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POLITICS-U.S.: The Axis of Incoherence
As the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush searches increasingly desperately for a viable "exit strategy" from an Iraqi quagmire, its policy there is appearing ever more incoherent.RIGHTS-US: New Activist Network Slams Growing Abuses Under Bush
Key U.S. civil liberties and social justice groups marked International Human Rights Day Wednesday by launching a new "U.S. Human Rights Network" dedicated to raising awareness about international human rights standards and focusing attention on the U.S. failure to enforce them.POLITICS-US: Gore Endorsement Boosts Dean as Race Accelerates
Former Vice President Al Gore's surprise endorsement Tuesday of Howard Dean for the Democratic presidential nomination marks a major boost for the insurgent former Vermont governor who was already leading his party rivals in both popularity and collecting campaign cash.POLITICS-MIDDLE EAST: Former Top US Officials Back Geneva Accord
Three days after the administration of President George W. Bush shrugged off the unofficial Israeli-Palestinian peace plan released last week in Geneva, a bipartisan group of eight former top U.S. national-security officials said they supported the so-called "Geneva Accord".RIGHTS-UZBEKISTAN: Govt Turns Deaf Ear to Allies’ Quiet Diplomacy
Despite U.S. President George W. Bush's recent vows to pursue a "forward strategy of freedom" in the Islamic world, one of his closest allies there, Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov, seems to be digging in his heels against any meaningful political reform.U.S-IRAQ.: A Sunday in Samarra
On one point, all sources appear to agree: what happened in the northern Sunni town of Samarra last Sunday could tell us a great deal about whether U.S. forces are likely to succeed or fail in pacifying and stabilising Iraq.U.S.: Group Contests Casino Owned By Jewish Extremists’ Backer
While U.S. Treasury officials scour financial records worldwide to stop funds donated by wealthy Arabs from flowing to radical Islamist groups, a small group of U.S. citizens is trying to shut down a major source of funding for Jewish extremists in Israel and the occupied territories.U.S.: Group Contests Casino Owned By Jewish Extremists’ Backer
While U.S. Treasury officials scour financial records worldwide to stop funds donated by wealthy Arabs from flowing to radical Islamist groups, a small group of U.S. citizens is trying to shut down a major source of funding for Jewish extremists in Israel and the occupied territories.TRADE: Report Damns El Salvador Labour Rights on Eve of U.S. Deal
Workers' rights guarantees in a proposed Central American trade pact must be strengthened, according to Human Rights Watch, which says it has documented systematic abuses by businesses of labour rights in El Salvador.RIGHTS: U.S. Exporting Torture Tools – Amnesty
U.S. companies are exporting millions of dollars worth of equipment known to be used for torture, including selling devices to 12 countries where the State Department says the use of torture is "persistent", according to a new report by Amnesty International.IRAQ: Recent Visitors Question U.S. Tactics
While electricity generation now exceeds pre-invasion levels, markets are plentiful, and virtually all school-aged children are back at their desks, the war for Iraqi ''hearts and minds'' remains very much up in the air, say independent analysts who have recently returned from that country.POLITICS: Unofficial Mideast Peace Plans Get Global Backing
If the success of the unofficial Israeli-Palestinian peace plan launched amid great fanfare in Geneva on Monday were dependent on international goodwill, it could be implemented tomorrow.RIGHTS-NIGERIA: Curbs on Free Expression Must be Lifted – Watchdog
Despite significant improvements in civil liberties since Nigeria's transition from military to civilian rule four years ago, the basic right to freedom of expression is still not guaranteed, says a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW).POLITICS-U.S.: Presidential Hopefuls Vow to Double AIDS Spending
All nine Democratic candidates for president have pledged to more than double spending to fight global HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria over that planned by the Bush administration until 2008.IRAQ-U.S.: Is It the Bases?
Now that the Bush administration has decided to sharply accelerate the transfer of full sovereignty to an Iraqi government, why does it not invite the United Nations to help with the transition?At this point, an invitation appears logical. At a minimum, it would give the occupation greater international legitimacy and encourage other countries to contribute both troops and more reconstruction assistance, easing Washington's burden.
IRAQ-U.S.: Is It the Bases?
Now that the Bush administration has decided to sharply accelerate the transfer of full sovereignty to an Iraqi government, why does it not invite the United Nations to help with the transition?RIGHTS: U.S. Could be Freeing Guantanamo Inmates to Torture – HRW
Uighur separatists from China are likely to be mistreated if they are returned to Beijing's custody from the Guantanamo Bay naval base as the U.S. administration is reportedly considering, says the group Human Rights Watch (HRW)..POLITICS-U.S.: Congress to Hike AIDS Funds in Foreign Aid Spending
After extensive deal making, Congress is set to provide 2.4 billion dollars for global anti-AIDS initiatives in 2004, 400 million dollars more than was requested by President George W. Bush.POLITICS-U.S.: The Realists Rally
After two years of dominating U.S. foreign policy, are unilateralist hawks in the administration of President George W. Bush losing power to the so-called realists whom they have long disdained?DEVELOPMENT: World Hunger Diminishes, Rises Again
After falling during the first half of the 1990s, the number of hungry people in the world, particularly in developing countries, is once again on the rise, say latest estimates by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).RIGHTS-SUDAN: Foreign Oil Firms Profited From Devastation – Report
Foreign oil companies in Sudan have been complicit in major human rights violations committed by the Sudanese government against the indigenous peoples of the oil-drilling regions in the country's south, says a massive report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tuesday.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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