Full Coverage: Security
February 2008
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15.02.2008
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15 (OneWorld) - Steven Spielberg and human rights groups ratcheted up the pressure on China this week while nearly 100,000 activists turned their sights on Wall Street's biggest investment firms, urging them all to wield their power to help bring peace to the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [China] [Sudan] [Business] [Corporations] [Credit and investment] [Geopolitics] [Conflict] Image: Darfuri girl displaced by war. © Gerald Martone / International Rescue Committee
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07.02.2008
KARACHI, Feb 6 (IPS) - Saifullah Paracha, a Pakistani national incarcerated in the United States military prison in Guantanamo, Cuba since September 2004, suffers from a serious heart condition and may not live unless provided special care, says his lawyer.
more...From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related topics/regions: [Pakistan] [United States] [Health] [Disease] [Human rights] [Justice and crime] [Law] [Arms & military] [Terrorism] |
06.02.2008
BOGOTA, Feb 5 (OneWorld) - An estimated 2 million Colombians marched here Monday in a show of opposition to the FARC guerrillas. Worldwide, solidarity protests organized through the Facebook online platform spanned 193 cities in Latin America, North America, Europe, and Asia.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Colombia] [ICT] [Internet] [Activism] [Justice and crime] [Arms & military] [Conflict] [Peace] Image: From the rally on Bogota's 7th Avenue. © Henry Mance
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05.02.2008
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 4 (OneWorld) - Tuesday's election contests across the United States will offer voters some clear choices on controversial issues like water boarding, secret trials of terrorism suspects, and the future of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, say analysts.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Human rights] [Politics] [Governance] [Justice and crime] [Law] [Arms & military] [Terrorism] Image: Protesting torture outside the White House © CODEPINK: Women for Peace
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