Overseas news archive

11.10.2006 As Western and African diplomats inch closer to an agreement with the government of Sudan on the composition of peacekeeping operations, heavy fighting has spilled across the border from the embattled Darfur region into eastern Chad.

11.10.2006 Leading off OneWorld TV's new video podcasts is an exclusive interview series with those at the cutting edge of using video for social change.

11.10.2006 Last week saw global protests against migration controls and the border regime while U.S. President George W. Bush signed legislation that would build a physical barrier to those trying to enter the United States from Mexico.

11.10.2006 WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (OneWorld) - Allies of dispossessed African Bushmen assailed Botswana's diamond industry as the Southern African country's president told a U.S. audience Tuesday the gem is an economic lifeline.

11.10.2006 The U.S. Senate will now consider legislation providing for the revitalization of Native American languages most notably through support of Native American language immersion programs.

11.10.2006 Nine leaders from six countries converged in Washington, DC to begin a training program that will cross the United States modeling a community of leaders inspired to "heal the past, listen to the needs of the present, and take initiative for the future."

11.10.2006 Prominent AIDS activist and journalist Omololu Falobi was killed during an armed robbery near Lagos Thursday. Those who knew him are expressing outrage and sadness this week while remembering his incredible work.

11.10.2006 Two countries abolished the death penalty in 2006, but two others are considering re-instating the practice, which human rights advocates say is imposed in many countries despite appallingly low court standards.

11.10.2006 The UN's new Human Rights Council continues to struggle to distinguish itself from its discredited predecessor, a leading watchdog group said Friday, as the body recessed until late November without taking effective action on crises in Sudan, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, and elsewhere.
From: Human Rights Watch

11.10.2006 There may be only 300 Jarawa remaining on India's Andaman Islands, but over 50,000 have demanded the Indian government respect their wish to remain uncontacted.

11.10.2006 Anna Politkovskaja, an investigative journalist widely known for exposing rights abuses by Russian troops in Chechnya, was shot dead in her apartment block in central Moscow Saturday. She is also remembered for her role as the negotiator with the Chechen rebels who held a siege in a Moscow theatre in 2002.
From: PeaceWomen Across the Globe

11.10.2006 A 113-page landmark U.N. study on gender violence says women continue to be victims of sexual harassment, human trafficking, and blatant discrimination worldwide.

07.10.2006 Survivors have begun rebuilding their homes, communities, and livelihoods--but snow is beginning to fall on nearly 2 million people still living in makeshift shelters and tents, Oxfam warned Wednesday.

07.10.2006 The EU has banned European companies from investing in a pineapple juice factory in Burma, but not taken action to stop investment in the country's lucrative oil, gas, or timber sectors, said an unimpressed Burma watchdog group Wednesday.

07.10.2006 Individuals are seeking creative ways to show their opposition to Thailand's military rulers since the government has outlawed some radio stations, Web sites, and even sending text messages to TV stations.

07.10.2006 Eighty-five changemakers have submitted proposals for a competition seeking innovative solutions to housing problems around the world. Vote for the best ideas--cash prizes will help them launch their plans.

04.10.2006 The imperial era cannot be considered over until the world accepts the rights of the indigenous people, an advocate group said Monday, demanding the UN adopt a declaration setting out those rights.

04.10.2006 Carolyn Bartholomew followed up with Perspectives readers today, discussing the progress and challenges inherent in getting all children into school by 2015. Check out what she had to say on Gather.com.

04.10.2006 Katharine Kendrick was thrilled to see the project she launched as a high school student in California--the Darfur Green Ribbon Project--continue to thrive long after she moved on to an East Coast college.

04.10.2006 WASHINGTON, DC, Oct 3 (OneWorld) - Call them the Religious Left: Church leaders are seeking to rally ''values voters'' ahead of next month's elections in a nationwide crusade to raise the minimum wage.