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- Lack of money could hurt forest deal 18 Dec 2009 09:02 GMT
... people. Chief negotiator La Vina, of the Philippines, defended the text, insisting it was significant ... all and that anyone who cares about human rights should "rejoice." "I'm optimistic that we will ...
- International Migrants Day 18 Dec 2009 04:45 GMT
... In recognition of the contributions made by millions of ... all, and promote respect for the basic human rights of migrants, International Migrants Day is celebrated ... day was proclaimed on the initiative of Filipino and other Asian migrant associations, who in ...
- Queer Pinays gather for human rights week 18 Dec 2009 04:37 GMT
... As part of International Human Rights Week and in celebration of National Lesbian Day in the Philippines, lesbian, bisexual, queer Filipinas, and their allies ... principal organizer for this event, is a Filipino women’s collective concerned with human rights in ...
- Reurters Weekly Alertnet 18 Dec 2009 04:30 GMT
... no end to food price volatility - Philippines: government evacuates tens of thousands as volcano ... and authorities are ignoring the problem, says Amnesty International. In a two-year investigation, Amnesty found rampant human rights violations including torture and executions of suspects ...
- Why the U.S. needs more women in government 18 Dec 2009 03:36 GMT
... the president inspire a real breakthrough on human rights protections for women and girls here at ... live up to CEDAW in Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Ukraine provided the backbone for ...
- Migrants tell of exploitation and detention 18 Dec 2009 03:00 GMT
... they are vulnerable to exploitation, fraud and human rights abuses. To mark International Migrants Day, migrants ... migrants from around the globe have told Amnesty International how they have been exploited, detained and ... caged." Marcella, a 34-year-old woman from the Philippines, arrived in South Korea in April 2006, ...
- Colombian journalist murdered 18 Dec 2009 02:54 GMT
... with the largest death toll in the Philippines, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said ... to Moscow. Russian Presid... Tegucigalpa - A human rights activist who worked on behalf of the ...
- Newsquiz - Week of December 14 18 Dec 2009 02:54 GMT
... almost zero percent. 3. Authorities in the Philippines evacuated about 50,000 people who live near ... The __________ established the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. 7. Federal Reserve Chairman __________ ...
- Journalist death toll reaches 68 in 2009 18 Dec 2009 02:11 GMT
... and disappearances in Chechnya for the Russian human rights group Memorial, was abducted and murdered on ... the killings are in Iraq or the Philippines, in Russia or Mexico, changing this assumption ...
- Nearly a month after the massacre, only Andal Jr. charged in court for murder 18 Dec 2009 01:52 GMT
... It was the worst election-related violence in Philippine history. Cotabato Archbishop Orlando Quevedo described it ... perpetrators of the massacre, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said there might be a need ...
- Why is Falun Gong Banned? 18 Dec 2009 01:41 GMT
... stain on China’s reputation as the worst human rights defender in the world. Every single “fact” ... before 1898 and their occupation of the Philippines which gave them a base in the ...
- COPENHAGEN CRACKDOWN & CLIMATE TALK FAILURE PROTESTED AT SF DANISH CONSULATE 18 Dec 2009 01:18 GMT
... COPENHAGEN CRACKDOWN & CLIMATE TALK FAILURE PROTESTED AT ... Summit, and the suspension of democratic rights, human rights and civil liberties. Tomorrow from 4:30 to ... Environmental Justice & Climate Change Initiative (EJCC), Filipino American Coalition for Environmental Solidarity (FACES), Forest ...
- Obama and Afghanistan 18 Dec 2009 01:15 GMT
... about broader goals like spreading democracy, protecting human rights, or assisting in women's education. The nation ... nations as diverse as Colombia, Yemen, the Philippines, Ivory Coast, Somalia, Chad, the Central African ...
- Marcos Jr. open to running for Philippine presidency his father lost in 1986 revolt 17 Dec 2009 22:54 GMT
... with the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines at a hotel in Manila's financial district ... sullied by allegations of massive corruption and human rights abuses. His mother, Imelda, and a sister, ...
- UN Council creates ombudsman to analyze list of terror suspects 17 Dec 2009 21:50 GMT
... with the largest death toll in the Philippines, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said ... to Moscow. Russian Presid... Tegucigalpa - A human rights activist who worked on behalf of the ...
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