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DEVEOPMENT-ASIA: Big Business Erodes Farmers’ Rights -Activists
Thai environmentalists are closely watching attempts by agribusiness companies to wield more influence in the local production and distribution of rice seeds, a move that they say could undermine the livelihood of the country's rice farmers in the future.POLITICS: Thailand’s Battle against Opium a Model for Afghanistan
Thailand's successful battle against opium production over the past 30 years is a model for war-ravaged Afghanistan, which accounted for nearly 75 percent of the world's opium production during the 1990s, U.N. officials and Thai officials say.DEVELOPMENT: Asia Shows that People Power Can Work
In the Philippines, a popular uprising by citizens tired of corruption led to the ouster of then President Joseph Estrada last year. In Indonesia, former president Suharto was driven out of office in 1998, following a similar display of public outrage.POLITICS-CAMBODIA: Violence in Poll Campaign Tests Democracy
Cambodia is moving closer toward achieving another milestone in its political life -- the first-ever attempt at democratically electing local governments -- but is unable to shed the violence and intimidation that dogs this South-east Asian nation./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/CULTURE-THAILAND: Malls Threaten to Edge Out Modern Art
Chumporn Apisuk is a rebel with a cause. Armed with 100 paintings, this Thai performance artist wants to shake up the authorities running Bangkok for their lack of aesthetic sensibilities.SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Sexual Minorities Make More Space for Themselves
A gay Indonesian academic had a pleasant surprise in November when the time came time to launch his book on homosexuality: He was invited to do so at a respected Islamic university in his country.POLITICS-SRI LANKA: New Peace Attempt Sows New Hopes, New Risks
On the face of it, Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels are sporting new political stripes -- those of peace.SRI LANKA: New Govt Woos Tamil Support through Goodwill Gestures
The barricades and security checkpoints are coming down in the Sri Lankan capital, giving this city of some 600,000 people the look and feel of a normal metropolis rather than one under siege.POLITICS-INDONESIA: Activists Hit Megawati on Aceh
Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri's human rights credentials are facing a severe test in Aceh, a resource- rich province where a demand for independence keeps growing stronger as time passes./CORRECTED REPEAT/RIGHTS-AFRICA: Region Gets New Tools against Child Sex Trade
Representatives from more than 20 African countries at a just-finished conference here succeeded in drawing global attention to the particular forms of sex abuse their children are subject to -- more of them are actually being exploited outside the commercial sex trade.RIGHTS-AFRICA: Region Gets New Tools against Child Sex Trade
Representatives from more than 20 African countries attending a just-finished conference here succeeded in drawing global attention to the particular forms of sex abuse their children are subject to -- more of them being exploited are actually bein exploited outside the commercial sex trade.RIGHTS: Central America Drawing More Sex Tourists – Report
Due to a lack of political will and weak laws, Central American countries are fast replacing South-east Asian countries like Thailand and the Philippines as the most sought- after destination of sex tourists, according to regional experts.RIGHTS: Time to Chip Away at Male Demand for Child Sex — Experts
When Denise Ritchie, a 45-year-old New Zealand lawyer, called on men in her country to participate in a public event to highlight the dominant role that men play among child sex abusers, she was asked to "get lost".RIGHTS: Time to Chip Away at Male Demand for Child Sex — Experts
When Denise Ritchie, a 45-year-old New Zealand lawyer, called on men in her country to participate in a public event to highlight the dominant role that men play among child sex abusers, she was asked to "get lost".RIGHTS: Communities Can Protect Children from Sex Trade
Close to 30 slums in India's southern city of Madras have been enjoying a rare distinction in the past three years: Not a single child from this 40,000-strong community works in the sex trade.RIGHTS: Fighting Sexual Exploitation Goes Beyond Paper Pledges
The last five years have brought greater awareness of child sexual exploitation as a global problem, but it is time to go beyond making new paper pledges and use stronger weapons to combat this scourge, U. N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) chief Carol Bellamy said here Sunday.RIGHTS: Fighting Sexual Exploitation Goes Beyond Paper Pledges
The last five years have brought greater awareness of child sexual exploitation as a global problem, but it is time to go beyond making new paper pledges and use stronger weapons to combat this scourge, U. N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) chief Carol Bellamy said here Sunday.2001-2002: Security Has Bigger Role in Asia after ‘War on Terror’
When the Chinese government lined up to march in step with the U.S.-led 'war against terrorism,' human rights activists knew that the Uighurs, a Turkic-speaking Muslim minority in China, were in for harsh times.POLITICS-THAILAND: King’s Rebuke Adds to Premier’s Bad Week
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been facing some bitter political truths all week amid a string of criticism about the so-called "flawed" policies of his nine-month-old government.THAILAND: Hotels Step in to Protect Children from Sex Industry
In May, 19-year-old Duen Pomhin began a 20- week training programme at the Pan Pacific Hotel here, one tailored to teenagers from families bordering on destitution in Thailand's northern provinces.POLITICS-BURMA: Exiles Wonder Where Talks with Opposition are Headed
Exiled Burmese human rights activists are losing patience with the woefully slow progress made in the more than a year's dialogue between the military government and the political opposition, as well as a U.N. special envoy's quest to nudge Rangoon toward more democracy.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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