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Indigenous Hondurans Face Persecution and Great Risk After Coup
World (tags: world, humanrights, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', indigenous peoples' rights, Honduras, violence, terrorism, politics, conflict, government )

Cal
- 1 day ago - indiancountrytoday.com

The coup government of Honduras is severely repressing opposition, curtailing constitutional rights, allowing excessive police violence which could be linked to several deaths, beatings and disappearances.

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India Restricts Coverage of Dalai Lama Visit
World (tags: china, asia, ethics, freedoms, humanrights, interesting, politics, society, tibet, world )

Daphna
- 1 day ago - cbc.ca

The Indian government on Thursday has refused to allow foreign journalists to cover the Dalai Lama's visit on Sunday to a region at the heart of a border dispute with China. The government did not give permits allowing foreign correspondents

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BAN ZIMBABWE BLOOD DIAMONDS
World (tags: zimbabwe, mugabe, diamonds, global trade, humanrights, freedoms, terror, murder )

Jelica
- 2 days ago - avaaz.org

Sign the petition to end Zimbabwe's 'blood diamonds'. Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe has brutally seized control of his country's diamond fields and is using the profits from our precious wedding rings and jewelry to finance a vicious political militi

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Act Now! BAN ZIMBABWE BLOOD DIAMONDS [Avaaz Petition]
World (tags: world, Zimbabwe, Mugabe, humanrights, children, 'blood' diamonds )

Janet
- 2 days ago - avaaz.org

Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe has sent his brutal army to seize control of his country's diamond fields. 200 civilians have been murdered and profits from our wedding rings are used to fuel violent political conflict.[thanks, Dandelion]

11 comments

Does Israel Have the Right To Exist?
World (tags: israel, israel state terrorism-aparthid-warcrime, violence, war, crime, humanrights, freedoms, conflict, corruption, death, humans, politics, ethics )

David
- 2 days ago - informationclearinghouse.info

According to history as written by the winner, Zionism, Israel was given its birth certificate and thus legitimacy by the UN Partition Resolution of 29 November 1947. This is propaganda nonsense.

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Aung San Suu Kyi Meets Senior US Diplomat in Burma
World (tags: humanrights, interesting, government, ethics, politics, news, world, usa )

Daphna
- 3 days ago - guardian.co.uk

Barack Obama's policy of engagement with Burma made modest progress today after the detained democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, made a rare exit from the home that has been her prison for much of the past 14 years to meet senior US officials.

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Mousavi Supporters Clash With Police in Tehran
World (tags: iran, HumanRights, humanrights, repression, brutality, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', middle-east, violence, interesting, news, world )

Cal
- 3 days ago - reuters.com

Police clashed with supporters of Iran's opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi in Tehran on Wednesday when a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the storming of the U.S. embassy turned violent, witnesses said

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IRAN: Grim Fates for Prisoners With Ties to Foreigners
World (tags: iran, politics, repression, freedoms, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', corruption, world, humanrights )

Cal
- 8 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com

No mercy for those accused of trying to topple the Islamic Republic. Britain on Thursday protested a four-year jail sentence apparently imposed on one of its senior employees at its embassy in Tehran accused of spying and fomenting violence

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Take Action - Meet the Needs of Displaced People in Sudan
World (tags: obama, petition, government, ethics, politics, world, violence, HumanRights, freedoms, conflict, Refugees&Relief )

Daphna
- 8 days ago - salsa.democracyinaction.org

While the Obama Administration has announced a plan for peace in Sudan, there still needs to be a greater focus on: - Access for international aid programs and gender-based violence programs in Darfur; - Protection of civilians; - Prioritization of

9 comments

Tell the U.N.: The Rapes Must Stop Now! -Take Action
World (tags: petition, world, UnitedNations, violence, humanrights, government, freedoms, africa, ethics, humans, politics, society )

Daphna
- 9 days ago - change.org

Just weeks ago in the West African country of Guinea, countless women were brutally raped in a public stadium when soldiers stormed a peaceful protest. The world reacted with outrage, but Guinea is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Pledge to Give Peace a Chance - The Petition Site
World (tags: world, war, Pledge, violence, society, humanrights, interesting, HumanRights, freedoms )

Daphna
- 9 days ago - thepetitionsite.com

Conflict is a characteristic of human existence, but when it's associated with violence, destruction and killing, it's no longer a healthy part of living. Everyone on this planet -- every woman, man, people of all faiths and all races -- must find a way

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Support Relief Efforts in Asia and the Pacific - The Petition Site
World (tags: petition, world, UnitedNations, humanrights, Refugees&Relief, humans, death, children, ethics, government )

Daphna
- 9 days ago - thepetitionsite.com

According to estimates, the most recent earthquake in Indonesia killed upward of 500, and the number is expected to rise. In addition, tens of thousands were forced to leave their homes. And because of the back-to-back emergencies, there's be

7 comments

Take Action- Call On The U.N. To Act On Goldstone Gaza War Crimes Report
World (tags: petition, UnitedNations, war, terrorism, israel, middle-east, palestine, humans, humanrights, crime, children, death, violence )

Daphna
- 11 days ago - change.org

On October 16, the United Nation's Human Rights Council in Geneva voted to endorse the Goldstone report -- the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict headed by Justice Richard Goldstone. The Report was the produc

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Pledge- Urge World Governments to Condemn Executions in Tibet
World (tags: world, tibet, government, freedoms, ethics, conflict, humanrights, violence, politics, china )

Daphna
- 11 days ago - change.org

It is with great sadness that we are writing to let you know Tibetan rights groups confirmed this morning that three Tibetans, Lobsang Gyaltsen, Loyak, and Penkyi were executed on October 20th, 2009 in Lhasa. rhere is a report that a fourth Tibetan may al

9 comments

Thousands Eat Breakfast on Sydney Harbour Bridge as Busy Highway Becomes Grassy Picnic Ground
World (tags: sydney, cows, bridges, fun in the sun, brekky, violence, war, terrorism, freedoms, humanrights, interesting??? )

David
- 13 days ago - dailymail.co.uk

Breakfast in Sydney: Thousands flocked to the city's harbour bridge for a picnic en masse as part of a food festival. The aerial view of the bridge a scene like never before with freshly laid grass, grazing cows and hundreds of families enjoying a picnic.

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