Freedom House and Human Rights First delegates who are in Geneva for the 13th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations today issued a Plan of Action developed by their organizations and dozens of human rights advocates from 27 countries to advance global human rights. The plan urges all governments, multi-lateral institutions and civil society to prioritize freedom of expression and association and to support the work of human rights defenders around the globe.
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Egyptian Government Continues to Use Emergency Law to Crack Down on Freedom of Speech
The need for an end to the 29-year 'emergency' in Egypt is underscored by the current military trial of blogger Ahmed Mustafa for exposing corruption in military institutions. Mustafa's trial, which began on Monday is scheduled to resume on March 7.
New Study Finds Gains for Women’s Rights in the Middle East
Despite continuing resistance from religious and cultural elites, women in the Middle East and North Africa have made modest progress in achieving certain rights over the past five years. While women in the region suffer from greater inequality than do women elsewhere, they now enjoy more economic opportunity, fewer barriers to education, and expanded ability to participate in the political process than they did five years ago. These are the conclusions of Women's Rights in the Middle East and North Africa: Progress Amid Resistance, a new study released today by Freedom House.
Death of Political Prisoner in Cuba Exposes Systemic Prison Maltreatment and Torture
Freedom House condemns the Cuban government for the deplorable prison conditions, torture, and lack of medical attention that led to the death of political prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo.
Global Human Rights Advocates Meet With President Obama on U.S. Human Rights Agenda
Frontline human rights defenders from around the globe met today in the Roosevelt Room in the West Wing of the White House with President Obama and senior administration officials to discuss ways that the United States can counter the deterioration of human rights around the world. The activists are in Washington, D.C. for a summit hosted by Freedom House and Human Rights First.
Egyptian Government Must Live Up To Its Human Rights Commitments in Geneva
Freedom House calls upon the Egyptian government to live up to its human rights commitments by revoking the emergency law and holding transparent elections with local and international observers present for the entire electoral process.
Freedom House, Russian Rights Groups Announce New Partnership
Freedom House, the Moscow Helsinki Group and the Youth Human Rights Movement announced a new partnership today, aimed at strengthening ties between civil society groups in Russia and the United States in order to jointly support democracy, rule of law, and human rights activists worldwide.
Free Speech under Attack in Morocco
Morocco's closure of leading independent news magazine Le Journal Hebdomodaire and the prison sentence handed down to blogger Boubaker al-Yadib reflect an ongoing and disturbing pattern of restriction on free speech.
Second Ground for Cab of Antique Truck
I want to add a second ground to the cab of old truck, I want to use bolt on bell housing between 3 speed manual trans and the fire wall. would it be better to use the frame instead of the engine/trans bolt?
Book Excerpt: Fresh Bread and Other Stories of Spiritual Nourishment
Joyce Rupp's litany of God's generosity.
The LHC to Shut Down… Again?
From Discovery News - Top Stories:
The epic start-up drama surrounding the world's most powerful particle accelerator just took another painful twist. Due to unforeseeable mistakes during construction, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will need to be shut down, for up to a year, sta
China Eyes Combustible Ice for Energy
From Discovery News - Top Stories:
Combustible ice sounds like it belongs in Star Trek--and from the photos it looks that way, too. While the reality isn't that extreme, this energy source does involve high-seas adventure, phase changes, and environmental quandaries.
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Probe Hints at Cosmic Dust
From BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition:
Scientists may have identified the first specks of interstellar dust in material collected by the US space agency's Stardust spacecraft. A stream of this dust flows through space; the tiny particles are building blocks that go
Lighting a Fuse Just Billionths of a Metre Across Makes a Battery
From BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition:
Minuscule tubes coated with a chemical fuel can act as a power source with 100 times more electrical power by weight than conventional batteries. As these nano-scale "fuses" burn, they drive an electrical current along their le
Graphene's the Right Stuff for Organic LEDs, Says Stanford Team
From EETimes:
A Stanford team is claiming successful demonstration of an inexpensive, solution-based spin-coating dispersion technique for fabricating graphene anodes for organic LED displays, promising to sidestep indium tin oxide electrode shortages and clear the way for developm
Ditch Drive-, Brake-, and Steer-by-Wire?
Toyota is actively recalling hundreds of thousands of vehicles and retrofitting or replacing floor mats, gas pedals, and brake assemblies. Jerry Flint, a longtime auto industry pundit, suggests that the problem might not be with the mechanical parts, but rather that software bugs are to blame for ru
Counterfeit Fits?
From electronics to aerospace and automotive, bogus spare and replacement parts are an increasing problem and safety issue. The NSF International recently instituted a certification program that would ensure the safety of aftermarket structural metal auto parts, such as bumpers, energy absorbers, an
Isolation Transformer
dear all
i want to ask one thing that we are going to purchse isolation transformer 250 kva ,now situation is that some one is saying that go for oil cooled because rating is high ,some one is saying that go for air cool because oil cool has a lot of chance of fire hazard
CS NACE vs. SS 316L
WHICH MATERIAL IS SUPERIER FOR SOUR SERVICE APPLICATION "CS NACE versus SS 316L"
Common Water-Insoluble Powders to Use as Wick
Related to my heatpipe discussion, I'm looking for commonly available materials to use as a wick. Like a sugarcube on a spoon soaking up coffee. Except that since I'll probably be using water as my working fluid, the wick will need to be insoluble in water, as well as heat proof to a couple hundred