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OneWorld Daily Headlines
News & views from over 1600 organizations worldwide.
27 November 2007
 

Bangladeshi woman and child.
Bangladeshi woman and child. © Shahidul Alam/Drik / New Internationalist
Today, we help kick off the international 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign by calling attention to five critical issues that are rarely, if ever, recognized by mainstream media. The day's top news speaks of the unbelievable rates of domestic violence in the Russian Federation, the dire consequences of male preference sex-selection in India, and the disturbing role that gender-based violence plays in the spread of HIV/AIDS.

In features, two Brazilian indigenous communities demonstrate the increasing efficacy of their struggle as they manage to regain land taken from them almost 40 years ago. Plus, extending yesterday's in-depth news report on natural disasters, today's analysis evaluates the devastating impact extreme weather can have on food security.
 
 
 
News
 

Activists rally to stop violence against women.
Domestic violence in the Russian Federation; sex slavery in India; self-immolation in Central Asian republics; gender-based violence and HIV; and 'compensation' marriages are the five underreported stories used by the UN Population Fund to launch a campaign against gender-based violence.
From: UNFPA
Image: Activists rally to stop violence against women. © Amnesty International USA

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New Arab insurgency threatens Darfur, 2007
Arab tribes may incite renewed violence in Darfur and neighboring regions as they are demanding their interests be met before the arrival of a peacekeeping mission next year, warns an organization monitoring the situation.
From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
Image: New Arab insurgency threatens Darfur, 2007 © Sven Torfinn

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Over 20,000 Malaysian Hindus partook in a peaceful demonstration this weekend, demanding access to employment, education, and business opportunities allegedly reserved, by the government, for the majority ethnic Malay population.
From: Inter Press Service (IPS)

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Cambodia's practice of turning simple civil debt or contract cases into criminal lawsuits "is yet another area in which it has failed to honour its international human rights obligations", according to a leading Asian rights group.
From: Asian Human Rights Commission
 
 
Brazil's ability to negotiate price reductions with pharmaceutical companies for patented HIV/AIDS drugs saved the country $1 billion between 2001 and 2005, according to a study.
From: SciDev.Net

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Analysis/Opinion
 

Disasters threaten starvation, 2007
"Large-scale disasters often disrupt, if not destroy, food security, particularly for the poor," reports an environmental watchdog in the wake of this year's flood of natural disasters.
From: Worldwatch Institute
Image: Disasters threaten starvation, 2007 © Centre for Science and Environment

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Sharp deviations from Australia's political or economic trajectory are an unlikely consequence of the Labor Party's return to power, but the long overdue comeuppance of John Howard's government at the hands of voters was delightful to witness, says Mahir Ali.
From: Share The World's Resources

  
 
Features
 

An indigenous Guarani child from Brazil.
Two Brazilian indigenous communities have successfully reclaimed their lands after a 40-year occupation by a powerful cellulose company. Their victory exemplifies the increasing unity, militancy, and efficacy of rural and indigenous factions in Brazil.
From: North American Congress on Latin America
Image: An indigenous Guarani child from Brazil. © Centro de Medios Independientes de Colombia Indymedia

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Although faced with low wages, a short supply of equipment, and an ever present threat of suicide bombings, law enforcement officials in one of Kabul's busiest precincts are managing to control and reduce crime.
From: Eurasianet (Open Society Institute)

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