D.C. Confidential (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Petrified : MICR : Geneva, CH This sculpture, by Zurich artist Carl Bucher, is called The Petrified and "denounces the violation of human rights and appeals for tolerance." It stands in the courtyard of the Museum of the International Red Cross/Red Crescent, which is next to the Red Cross/Red Crescent Headquarters in Geneva. Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 11/09
D.C. Confidential (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Swags and Cascades : Geneva, CH Sunday, on my way to the International Red Cross Museum, I passed this cobweb. Pretty cool, eh?! Photo copyright: Janet M Kincaid, 11/09
I Luv SA (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
Every expat can relate to this story. Gerhard Brand now lives quietly in west Clare after having spent most of his career working in prisons in South Africa, including Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was famously incarcerated. A former soldier and warden, he was the last governor of the Robben Island prison and helped oversee its transformation to the museum it now is. Since then he has run a...
Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
International Red Cross should prevent the U.S crimes in the world / In spite of lack of democracy standards in Saudi Arabia but due to the close relationship with the U.S. there is no pressure on it / Red Cross play role to release four Iranian captured in the Qods Occupier Regime prison2009/10/30
Rachel Joyce's BlogSpot (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
We all remember the beginning of the end of communism and the cold war - when Margaret Thatcher met Gorbachov and said that "this is a man we can do business with". On Monday I met a man who may be that person for the Tamils of Sri Lanka. I have blogged before about my concerns about human rights in Sri Lanka. As I write this, there are still over 250,000 Tamil men, women, children and babies...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Geneva - Argentinian football star Lionel Messi joined Thursday a campaign to support the humanitarian work of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The Our world. Your move campaign, launched in May, aims to highlight humanitarian...
Glenn Greenwald (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded yesterday to the U.N. Report finding Israel guilty of war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity by pointing out that Hamas committed war crimes -- a fact nobody disputes but which doesn't exonerate Israel in any way. Netanyahu argued, accurately, that Hamas committed four types of war crimes, one of which is this: "they've been holding...
Caymanian Compass (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
GENEVA (AP) The international Red Cross said Monday that it has been finding hunger and other problems from the economic crisis appearing in the European Union, traditionally a source of money for other parts of the world.
Prawn Free Lembit (Free subscription) | 17/10/2009
THIS was the week that the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize was announced. It’s awarded to the person who’s made the world’s biggest contribution to peace and human rights over the past year. Previous winners include Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama and Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Sometimes it goes to organisations like Amnesty International...
Wellbeing Newsline: World (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
Calls for armed factions to respect humanitarian law Edited by Nick Adams: The International Committee of the Red Cross [ICRC] has announced that thousands of people in Yemen have fled their homes to take temporary refuge in the governorates of Sa'ada and Amran as armed conflict in the northern provinces has intensified. The ICRC stated that it is alarmed about the humanitarian situation, and safety,...
www.bishopdavid.net (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
More like passing through, I'm afraid. We spent yesterday in Dublin celebrating the marriage of my godson, Owen, to Raffaella. They both work for the International Red Cross in challenging places. One sits with the older generation in the shadows of the celebrations muttering that the new generation isn't really ...
Love/Hate (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Zombiefest 2009 has begun, and there are a ridiculous amount of goodies to pick up, with the proceeds going to benefit the international red cross. The festival will run through the weekend, with all kinds of events. From DJs and dance parties (mm shambling) to the zombie kissing booth, you're sure to find something to delight you. Rotten Toe 'Suicidal' set (blue) - 20L Rotten Toe 'Zombie' hair - Free!...
The Judge Report (Free subscription) | 04/10/2009
[Continuing my sharing with you of some of the raw research for the book I am writing of the 176 Amsterdam area men who died in World War II. Anyone having newspaper clippings, telegrams, letters, anecdotes and/or good quality photos of these men, kindly comment here or email me at the address in the left column] Recorder, September , 1944 Formerly Reported Missing In Action, Now Officially Declared...
Notes from a Different Kitchen (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
Also known as Typhoon Ondoy: [images via ATCN ] Related: Images of the devastation from typhoon Ketsana in Vietnam. [via NY Times] And this is not even the last of it. The Philippines is being hit by a second storm (Typhoo Parma) as we speak! [AP] Donate to the International Red Cross (IRC) Relief Fund effort here: DONATE
newsjiffy (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
Buy the Guardian today and be prepared when an accident happens. Today's free gift is a booklet from the International Red Cross, which provides a handy guide to first aid as well as explaining how to resuscitate adults,children and infants, what to have in a first aid kit. At the back, several myths about first aid are exposed, and there is a list for emergency contact numbers. I'm impressed that...
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