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Civili in fuga - da Rainews
30.10.2004 Una nuova ondata di violenze sta sconvolgendo Monrovia, la capitale della Liberia, dove è stato proclamato il coprifuoco diurno. Il segretario generale dell'Onu Kofi Annan ha condannato i disordini di giovedì e di ieri nella capitale liberiana che hanno provocato almeno cinque morti e ha chiesto ai capi politici dell'Africa occidentale di aiutare la missione di pace dell'Onu presente nel Paese a riportare la calma. E' comunque previsto per oggi il rimpatrio dalla Guinea degli sfollati liberiani nelle proprie aree d'origine da parte dell'Alto Commissariato delle Nazioni Unite per i Rifugiati (UNHCR).
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From: MISNA , United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Related topics/regions: [Liberia] [Refugees] [Conflict resolution] [United Nations]
Image: Civili in fuga - da Rainews
29.10.2004 Tens of thousands of women, girls, children and even babies raped and tortured in the Congo by warring factions have poor access to medical care, warns Amnesty.
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From: Amnesty International UK
Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)] [Health] [Human rights] [Arms & military] [Conflict]
I presidenti Ben Ali e George W. Bush
28.10.2004 All’indomani della rielezione per un quarto mandato con oltre il 94% dei voti, Amnesty International ha chiesto al presidente tunisino Ben Ali di porre fine alle violazioni dei diritti umani che hanno pervaso il paese per più di dieci anni. Negli ultimi tempi Amnesty ha ricevuto denunce di attacchi nei confronti di oppositori politici e persone che osano criticare il governo mentre Human Rights Watch denuncia la condizione dei detenuti politici: sevizie, detenzione in isolamento senza sosta, malnutrizione, violenze e torture.
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From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat, Amnesty International (sezione italiana)
Related topics/regions: [Tunisia] [Human rights] [Activism] [Democracy]
Image: I presidenti Ben Ali e George W. Bush
28.10.2004 A coalition of more than 160 U.S. development and relief organizations is calling on President George W. Bush to provide more assistance to the more than 1.6 million people who have been forced from their homes in a brutal counter-insurgency campaign that the Bush administration has characterized as “genocide” in Sudan’s western region of Darfur.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [United States] [Aid] [Emergency relief] [Conflict]
28.10.2004 Six African organisations demonstrating the innovative use of handheld devices in development have bagged 35 such devices each as prize of a competition hosted by bridges.org recently. The handheld devices will now be used in grassroots development projects.
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From: Bridges
Related topics/regions: [Capacity building] [ICT] [Civil society]
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27.10.2004 Raiskauksien valtava määrä Kongon demokraattisen tasavallan itäosissa on aiheuttanut ihmisoikeus- ja terveyskriisin, jonka ratkaisemiseksi on ryhdyttävä viipymättä toimiin, sanoo Amnesty International. Kymmenet tuhannet ihmiset kärsivät raiskauksista aiheutuneista vammoista ja kun terveyspalveluja on heikosti saatavilla, ihmisiä kuolee täysin tarpeettomasti, todetaan Amnestyn tuoreessa raportissa.
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From: Amnesty International Suomen osasto
Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)] [Emergency relief] [Human rights]
27.10.2004
Sudan, Oil, and Human Rights - da Hrw
Sudan, Oil, and Human Rights - da Hrw
The fighting in Darfur is only one of several confrontations in the Sudanese Civil war, says Dan Connell, it cannot be solved in isolation. If a unified state is desirable, the international community will have to include Darfur and other regional conflicts in the ongoing peace talks between the Khartoum government and the people of southern Sudan, otherwise breaking Sudan into several autonomous states may be the only solution to the slaughter.
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From: Grassroots International
Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [Conflict] [Conflict resolution]
27.10.2004
Tunisia’s restrictive media culture may ruin its chance of hosting the second World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) in 2005. The International Press Institute is urging the UN to shop for another host country if the Tunisian government cannot guarantee that its media and human rights groups will be allowed to participate without restriction.
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Related topics/regions: [Tunisia] [International cooperation] [Civil rights] [Freedom of expression] [Media] [United Nations]
26.10.2004 La dimensione del fenomeno degli stupri nella Repubblica Democratica del Congo (RDC) orientale rappresenta una crisi dei diritti umani oltre che sanitaria e richiede contemporaneamente un intervento immediato e una risposta a lungo termine. Molte persone stanno morendo senza alcuna assistenza. Lo ha denunciato oggi Amnesty International, presentando a Kinshasa un nuovo rapporto della sua campagna mondiale contro la violenza sulle donne. Il rapporto documenta numerosi ed efferati casi di violenza sessuale ed evidenzia la mancanza di accesso a cure mediche adeguate, il bisogno più immediato per le sopravvissute. Il governo della RDC e la comunità internazionale devono agire con urgenza per permettere a migliaia di sopravvissute allo stupro di ricevere assistenza e garantire in via prioritaria la ripresa del sistema sanitario del paese.
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From: Amnesty International (sezione italiana)
Related topics/regions: [Congo (Democratic Republic of)] [Civil rights] [Gender] [Justice and crime]
26.10.2004 Providing information on websites is not enough for improving delivery of government services to the poor, points out a recent study on the usefulness of ICTs in improving governance. Citing the case of Mozambique, the report recommends integration of standardised information management practices in the government websites.
