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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
> South Africa Recalls 20m Condoms
> Suspects Arrested In Politkovskaya Murder Case
> Blogging Against Logging on Brazil-Peru Border
> Humanitarian Situation Still Deteriorating in Iraq
> North Korea Struggles to Stay Afloat During Floods
> A Clean, Green, Income-Raising Machine
> Vienna Meeting Seeks Climate Plan
> U.S.: Gonzales Leaves 'Shameful Human Rights Legacy'
> Nepal's Dalits Organize for Rights Ahead of Key Vote
> UN-backed climate change meeting begins
> Take a Class on Human Rights
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SOUTH AFRICA RECALLS 20M CONDOMS
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(28 aug 2007) South Africa's Health Department has recalled 20
million potentially defective condoms approved by an official accused
of taking bribes from a manufacturer.
From Mail and Guardian
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/152670/7263/188868
SUSPECTS ARRESTED IN POLITKOVSKAYA MURDER CASE
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(28 aug 2007) Ten suspects have been arrested in the October 2006
assassination in Moscow of investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/152668/7263/188868
BLOGGING AGAINST LOGGING ON BRAZIL-PERU BORDER
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(28 aug 2007) An Amazonian indigenous group is using blogs and an
online video to shine a light on a Peruvian company's illegal logging
activities, which are degrading their environment.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/152648/7263/188868
From: Global Voices Online
http://www.Globalvoicesonline.org
HUMANITARIAN SITUATION STILL DETERIORATING IN IRAQ
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(28 aug 2007) The humanitarian situation in Iraq continues to
deteriorate with the number of displaced Iraqis rising, both inside
and outside the country.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/152667/7263/188868
From: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
http://www.unhcr.ch/
NORTH KOREA STRUGGLES TO STAY AFLOAT DURING FLOODS
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(28 aug 2007) An international aid organization is responding to
"unyielding" rainfall that has wrought widespread havoc in North
Korea since the beginning of August. Even before the disaster, the
majority of North Koreans were in dire need of humanitarian aid to
alleviate severe hunger and poverty.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/152647/7263/188868
From: Mercy Corps
http://www.mercycorps.org
A CLEAN, GREEN, INCOME-RAISING MACHINE
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(28 aug 2007) The environmentally sustainable practice of planting
shrubs and tree seedlings throughout crop fields is helping rural
farmers from central Kenya raise productivity and reap meaningful
profits.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/152649/7263/188868
From: Academy for Educational Development
http://www.aed.org
VIENNA MEETING SEEKS CLIMATE PLAN
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(28 aug 2007) Delegates from more than 150 countries are meeting in
Vienna to discuss ways to widen and extend the United Nations Kyoto
protocol on climate change.
From: The BBC
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/152638/7263/188868
U.S.: GONZALES LEAVES 'SHAMEFUL HUMAN RIGHTS LEGACY'
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(28 aug 2007) "History will remember Gonzales as the man who never
said no to torture and detention policies that violated U.S. and
international law," a rights watchdog said Monday after the U.S.
Attorney General's resignation became public.
From: Human Rights
Watch
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/152651/7263/188868
NEPAL'S DALITS ORGANIZE FOR RIGHTS AHEAD OF KEY VOTE
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(27 aug 2007) As Nepal prepares to draft a new constitution, a group
of Dalit journalists have launched a new e-bulletin to highlight
ongoing discrimination against their community as well as successes
in standing up for their rights.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/152644/7263/188868
From: The Advocacy Project
http://www.advocacynet.org
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OneWorld South Asia
UN-BACKED CLIMATE CHANGE MEETING BEGINS
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(28 aug 2007) United Nations-backed climate change talks drawing
1,000 representatives from over 150 Governments, business and
industry, environmental organizations and research institutions
kicked off in Vienna today, preparing the way for a global summit set
for later this year in Bali.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/152661/1893/188868
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ONEWORLD U.S. ACTION ALERT
TAKE A CLASS ON HUMAN RIGHTS
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(28 aug 2007) To satisfy your personal interest or professional
development needs, a human rights association offers online courses
ranging from "Human Rights Advocacy" to "Armed Conflict, Human Rights
and Humanitarian Law."
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/152650/2332/188868
From: Human Rights Education Associates
http://www.hrea.org
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