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December 2007

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UN-Afghan Tiff Over Contacts with Taliban

27.12.2007 Intense diplomatic efforts are continuing in Afghanistan to prevent the expulsion of a senior UN official accused of engaging in talks with leaders of the Taliban.

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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Afghanistan] [United Kingdom] [Governance] [War and peace] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution] [United Nations]

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Yli puolella YK-maista ei ole lakia naisiin kohdistuvaa väkivaltaa vastaan

13.12.2007 Maailmassa hakataan, tapetaan, ostetaan ja myydään miljoonia naisia joka vuosi. YK:n väestörahasto Unfpa muistuttaa, että 102 maata YK:n 192 jäsenestä ei edelleenkään ole säätänyt lakeja naisten suojelemiseksi.

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From: Suomen IPS
Related topics/regions: [Human rights]

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Human rights in a world of terror

Image of the report / Photo credit: CHRI

12.12.2007 A number of developments across South Asia serve to highlight the disturbing trend of increasingly militarised control and policing of human activity, and the stamping out of human rights in the guise of counter-terrorism measures, says a report, titled: Stamping Out Rights: The Impact of Anti-Terrorism Laws on Policing.

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From: OneWorld South Asia
Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Human rights] [Civil rights] [Freedom of expression] [Justice and crime] [Law] [Terrorism]

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U.S. Intelligence Review Contradicts Iran Policy

The National Intelligence Estimate "deals a serious blow to the administration's claim that Iran is determined to acquire nuclear weapons."

05.12.2007 The newest official U.S. intelligence review not only contradicts the Bush administration's line on Iranian intentions regarding nuclear weapons, but points to a link between Tehran's 2003 decision to halt research on weaponisation and its decision to negotiate with European foreign ministers on both nuclear and Iranian security concerns.

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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [Europe] [Iran] [United States] [International cooperation] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Nuclear arms]

Image: The National Intelligence Estimate "deals a serious blow to the administration's claim that Iran is determined to acquire nuclear weapons."