The Chaser takes on Cheney and torture

This is great!!


http://bit.ly/cXiZm

Index finger, ring finger, raised. ROCK MEXICANO

Mestizo hair stretched and matted up. Black jeans, chili covered chicarron, 10 peso fan mugs, giant litre cups of beer. Fresh tacos and tortas being made on the grill.

Yep. It´s a rock festival in Mexico. yum.

Last night I rocked along with some usual suspects to see 3 classic Mexican bands impress us with their rolas (tracks).

It wasn´t just any music festival. Due to its location, it was epic. We went to the valle de chalco (Chalco valley), the sticks on the outskirts of Mexico City, well it´s even out of Mexico City, in the state of Mexico... it meant making a huge hike and getting lost through all these down-and-out areas and backstreets and gas stations and dusty roads. And we arrived, and it was awesome. The concert was small, only a few thousand people, the sun went down over the valley and the dogs were running around in the streets outside, the lesbian girls next to us were very much in love and decided to show it, (great in mexico), the kids next to us made a huge tower of paper Corona cups, and everyone sang to the classic songs of their childhood from the Jaguares (a band with 20 years history, used to be called the Caifanes).



We also saw Zoe, which is a fantastically unique contemporary Mexican band, and Fobia, which is great rock!



Very old 80s track of Caifanes (now Jaguares):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SooM_Sy11_Y&feature=related

And a more recent one, from the Jaguares, which I really like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjV8j0T9uwE

Zoe - Te soñe ("I dreamt of you")



Fobia: "El Diablo" (The Devil)



On the way back home we got lost in the car, again, all singing at the top of our voices, to giants of Rock en español, like Soda Stereo and Los Amantes de Lola, of course.

rape in afghanistan

part 2 of an infuriating series!

Rape a "huge problem" in Afghanistan, U.N. says

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP443928.htm

Geneva

My dear colleague Aga made a lovely little video of our work by Mexican NGOs in Geneva at the UN Human Rights Council, our meeting with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Navy Pillay, among other activities.

Check it out, it is very quick and cute:

http://animoto.com/play/82SCSPwTQgkbPh2pkBVEVA

We had fun, worked hard, and achieved outcomes. And we had a little phrase that we used after almost every meeting "memorable!" "magnifico!"

Thanks Aga, Humberto, Ángeles, Sara and Luis. los quiero mucho!

Blog Number 100

It´s been a blast, and here is to 100 more blogs! I have developed a real affection for my little corner of cyperspace.

To celebrate this milestone, here is a delicious treat:

Joaquin Sabina: "19 días y 500 noches"

What a scrumptious Spanish flame of a singer/songwriter - he is awesome and has fantastic lyrics.

Watch and enjoy this video, it just keeps building up and getting better.



NUMBER 100!!

Guerrero

Last weekend I accompanied some mates from Centro Prodh and Amnesty International to the 15th anniversary celebrations of the Human Rights Center of the Mountain "Tlachinollan", in the state of Guerrero. What an awesome celebration and a great road trip!! Long live Tlachinollan!! These photos didnt come out too badly, for being my nokia phone camara.