In an unprecedented effort to achieve justice in the killing of journalists, three leading press freedom groups have established a People’s Tribunal to investigate their murders and hold governments accountable. The Tribunal, a form of grassroots justice, relies on investigations and high-quality legal analysis involving specific cases in three countries. An opening hearing will be held on November 2 in[Read More…]
Cranston Mayor Schedules Presser to Challenge City Council Chair … Retribution? or Good Governance? He’s baaaack! Although, truth be told, did he ever really go away? Now Former Woonsocket City Council Chair John Ward made good on his promise to stay involved in Woonsocket affairs … albeit as a private citizen, today, with the release of his formal objection to the “reclassification” of Woonsocket’s RISE Academy from Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. Citing,[Read More…]
In a scheduling move that has even the most cynical Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) observer shaking their head, the Agenda for the influential Council on Elementary & Secondary Education was posted on 5:20 this evening (Friday) to include a review of the controversial application to transition Woonsocket based RISE Mayoral Academy to Charter School status. The Hearing will[Read More…]
Sudan: One Year of Atrocities Requires New Global Approach Investigations into Deliberate Aid Obstruction, War Crimes Needed As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the country’s brutal conflict between Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), they should make clear that those responsible for ongoing atrocities and other[Read More…]
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