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	Beijing, the end of the Olympic spirit by Thanos Kalamidas The clock in the centre of Beijing counts down the last hours before the beginning of the 2008 Olympic Games, the Chinese president Hu Jintao has appealed to the international media not to "politicize" the Beijing Games and, for the firs
	From the Jungle, Global Insights on Words and War by Doug McGill In her very first interviews last week after being rescued in the jungles of Colombia, following six years of brutal captivity, Ingrid Betancourt remembered and reflected on a great many things.
	He wants the world and he wants it now! by Thanos Kalamidas

	No expectations but what about hope, Mrs. Brax? by Thanos Kalamidas Last Sunday we published an interview here in Ovi magazine with an imprisoned conscientious objector in Finland and to say the truth I was not expecting any reaction from the officials but I was hop
	Torturing Aristotle by Thanos Kalamidas Is there any way to identify the meaning of the word ‘torture’? I grew up through a dictatorship and I heard unbelievable stories about torturing and methods of torturing, then after the dictatorship and all the cases came to the court
	Interview with a Finnish Conscientious Objector Made Prisoner by Alexandra Pereira First of all, please describe your complete experience in prison.During the first two days I was held in a Prison building that is condemned by the European Council because it does not fulfill all the human rights requirements
	Finland's conscientious conscience by Asa Butcher Over the past week Finland has observed two national days on which their flag has been hoisted up the country's countless flagpoles, yet today the flag won't be flying in observance of International Conscientious Objectors' Day. Lik
	Escape of People of Burma through the Tunnels of Death by Rohingya Human Rights On April 10, 2008, fifty-four Burmese migrants suffocated to death in a cold storage container while being smuggled to Thailand to escape appalling conditions in Burma. The tragic deaths occurred in Ranong Province on the west coast of Thailand wh
	Please Release Min Wa, a Burmese Refugee by Rohingya Human Rights Since 2005, a Burmese refugee, Min Wa has been detained in Bangladesh prison after he was arrested by the border security forces of Bangladesh BDR when some local people misinformed the Bangladesh authorities that
	Outrageous Happenings in Tibet: Boycott the Olympics by Alexandra Pereira Every citizen of the supposedly democratic western and eastern, northern and southern countries should not only be shocked, but also show his/her repulsion towards the recent happenings in Lhasa and the almost 60-year-old occupation of Tibet by China,
	Faces of Burma's Refugee: Children Behind the Prison Bars by Rohingya Human Rights On Feb 14, 2008, Saw Yan Naing of the Irrawaddy News ran a report along with the accompanying AFP picture of some children of Burma standing behind bars with other detainees in a crowded detention cell in Mae Sot,
	The Saudi Witch by Thanos Kalamidas The following story is not a joke, fiction or a rumour; it is a true story and it is not the first time the story has reached the media. There is a woman named Fawza Falih in a prison in Saudi Arabia waiting for her execution after being convicted
	Aisha's Red Hand by Thanos Kalamidas How does it feel when you look into a sixteen-year-old girl's eyes and you feel that, even though she is just sixteen, you are looking into the eyes of the oldest woman on earth? How does it feel to look into a sixteen-year-old girl’s
	Slovenian report by Euro Reporter Meeting the UN High Commissioner for Human RightsMinister of Foreign Affairs Dimitrij Rupel met UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour. They talked mainly about the situation of human rights in the world, and in t
	Protection of Human Rights at International Organizations: Fiction? by Frantisek Brychta IntroductionIn October 2007 my article “Protection of Human Rights at International Organizations – only a Fiction?” was published in the OVI magazine. Mentioned article dealt with the difficulties connected
	Universal human rights in a cultural diversity context by Akli Hadid Social life is governed by principles and doctrines that differ in every society. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, though in my opinion the greatest document ever to be printed, sometimes might contradict people’s traditions.
	Human Rights Day and NGO Action by René Wadlow The United Nations " spells — and it ought to spell — the end of the system of unilateral action, exclusive alliances, and spheres of influence, and the balances of power and all the other expedients which have been tried for cent
	Universal Declaration of Human Rights by The Ovi Team Today marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which became an advisory declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948 at Palais de Chaillot, Paris. It consists
	Kidutus kunniaan by Matti Ripatti Tarkoitus pyhittää keinot. Niinhän hokema meille vakuuttaa, mutta sananparsien yleiseen tapaan sen opetus on syvästi epäilyttävä. Yhtä napakkaa vastalausetta on vaikea keksiä, joten täytyy tyyty
	Killing with Kindness by Jan Sand There is currently a debate in the US Supreme Court on the best way to kill people condemned to death. There are those that propose that death sentences are, by their very nature, cruel and there is no way to mitigate the ultimate goal. Legal syst
	The Lamb and the Wolf by Rohingya Human Rights Now I am as helpless as that lamb in that story "The Lamb and the Wolf".Dear Rohingya Brothers and Sisters,Assalamu AlaikumAs you know, my life is in danger again at the hands of a petty Rohin
	Bullying Families by Alexandra Pereira Verbal, emotional and physical violence, abuse, self-esteem attacks and bullying behaviors in families are undeniably a crime. Undeniably? It depends… as much as human rights depend on something. Many European countries – especially in
	Protection of Human Rights at International Organizations - Only a Fiction by Frantisek Brychta My article entitled “Protection of Human Rights at International Organizations – only a Fiction” relates to the issue of the protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms and difficulties conn
	International Day of the Disappeared by Asa Butcher Imagine hearing a noise outside your home one day or night. Imagine the next sound is your door being smashed down. Imagine a group of armed men perhaps wearing uniforms screaming and shouting at you and your family.