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RIGHTS: China Uses ‘War on Terror’ to Trample Muslim Minority
Another government has seized the opportunity presented by Washington's "war on terrorism" to justify violating the human rights of its citizens, says a report released Wednesday by Amnesty International (AI).REFUGEE DAY: One Million Wasting Away
The United Nations Security Council discussed them this week, as did the powerful U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, but the world's arguably most at-risk refugees continue to starve waiting for help.TRADE: North American Leaders ‘Micro-Managing’ Environment Deal
The North American environment would be better off if governments agreed to set aside a section of the continent's free trade deal that lets them pursue one another for not enforcing their laws, says a review of the deal's "green" accord.POLITICS-U.S.: Citizens Revolt Against Paperless Voting
Carroll County officials in the U.S. state of Ohio opted this week not to buy an electronic voting machine in time for November's presidential election, and Dan Kozminski says his group should get some of the credit for that decision.CANADA: Groups Back Off Pollution Complaint, Turn to Government
In a rare move, environmental activists are backing a decision to refrain from pushing Canada to get tougher on pollution from coal-fired power plants, saying that a new government in one province seems intent on meeting its promise to abolish the operations within three years.POLITICS-U.S.: More Florida Voting Fiascos Possible, Groups Warn
Some five-dozen residents of the U.S. state of Florida appeared in a hearing before Governor Jeb Bush in March to explain why they should be allowed to regain certain civil rights, including the right to vote.POLITICS: Latest U.S. Terror Warning Raises Questions
Two of the seven suspected terrorists linked by the Bush administration to an impending "hard" attack on the United States are probably not even in North America, said officials Wednesday.INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: Partnership with World Bank Follows a Rocky Road
The 2004 session of the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues has demonstrated again how far the planet's native peoples and World Bank officials must still travel before they become full allies in development.INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: Fight for Rights Central to Recognition
Hours before the U.N. Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues was slated to discuss human rights - one of six themes on tap at the annual gathering - more than 100 groups and individuals had already signed up to speak, although the Forum has no power to probe their claims and is limited to advising the U.N. system on indigenous peoples' issues.INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: American Indians Take Charge of Healing
The policy of the boarding school system established by U.S. officials in the 19th century was to "kill the Indian and keep the man," to assimilate indigenous children into the dominant white society, but now American Indians are demanding restitution.INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: American Indians Take Charge of Healing
The policy was to "kill the Indian and keep the man."INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: Women in Limelight at U.N. Forum
Indigenous women claimed the spotlight at a U.N. meeting Monday, first asking hundreds of delegates and observers to join hands with their neighbours while they sang a blessing, and later urging representatives of governments, civil society and development agencies to work harder to ensure that their ways of living survive.INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: Paper Trail Grows at U.N. Forum
The lengthy list of reports submitted to the only full-time United Nations body dedicated to indigenous peoples prior to its 2004 session is a sign of its success, say some observers.MAY DAY: Nike Complaint Spotlights U.N. Partnership With Business
U.S. and Canadian labour unions say they will consider filing a complaint at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) after another United Nations body that promotes corporate responsibility said it could not deal with their allegation that sports equipment maker Nike is anti-union.IRAQ: Latest Killings of Media Workers Fit Pattern, Says Watchdog
U.S. soldiers' negligence appears to be the cause of Monday's killings of two Iraqi media workers in the city of Samara north of Baghdad, said an official from the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on Tuesday.POLITICS: Bush Ideology Hurts Women Worldwide – Groups
U.S. President George W Bush can talk a good line on women's issues but his performance is a flop, said U.S. groups Monday in a preview of this weekend's March for Women's Lives in Washington.MIDEAST: Bush-Sharon Deal a ‘Roadmap to War’, Says Peace Group
President George W. Bush's closest international ally, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, arrived in Washington on Friday arguing he can still make sense of the "roadmap" to peace between Israelis and Palestinians. But U.S. peace groups say all traces of that route were lost in a Bush deal with Israeli leader Ariel Sharon earlier this week.MIDEAST: Bush-Sharon Deal a ‘Roadmap to War’, Says Peace Group
President George W. Bush's closest international ally, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, arrived in Washington on Friday arguing he can still make sense of the "roadmap" to peace between Israelis and Palestinians. But U.S. peace groups say all traces of that route were lost in a Bush deal with Israeli leader Ariel Sharon earlier this week.POLITICS: World’s Promises Failing Ethnic Groups in Sudan
One week after world leaders warned of another 'Rwanda' in the making, pro-government forces reportedly continue attacks on indigenous groups in Sudan's Darfur region and the African nation's government is refusing access to human rights investigators.WORLD HEALTH DAY: Neglected Diseases Finally Attract Attention
When two U.S. Special Forces soldiers back from Afghanistan reported to hospital late last year with symptoms that suggested visceral leishmaniasis, known in India as kala-azar or black fever, doctors tested their bone marrow for the disease, but the results came back negative.TRADE: Activists Assess Post-NAFTA Progress
A decade ago, activists from both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border joined hands - many for the first time - to fight a proposed free trade deal that, to little surprise, was adopted by governments in the two countries, plus Canada.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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