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human rights change at your fingertips
Bookmarked 780 weeks ago amnesty international today unveiled the latest tool to take action for human rights the aicandle the iphone application is the fastest way for people to join in campaigns to end human rights abuses to download the aicandle go to http:bitlyaicandle the aicandle enables people to access at their finger tips breaking news on human rights and to support amnesty international039s latest campaigns-- from prisoners of conscience to ending povertyquotthe launch of the aicandle is part of the next generation of innovative digital tools that empower people to take immediate action for human rightsquot said owen pringle director of digital communications at amnesty internationalquotthe solidarity of our 3 million supporters across the world continues to make a positive difference to the lives of so many individuals the aicandle offers another way in which people can express their solidarityquotsupporters will be able to share news and actions with others via facebook and email through the aicandle the application will continue to evolve over the coming months with further multimedia elements added the aicandle is now available to download free for the iphone or ipod touch at the itunes app store |
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cheney charged with bribery criminal conspiracy
Bookmarked 797 weeks ago new tyt network channels: http:wwwyoutubecomusertytsportshttp:wwwyoutubecomuserthetopvlognew tyt facebook page: http:wwwfacebookcomtytnationfollow us on twitter: http:twittercomtheyoungturks http:wwwtheyoungturkscommembershipdiscounts: http:wwwtheyoungturkscomgodaddyfree movies: http:wwwnetflixcomtytnote: the above two links are for tyt sponsorsread ana039s blog and subscribe at: http:wwwexaminercomx-5445-politics-in-education-examinertyt network new wtf channel: http:wwwyoutubecomuserwhattheflickshowcheck out tyt interviews http:wwwyoutubecomnigerian officials said thursday they will charge former us vice president dick cheney over a massive bribery scandal related to his time at the helm of oil services giant halliburtonhalliburton unit kbr pleaded guilty last year in the us to bribing nigerian officials to the tune of 180 million dollars in return for six billion dollars worth of liquefied natural gas lng contracts in the oil hub bonny islandhalliburton denied involvement in the offences dating back to 1995-2005 but a top company official and other staff were summoned by nigeria039s anti-graft agency following raids last week on company offices in lagosprosecutor godwin obla said joint charges would be filed by tuesday at a high court in the capital abuja against cheney the former and current leadership of halliburton and the consortium they partnered withquotas the ceo of halliburton he has the responsibility for acts that occurred during that periodquot obla told afp adding that cheney would face conspiracy charges and an arrest warrent from interpol would be soughta spokesman from the anti-graft agency femi babafemi confirmed the imminent charges which follow an investigation into the construction of the lng plant in southern nigeriacheney039s lawyer in the united states terrence o039donnell dismissed the allegations and issued a statement saying: quotany suggestion of misconduct on his part made now years later is entirely baselessquotthe department of justice and the securities and exchange commission investigated that joint venture extensively and found no suggestion of any impropriety by dick cheney in his role of ceo of halliburtonquot it saidcompanies in the tskj consortium involved in the plant included france039s technip snamprogetti formerly a subsidiary of a company owned by italy039s eni kellogg brown and root kbr and japan039s jgckbr is a former subsidiary of halliburton where cheney served as ceo before becoming vice president under george w bush following elections in 2000us authorities said last year that halliburton and kbr had agreed to pay 177 million dollars to settle charges from the securities and exchange commission in the united stateskbr agreed to pay a further 402 million dollars to settle criminal charges brought by the us justice departmentin october a nigerian court charged a personal aide to ex-president olusegun obasanjo in a related probe and earlier this week nigeria039s anti-corruption authorities summoned a top local official from halliburtonauthorities also raided halliburton039s office in lagos last week and detained 10 people -- eight nigerians and two expatriates -- who have since been released as investigations continueofficials seized documents during the raidnigeria is one of the world039s largest oil producers but corruption remains deeply entrenched non-governmental organisations consistently rank the country as one of the world039s most corruptbabafemi039s agency the economic and financial crimes commission was established to probe corruption allegations and has carried out a series of high-profile prosecutionscheney 69 one of most powerful and controversial us vice presidents who was a driving force behind bush039s quotwar on terrorquot has a long history of heart trouble and was last operated on in augustsource: http:wwwafricasiacomservicesnews_africaarticlephpid=cng347958328eebaf1a5122e531750726d6ee1 |