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Autor: Isabel Ortiz Perez |
Published on Wed, 2012-01-25 07:46
The third round of the elections in Egypt was a meaningful democratic exercise, with relatively few reports of violence or intimidation. The main irregularities were the widespread active political campaigning in and around polling centers, which resulted in sporadic violence, and the denial of access to observers, according to Project Rakeeb, a watchdog program run by two civil society organizations. |
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JUAN FRANCISCO ALONSO | EL UNIVERSAL |
Published on Tue, 2012-01-24 07:42
The people have been facing different kinds of deprivation and inequality in the Indian cities, according to a UNESCO study on the India urban policies reported by Governance Now analysis portal. “There are inequality, ghettoisation, apartheid and segregation across the cities in India,” said Miloon Kothari, former UN special rapporteur on adequate housing. |
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PROVEA/Rafael Uzcátegui (*) |
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Published on Mon, 2012-01-23 07:35
The North-South Institute (NSI, one of the three national focal points of Social Watch in Canada) has been ranked the world’s top small think tank, according to the 2011 Global Go-To Think Tanks Index – in the under $5 million annual budget category. |
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ECUADOR: “ARGUCIAS LEGALES” DE CHEVRON PARA EVITAR PAGO DE MULTA |
Published on Fri, 2012-01-20 16:10
Gender equity is a key element of any genuine program towards sustainable development. Analysis included on the Social Watch Report 2012 and the national contributions to the study prove, once again, the stagnation of the fight against these disparities, with disastrous consequences on the struggles against poverty, climate change and food security. |
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