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United States Seeks to Protect Worker Rights Under US-Bahrain Trade Agreement
World  (tags: society, politics, usa, government, labor, law, abuse, business, corporate, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', middle-east, humanrights, HumanRights, GoodNews, freedoms, ethics, world )

JL
- 10 days ago - dol.gov
he request follows a December 2012 report by the U.S. Department of Labor that highlighted labor issues stemming from the Government of Bahrain's response to civil unrest in early 2011 in Bahrain and recommended actions to address those issues.
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12 Latin American Governments Gather to Confront Extreme Investor Privileges Regime
World  (tags: abuse, business, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, ethics, world, politics, society, law, investments, government, GoodNews, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', usa, society, freedoms, corruption, conflict )

JL
- 11 days ago - citizen.typepad.com
a common response to an increasingly common menace: costly "investor-state" suits in which foreign corporations are dragging sovereign governments to extrajudicial courts to demand taxpayer compensation for health, environmental, & other public interest
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Foreign Corporations Launched Record Number of Investor-State Attacks on Public Policies in 2012
World  (tags: abuse, business, corporate, dishonesty, economy, ethics, society, money, law, usa, world, politics, UnitedNations, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', freedoms )

JL
- 36 days ago - citizen.typepad.com
A report released yesterday by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reveals that foreign corporations are taking governments to court under the notorious investor-state system at an alarming and increasing rate
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Help Save Wadi Foquin   video
World  (tags: ME, Wadi Foquin, West Bank, US Congress, Palestinians, HumanRights, abuse, Israel, Palestine )

Angelika
- 42 days ago - youtube.com
Watch this powerful video about the human rights abuses being committed against the residents of Wadi Foquin, a West Bank Palestinian village. Then take Action!
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It's Time to Reform USAID
World  (tags: abuse, americans, congress, dishonesty, corruption, cover-up, ethics, government, lies, propaganda, media, politics, u.s., usa, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', asia, africa, children, conflict, freedoms, humanrights, HumanRights, middle-east, politics )

JL
- 60 days ago - businessweek.com
they believe the aid bureaucracy is bloated and doesn't work. That, however, is a misperception. In practice, the foreign aid system, and in particular, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), work very well in accomplishing what Washingto
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Putting a Corker in Hofe-Baked Nuclear Straw Men
World  (tags: congress, corruption, dishonesty, cover-up, ethics, government, media, lies, propaganda, usa, republicans, u.s., Govtfearmongering, abuse, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, government, humanrights, HumanRights, iran, violence, unitednations, UnitedNations, societ )

JL
- 67 days ago - nukesofhazardblog.com
Below is a point-by-point response to the February 26 Wall Street Journal op-ed by Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK) titled "'Nuclear Zero' Offers Nothing Worth Having". The original text is in italics.
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Syria Crisis: Children 'Recruited' By Armed Groups
World  (tags: Syria, civil war, children, abuse )

Stan
- 70 days ago - bbc.co.uk
Increasing numbers of children in Syria are being recruited by armed groups on both sides of the conflict, Save the Children says in a report.
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Take Action: Bulletproof the Arms Trade Treaty
World  (tags: abuse, americans, culture, crime, ethics, government, law, rights, sadness, safety, society, politics, usa, violence, world, humanrights, death, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', war, UnitedNations, unitednations )

JL
- 70 days ago - org2.democracyinaction.org
Did you know that one person dies every minute from armed violence? That's 500,000 per year. The Arms Trade Treaty, being negotiated on March 18th to 28th, will create uniform standards for international arms sales that will bring foreign governments up t
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Take Action:Secretary of State Kerry: Make Violence Against Women An International Priority
World  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, culture, ethics, freedoms, government, law, politics, rights, sadness, safety, society, women, violence, 'HUMANRIGHTS!' )

JL
- 78 days ago - my.care.org
One in three women worldwide have been raped, abused or forced into prostitution. This violence is happening to our sisters, mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and daughters around the world. We need to do something to stop this atrocity.
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First SOPA, Now Your Privacy: Facebook, Google Flex Lobbying Muscle in Europe
World  (tags: abuse, americans, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, dishonesty, ethics, marketing, money, lies, politics, society, technology, world, usa, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', HumanRights, freedoms, humanrights, europe )

JL
- 82 days ago - motherjones.com
The Goliaths of the tech industry already destroyed SOPA--now they're attempting to take down privacy laws in Europe.
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ACTION - Tell Putin: Get Pussy Riot Out Of Deadly Prison Camp!
World  (tags: Pussy Riot, Putin, prison, labor camps, Russia, humanrights, freedoms, abuse, violence )

Angelika
- 98 days ago - act.watchdog.net
The prisons in Perm and Mordovia are some of the harshest camps in all Russia, known for severely unhealthy conditions, a complete absence of privacy and a brutal social hierarchy where convicts are subject to abuse and sexual violence by ..prison guards
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Lawyers Hail Report on Women's Safety
World  (tags: abuse, culture, ethics, freedoms, law, politics, women, violence, world, society, safety, rights, asia )

JL
- 116 days ago - blogs.wsj.com
Lawyers and women's rights activists appeared delighted with a report released on Wednesday that recommended a slew of legal changes to improve women's safety in India.
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Muslims Attack Christians in Egypt on Rumor of Sexual Assault
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', corruption, crime, freedoms, middle-east, society, terrorism, violence, Islam, Muslims, Egypt, Christians, abuse )

G
- 122 days ago - aina.org
Thousands of Muslims from Marashda and surrounding villages attacked eight Coptic homes and businesses, including five pharmacies, which were looted and torched. Coptic-owned cars were also torched. The attack on the Christians was caused by rumor that
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UN Team Set to Arrive in Mali to Assist Government Resolve Ongoing Crisis
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', africa, conflict, crime, death, corruption, freedoms, Refugees&Relief, terrorism, UnitedNations, violence, war, Islam, Muslims, Christians, rape, murder, abuse )

G
- 123 days ago - globalsecurity.org
A United Nations team is set to arrive in the Malian capital of Bamako tomorrow to support the national authorities in their quest to restore constitutional order and territorial integrity. The advance team, led by Joao Honwana of the Department of Pol
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