http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1968 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85421 A year-long campaign for the criminalisation of torture in Asian countries - "a serious issue in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand" - starts on Friday. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85364 This year's campaign linked to the Burmese democracy leader's birthday. It's original and innovative but I wish there was more focus on the role of the Chinese in propping up the regime. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161444/1/1968 Reflections on a divided world, posted weekly by Bill Gunyon, Editor of OneWorld Guides http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85031 Large majorities in most countries say they would like their government and the UN to take an active role in preventing discrimination against women, according to an international poll. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84874 A clearly argued case for the right to food, based on human rights obligations, (pdf file) from Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161848/1/1968 The values of Christmas hold fast amongst our floundering ideals for democracy and human rights. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161684/1/1968 A San Francisco jury begins deliberations today in a precedent-setting civil case that seeks to hold oil giant Chevron liable in the US for human rights abuses in Nigeria. + OneWorld's Nigeria Guide http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161271/1/1968 Ten years since its establishment - despite major human rights crises in Darfur, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe - the landmark African court of human rights has yet to hear a single case, says a new report. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/160922/1/1968 A photography exhibition looks at the prevalence of slavery and injustice in the 21st century through the lenses of eight internationally acclaimed documentary photographers. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160347/1/1968 UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (OneWorld) - The global food crisis is likely to persist if speculative investment by the corporate world is not reined in soon, warned a top expert responsible for reporting to the United Nations on human rights violations. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160259/1/1968 A first batch of Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal has landed in America. Described as one of the largest resettlement programmes in the world, the US has agreed to take in 60,000 refugees. Away from sub-human conditions in the camps, they are finding their new life both strange and full of prospects. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160230/1/1968 A new UN report released less than two weeks after the Maoists’ victory in the Nepal polls, says children are still being recruited by armed groups and used for political demonstrations. The report calls for enhanced legal protection of minors, in line with international standards. http://tv.oneworld.net/article/view/160211/1/1968 http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160057/1/1968 Come May 10 and Burmese citizens will vote to endorse a constitution that took a decade and a half to be drafted. The military junta, however, seems to have its own plans to swing the tide in its favour. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160022/1/1968 To counter human trafficking, Indian government with support from UN agency on drugs and crime has released a manual for Delhi Police. The manual guides policemen to deal strictly with the crime and also talks of bringing about an attitudinal change so as not to subject the victims to further indignities.