Friends of Terpsichore Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all...Aristotle

Friends of Terpsichore

Desmond Tutu


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The Dalai Lama

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Vaclav Havel "Václav Havel (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslav ˈɦavɛl] (11px-Loudspeaker.svglisten); 5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, writer and former dissident,[1][2] who served as the last President of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992 and then as the first President of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003."

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"Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph." HAILE SELASSIE
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/haile_selassie_540912

I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity (by Izzeldin Abuelaish)
Taken on Trust - An Autobiography (by Terry Waite) "In his prison cell in Beirut, where he spent 1,460 days in solitary confinement, Terry Waite wrote his autobiography in his head. Here he reveals the inner strength that helped him endure the savage treatment he received, his constant struggle to maintain his faith, and his resolve to have no regrets, no false sentimentality, no self-pity…….)

Unrepresented Nations and Peoples’ Organization
(UNPO)
CANADIAN CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE - CCIJ
Transparency International
Transparency International Canada is Canada’s foremost anti-corruption agency

IFEX: freedom of expression as a fundamental human right……

Lester B. Pearson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lester Bowles Pearson - Biography

Solaris Project - Human Trafficking


No. 728: Death of Lavoisier

Democracy Digest - news and analysis about democratic ideas and institutions


RFE/RL's RSS Feeds (Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty)

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Tiananmen Square, 1989: The Declassified History
30 Years After Tiananmen, ‘Tank Man’ Remains an Icon and a Mystery - The New York Times



China:
The Guardian - China and Tibet:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/china+tibet
Tiananmen veteran dies:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jul/13/chinese-police-claims-dissident-suicide
Laogai Research Foundation



Political Prisoner Database:
CECC PPD
http://www.cecc.gov/pages/victims/20101010_PPD_AR10.pdf
Liu Xiaobo - Biographical
Why are the Chinese so afraid of Liu Xia bao? | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment
China and Taiwan - Google Search
Chinese Dissenters Face Jail for 'State Secrets' Violations
Why is China so terrified of dissent? | World news | The Observer
Asia Times Online :: China News, China Business News, Taiwan and Hong Kong News and Business.
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China's intolerance of dissent
The Private Life of Chairman Mao by Li Zhi-Sui - Book - eBook - Random House
Canada Tibet Committee | Home

From jail, Gome’s Huang resists | beyondbrics | FT.com

Maasai herders driven off land to make way for luxury safaris, report says

Afghans Mourn Slain Top Peace Negotiator - WSJ.com

Mohamed Bouazizi
Rabbis for Human Rights

Brzezinski about the possible consequences of a war with Iran


Jihad Watch
Jihad Watch Australia

YouTube - freedom4expression's Videos
Middle-East-Info.org - Discrimination Against Women and Child Abuse in Arab states and Iran
Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery - Haiti
Moustapha Akkad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Rawa News (the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan)


Beheading in the Name of Islam :: Middle East Quarterly
Woman beheaded for refusing to be a prostitute
(Her mother-in-law was involved)
RAWA News >> Photo Gallery
RAWA News
Female Genital Cutting:
FGC Education and Networking Project
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico's murder rate becomes world's highest -
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Ensaaf (a mission to end impunity)

UNICRI :: United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute


Biography of Martyred Meena, RAWA's founding leader
Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
The Murder of Farkhunda (GRAPHIC)
Murder of Farkhunda
Farkhunda: The making of a martyr - BBC Newsnight
Zahra Kazemi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Margaret Hassan opposed the Iraqi war:
Margaret Hassan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


RAWA

Afghanistan | Refugees International
Afghan journalist shot dead in her bed - World - smh.com.au

BBC NEWS | UK | Profile: Margaret Hassan
The Iraqi boy who wants to swap places with Hassan - Times Online

Honor killings - whatever that means (youtube videos) :
YouTube - Honor killings

Was Ahmet Yildiz the victim of Turkey's first gay honour killing? - Europe, World - The Independent

Prime Minister Rafic Hariri - The Official Web Site
Orthodox rabbis sign statement supporting gays | JTA - Jewish & Israel News
Yoani Sanchez/Generation Y



Guardian internet edition | The Guardian | guardian.co.uk
Civil Disobedience:
http://www.quotegarden.com/civil-disobedience.html

Transparency International press releases
Reporters Without Borders



Malarek’s book on the global sex trade:
Victor Malarek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Natashas: inside the new global sex trade
Tracking the traffickers | UK news | The Guardian
FRONTLINE: sex slaves, what's needed: victor malarek | PBS

Women are the key to economic development in third-world countries
5 WAYS TO PROMOTE WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN SMALL RURAL ENTERPRISES
15 Organizations Helping Women Around the World
Global poverty: Facts, FAQs, and how to help
Toutes à l'école (a good education for poor girls in developing nations)
Journey of the Human Mind
Community participation, community development and non-formal education
SEVA CANADA

International Labour Organization - Forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking
The UN refugee Agency
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples’ Organization
(UNPO)

The World Bank - With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries.