No more essential duty of government exists than the protection of the lives of its people. Fail in this, and we fail in everything.

What we had here was a duty to warm people, to give them the evidence so they can make an informed choice. That doesn't mean it's an easy choice.

The first duty of a government is to give education to the people

The first duty of a government is to give education to the people

Not only has the Iraqi government failed to provide minimal protection for its citizens, it has actively pursued a policy of rounding up and torturing innocent men and women. Its failure to punish those who have committed acts of torture has added to the breakdown of the rule of law and to spiraling human rights violations in Iraq.

It is therefore the duty of the Zambian government to promote and strengthen its judiciary, ... In fact the government should decide which matters they will pursue. Other than being legally folly, the attempts to run parallel civil and criminal matters based on the same facts, material and circumstances, unfairly prejudices me.