by Joan Thompson
Replacing an old refrigerator turned up a 1985 issue of The Nassau Guardian. The feature news item that October was a report on Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting hosted by The Bahamas. The subject was Apartheid in South Africa, and the discussion (among others) was the institution of sanctions as a solution for the injustices associated with Apartheid.
Robert Mugabe was one of the speakers calling for "collective" action by the countries of the Commonwealth against the government of South Africa. Then Bahamian Prime MInister Pindling echoed the Mugabe line.
Today the Miami Herald describes the crises in Zimbabe under the rule of Robert Mugabe; "4 million people in need of food", the "highest inflation rate in the world", violent seizures of white-owned farms, and economic crises affecting all services including simple medical attention.
Mugabe celebrates post colonial independence by stealing property and then starving the people.
Where are all the "rights" advocates in 2006?
It seems "rights" are selective having little to do with simple justice.