Susan Lee Quotations

We are particularly concerned about the health of detainees who may have escaped this narrow definition of a hunger-striker. They may not be receiving any medical treatment. We urge that independent medical experts be given access to detainees.

While this is a positive development in the fight against impunity for police killings, this is just the tip of the iceberg, and is not enough to restore the public's faith in the Jamaican judicial system.

Of course we'd like to have a real holiday, but this is the first step. But remember how long it took to get a holiday for Martin Luther King?

A school's color defines the school and its community.

The upcoming presidential elections can result in a new era for Haiti or sink the country into further poverty and violence.

The U.S. can no longer make the case, morally or legally, for keeping it open.

The US military appears to be systematically downplaying the hunger strike in order to avoid international criticism. In July they denied the existence of a hunger strike two weeks after it had started. Now they seem to be understating the number of detainees involved and the gravity of the medical condition of several of the detainees. This policy once again demonstrates the lack of transparency around all US detention practices and policies in the 'war on terror'.

It's shocking, it's heartbreaking. It is a coincidence, but it reflects the level of stress and desperation of some people in the community.

They have all this personal information that they use. If the wrong person gets a hold of this it could be devastating. There's nothing that says you have to notify the consumer that there's been a breach.