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 Society & Culture  Roxie - 26 days ago - ga3.org Defending one's right to food and land should not be a death sentence. But, currently it is for our friend and ally, Rafael Alegria. Take action now and ensure that Rafael Alegria is protected, and not subjected to death threats,
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 Society & Culture  Natasha - 68 days ago - go.care2.com 1 in 3 Native American women will be raped in her lifetime. "It is a staggering legacy for women to 'fully expect to be raped,' as one elder stated in the report, because they are Indian."
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 Society & Culture  Michael - 88 days ago - scidev.net The International Council on Human Rights Policy says climate change will threaten, directly or indirectly, almost all human rights, including the right to food, health and a livelihood. But they have received little attention on the policy stage so far
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 Society & Culture Michael - 90 days ago - voanews.com A human rights group has accused a state-backed, anti-Maoist group of widespread rights abuses against villagers in central India.
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Society & Culture  Hans - 98 days ago - youtube.com The inofficial anthem of Austria!
Von Ruhm und Glanz ist wenig ueber....
Please sign to free the activists in Vienna!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/8/freedom- for-the-austrian-activists
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 Society & Culture  Ben - 147 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk Danish diplomats to Muslim countries are preparing themselves for another wave of anti-Danish protests after the government announced it would bar judges from wearing headscarves and similar religious or political symbols in courtrooms.
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 Society & Culture  Joy - 152 days ago - hrc.org California Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision and ruled that same-sex couples have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples under the state constitution
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Australia Praised for New Refugee Policy
Society & Culture  Jeff - 152 days ago - news.yahoo.com CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's new government won praise from the United Nations and human rights groups Wednesday for offering refugees permanent sanctuary rather than temporary visas.
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 Society & Culture  Jocelyn - 178 days ago - action.humanrightsfirst.org Colombian human rights activist Ingrid Vergara has been subjected to intimidation through a particularly vulnerable target: her young daughter. On April 2, 2008, unknown persons outside her school reportedly told the 12-year-old girl, "We're going to kill
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 Society & Culture  Jill - 219 days ago - guardian.co.uk 1st UK study ever conducted into prevalence of custom shows far more victims, spread across different ethnic minorities, than official figures suggest. Govt orders national count of missing schoolgirls amid fears 100s living in fear of "honour" violence
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 Society & Culture  Cheryl - 282 days ago - thestar.com One of the most significant signposts for 2008 got little notice when it appeared this month. But Statistics Canada's latest national survey on the growing number of adults and children with disabilities should send a clear message to politicians in what
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Homeless Pushed Aside Around the Nation as If Sub-Human
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Society & Culture  Bryan - 292 days ago - youtube.com We are all human beings no matter what label some give to us. We all deserve the basics: shelter, food, water, and a comfortable way to sustain oneself. This is not the reality. Homeless individuals are being pushed out of the only places they can find.
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 Society & Culture  Richard - 357 days ago - care2.com Richard Lewis has reached 1,200 signatures in his petition, please click on the link to view what people have been commenting. Many comments are very supportive and reassuring that this injustice will be addressed. Thank you for your support.
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 Society & Culture  Lovebug - 378 days ago - time.com The lunch lines weren't moving fast enough for Linda Stoll, head of food programs at the Boulder Valley, Colo., school district. Because of that, kids had barely enough time to sit and eat before the lunch period was over
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 Society & Culture - 387 days ago - latimes.com Orange County sheriff's deputies on Tuesday defended their decision to use a stun gun on a 15-year-old autistic boy who ran away from his parents and later dashed into traffic.
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