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09.04.2008
Nepal has sealed its border with India ahead of polling for security reasons. At least 20 people are reported to have died in election-related violence, including yesterdays killing of a candidate from a prominent party. Final preparations are on with poll officials reaching 21,000 polling stations dotting the country.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Politics] [Democracy] Image: Security situation in Nepal is tense / Photo credit: BBC
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08.04.2008
Cadres of Maoists and other political parties in Nepal continued to clash with each other until the last day of campaigning. Over 200 poll-related incidents of violence in the last one month have been recorded. It is now to be seen how peacefully the elections take place on April 10.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Politics] [Democracy] [Governance] Image: Anxious faces / Photo credit: Reuters
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07.04.2008
Campaign is in full swing for the historic April 10 Constituent Assembly polls in Nepal. In its final assessment report, the UN has urged political groups to refrain from violent and intimidating tactics. The report also says that there have been attempts to buy votes using state resources.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Politics] [Democracy] [Governance] [United Nations] Image: Nepal map / Photo credit: UN News
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03.04.2008
DENVER/RAYBURN 2123 IN SECOND LIFE, Apr 2 (OneWorld) - U.S. lawmakers held the first-ever hearing simulcast in a 3D virtual world Tuesday, probing experts about the opportunities and dangers posed by new online communities.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Capacity building] [Information & media] [Communication] [Culture] [ICT] [Internet] [Governance] Image: Rik Riel watches Linden Lab CEO Philip Rosedale testify. © Rik Panganiban / Rik Riel
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24.03.2008
NEW YORK, Mar 24 (OneWorld) - A corporate watchdog group has started a nationwide voting campaign to name and shame companies that run afoul of economic and environmental laws.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Business] [Corporations] [Climate change] [Activism] [Ethics & value systems] |
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18.03.2008
SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, Mar 18 (OneWorld) - Dozens of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans publicly testified this weekend about crimes they committed during the course of battle -- many of which were prompted by the orders or policies laid down by superior officers.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iraq] [Ethics & value systems] [Justice and crime] [Law] [Arms & military] [Conflict] Image: U.S. soldier watches over prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. © U.S. Dept of Defense / Amnesty International USA
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21.02.2008
NEW YORK, Feb 21 (OneWorld) - Graphic images of animal cruelty and this week's record recall of U.S. beef have spurred fresh demands to expand a ban on killing sick animals for food consumption.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Food] [Business] [Consumption] [Corporations] [Animals] [Health] [Ethics & value systems] Image: © Worldwatch Institute
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20.02.2008
NEW YORK, Feb 19 (IPS) - As the United States moves towards holding death-sentence trials for six Guantanamo Bay detainees alleged to have plotted the Sep. 11 attacks, legal scholars and human rights advocates are questioning not only the six-year-long process and timing of the charges, but also whether the accused could ever receive fair trials.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [United States] [Civil rights] [Justice and crime] [Law] [Arms & military] [Terrorism] Image: Protesting Congress' Military Commission Act; Sep. 2006. © CODEPINK: Women for Peace
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08.02.2008
NEW YORK, Feb 8 (OneWorld) - A much-delayed U.S. government report has been obtained by journalists, raising allegations that officials may be suppressing politically inconvenient data that, if released, could help protect the health of millions living in the Great Lakes region of the country.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Pollution] [Health] [Civil rights] [Science] [Governance] Image: Chicago and Lake Michigan. © Storm Crypt (flickr)
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22.01.2008
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In a telling OneWorld dialogue, Molly Melching discusses Tostan's uniquely successful approach to development and how it relates to traditions, values, human rights, and human nature. Related topics/regions: [West Africa] [Senegal] [Children] [Youth] [Gender] [Sexuality] [Culture] [Civil society] [Ethics & value systems] |
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29.10.2007
NEW YORK, Oct 29 (OneWorld) - Donald Rumsfeld, the former U.S. secretary of defense, is facing criminal charges in France for ordering the torture of prisoners in Iraq and at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iraq] [France] [Human rights] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and crime] [Law] [Arms & military] [Terrorism] Image: Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
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22.10.2007
The National Family Health Survey III says 25% of Indian women work without pay and 40% of them face domestic violence. The survey also shows how patriarchy colonises womens minds to make both men and women think wife-beating is okay.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Gender] [Sexuality] [Culture] |
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18.10.2007
Dozens of residents of the United States capital came together as a community Tuesday night to call for a fairer global community that considers people far away "as extended family members." OneWorld's Ida Wahlstrom reports from the rally.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Poverty] [Activism] [Ethics & value systems] [MDGs] Image: From right to left: Amita Mongia, Mongia's daughter, and Elle Wilhite. © Ida Wahlstrom
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05.10.2007
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (IPS) - A sudden halt to executions in Texas, the United States' most active death penalty state, may signal that there is now an unofficial national moratorium in place across the nation, pending a ruling by the Supreme Court on whether a specific lethal injection cocktail is legal.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [United States] [Civil rights] [Justice and crime] [Law] |
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08.09.2007
NEW YORK, Sep 8 (OneWorld) - Less than one month after a devastating mining incident rocked the United States, a coalition of some of the world's leading environmental and humanitarian aid groups is calling for tighter environmental and safety rules for the global mining projects financed by the World Bank.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Water/sanitation] [Credit and investment] [Finance] [Pollution] Image: Members of Indias Kuntia Kondh community arrive in London ahead of mining giants AGM to protest over aluminiun mining and processing plants. © ActionAid UK
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29.08.2007
NEW YORK, Aug 29 (OneWorld) - The White House is coming under increasing pressure from a number of Congressional leaders and rights watchdog groups to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales with someone who can restore faith in the U.S. justice system.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Human rights] [Politics] [Governance] [Justice and crime] [Law] [Terrorism] |
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23.08.2007
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 23 (IPS) - Shocked by the release on parole of former Chilean secret police agent Enrique Arancibia, who was sentenced to life in prison for the 1974 murders of Chilean General Carlos Prats and his wife, the attorney representing the Chilean state in that trial told IPS he was considering legal action to get the measure overturned.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [Argentina] [Chile] [Human rights] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and crime] [Law] Image: Enrique Arancibia. © Memoriaviva.com
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09.08.2007
The Chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) have given direction to the TV channels not to cover terrorist incidents which promote the objectives of the terrorists to create terror, hence asked to do it with 'time delay-filtration technology.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Pakistan] [Information & media] [Media] [Governance] |
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31.07.2007
Tuhannet ihmiset joutuvat köyhyyden edessä työskentelemään teknologiajätteen kierrätyksen parissa. Altistuminen vaarallisille metalleille on muodostunut ongelmaksi jo ennen Intian astumista laajempaan tietoyhteiskuntaan, osittain länsimaista laittomasti maahantuodun e-jätteen myötä. Kehitystä on kuitenkin tapahtumassa Intian ensimmäisen yksityisen e-jätteen kierrätyslaitoksen rakentamisen myötä.
more...From: Digital Opportunity Channel Related topics/regions: [India] [Conservation] [Pollution] |

