Catégorie : World People

He is Professor of Journalism – Indiana University of Pennsylvania USA), Senior journalist and news editor of The Chronicle (Zimbabwe).

Read his today’s article: Mugabe has planted the seeds of mass protest in Zimbabwe on Africa database-people.

Stanford G. Mukasa – Zimbabwe

Read his (not dated) article: Press and Politics in Zimbabwe.

Bio: Dr. Mukasa was for four years a senior journalist and news editor of The Chronicle, a daily newspaper in Zimbabwe. He also covered the war between government troops and rebels in western Zimbabwe. During his post doctoral program at Ohio State University, Dr. Mukasa conducted a survey research on the role of the new information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the productive capacities of low-income farmers in eastern and southern Ohio. He co-authored with Professor Lee Becker of Ohio State University a research report on Africa’s information and communication education resources and needs. Prior to joining IUP, Dr. Mukasa was visiting assistant professor of communications at Bethany College, West Virginia.

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Linked with HURAH INC. Human Rights Accompaniment In Haiti, with Shocking Lancet Study about Haiti, with The economic development program for Haiti, and with Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti.

Linked also with Paul Farmer – USA / Haiti, with Marie Carmèle Rose-Anne Auguste – Haiti, and with Haiti’s Election – Looking Back.

He is a french lawyer and the the director of the human rights section of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).

UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), PHONE: 011.509.244.9650.9660, FAX: 011.509.244.9366/67, Or, Fax, Office of General Secretary (New York) – 212.963.4879. And UNHCHR Field Offices Contacts.

He says: « Since the beginning of the procedure until today, the fundamental rights, according to national and international standards, have not been respected in the case of Mr. Neptune and Privert », … and: « I would like to tell those people they should also pay particular attention to the fact that the judicial treatment of Mr. Neptune and Mr. Privert has proved to be illegal since their arrest, » … and: « more than 95 percent of Haiti’s prisoners are kept in prolonged custody without seeing a judge ». (See the whole article on Peninsula, May 4, 2005).

Sorry, I found no photo of Thierry Fagart. But this picture about the situation in Haiti (by the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti).

Read Haiti Report May 2006.

The Politics of Finger Wagging, Canada, the UN and « Judicial Reform » in Haiti, by Stuart Neatby, April 19, 2006, ZNet.

Thierry Fagart pointed out at a news conference that the Haitian Constitution calls for suspects to be tried in the criminal court sessions with a jury in cases of alleged « blood crimes » (the term « blood crimes » is not defined in the Constitution but is often construed as crimes resulting in death).

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Linked with the publication Down to Earth, with Time to tell the truth … , with the Centre for Science and Environment, with ECONOMYWATCH, and with Bt fails in China.

She’s petite, but she does pack quite a punch. Some say Sunita Narain makes too much of a noise, others call her gutsy. But everyone agrees she can grab their attention. Whether it is waking up the Delhi government to the usefulness of CNG in buses, whether it is checking out what, besides water, is packed in that bottle of mineral water you drink, or, whether it is whipping up a storm over the hard facts behind that soft drink you guzzle. She can move and shake—systems. (Read the whole long article on Financial Express).

Read her article ‘Divert, deny and dismiss’, published in DOWN TO EARTH, August 29, 2006.

She says: ”You have to be driven to bring about change—like a dog with a bone ».

Sunita Narain – India

Read her article ‘Non-negotiable standards’, published in DOWN TO EARTH, August 15, 2006.

She says also: « We initially started with mineral water. When we took a sample of the raw water that is used by these companies, we found huge amounts of pesticides in it. When we then took a sample of the so-called treated water, we found pretty much the same pesticide content. Around that time, someone told us to look into soft drinks too. That’s how this controversy began. Any case, now the cola episode is behind us and we are on to other things. »

Stockholm Water Prize for Sunita Narain, special correspondent, The Hindu, Aug. 27, 2006.

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Linked with IRFF.

He says: « living for the sake of others is a way of life ».

Read this IRFF Guatemala Disaster Report.

See his profile on findCE.com (and their Homepage).

Read his article of May 2005: Spring Of Service 2005.

Massimo Trombin – Luxembourg

He works for the International Relief Friendship Foundation IRFF; and for IRFF Europe.

With this organisation, he workes out Humanitarian Projects. Here some of them:

Project: CHITTAGONG/ABURKHIL, BANGLADESH 1995, January 15-19, Thirty five participants, Three nations – The 3rd Bangladesh national project took place in Aburkhil, the nations largest Buddhist village with a population of 12,000, located one hour from Chittagong.

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Linked with About Jihad, Islam and Politics, and with Nur Euro-Islam sollte in Europa Platz haben!.

Bassam Tibi, born 1944 in Damascus, is a political scientist of Syrian origin with German citizenship known for his analysis of international relations concerning Islamic countries and civilisation. Being a Muslim himself, he is considered to have a more fair and unbiased view of Islam. He studied in Frankfurt am Main and habilitated in Hamburg, Germany. Since 1973 he teaches international politics at Göttingen University. In 1982 he was Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, and is currently an A.D. White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University. He has done research in Asian and African countries. He publishes in English, German and Arabic. (See more on wikipedia).

