Monthly Archives: July 2011

SHOOTING POLITICAL OPPONENTS: ISN’T THAT DEATH PENALTY BY ILLEGAL MEANS?

What happens when a human rights organization formed to promote one particular issue is blind to other related ones? Here’s a cautionary case. A French anti-death penalty organization, Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort, posted a link on Facebook in … Continue reading

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CRICKET, JINGOISM AND NATION-STATES

Remember the World Cup Cricket of a few months ago? Remember the India-Pakistan match and the heightened shows of nationalism before, during and after the fixture? And the febrile celebration following the finals? At about the semi-finals stage, I wrote … Continue reading

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