Social Watch news
Published on Fri, 2011-08-19 07:57
Source: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has launched a guide to show how human rights defenders can defend themselves against aggression from the State, report abuses to international institutions and get funding for their activities. The document also explains to journalists and media how they must cover those issues. |
Published on Thu, 2011-08-18 07:49
Sources: Daily Guide, Business and Financial Times, Ghana Business News, X FM News Center. The Government of Ghana announced that it's studying tariff and non-tariff measures to restrict the importation of poultry products, after local analysts warned that those purchases are harming the national economy. "Imported chicken is being sold at below the cost of local chicken, and farmers in Ghana cannot simply compete, resulting in the collapse of dozens of farms and the loss of hundreds of jobs," said Yaw Graham, expert of the Third World Network-Africa (TWN-A), focal point of Social Watch. |
Published on Wed, 2011-08-17 07:50
Source: Solidarity Center The University of Bahrain dismissed last week for political reasons 19 professors who had had been suspended in April, amongst them Abdullah Alderazi, secretary general of the Bahrain Human Rights Society (BHRS, national focal point of Social Watch). |
Published on Tue, 2011-08-16 09:09
Source: Campaña por la Expresión Ciudadana The telecommunications bill that is currently before the Paraguayan Parliament does not establish media communications as a universal right of all citizens but considers it a product in the market place. According to Rubén Ayala, the coordinator of the Association of Community Radio and Alternative Media (Voces Paraguay), in a statement on the portal of the Campaign for Citizens Expression (Campaña por la Expresión Ciudadana), the focal point of Social Watch in the country, one of the motives behind this restrictive proposed legislation is that it would limit the power of community radio stations and civil society organizations and prevent them from obtaining finance by selling advertising. |
Published on Mon, 2011-08-15 06:18
Sources: IPS, Women in News Women must "start working hard" to have a stronger political representation and to include gender issues for the 2016 elections, given they are not properly represented for the September 20 general elections, said Emily Sikazwe, the executive director of Women for Change, a gender focused non-governmental organization working with communities, especially women and children in rural areas and national focal point of Social Watch in this African country. |
Published on Fri, 2011-08-12 09:15
Source: The Star of Malaysia The US credit downgrade – coming after a weak solution to its debt ceiling crisis and signs of a new recession – is forecasting greater turmoil ahead in the global economy, according to the latest column written by Martin Khor, executive director of South Centre, for The Star, one of the leading newspapers in Malaysia. Even non-specialists comprehend that there is a serious governance problem in the US which is affecting the rest of the world. |
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Published on Fri, 2011-08-12 09:13
Source: Eurostep Weekly On 1 July 2011, Poland took over the presidency of the EU Council. This country will have now significant influence on the political direction of the EU. It will host most EU events and will play a key role in all areas of the bloc's activity, including the development policy orientation at a time when the world faces multiple crises and crucial progressive actions are needed. But thus far, the priorities of the Polish presidency in that matter have remained unclear, with no real plan of action having been announced, warned Eurostep this week, in its most recent briefing. |
Published on Fri, 2011-08-12 09:11
Sources: World Bank, Nicholas Bloom’s analysis, Andrew Jackson’s analysis, The Guardian, The Economist. Latin American economies have developed strong immune systems against global contagion but a worsening of the current market turmoil could put those defenses to the test, said World Bank Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, Augusto de la Torre. Other experts predicts times of extreme uncertainty. |
Published on Thu, 2011-08-11 07:21
Source: International Solidarity Movement Dozens of Arab and international organizations and leading personalities have joined this week an urgent call launched from Gaza to permanently re-open the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, which remains tightly restricted despite the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in February. |
Published on Wed, 2011-08-10 07:49
Source: Ibase The Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Analysis (Ibase), which is dedicated to strengthening democracy and affirming active citizenship, is one of the focal points of Social Watch in this Latin American country. It celebrated its 30th anniversary on Tuesday this week, and up to the middle of September it will be holding a series of commemorative activities opened by ex-President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. |
