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LATIN AMERICA: Critics Sceptical of Business Community's Concern About Poverty
By Daniela Estrada
SANTIAGO - Regional business leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Latin America admitted that unequal distribution of wealth is a crucial problem, and said they want to contribute to its solution.
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RIGHTS: U.S. Gov't Discriminates Against Muslim Immigrants - Study
By Emad Mekay
WASHINGTON - U.S. immigration practices towards thousands of Muslim immigrants over the past six years received a searing indictment in a study released Tuesday, accusing the U.S. government of turning immigration institutions into security stations that penalise individuals because of their religion and national origin.
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DEVELOPMENT: Australia Social Forum Is Possible
By Stephen de Tarczynski
MELBOURNE - While the organisers have proclaimed the third Melbourne Social Forum (MSF), which concluded here on Sunday, a hit, some participants say the event could have been more representative.
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News in RSSFrom June 27 to July 1, Atlanta is the meeting place for civil society during the U.S. Social Forum. The United States has a vibrant, outspoken civil society, which includes groups, big and small, from associations of homeless people and churches to indigenous communities, human rights organisations, and networks of NGOs. War, repression, human rights are high on the agenda. IPS brings you a virtual forum where you can find experiences, analysis, insights.

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IS THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM ALREADY OLD NEWS?
by Mario Lubetkin
Despite the success of the seventh World Social Forum (WSF) held last month in Nairobi, media coverage of the massive event continues to wane, in sharp contrast to the prominence the event was given in its first few years, writes Mario Lubetkin, director-general of the IPS news agency.
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