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May 2008
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15.05.2008
WASHINGTON, May 14 (OneWorld) - Americans -- from nonprofit groups to the Rockefeller family -- are starting to fight back against the petroleum industry, which is earning record profits as consumers face spiraling gas prices.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Climate change] [Corporations] [Energy] Image: Climate change rally, London, November 2006
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13.05.2008
The Uzbek government continues to persecute people believed to have ties to the 2005 Andijan massacre, when state security forces killed hundreds in an attempt to quell anti-government protests, says a new report from a human rights monitor.
more...Related topics/regions: [Uzbekistan] [Governance] [Freedom of expression] [Civil rights] [Refugees] Image: Some Uzbeks who fled after the massacre are once again leaving their homes for fear of government repression. © SandS / Eurasianet (Open Society Institute)
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12.05.2008
Fatima Ahmed from Sudan, Yanar Mohammed from Iraq, and Robitalia Moreno Díaz and María del Rosario Moreno Díaz from Colombia all link their experience of motherhood to their drive to work for social justice.
more...From: MADRE Related topics/regions: [Colombia] [Iraq] [Sudan] [Peace] [Conflict] [Gender] [Refugees] [Agriculture] Image: A Sudanese woman and her daughter. © Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
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10.05.2008
NEW YORK, May 9 (OneWorld) - A human rights watchdog has launched a unique nationwide campaign to pressure the Bush administration to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Terrorism] [Security] [Conflict] [Arms & military] [Law] [Justice and crime] [Ethics & value systems] [Codes of conduct] [Civil rights] [Human rights] Image: Experiencing a Guantanamo cell, in Miami. © Ginny Dixon, Amnesty International USA
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