http://www.oneworld.net/article/archive/92 en_GB http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83732 The California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a law barring same-sex couples from getting married is unconstitutional, said a human rights monitor, welcoming the new law as an important precedent for equal rights around the world. From: Human Rights Watch http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83731 "The conference agreement on the 2008 [U.S.] Farm Bill makes numerous improvements in domestic food assistance programs to help low-income Americans put food on the table in the face of rising food and fuel prices," says policy analyst Dottie Rosenbaum. From: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83722 A South African High Court judge took "a brave step forward" when he recently ruled that the state's public water distribution system denies people their constitutional right to "a dignified life," blogs Rebecca Brown. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160527/1/92 UN Secretary General has described the adoption of Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as 'a new dawn'. Though the Convention does not enlist new rights for the estimated 650 million disabled persons worldwide, it certainly paves the way for abolition of discriminatory laws and better implementation of existing rights. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83712 Immigrant Latinos in the United States are living under a "matrix of laws, social customs, economic institutions and symbolic systems" hauntingly similar to the Jim Crow laws that once institutionalized race segregation in parts of America, writes Roberto Lovato. From: The Nation http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160491/1/92 NEW YORK, May 9 (OneWorld) - A human rights watchdog has launched a unique nationwide campaign to pressure the Bush administration to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160402/1/92 Indian government has decided to table the contentious Women’s Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha on May 6. Earlier in an interview with OWSA, Dr Ranjana Kumari, Director, Centre for Social Research spoke on the whole gamut of issues concerning the need for women in governance. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160397/1/92 India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has increased the bargaining power of the poor, felt participants at a recent consultation by Indian anti-poverty network WNTA in the capital. They also called for increased investment by the government for effective monitoring of the scheme. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160388/1/92 Initially introduced in 1996 and subsequently in lapse; snatched and torn up in 1999, the contentious Women’s Reservation Bill is finally set to be tabled in Rajya Sabha on May 6. The Bill seeks to provide 33% reservation for women in state assemblies and the parliament. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160387/1/92 Indian government has decided to table the contentious Women’s Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha on May 6. Earlier in an interview with OWSA, Dr Ranjana Kumari, Director, Centre for Social Research spoke on the whole gamut of issues concerning the need for women in governance. http://satudunia.oneworld.net/article/view/160366/1/92 Dalam pemilu mendatang sebaiknya masyarakat tidak memilih capres dan cawapres, serta parpol yang tidak punya agenda penegakkan HAM. Sementara bagi pelaku kejahatan kemanusian, harus diisolasi dari kancah politik maupun sosial pada pemilu 2009 mendatang, sehingga mereka akan sulit berlindung di ranah konstitusi. http://fi.oneworld.net/article/view/160328/1/92 Japanin on kauan kritisoitu olevan maailman lapsipornobisneksen moottori. Kansalliset lait sallivat toistaiseksi lapsipornon hallussapidon ja hankkimisen, kunhan tarkoituksena ei ole levittää materiaalia eteenpäin. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160296/1/92 WASHINGTON, Apr 30 (OneWorld) - The mainstream League of Women Voters lashed out at the U.S. Supreme Court this week, calling its decision on voter identification "a disgraceful decision by a court that has no credibility on election issues." http://satudunia.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83596 Sejak awal reformasi bergulir, tidak bisa dipungkiri peran aktif masyarakat dalam mendorong program pemberantasan korupsi pada tingkat tertentu realtif besar. Namun, fondasi gerakan sosial antikorupsi pengaruhnya belum cukup kuat untuk memotivasi masyarakat luas, bisnis, dan pemerintah untuk bersama-sama melawan korupsi. Praktik suap masih menjadi kegiatan sehari-hari di birokrasi, pengadilan, dan parlemen. http://satudunia.oneworld.net/article/view/160223/1/92 KontraS menilai, sebenarnya penyelidikan dan penyidikan kasus-kasus pelanggaran HAM berat bisa dimulai tanpa adanya Pengadilan HAM Ad Hoc. Kejaksaan dapat dikatakan menggunakan argumentasi yang sudah tidak relevan setelah adanya putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi.