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Jul 23, 2009

Bosnian Serb Commanders Convicted of War Crimes

 Two Bosnian Serb commanders were found guilty Monday of war crimes for burning to death Muslim women, children, and elderly men during the conflicts in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 1990s.

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Posted: Jul 23, 2009 7:04pm
Jul 21, 2009





Defector Gives Rare Glimpse Into North Korea


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In this interview, Kim Young Seong, a North Korean defector, discusses his time doing forced labor in a mine, the 1990s famine, the military's ubiquitous presence, and people's growing desire for change.
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Posted: Jul 21, 2009 7:00pm
Jul 20, 2009
Women Feed the World: Diary From Burkina Faso





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Most women in Burkina Faso grow food for their families, but cannot own the land they cultivate. In this diary from the field, the president of an international development organization explores the lives of women farmers in the West African nation.
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Posted: Jul 20, 2009 7:28am
Jul 13, 2009
U.S. Governor Pressured to Approve Toxic Pesticide


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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California is under heavy pressure from industry to approve the use of a pesticide on local agriculture that's been linked to illnesses including cancer, miscarriages, and neurological problems.
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Posted: Jul 13, 2009 9:15am
Jul 13, 2009
A First Step to Easing Uighur Tensions in China





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In the wake of violent protests by Uighurs in Xinjiang earlier this week -- over 150 are reportedly dead and 800 injured -- the Chinese government needs to acknowledge the grievances of this minority group, said a human rights watchdog Wednesday.
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Posted: Jul 13, 2009 8:04am
Jul 10, 2009






AIDS Activists Sound the Alarm on Obama's Budget


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AIDS activists were arrested just outside the U.S. Capitol building yesterday while protesting President Obama's failure to honor his campaign promises to spend over $1 billion a year on global AIDS and to fund housing for HIV-positive people in need.
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Posted: Jul 10, 2009 1:53pm
Jul 9, 2009
Haiti's Billion Dollar Debt Cancelled 

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The recent cancellation of Haiti's $1.2 billion debt is a huge victory for the impoverished country, which will now have greater resources to invest in "desperately needed relief" for its people, says a coalition of groups fighting poverty worldwide.
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Posted: Jul 9, 2009 7:28pm
Jul 8, 2009


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Unless immediate action is taken, climate change could reverse 50 years of progress in the fight against global poverty, warns a humanitarian group calling on G8 leaders to prioritize climate change at their first in a series of meetings today.
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Posted: Jul 8, 2009 8:47pm
Jul 8, 2009
North Korea Food Aid Slashed 

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Due to a lack of funds, the United Nations is cutting back an emergency food aid program in North Korea, where an estimated 9 million people may go hungry due to cereal shortages this year.
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Posted: Jul 8, 2009 8:00pm
Jul 7, 2009







Massive Increase in Attacks on Congo Civilians


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- 9 seconds ago - us.oneworld.net
The United Nations-backed Congolese army is failing to protect civilians and has instead contributed to a substantial rise in human rights violations in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, reports an international human rights watchdog.
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Posted: Jul 7, 2009 7:56pm

 

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Writing letters may not sound like the key to freeing prisoners and saving lives, but it works!The Global Write-a-thon begins December 5th -- pledge to write letters on behalf of people who need your help. The Global Write-a-thon is the biggest ...
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   Minerva Novoa,Advocacy  Web Administrator   A bill that would put credit card reforms in place now rather than in three months was just blocked in the Senate. So it's time to take the fight straight to the banks! Tell the...
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For many religious communities, caring for the environment is an essential expression of faith. The upcoming Parliament of the World's Religions (taking place in Melbourne, Australia, from 3-9 December '09) will draw forth the sacred natur...
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Monday, November 30th, 2009 Dear President Obama, Do you really want to be the new "war president"? If you go to West Point tomorrow night (Tuesday, 8pm) and announce that you are increasing, rather than withdrawing, the troops in Afghanistan, ...
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The Lancet has just published a series of articles on health and climate change. Besides being informative, I love the following sentence in the executive summary: "Addressing climate change is not just an issue of international agreements, or economi...
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"Miscarriage reports from pregnant women who have taken the H1N1 swine flu vaccine are starting to pour in from all over the nation. Vaccines and pregnancy simply do not mix safely. In fact, the package inserts for the swine flu vaccines actually say...
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Just back from a trip to Tunisia to support a Sphere Arabic Training of Trainers (ToT), hosted by IFRC N-Africa. One of the nice things I saw is during a 'social' day is water harvesting methods in mosques (or zaouias/ zawiyas, Sufi study places) in K...
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Keep up the good work! Washington can be a very lonely place when you are fighting for progressive ideas like Medicare for All and an end to the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan.  It is for that reason I wanted to thank all my friends at...
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"Payne Creek Village is like many subdivisions - speed-bump-quietened roads with names such as Quail Run, Fawn Lane and Mallard Drive. A brick entrance monument greets visitors adjacent to the management office. By the numbers Cost Comparis...
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"As the residential market continues to grapple with the current recession, the manufactured housing market seems to be going through a cycle all its own – a cycle that experts say is outperforming its site built home sibling....." Source an...

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