Tag: USA

Racism

Higher % of black people imprisoned in the USA than in apartheid South Africa

Post author By HRI Mark
Post date June 25, 2011
7 Comments on Higher 7 of black people imprisoned in the USA than in apartheid South Africa

In the USA the drug laws are on the face of it color-blind and levels of drug-taking by whites and blacks are at equal levels. However the rules are selectively enforced and selectively prosecuted so that blacks are far more likely to be charged, sentenced and imprisoned. This has led to a New Jim Crowe of […]

Tags institutional racism, michelle alexander, racism, USA

Cluster munitions Cluster Munitions Convention Conflict in Libya Human Rights Investigations Spain

Were the cluster munitions found in Misrata exported from Spain to Libya?

Post author By HRI Mark
Post date May 23, 2011
1 Comment on Were the cluster munitions found in Misrata exported from Spain to Libya?

Analysis of official Spanish government documents indicates Spanish company Instalaza may not have exported the MAT-120 cluster weapon to Libya in 2007/08. In the 2008 report, Libya is listed as a recipient of category 4 munitions (which include bombs) – this is the source of the reports that Libya was provided with the MAT-120 by […]

Tags cluster munitions, human rights investigations, instalaza, Libya, MAT-120, Misrata, spain, USA