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Ein el-Hilweh, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.
14.05.2008 This month marks the 60th anniversary of Israel's existence, but the organization Jewish Voice for Peace says it will not celebrate the establishment of a Jewish state until Palestinians are granted their fundamental human rights.
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From: Jewish Voice for Peace
Related topics/regions: [Israel] [Palestine] [Peace] [Conflict] [Geopolitics] [Human rights] [Refugees]
Image: Ein el-Hilweh, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. © Jewish Voice for Peace
14.05.2008 Asian governments -- seen to have greater leverage with Myanmar authorities -- are being asked to increase the pressure on the military junta to effectively address the humanitarian crisis caused by Cyclone Nargis.
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From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat
Related topics/regions: [East Asia] [South East Asia] [Myanmar] [Governance] [Geopolitics] [International cooperation] [Emergency relief] [Aid]
13.05.2008 Historically, the Cuban revolution was "a success," writes scholar Saul Landau. But can Cuba today overcome the economic hardships -- and the resulting social changes -- the country endured after the collapse of the Soviet Union?
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From: Institute for Policy Studies
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07.05.2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (OneWorld) - A major U.S.-based humanitarian aid group is urging the Bush administration to revise its aid policy toward Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and provide immediate assistance to the cyclone victims in that country.
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From: OneWorld US
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Corn: food or fuel?
03.05.2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (OneWorld) - The global food crisis is likely to persist if speculative investment by the corporate world is not reined in soon, warned a top expert responsible for reporting to the United Nations on human rights violations.
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Related topics/regions: [Governance] [Geopolitics] [Human rights] [Trade] [Credit and investment] [Corporations] [Food] [Agriculture]
Image: Corn: food or fuel? © Network for New Energy Choices
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz.
02.05.2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 1 (OneWorld) - The Canadian government has drawn fierce condemnation from the world's indigenous communities for its refusal to sign an international document that recognizes native people's right to self-determination.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Canada] [Governance] [Geopolitics] [Indigenous rights]
Image: Victoria Tauli-Corpuz. © Nic Paget-Clarke / In Motion Magazine

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