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<title>Ghana: An Ethical and Practical Solution to Ghana&apos;s Criminal Justice System (II) column</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=187063895</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 14:56 GMT</pubDate>
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...  history was the call at the 2000 United Nations (U.N.) Congress on the Prevention of Crime  ...  in the world-the United States, Russia, and South Africa and most executions-China-have been sites of important  ...
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<title>For the first time the Swiss delegation is being headed by a specially appointed representative rather than the head of the Swiss mission to the UN in Geneva, as has been the case up to now.</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=187062720</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 14:54 GMT</pubDate>
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... A three-week session of the United Nations Human Rights Council has begun in Geneva. For the first time the  ...  UN high commissioner for human rights, the South African Navanethem Pillay, who replaced Louise Arbour last  ...
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<title>Switzerland raises its human rights presence</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=187056439</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 14:26 GMT</pubDate>
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... A three-week session of the United Nations Human Rights Council has begun in Geneva. For the first time the  ...  UN high commissioner for human rights, the South African Navanethem Pillay, who replaced Louise Arbour last  ...
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<title>Africa needs GM crops, says top scientist</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=187054364</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 14:07 GMT</pubDate>
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...  adopted across Africa, with the exception of South Africa, with devastating consequences,&quot; Sir David said prior  ...  growth, he said. Bodies such as the UN Environment Programme support traditional farming techniques, which  ...
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<title>Switzerland ups its human rights representation</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=187049736</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 13:31 GMT</pubDate>
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... A three-week session of the United Nations Human Rights Council has begun in Geneva. For the first time the  ...  UN high commissioner for human rights, the South African Navanethem Pillay, who replaced Louise Arbour last  ...
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<title>A three-week session of the United Nations Human Rights Council has begun in Geneva.</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=187049735</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 13:31 GMT</pubDate>
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... A three-week session of the United Nations Human Rights Council has begun in Geneva. For the first time the  ...  UN high commissioner for human rights, the South African Navanethem Pillay, who replaced Louise Arbour last  ...
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<title>It opened on Monday with a new High Commissioner, the South African Navanethem Pillay, who replaced Louise Arbour last week. In her first speech to the council, Pillay called for a worldwide culture of human rights.</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=187046804</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 13:26 GMT</pubDate>
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... A three-week session of the United Nations Human Rights Council has begun in Geneva. For the first time the  ...  UN high commissioner for human rights, the South African Navanethem Pillay, who replaced Louise Arbour last  ...
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<title>Libya: Libya - Who is Fooling Who? opinion</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=187046521</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 13:26 GMT</pubDate>
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...  to global arena following the dropping of UN sanctions in the wake of the earlier  ...  Indeed only Nelson Mandela then President of South Africa truly proved independent by bursting the so-called  ...  travelled by road to Tripoli to register South African appreciation for the role of Libya in  ...
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<title>Hunger in Africa and GM food</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=187044902</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 13:15 GMT</pubDate>
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...  evening, will criticise non-governmental organisations and the UN in his speech for backing traditional farming  ...  whole of Africa, with the exception of South Africa, with devastating consequences.&quot; Last week, King, who  ...
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<title> Kruger marks 110 years</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=187043960</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 13:06 GMT</pubDate>
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... The flagship of the South African National Parks organisation celebrated 110 years of  ...  1898, is the largest game reserve in South Africa and is now a part of the  ...  an area designated as such by the United Nations Education and Scientific Organisation under its Man  ...
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<title>NSG waiver means India has arrived as a power</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=187043257</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 13:01 GMT</pubDate>
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...  this time there was another proliferation involving South Africa, Germany and Israel which led to the South African white minority regime acquiring nuclear weapons. It  ...  ignored by the international community in the UN Special Session on Disarmament that Rajiv Gandhi  ...
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<title>UN Human Rights Commissioner issues call for unity</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=187034950</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 12:27 GMT</pubDate>
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... Geneva - The new United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay, called  ...  Human Rights Council in Geneva. Pillay, a South African judge who took over as UN Commissioner from Canadian Louise Arbour on September  ...
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<title>September is for dancing</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=187033509</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 12:19 GMT</pubDate>
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... September is Heritage Month, when South Africans celebrate the country&apos;s rich diversity in art,  ...  sharing. During the month, communities all over South Africa will showcase their dance talents, as well  ...  heritage. Heritage has been recognised by the South African government as an important tool for democracy,  ...
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<title>Cameroon: &apos;La R(C)publique&apos; Told to Withdraw From Bakassi</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=187025725</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 10:57 GMT</pubDate>
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...  that article 102(1 and 2) of the UN Charter rubbishes such claims.&quot; It further states  ...  supposed international interest meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 25, 2007. The BSCRG comprises  ...
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<title>Business vital to conserve Africa&apos;s wildlife</title>
<link>http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=187022450</link>
<pubDate>8 Sep 2008 10:31 GMT</pubDate>
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...  conservation-led socio-economic development.&quot; LCA was initiated by South African National Parks in 2006 and established with  ...  Ethiopia, Ghana, Gambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. These countries  ...  the Plattner Foundation, Sasol, Virgin International, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation and the Getty Conservation  ...
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