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June 2007

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30.06.2007 In Brazil, environmental technocrats talk of saving the rainforest with satellite technology - but loggers, miners and farmers keep finding scams to evade the law, report Sue Branford and Jan Rocha.

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28.06.2007 GENEVA, Jun 28 (IPS) - Global civil society leaders called on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) Thursday to use both international channels and their muscle on the ground for applying pressure on governments to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [North America] [Europe] [Asia and the Pacific] [Africa] [Development] [Human rights] [Civil society] [MDGs]
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27.06.2007 Kansallisesta ja kansainvälisestä painostuksesta huolimatta ihmisoikeusrikkomuksia tehneitä sotilaita ei Meksikossa edelleenkään aseteta tuomiolle siviilioikeuden eteen. Uhreilla, kuten raiskatuilla naisilla, ei näin ollen ole mahdollisuuksia saada syyllisiä maksaamaan teoistaan.
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From: UnMundo América Latina
Related topics/regions: [Mexico] [Human rights]
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27.06.2007 Kirkon Ulkomaanapu ja Diakonia tekevät mielenterveystyötä Perun Andeilla ja rohkaisevat ihmisiä puhumaan ääneen vaikeistakin aiheista. ”Nyt voin kertoa asioista ja minua kuunnellaan”, sanoo moni alueen ihmisistä.
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From: Kirkon Ulkomaanapu
Related topics/regions: [Peru] [Health]
At the Capitol Hill press conference releasing poll data.
26.06.2007 NEW YORK, Jun 26 (OneWorld) - As the U.S. Senate voted today to resume debate on its immigration reform bill, a new poll brings the voices of those at the heart of the debate -- undocumented workers themselves -- into the mix.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Migration] [Politics] [Law]
Image: At the Capitol Hill press conference releasing poll data. © New America Media
26.06.2007 "Out with the old and in with the new"? Or an "imprudent" decision that harms human rights? After 60 years of diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the Costa Rican president announced this month these ties have been broken in favor of establishing relations with China.
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From: Global Voices Online
Related topics/regions: [China] [Costa Rica] [Taiwan]
26.06.2007 Houkutus lahjusten vastaanottamiseen on alipalkattujen meksikolaispoliisien keskuudessa suuri. Korruptiota lisäävät myös huumemafioiden uhkailu. "Jos kieltäytyy, pääsee hengestään", sanoo meksikolainen poliisimies Alejandro.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related topics/regions: [Mexico]
25.06.2007 Manuel Rojas and 24 other workers took the helm when executives shut down the ceramic factory where he had worked for 35 years. The seven years since have been difficult, but rewarding.
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From: North American Congress on Latin America
Related topics/regions: [Argentina]
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25.06.2007 Vaikka kokan viljely on vähentynyt Kolumbiassa, Perussa ja Boliviassa, tarvitsevat maat yhä apua huumeidenvastaisessa kamppailussa, sanotaan YK:n huumeiden ja rikollisuuden torjunnasta vastaavan järjestön uudessa raportissa.
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From: Suomen YK-liitto
Related topics/regions: [Peru]
21.06.2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 21 (OneWorld) - The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to take what advocates are calling a historic vote this week to close the largest U.S. military training ground for soldiers from Central and South America.
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From: OneWorld US
Related topics/regions: [Central America] [South America] [United States] [Politics] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and crime] [Arms & military]
20.06.2007 Nearly 20,000 members of Brazil's Landless Workers Movement marched through the streets of Brasilia last week to hold Lula and his government accountable for "impeding agrarian reform."
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From: North American Congress on Latin America
Related topics/regions: [Brazil]
Rigoberta Menchú
19.06.2007 Nobelin rauhanpalkinnon saaneen Rigoberta Menchún ehdokkuus Guatemalan syykuisissa presidentinvaaleissa herättää tunteita maan poliittisessa kentässä vasemmalta oikealle. Vaalitaistelussa Menchún on vakuutettava niin ystävät kuin vihamiehet.
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From: UnMundo América Latina
Related topics/regions: [Guatemala] [Politics]
Image: Rigoberta Menchú © Radio Netherlands
14.06.2007 SANTIAGO, Jun 14 (IPS) - Human rights groups in Chile described General Raul Iturriaga Neumann as "cowardly" for fleeing the justice system, which sentenced him to five years in prison for the 1974 forced disappearance of a leftwing activist.
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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [South America] [Chile] [Human rights] [Civil rights] [Democracy] [Justice and crime]
14.06.2007 The violent targeting of Colombia’s indigenous communities “are truly acts of genocide,” a UN official has said. The United States has the power and responsibility to step in, says a leading U.S.-based non-profit.
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From: North American Congress on Latin America
Related topics/regions: [United States] [Colombia]
Oil field
13.06.2007 Yhdysvaltalaisen Oxyn öljynporaukset uhkaavat achuar-alkuperäiskansan olemassaoloa Perun Amazonilla. EarthRights International - järjestön mukaan yhtiön 30 vuotinen toiminta on saastuttanut pahoin ympäristöä ja aiheuttanut vakavia terveysongelmia alueella asuville achuareille.
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Related topics/regions: [Peru] [Indigenous rights]
Image: Oil field © Corporate Watch (US) / Friends of the Earth Europe
11.06.2007 Kansainvälisen adoption ”paratiisina” tunnettu Guatemala on ryhtynyt toimiin maineensa parantamiseksi. Hallitus on ratifioinut Haagin kansainvälisen adoptiosopimuksen ja valmistelee lakia lapsikaupan suitsimisesta.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related topics/regions: [Guatemala] [Children] [Human rights]
11.06.2007 An international public health agency called this week for the elimination of industrial trans fatty acids from food suppliers all over the Americas. Experts from the task force concluded that trans fats increase the risk of heart disease and possibly the risk of sudden cardiac death.
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From: Pan American Health Organization
Related topics/regions: [North America]
09.06.2007
HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, Jun 8 (IPS) - The Group of Eight industrialised countries suffered a setback Friday in its plan to strengthen intellectual property rights through "promoting innovation - protecting innovation" when the five developing world's leaders -- China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Mexico -- forced a key change in the final statement.
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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Asia and the Pacific] [Europe] [North America] [Trade] [Health] [AIDS]
07.06.2007 The Web2forDev 2007 is the first global meet to discuss how new Internet tools, commonly known as Web 2.0, can be used for the advantage of Southern actors to more efficiently network, collaborate and exchange information in the field of rural and natural resource management. CTA, an EU funded organization, will support three journalists from the ACP countries to attend the conference and lead its daily coverage. Read on for more...
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Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Africa] [Human rights] [ICT] [Media]
06.06.2007 Nicaraguan energiaongelmat ovat kärjistyneet kriisiksi, vaikka maalla on runsaasti hyödyntämättömiä uusiutuvia energianlähteitä. Maan öljyriippuvuus on kasvanut jo yli 65 prosenttiin. Sähköjakelun yksityistäminen on myös osaltaan pahentanut tilannetta.
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From: global.finland
Related topics/regions: [Nicaragua] [Energy]
Image: © global.finland
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