0000000 (Jake Pearson) A lawyer seeking to free two chimpanzees from a state university told a judge Wednesday that their confinement for research purposes is akin to slavery, the involuntary detention of mentally ill people and imprisonment. Steven Wise, an attorney with the Nonhuman Rights Project, told Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Barbara Jaffe in a […]
Posts Tagged ‘South China Sea’
Kangaroo Courts: Chimps Rights To Be Weighed At NYC Hearing
UN calls for dialog over South China Sea disputes
According to Press TV, Ban made the remarks in a joint news conference with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang in the capital, Hanoi, on Friday. He said “I have consistently called on all parties concerned to resolve their disputes through dialog in conformity with international law,” adding “It is important to […]
Pentagon: Challenging China Over South Sea Islands ‘The Next Step’
In the latest indication yet that the US military intends to challenge China’s claims to a series of islands in the South China Sea, Pentagon officials are saying today that direct naval and aerial patrols over the islands are likely the “next step.” The islands, near the Spratly chain, are unquestionably China’s, since the islands […]
Australia: Loyal to the End
Reginald Little (nsnbc) : The Age Newspaper of 15 May 2015 carried a story headlined “Australia urged to send military to counter China’s control over sea lanes”, with the following opening paragraphs. Australia should prepare to send military aircraft and ships to the South China Sea to stop China from asserting territorial control across some of […]