Judge Edwin Cameron is a famous figure and hero in the fight against discrimination in all its diabolical forms. In South Africa his name has become synonymous with the word’s warrior, hero and champion. He was born in 1953 in Peoria, South Africa. Soon after losing his father to jail and his mother to financial woes, ended up in an orphanage. This scared little boy would decide at that moment that he begin his lifelong fight and crusade over the disadvantaged and disenfranchised. He would soon see himself excelling and rising above those obstacles and from the ashes like a phoenix and make a name for himself through academic success. From then on, he learned to fight from his tough early beginnings and rise above it and move forward and pave the way for others to benefit. He gave profound meaning to Nelson Mandela’s famous quote, “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” These brief accounts are about the heroic acts of one person, one judge, and one gay man which led to the fight for his own life. This is a brief journey into the unstoppable will of one […]
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Gay Rights March in Cuba Goes Ahead Despite State Security Ban by Moises Ravelo and Clayton Littlewood Something historic took place in Havana at the weekend. Despite threats from state security to stay at home, Cuba’s brave gay activists gathered at Havana’s Parque Central and marched down the famous El Prado boulevard, their Cuban and rainbow flags blowing in the breeze. The march was the most courageous display of civil rights protest in six decades of Cuba’s communist dictatorship and egregiously insurmountable human rights violator. Even more courageous was the fact that this kind of protest carries with it those arrested and those that were recognized in the march who scrambled and got away hefty consequences, consequences the marchers were willing to endure to have their voices heard and alert the world once […]
Human Rights in Cuba (or Lack Thereof..) Human rights in Cuba are under the scrutiny of human rights organizations, who accuse the Cuban government of systematic human rights abuses, including arbitrary imprisonment and unfair trials. International human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have drawn attention to the actions of the human rights movement and designated members of it as prisoners of conscience, such as Óscar Elías Biscet. In addition, the International Committee for Democracy in Cuba led by former heads of state Václav Havel of the Czech Republic, José María Aznar of Spain and Patricio Aylwin of Chile was created to support the civic movement. Several gay rights activists have been arrested after clashing with police at an unauthorized pride march in Cuba’s capital, Havana. Several gay rights activists have been arrested after clashing with police at an unauthorized pride march in Cuba’s capital, Havana. Saturday’s event followed the unexpected cancellation by Cuban two-faced policies and laws. Saturday’s event followed the unexpected cancellation by the communist authorities of the country’s 12th annual march against homophobia. Activists condemned the move and then organized their own demonstration, largely through social media. Marching in Cuba without permission […]
HOW TO BE A LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES by Moises Ravelo
ALL NEW AVAILABLE CONDOMINIUM/homes/Articles/Luxury Condo Market/Real-Estate/Realtor/World NewsIF LEGAL, EASY AND FAST U.S.A. IMMIGRATION IS WHAT YOU WANT, THEN THE INVESTOR VISA IS FOR YOU! The United States Immigration Act’s EB-5 program provides a special category of immigration visa for the international investor. Through the program, foreigners can obtain U.S. permanent residency by investing in a qualifying, job-creating project. Since its introduction in 1990 by the U.S. Immigration Act, the EB-5 Program provides a special category of immigration visa for the high-net-worth international investor. To qualify for the program, the applicant must invest $500,000.00 in a business or project located in an area of the United States with a high unemployment rate. The applicant’s investment must create 10 full-time jobs within a two-year period. After the approval of the initial application, which is focused primarily on establishing the legal source of the investment of $500,000.00 (known as an I-526 Petition), the applicant and his or her immediate family are eligible for conditional resident status in the United States. Once the applicant establishes that the investment of $500,000.00 was made in the selected project and the 10 full-time jobs were created within the required period, the condition attached to the visa is removed, and the applicant and his […]