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April 2007

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The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in Afghanistan

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16.04.2007 Perheiden huoli kasvaa heimoalueilla Afganistanin rajan lähellä. Pakistanin presidentti Pervez Musharraf sanoi hiljan kadonnutta poikaansa kaivanneelle äidille, että siepatut ovat aseellisten ryhmien, eivät hallituksen käsissä.
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Marla Ruzicka, who founded the group CIVIC to campaign on behalf of Iraqi civilians, was herself killed in Iraq in 2005.
13.04.2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 12 (OneWorld) - On February 18, 2005 an Iraqi man was driving his vehicle from his house to work at his farm. On the way, U.S. forces shot him when they passed, damaging the vehicle and killing the man. His case is among the hundreds detailed in internal Pentagon documents released today.
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Related topics/regions: [Iraq] [United States] [Human rights] [Codes of conduct] [Arms & military] [Conflict]
Image: Marla Ruzicka, who founded the group CIVIC to campaign on behalf of Iraqi civilians, was herself killed in Iraq in 2005. © Global Exchange
Afghan women and children refugees
12.04.2007 Pakistan on uhannut sulkea neljä Afganistanin rajan pinnassa sijaitsevaa pakolaisleiriä, joissa asuu yhteensä noin 330 000 pakolaista. Turvallisuuden puute on pääsyy siihen, mikseivät afganistanilaiset uskalla palata koteihinsa.
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Image: Afghan women and children refugees © UNHCR-Spain
Stop the violence against women
09.04.2007 A UK-based development organisation Womankind Worldwide has released a report - Tackling Violence against Women: A Worldwide Approach – that shares the stories, struggles, and strategies of people in Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Ghana, Peru, India and the UK who have come together to stand up for the rights of women.
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Related topics/regions: [Ghana] [India] [Peru] [Zimbabwe] [Human rights] [Gender] [Freedom of expression] [Democracy] [Law]
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03.04.2007 PESHAWAR, Apr 3 (IPS) - "Lack of security in Afghanistan is the main obstacle standing in the way of our going back," said an Afghan vegetable-seller, straddling a muddy narrow lane in Kacha Garhi, the oldest refugee camp in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), with a push-cart.
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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Pakistan] [Migration] [Refugees] [Human rights] [Security] [Terrorism]
03.04.2007 The human toll from weekend flooding and avalanches in Afghanistan will likely eclipse that of the Solomons' tsunami, which is getting all the headlines. Thousands of families have been made homeless in 13 provinces, where the UN and NATO are aiding in the response.
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From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Image: © UNAMA/IRIN

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