Friday, November 17, 2006

South Africa Expands Indivual Rights While The U.S. Takes Them Away

Via Forbes.com - US: Immigrants May Be Held Indefinitely

Immigrants arrested in the United States may be held indefinitely on suspicion of terrorism and may not challenge their imprisonment in civilian courts, the Bush administration said Monday, opening a new legal front in the fight over the rights of detainees.


Meanwhile, in the formerly repressive South Africa; via BBC News - SA couple want first gay wedding

The controversial Civil Union bill was passed after the Constitutional Court ruled last year that the existing laws discriminated against homosexuals.