http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1986 en_GB_uk http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85438 As Honduras descends into chaos with the ousting of the President, Pedro Landa says the disintegration of democracy was “inevitable”. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85433 The growing movement for electoral reform in Nigeria, in which civil society is playing a pivotal role, could be a crucible for a citizenship based on rights rather than ethnicity. For OneWorld UK, Nicholas Benequista looks at a potentially key moment in the country's political development. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/85269 U.S.-hosted climate talks with the world's biggest greenhouse gas polluters ended with signs of progress but sizable differences as nations work toward a deal this year to fight global warming. From: Reuters http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/162435/1/1986 Il Divo is a brilliant film – but I am unsure how widely I can recommend it, says Daniel Nelson. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/84869 Himal magazine assesses the prospects for Sri Lanka as the government closes in on the Tigers. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161578/1/1986 W. is a well-made film about one of the most powerful and reviled politicians in the Western world, US President George Bush. Whether it’s worth seeing is another matter. http://uk.oneworld.net/article/view/161552/1/1986 I sat slumped in my seat as the credits rolled for Hunger, feeling as though I had been repeatedly punched in the head by Mohammed Ali. It is a powerful, unrelenting film. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160402/1/1986 Indian government has decided to table the contentious Women’s Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha on May 6. Earlier in an interview with OWSA, Dr Ranjana Kumari, Director, Centre for Social Research spoke on the whole gamut of issues concerning the need for women in governance. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160388/1/1986 Initially introduced in 1996 and subsequently in lapse; snatched and torn up in 1999, the contentious Women’s Reservation Bill is finally set to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on May 6. The Bill seeks to provide 33% reservation for women in state assemblies and the parliament. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160387/1/1986 Indian government has decided to table the contentious Women’s Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha on May 6. Earlier in an interview with OWSA, Dr Ranjana Kumari, Director, Centre for Social Research spoke on the whole gamut of issues concerning the need for women in governance. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160360/1/1986 Attacks on freedom of press are akin to attacks on international law, humanity and freedom itself, said UN head Ban Ki-moon on World Press Freedom Day, celebrated on May 3, drawing attention to the increasing targeting of journalists around the world and the failure to prosecute such crimes. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160302/1/1986 Sri Lankan government’s decision to ease restrictions on fishing in Eastern Province, a territory hitherto controlled by LTTE rebels, will give much needed fillip to the industry – a major source of revenue for the country’s exchequer and livelihood for people. It will also help people recover from 2004 tsunami disaster. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160181/1/1986 Nepal Maoists owe their impressive performance in the recently held elections to the support of the marginalised communities. It is now up to the former rebels to prove themselves and come up to the expectations of these people whose interests have long been ignored in the past. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83538 With the emergence of the Maoists as the largest party in Nepal's Constituent Assembly, the group today held consultations with donor agencies about aid for the government the party will lead. From Kantipur.com http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160057/1/1986 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.