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Related topics/regions: [Mozambique] [ICT] [Civil society] [Governance]
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26.10.2004 Nigerjoen suiston kapinaliikkeen johtaja Alhaji Mujahid Dokubu-Asari on luvannut riisua joukkonsa aseista, mutta tilanne alueella on edelleen tulenarka. Arvostelijoiden mielestä Dokubu-Asari on pelkkä hallituksen kätyri. Kapinalliset vaativat suiston köyhille asukkaille suurempaa osaa öljytuloista. Vaatimukselle on viime kuukausina annettu pontta iskuilla öljyn tuotantolaitoksia ja putkia vastaan.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related topics/regions: [Nigeria] [Economy] [Conflict]
26.10.2004
Refugees from Darfur head for Eastern Chad
Refugees from Darfur head for Eastern Chad © B.Heger/Exile Images / Exile Images
This much we know: more than twelve months on, the fighting and insecurity that sent Darfur people fleeing from their homes has not stopped. Relief workers do not know when the situation will improve but they plan to provide emergency aid till October 2005 and to help people rebuild their lives when they return to their villages.
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From: Oxfam America
Related topics/regions: [Sudan] [Aid] [Emergency relief] [Conflict]
I presidenti della regione dei Grandi Laghi ©Le Monde
23.10.2004 Dopo che nei giorni scorsi il Parlamento di transizione del Burundi ha approvato il testo della nuova Costituzione è stato posticipato al prossimo 26 novembre il referendum popolare, inizialmente previsto per il 20 ottobre. I capi di Stato della regione dei Grandi Laghi hanno inoltre esteso fino ad aprile, quando si terranno le elezioni presidenziali, anche il mandato al governo di transizione che, in base agli accordi di pace del 2000 di Arusha (Tanzania), avrebbe dovuto scadere a fine ottobre. Non si placano intanto gli atti di violenza: nei giorni scorsi il vicario episcopale della diocesi di Bururi, padre Gerard Nzeyimana, è stato assassinato nel sud del Burundi.
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From: MISNA , United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Related topics/regions: [Central Africa] [Burundi] [Democracy] [Governance] [Conflict resolution]
Image: I presidenti della regione dei Grandi Laghi ©Le Monde
22.10.2004 Depuis quelques années, la publication de l'Indice de perceptions de la corruption de l'ONG allemande Transparency International constitue un événement, qui draine un nombre important de journalistes. Le point de presse organisé hier à Yaoundé, par le président de la section camerounaise de Transparency International, Me Akere Muna n'a pas dérogé à cette tradition. Les journalistes de la presse nationale présents dans la salle attendaient avec une certaine impatience la position attribuée à notre pays cette année.
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From: allAfrica.com
Related topics/regions: [Politics] [Codes of conduct] [Corruption & transparency] [Democracy] [Ethics & value systems] [Governance] [Justice and crime] [Law]
22.10.2004 Fresh crisis is brewing in Ogoniland as the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) issued oil multinational, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) a seven-day ultimatum, beginning October 16 this year, to withdraw all military and para-military forces deployed to protect the firms facilities in the area.
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From: allAfrica.com
Related topics/regions: [Nigeria] [Social exclusion] [Corporations] [Human rights]
22.10.2004 A land tax on farms is to be implemented by the Namibian government. The aim of the tax is to address the “land hunger” that persists in Namibia against people who were previously disadvantaged under apartheid. The Namibian government has completed its valuation of the country’s commercial farms as the preliminary step to collection of the tax.
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From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Related topics/regions: [Namibia] [Land]
22.10.2004 The United Nations Human Rights Comission (UNHRC) has reviewed the Namibian government’s human rights record, and found that progressive gender laws have not prevented a rise in domestic violence. The government acknowledged that it was guilty of torture and trial delays, especially in connection with the acrimonious and controversial Caprivi Treason Trial.
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From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Related topics/regions: [Namibia] [Civil rights] [Gender]
22.10.2004 Fish don’t obey national boundaries, so the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME) programme of the Global Environmental Fund brings together Namibia, South Africa and Angola to discuss sustainable management. The cold Benguela current supports a rich marine ecosystem contributing a significant proportion of GDP for these countries.
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From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Related topics/regions: [South Africa] [Namibia] [Angola] [Fisheries] [Oceans]
22.10.2004 YK:n mukaan jo lähes 100.000 Liberian sisällissodan entistä taistelijaa on luovuttanut aseensa aseistariisuntaa valvoville rauhanturvaajille. YK:n asettama takaraja aseriisunnalle on lokakuun loppu. Luovutettujen aseiden määrässä mitattuna operaatio on järjestön edustajien mukaan sujunut hyvin. Sen sijaan entisten taistelijoiden sopeuttaminen siviilielämään on vielä pahasti kesken.
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From: global.finland
Related topics/regions: [Liberia] [Arms & military] [Conflict]
21.10.2004 The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) and ICOZA launched a new joint venture, called NGO.ZA, this afternoon in Johannesburg. In view of the fast-changing nature of ICT products and services and the growing ICT awareness and requirements of the South African NGO sector, SANGONeT conceptualised this new initiative aimed at providing the NGO sector with a wide range of affordable ICT solutions.
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From: Sangonet
Related topics/regions: [Southern Africa] [South Africa] [ICT] [Civil society]
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