On Monday, President Obama commuted the sentences of 46 nonviolent drug offenders, citing inequities in our criminal justice system, saying the system can “work smarter and better.” Obama hasn’t issued many pardons during his time in the White House. But his recent...
Addressing the inequities of the criminal justice system, President Obama on Monday commuted the sentences of 46 federal prisoners who had been convicted of drug offenses. “The overwhelming majority had been sentenced to at least 20 years – 14 of them had been...
…No. No I’m not. I try to keep politics out of my blog, I’m not sure why, but I do. But, for me–and I’m sure for most of us–human rights isn’t about politics? Right? I mean, that’s just basic, yes? I like to be one of the many voices of the downtrodden, the...
L’unico indiano buono è quello morto», è il celebre aforisma attribuito al generale P. H. Sheridan, veterano delle guerre indiane negli Usa del XIX secolo; si potrebbe aggiungere: se non morto, almeno in galera. Tali concetti non sembrano del tutto sorpassati. Il caso...
Friday past, members of Sinn Féin Republican Youth Béal Feirste joined a white line picket protest in support of Leonard Peltier… We here in Ireland have a proud reputation of promoting human rights and demanding action against injustice not only in our own land...
