tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20193492.post977075186014184690..comments2023-06-21T07:34:25.836-07:00Comments on The DARFUR Blog: Sudan / Widespread Abuses Bode Ill for Referendum / Hold Security Forces Accountable for Violations in April 2010 ElectionsEKENYERENGOZI Michael Chimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05034754267261591802noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20193492.post-69953980807749154002010-09-14T13:54:36.985-07:002010-09-14T13:54:36.985-07:00I wish more people knew about Darfur and how horri...I wish more people knew about Darfur and how horrible the things there are. There's this new movie Attack on Darfur that shows how violent Sudan STILL is today. Hopefully it should brings images to audiences that are important, necessary, and life changing no matter how brutal or graphic they are.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131025292805147836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20193492.post-73722772509065331702010-08-13T22:22:18.196-07:002010-08-13T22:22:18.196-07:00Human right abuse is very disturbing. It is a thre...Human right abuse is very disturbing. It is a threat to the civilization.<br /><br />Keep writing.<br /><br />This is Ibrahim from <a href="http://samsonblinded.org/news/us-national-intellegince-diplomacy-wont-stop-iran-8767" rel="nofollow">Israeli Uncensored News</a>Ibrahimblogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03086921200853135735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20193492.post-9317874059711531912010-07-18T03:58:37.885-07:002010-07-18T03:58:37.885-07:00WELCOME TO BLOG - www.virgemdeguadalupe.blogspot.c...WELCOME TO BLOG - www.virgemdeguadalupe.blogspot.comLUZ VITORIOSA DE OXALĂhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354662165288661157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20193492.post-81006362263939220852010-07-08T07:30:28.878-07:002010-07-08T07:30:28.878-07:00It is indeed difficult to hear about these human r...It is indeed difficult to hear about these human rights abuses so close to the upcoming January 2011 secession referendum. It will be very difficult for Sudan's ruling parties to ensure a free and fair vote, and even harder to keep the post-referendum climate violence free. While it is not impossible for Sudan to peacefully divide or unify, it is certainly an uphill battle.<br /><br />The Pulitzer Center has funded numerous projects on Sudan, the latest of which has highlighted the recent elections and the upcoming secession referendum. I invite you to check it out:<br /><br />http://www.pulitzercenter.org/showproject.cfm?id=152Christian Pelfreyhttp://www.pulitzercenter.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20193492.post-34920029891371095062010-07-01T17:30:04.104-07:002010-07-01T17:30:04.104-07:00Do we need a Referendum For A New Democracy?
Are ...Do we need a Referendum For A New Democracy?<br /><br />Are you concerned about the future of democracy? Do you feel democracy is under attack by extreme greed in countries around the world? Are you sick and tired of: living in fear, corporate greed, growing police state, government for the rich, working more but having less? <br /><br />Can we use both elections and random selection (in the way we select government officials) to rid democracy of undue influence by extreme wealth and wealth-dominated mass media campaigns?<br /><br />The world's first democracy (Athenian democracy, 600 B.C.) used both elections and random selection. Even Aristotle (the cofounder of Western thought) promoted the use random selection as the best way to protect democracy. The idea of randomly selecting (after screening) juries remains from Athenian democracy, but not randomly selecting (after screening) government officials. Why is it used only for individual justice and not also for social justice? Who wins from that? ...the extremely wealthy?<br /><br />What is the best way to combine elections and random selection to protect democracy in today's world? Can we use elections as the way to screen candidates, and random selection as the way to do the final selection? Who wins from that? ...the people?improvingourworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09651380866789642032noreply@blogger.com