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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. |
Published on Tue, 2011-08-09 07:26
Source: The Jordan Times The inequity between husbands and wives regarding the custody of children and the absence of a clear penalization of violence against women are some of the concerns that Jordan civil society organizations will submit to the CEDAW committee next year, before the government presents its official assessment to the panel, reported The Jordan Times this week. |
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La preocupación por el cambio climático y por el futuro de la Tierra ha ganado peso entre los finlandeses, de acuerdo con los resultados de una consulta formulada a los lectores del Helsingin Sanomat, un diario de Helsinki. El periódico preguntó cuál es el producto menos ético, y los barcos fabricados con madera procedente de selvas en peligro fue el más votado. |
Published on Mon, 2011-08-08 07:12
Sources: Hammarrberg's blog, Midlands Zone. The Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, has urged European countries to show more political desire to combat homophobia and transphobia. He also urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to remove "gender dysphoria" from the World Health Organization's list of mental disorders, as a way to reduce prejudices and stigmatization. |
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Published on Fri, 2011-08-05 10:21
Source: The Broker The European Union (EU) needs the ACP's backing to get support in international governance, and needs its raw materials and markets. But the EU is indecisive about continuing this special relationship, according to Mirjam van Reisen, Europe external policy expert. |
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Published on Fri, 2011-08-05 07:43
Source: Helsingin Sanomat Concerns about climate change and about the future of the planet were given the most weight by the readers of Helsingin Sanomat (HS), a Finnish newspaper, when they voted on what they considered to be the most unethical product in the world. |
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Published on Fri, 2011-08-05 07:39
Source: SIAWI (Secularism is a Women’s Issue) A coalition of NGOs protested against threats against women’s rights in Egypt, made under the pretext that alleged “human rights” were in fact a throwback from Suzan Mubarak, deposed president Hosni Mubarak’s wife, and that the country should get rid of everything related to the toppled regime. |
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Published on Fri, 2011-08-05 07:35
Source: The Star of Malaysia The World Trade Organisation (WTO) could not even agree last week on a small “package” of issues to benefit the poorest countries. This crisis in the WTO is a sign of a larger impasse in international economic cooperation, according to the lastest column written by Martin Khor, Executive Director of South Centre, for The Star, one of the leading newspapers in Malaysia. |
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