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February 2008

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29.02.2008 Ihmisoikeusaktivistien, kansalaisjärjestöjen ja median toimintavapaus Venäjällä on viime vuosina jatkuvasti kaventunut, arvioi Amnesty International uudessa raportissaan.
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From: Amnesty International Suomen osasto
Related topics/regions: [Russian Federation] [Human rights] [Freedom of expression] [Civil society]
Image: Presidentti Putin
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29.02.2008 Suomelle tekee tiukkaa täyttää edes EU:ssa sovittu minimitavoite eli 0,51 prosentin aputaso bruttokansantulosta vuoteen 2010 mennessä. Tavoite karkaa, jos lähipäivinä käynnistyvissä kehysneuvotteluissa ei tehdä korotuspäätöksiä.
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From: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus
Related topics/regions: [Finland] [International cooperation]
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29.02.2008 Suomen Attac vaatii Nokiaa palauttamaan saamansa julkiset tuet, koska yhtiö tekee yhteistyötä ihmisoikeuksia polkevan Turkmenistanin kanssa. Attac vaatii, että yritysten julkisen tukemisen ehdoksi asetetaan demokratian ja ihmisoikeuksien kunnioittaminen.
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From: Attac Suomi
Related topics/regions: [Turkmenistan] [Finland] [Corporations] [Human rights]
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28.02.2008 Suomalainen oikeuslääketieteen asiantuntijaryhmä oli äskettäin Nepalissa tutkimassa Shivapurin kansallispuistosta löytyneen oletetun hautapaikan jäännöksiä. Nyt Nepalin ihmisoikeuskomissio on pyytänyt maataan lähettämään tutkimuslöydökset Suomeen lähempiin tutkimuksiin.
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From: global.finland
Related topics/regions: [Finland] [Nepal] [Human rights]
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28.02.2008 Kun Euroopan parlamentti keskusteli Keski-Aasiasta helmikuun jälkipuoliskolla, harva muisti satojen mielenosoittajien joukkomurhaa Uzbekistanin Andijanissa toukokuussa 2005.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related topics/regions: [Energy] [Human rights]
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Fermiamo la guerra
27.02.2008 Former SAS soldier Ben Griffin blasts Britain's involvement in "Extraordinary Rendition" and its role in maintaining secretive prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan in which individuals face torture.
From Stop the War Coalition
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Related topics/regions: [Iraq] [United Kingdom]
Image: Fermiamo la guerra
27.02.2008 Euroopan Maan ystävät julkaisee tänään keskiviikkona Euroopan-laajuisen ilmastokampanjan, jonka mukaan hallitusten ja EU:n pitäisi sitoutua vuosittaisiin päästövähennyksiin. Kampanjaa vetää Radiohead-yhtyeen Thom Yorke.
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From: Maan ystävät
Related topics/regions: [Climate change] [Politics]
Babubhai Parmar, Fairtrade cotton farmer, India
26.02.2008 Sales of Fairtrade products in Britain last year hit a record high of £493m ($971m), an 81 per cent increase over the previous year.
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From: Fairtrade Foundation
Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom]
Image: Babubhai Parmar, Fairtrade cotton farmer, India
26.02.2008 Kansalaisjärjestöt pelkäävät, ettei Keski-Amerikan erityistarpeita huomioida EU:n kanssa käytävissä kauppaneuvotteluissa. Vapaakauppaan tähtääviä neuvotteluita jatketaan tällä viikolla Brysselissä.
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From: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus
Related topics/regions: [Central America] [Trade]
26.02.2008 Mikkelin seurakuntayhtymä on hyväksytty Suomen ensimmäiseksi Reilun kaupan seurakuntayhtymäksi. Reilun kaupan seurakuntia Suomessa on jo yli neljäkymmentä.
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From: Reilun kaupan edistämisyhdistys
Related topics/regions: [Finland] [Trade]
Image: © Mikkelin seurakuntayhtymä
23.02.2008 Tate & Lyle says it intends to move its entire retail cane sugars range to Fairtrade, marking the largest-ever switch to the ethical labelling scheme by any major UK food or drink brand.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Food] [Corporations] [Trade]
Uzbek refugees after the 2005 Andijan massacre, believed to be the worst mass killing since the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in China.
22.02.2008 The European Union is eager to strengthen its economic partnerships with Central Asian nations, notably Turkmenistan, despite the extremely poor human rights records of countries in this region, writes David Cronin.
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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [Kazakhstan] [Kyrgyzstan] [Tajikistan] [Turkmenistan] [Uzbekistan]
Image: Uzbek refugees after the 2005 Andijan massacre, believed to be the worst mass killing since the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in China. © SandS / Eurasianet (Open Society Institute)
Mark Lynas will discuss the dramatic impact of climate change
22.02.2008 Architects could have a major influence on reducing carbon emissions, so three cheers for the Royal Institute of British Architect's programme of talks on climate change and the role of the built environment.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom]
Image: Mark Lynas will discuss the dramatic impact of climate change © Gabrielle Hamm
House of Agnes
21.02.2008 After 40 years of building a home in London, Agnes is retiring and moving back to Ghana. But her eldest, Sol, is living with a girlfriend Agnes loathes, and he won't move home until Agnes accepts her. Meanwhile, younger brother Caleb will do whatever it takes to inherit the house, except share it with Sol. Will she trust her 21st century boys and finally allow them to be men? Who will own the House of Agnes?
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom]
Image: House of Agnes
21.02.2008 The hand-woven memorial quilt honoring those killed during the 1995 Srebrenica massacre is garnering immense support from the Bosnian community in America and giving further impetus to the international campaign to arrest the Bosnian Serb general who oversaw the 1995 massacre.
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From: Advocacy Project
Related topics/regions: [Bosnia] [Serbia and Montenegro]
21.02.2008 Nuorten vapaaehtoisten toteuttama Global Sense -lehti pureutuu monikulttuurisuuteen, rasismiin ja ihmisoikeuksiin. Lehden tueksi on ideoitu yläkoulujen ja lukion oppitunneille sopivia tehtäviä.
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From: Taksvärkki ry
Related topics/regions: [Finland] [Education] [Human rights]
WWF officer Pavel Fomenko inspecting seized tiger and bear parts after the interception of smugglers by Russian far east authorities. © WWF-Russia Amur branch
21.02.2008 Key members of a smuggling ring trading tiger skins and bear parts into China will face trial in March after a six-month operation in the Russian far east.
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From: WWF International
Related topics/regions: [Russian Federation] [China]
Image: WWF officer Pavel Fomenko inspecting seized tiger and bear parts after the interception of smugglers by Russian far east authorities. © WWF-Russia Amur branch
Jan Oberg
20.02.2008 Do you believe that freedom of opinion, diversity, fairness, impartiality, basic knowledge, and research should be defining principles behind the news you get, asks Jan Oberg.
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From: Transnational Foundation
Related topics/regions: [Kosovo]
Image: Jan Oberg
20.02.2008 A new service launched by the Romanian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology will enable self-employed and family businesses to register and carry out other procedures online. The service will also improve relations between local administrations and private entrepreneurs across rural areas and small cities.
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Related topics/regions: [South East Europe] [Romania] [ICT] [Internet] [Governance]
The Simplicity of Space
19.02.2008
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Related topics/regions: [Isle of Man]
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