Full Coverage: Social exclusion

25.08.2005 As much of the world's focus has turned toward the Israeli withdrawal of illegal Jewish settlements on occupied Palestinian land in the Gaza Strip, hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon - the majority of whom were displaced through the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, continue to demand their right to return to their villages, towns and cities throughout Palestine. Listen to a report by Mohammed Shublaq and Stefan Christoff from the Lebanese refugee camps.

18.08.2005 Ainda que seja a maior tragédia marítima do Equador, o naufrágio do barco que levava equatorianos que tentavam cruzar a fronteira dos Estados Unidos de maneira ilegal é apenas a ponta do iceberg. Para concretizar o sonho de uma vida com mais conforto e menos pobreza, centenas de equatorianos arriscam a própria vida.

18.08.2005 The Rajya Sabha on August 16, 2005, passed the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Bill, 2004, giving daughters and sons equal rights to property. Indian Law Minister Hans Raj Bhardwaj says that this legislation, recognising a daughter's right to inherit ancestral property was a path-breaking step towards gender equality in India.

15.08.2005 The Mesecina Roma Humanitarian organization from Gostivar, complains about the increasing number of cases of discrimination and racist incidents directed against Roma in Macedonia.

10.08.2005 NEW DELHI, Aug 9 (IPS) - While corporate India eagerly counts foreign direct investment in mining projects, tribal peoples sitting on some of the world's richest deposits of iron ore, bauxite and copper in eastern Orissa state are watching, with trepidation, the sudden burst of alien activity on their ancient lands.

09.08.2005 HIV gives rise to certain specific problems in women. They have little or no access to information. Even if they have information, they do not have the power in relationships to bargain for what is rightfully theirs.

09.08.2005 Il y a cinq ans, le Président Mugabe lançait une vaste campagne de confiscation de terres, saisissant plus de 10 millions d'acres de terres appartenant surtout à des fermiers blancs. Quels que soient les maux dus au colonialisme et à son héritage, les actions de Mugabe sur le peuple n'ont fait que provoquer famine et ruine de l'économie.

Le Zimbabwe est devenu un destinataire important de l'aide alimentaire. L'année dernière, le rendement du maïs n'a même pas atteint la demande nationale, et équivalait à la moitié de la production annuelle enregistrée avant le début des confiscations de terres. Depuis lors, l'économie du Zimbabwe s'est affaiblie de presque 35 %, avec une inflation atteignant jusqu'à 600 % l'année dernière. Aujourd'hui, environ 80 % de la main-d'œuvre est sans emploi, et 4 des 16 millions d'habitants ont émigré.

08.08.2005 The citizens of the Roma neighbourhood at “Tosin Bunar” in Belgrade have been exposed to the attacks by unknown assailants for more than a week now.

05.08.2005 a sous-représentation des femmes au sein des instances électives dans presque tous les pays du monde est de notoriété publique. Au-delà de la dénonciation, certaines mesures concrètes peuvent être mises en place afin de remédier à cette situation. Parmi ces moyens, on discute de plus en plus de l'implantation de quotas visant à augmenter la présence des femmes en leur assurant un certain pourcentage à différents niveaux : listes de candidatures, parlements, commissions, cabinets, etc.

01.08.2005 Britain's High Court stopped the eviction of 36 Traveler--or Gypsy--families outside of London last week, but another 20 families could still be forcibly removed Monday from the land they have settled. Travelers still face severe discrimination across Europe, rights advocates say.