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Syrian Rebels Cling to Bullets and Hope
World  (tags: world, politics, middle-east, news, violence, Syria, UnitedNations, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights, conflict, media, government, death, crime, death, HumanRights, humanrights, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', society, conflict )

Cal
- 4 days ago - guardian.co.uk
While the west looks elsewhere, President Bashar al-Assad's regime is exploiting sectarian divisions
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Justice for Amina: End All Child Marriage
World  (tags: world, humanrights, unitednations, ACTION< child brides )

Rose
- 10 days ago - thehungersite.com
Sign in honor of Amina and urge the UN to ramp up its efforts to end child marriage!
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UN Adopts Historic 'Land Grab' Guidelines
World  (tags: world, politics, unitednations, UnitedNations, developing nations, resource grabs, development guidelines, government, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights )

Cal
- 14 days ago - bbc.co.uk
The United Nations has adopted global guidelines for rich countries buying land in developing nations.
11 comments
Syria Unrest: UN Condemns Damascus 'Suicide Blasts'
World  (tags: world, politics, middle-east, news, violence, Syria, UnitedNations, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights, conflict, media, government, death, crime )

Cal
- 15 days ago - bbc.co.uk
The UN Security Council has condemned car bomb attacks that killed at least 55 people and wounded almost 400 in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Thursday.
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The UN Should Help Afghan Women
World  (tags: humanrights, unitednations, ACTION Afghan, Women )

Rose
- 20 days ago - gopetition.com
Target: United Nations women's movement For more than a decade afghan women have suffered from domestic violence, honor killing, and forced marriages. And so far United nations has done nothing substantial to prevent this.
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Zionist BDS - Kosher for Passover (Fun Video Within Article)
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, ethics, freedoms, israel, middle-east, palestine, politics, Refugees&Relief, UnitedNations, violence )

Kit
- 48 days ago - truth-out.org
History should mark March 18, 2012, as an important date on the road to a just and peaceful resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict. That was the date on which an impeccably Zionist American Jew - Peter Beinart - had an op-ed in The New York Times-->
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Syria Crisis: Turkey Refugee Surge Amid Escalation Fear
World  (tags: world, Refugees&Relief, Syria, middle-east, politics, UnitedNations, news, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', death, violence, conflict )

Cal
- 49 days ago - bbc.co.uk
Thousands of Syrian refugees have been fleeing into Turkey, officials there say, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon warns the crisis is escalating.
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Human Trafficking Victims: 2.4 Million People Across The Globe Are Trafficked For Labor, Sex
World  (tags: world, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', politics, news, human trafficking, Refugees&Relief, unitednations, UnitedNations, government, violence, society )

Cal
- 52 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
The U.N. crime-fighting office said Tuesday that 2.4 million people across the globe are victims of human trafficking at any one time, and 80 percent of them are being exploited as sexual slaves.
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The Pledge of Resistance Could Change the Game Against a War With Iran - SIGN***
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, corruption, ethics, freedoms, government, humanrights, israel, middle-east, iran, news, politics, Refugees&Relief, society, unitednations, violence, war )

Kit
- 53 days ago - truth-out.org
If you sometimes find yourself at a bit of a loss of what to make of the on-again, off-again drumbeat for war with Iran, you should at least have the consolation that you're in good company. Close students of U.S. and Israeli policy who oppose war have->
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Who Benefits From the Organized Violence of War?
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, corruption, crime, death, ethics, freedoms, politics, Refugees&Relief, society, UnitedNations, violence, war, world )

Kit
- 54 days ago - truth-out.org
The master class has always declared the wars; the subject class has always fought the battles. The master class has had all to gain and nothing to lose, while the subject class has nothing to gain and all to lose - especially their lives. ->
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Israel's Assassination of Gazan Leader Lays Groundwork for Iran Attack
World  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, corruption, crime, death, government, israel, middle-east, palestine, politics, Refugees&Relief, UnitedNations, unitednations, violence, war )

Kit
- 54 days ago - truth-out.org
Bibi Netanyahu returned a few weeks ago from his annual pilgrimage to Washington DC, where he met with the president and thrilled an American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) crowd with his usual baleful predictions of Jewish catastrophe-->
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Syrian Regime Resembles Mafia Cartel
World  (tags: world, UnitedNations, Syria, Russian veto, Russia diplomacy, moral nihilism, ethics, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', middle-east, politics, news, HumanRights, violence, politics, middle-east, news, humanrights, freedoms, government )

Cal
- 66 days ago - spiegel.de
Hopes that diplomacy will force Syrian President Bashar Assad to back down seem misguided, given that his regime resembles a mafia cartel bent on defending its turf by any means. There is no turning back for Assad's clan or the rebels -- both sides know t
6 comments
Friends of the Congo
World  (tags: crime, freedoms, world, Congo, human rights, politics, violence, unitednations, children )

Nancy
- 68 days ago - friendsofthecongo.org
Raising consciousness about the challenge of the Congo and supporting Congolese institutions as they strive to bring about peaceful and lasting change.
15 comments
George Clooney Arrested in Protest at Sudanese Embassy in Washington
World  (tags: hunger, conflict, war, Omar al-Bashir, sudan, HumanRights, corruption, Refugees&Relief, violence, UnitedNations, money, dishonesty, ethics )

Xil
- 69 days ago - thestar.com
Actor George Clooney and his father have been arrested at a protest outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington. The protesters accuse Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, of provoking a humanitarian crisis and blocking food and aid from entering the Nuba Mo
25 comments
Return to Haiti: A Day in the Life of a Broken Island
World  (tags: world, Refugees&Relief, unitednations, Haiti, rebuilding, aid, news, politics, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', freedoms )

Cal
- 85 days ago - globalpost.com
The country continues to stumble toward rebuilding after the earthquake, facing questions about aid money and embezzlement
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