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Meanwhile, in India, a review of Coca-Cola's local bottling operations affirms activists' claims that the company usurps and pollutes community water resources. That's in analysis, and in features, we continue to bring you stories of resilience in the face of horror from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where, in some villages, as many as 90 percent of women have been raped. 
NEW YORK, Mar 19 (OneWorld) - Tens of thousands of people are taking to the streets in major towns and cities across the United States today to express their anger and frustration with the Bush administration's policy on Iraq.
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OneWorld US
Image: Wednesday morning on 17th Street in Washington, DC. © FredoAlvarez (flickr)
WASHINGTON, Mar 19 (OneWorld) - Seattle has cut spending on bottled water, joining the growing list of U.S. cities withdrawing bottled water from municipal budgets.
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OneWorld US
Image: "Think Outside the Bottle." © Corporate Accountability International
Civil rights groups are condemning the Bush administration's continued appointment of 'controversial' judges and urging the Senate to stop confirming these 'prejudiced' officials.
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Leadership Conference on Civil Rights/Leadership Conference Education Fund
Using China's forests and 'idle land' to produce biofuels could pose a threat to biodiversity, experts warned at an international meeting.
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SciDev.Net
With international attention focused on the violence in Tibet, the Chinese media are confronting massive censorship, leaving the Chinese public largely in the dark, says an international media network.
+ Call for Boycott of Beijing Olympics Ceremony 
An assessment of several Coca-Cola bottling operations in India validates community concerns that the company is polluting and causing water shortages in certain areas of the country, writes Amit Srivastava.
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India Resource Center
Image: Protestors to Coca-Cola: "Stop De-hydrating the World." © Amit Srivastava / India Resource Center
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Most people in Britain would like to think that if a woman is repeatedly abused, beaten, humiliated and raped, the law will ensure she can get protection and justice. But it's not like that, warns a new report.
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Amnesty International - International Secretariat
Image: Stop Violence Against Women © Amnesty International UK
Women's rights advocates shed light on sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo -- in some villages as many as 90 percent of women have been raped -- and explain how local women leaders are fighting back.
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Peace X Peace
Image: A worship service at Panzi Hospital in the DRC, which treats victims of rape. © Peace X Peace
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A prime issue that chokes the political health of troubled Pakistan is that not all of its able citizens are allowed to vote...
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