Read the article ‘Islamism, Peace, and the Maghrib‘, by Bassam Tibi.

Bassam Tibi – Syria.

Read the article ‘Bassam Tibi joins Advisory Board for the international Stories of Faith Project‘, July 21, 2006 on OpenPR).
Professor Tibi is board member of many significant institutions and the recipient of many prizes. The then President of Germany, Roman Herzog, awarded him in 1995 the highest Medal of the State/First Class for his accomplishments.

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Linked with Financial Sense Online, with Fundamental Review, and with Michael W. Hodges – USA.

He is a Certified Financial Planner, Licensed Registered Representative, Registered Principal.

He says: ”… Yes, we have created a way of life now that is entirely dependent on long-distance transportation of food and other essential resources. And of course division of labor is nothing new it goes back to the beginning of agriculture itself, but division of labor has increased tremendously during the industrial revolution, so that today the average person is completely dependent on people that he or she has never met, never will meet, who may live thousands of miles away, who are producing everything that we rely upon ».

James J. Puplava – USA

He is the President of Puplava Financial Securities Inc. (PFS), an investment advisory and money management firm. Founded in 1985, PFS specializes in investment, retirement, tax, and estate planning services. Mr. Puplava is also president of Puplava Securities Inc. a Broker-Dealer and Member of NASD/SIPC. He is a member of the Market Technicians Association and a CMT candidate.

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Linked with Financial Sense Online, with … like paradise and hell … , with The Grandfather Economic Report, and with James J. Puplava – USA.

He says: « Just think, for every 100,000 dollars of a citizen’s assets, the international buying power dropped $26,000 this past year vs. the Euro. Not only does that wipe-out incentive for foreigners to invest in dollar assets to help finance our savings-short, deficit economy, (but also it wipe’s out American incentive.) Americans neither ».

Michael W. Hodges – USA.

He wrote further: « I think many scared eyes these days are on the US dollar, now down 26% vs. the Euro past year, also down against many others including 21% vs. Swiss franc. To help place this decline in historic perspective, look at my long term trend chart which comes from my chapter called ‘Grandfather Foreign Exchange Report ». (Read this whole article of 2003 on Gold Eagle/Editorials).

Considering the times and the wish of many for quickies with the numbers, I have created that page called Grandfather Debt Summary Table Report. Financial Sense is publishing my new table as of today, but I encourage you to visit often as the numbers will unfortunately increase. (See all on Dept Summary Table Report).

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Linked with human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples – one, with Indigenous Webs for Information, with Mouvements indigènes, entre néolibéralisme et gouvernements de gauche, with human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples – two, with Promoting the Rights, Voices and Visions of Indigenous Peoples, and with Texts about Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights.

Mr. Leitanthem Umakanta Meitei is an indigenous representative who regularly participates at UN sessions. In 2004, he sent a 140 pages report about the human rights organisations situation in his region to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights (OHCHR-UNOG). A few days later, he was arrested and heavily tortured. On August 25 at 3:25 a.m., I received a phone call from Mrs. Meitei, informing me about Mr. Meitei´s arrest. The situation is very critical, because he is being tortured a lot. Please do everything you can to attain his immediate release. Dr. Arnold Groh, Structural Analysis of Cultural Systems, Technical University of Berlin, Sekr. FR 6-3. (I received this information by mail from this address).

Leitanthem Umakanta Meitei – India.

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Linked with Prison for Chen Guangcheng – China.

Added Sept. 11, 2006: another reporter, Ching Cheong, Hong Kong, is jailed for 5 years, and Gao Zhisheng recently retained for questioning. (See Newsweek of Sept. 11, 2006, page 4).

He says: « Someone has to fight for people with no voice, I guess that person is me. »

Blind Social Activist, Lawyers Beaten in China: HONG KONG—A social activist who blew the whistle on official abuses under China’s one-child policy in the eastern province of Shandong was beaten by local officials Tuesday, while lawyers attempting to mediate with local government were set upon by unidentified thugs, residents and lawyers said. Chen Guangcheng, who is blind, was left bleeding from his injuries on the main street of his native Dongshigu Village following clashes between villagers and local officials, a local resident told RFA’s Mandarin service. The clashes were sparked after the arrival of three out-of-town lawyers—Xu Zhiyong, Li Subin, and Li Fangping, who were hoping to meet with Chen and mediate between the activist, who is under effective house arrest—and local authorities, an eyewitness said. Chen was escorted from his home to where the lawyers had been prevented from entering the village, by around 20 fellow villagers from Yinan County, near Shandong’s Linyi City, where around 60 people were waiting, including government officials. (Read the whole article on RFA Radio Free Asia).

Chen Guangcheng – China

He works – in a one man’s movement – for the right for women not to abort their child.

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Linked with World Social Forum, Delhi – 9-13 November 2006, and with Draft Minutes of the IWC Meeting New Delhi.

He says: For me struggle is philosophical and practical. When two opposites interact there is always struggle. For me, struggle is an instrument through which a new thing, at a high level of development, is evolved. For example, in a society, we are struggling to exploit nature. There is a struggle between human beings and nature. In a society there is struggle between different classes also. Out of this struggle new concepts, and new formations come. I think struggle is an essential part of nature. It is an essential part of society also. »

Darshan Pal – India

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