Tag Archives: human rights

1918: Peace not War

Posted on August 2, 2024 by borderslynn

After the horrors of WW1 many countries tried to come together to forge peace. But, somehow, along the way, those who saw the possibility of weapons manufacturing as a means to create jobs and bring wealth, won the arguments. Now, … Continue reading →

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US: Social Democracy coinciding with Jim Crow

Posted on May 20, 2024 by borderslynn

In the US, after WWII, the way to peaceful coexistence between North and Southern States was to exclude any benefit to African Americans, despite their contribution during World War II. https://www.history.com/news/black-soldiers-world-war-ii-discrimination The Republican Right had been opposed to Franklyn D … Continue reading →

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Pro Human Rights North African Journalists targeted by malware infection

Posted on April 4, 2024 by borderslynn

The Pegasus book (by Richard and Rigaud) describes the Kafkaesque experience of a young Moroccan investigative journalist, Omar Radi. June 22, 2020: Forbidden Stories posted a story of the Pegasus attack on Omar Radi…..2 days later, Omar was summoned to … Continue reading →

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Pegasus continually updated

Posted on March 23, 2024 by borderslynn

2019: WhatsApp sues Israeli firm, accusing it of hacking activists’ phones https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/29/whatsapp-sues-israeli-firm-accusing-it-of-hacking-activists-phones ……August 5, 2020, from somebody in senior management at the NSO Group. Cherie Blair, former First Lady of the United Kingdom, longtime barrister, noted advocate for women entrepreneurs … Continue reading →

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Finite Resources: land grabs – is it all about oil?

Posted on December 30, 2023 by borderslynn

As we humans covet what fossil fuels still lie in the ground, we literally battle to obtain them, no matter what doom laden messages COP28 might proclaim about incurring a planet on fire. Apparently we are now ‘transitioning’ away from … Continue reading →

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Loss

Posted on September 1, 2023 by borderslynn

I begin by quoting a paragraph from the newsletter of Butterfly Conservation: Sadly, as our State of Butterflies 2022 reported earlier this year, 80% of butterfly species have decreased since the 1980’s – this drop is telling us that our … Continue reading →