelling genocide in Darfur?