Tag Archives: sub-Saharan Africa

Slavery is not dead: DEATH to slavery!!!

Posted on October 28, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaims: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Anti-Slavery International, barbarism, child slavery, crime, criminals, ECOWAS, exploitation, Hadijatou Mani, human rights, humans, justice, law, life, Mauritania, modern day slavery, news, Niger, poverty, random, rights, Sahara, sex slave, slavery, slavery in Africa, society, SOS slaves, sub-Saharan Africa, Sudan, The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Communit, thoughts, Touareg, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, wahiya, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

A billion people are facing starvation!

Posted on October 15, 2008 by An alien Earthling

If you are reading this post, I assume you would not have experienced starvation in your life. Certainly not prolonged starvation that has been forced on you by economic circumstances. But do you know how many people on this planet … Continue reading →

Posted in 2008 Global Hunger Index, Africa, Bangladesh, child mortality, child nutrition, Concern Worldwide, destitution, development, development indices, Germany, GHI, human development index, hunger, hunger in India, IFPRI, inclusive growth, India, Ingeborg Schaeuble, International Food Policy Research Institute, journalism, life, mainstream media, malnutrition, media, news, poor, poverty, random, South Asia, starvation, sub-Saharan Africa, thoughts, Welthungerhilfe, world, world hunger, yellow journalism | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Africa, awake, arise and act! (Part 1)

Posted on September 23, 2008 by An alien Earthling

African leaders have warned that the lingering global financial crisis coupled with the collapse of talks on a world trade agreement could hinder the United Nations’ campaign to improve life for hundreds of millions of the world’s poorest. Africa, despite … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, agriculture, aid, China, civil wars, colonisation, corruption, crime, destitution, development, dictators, disease, Earth, Earthlings, economic exploitation, economic terrorists, economics, economy, exploitation, famine, farmers, farmers' suicides, farming, hope, Horn of Africa, human rights, humanity, India, international aid, Japan, malnutrition, Millenium Development Goals (MDG), mineral wealth, minerals, multi-national corporation, news, oil, oil reserves, politics, poverty, predatory corporations, random, Sahara desert, slavery, starvation, sub-Saharan Africa, subsistence farming, the E.U., the IMF, the U.N., the World Bank, the WTO, thoughts, thugs, tuxedoed thugs, U.S., wars | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Madiba

Posted on July 20, 2008 by An alien Earthling

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, popularly known as Madiba in South Africa, turned 90 on July 18. Read more about him in this link. Madiba on a stamp issued by the former USSR . . . the 10 kopeck (1 rouble = … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, AIDS, apartheid, democracy, disparity, Earth, Earthlings, equality, fraternity, freedom, hero, history, HIV, hope, human rights, humanity, justice, liberty, life, Madiba, Nelson Mandela, Nobel Prize, politics, poor, poverty, random, revolutions, rich, rights, society, South Africa, struggle, sub-Saharan Africa, the U.S.S.R., thoughts, Truth, Ubuntu, world | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Patents versus Patients! (Part 2)

Posted on June 29, 2008 by An alien Earthling

I am writing the second part of one of my previous posts titled Patents versus Patients! after a long time. The Indian courtrooms are witnessing a series of battles that are going to determine the fate of millions of Earthlings … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, AIDS, battle, blindness, Brazil, cancer, Chennai, China, crime, death, disease, Doctors Without Borders, drugs, Earth, Earthlings, health, HIV, human rights, humanity, income, India, justice, killers, law, life, Médecins Sans Frontières, medicines, MSF, news, NGO, patents, poor, rights, sadism, science, society, South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, technology, thoughts | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments