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In the Dominican Republic, grassroots activism in the form of microfinance loans is also helping people mired in poverty live with more pride, dignity, and opportunities. For Sorybel's story, see today's features, and in analysis, rights advocates condemn Nepal's crackdown -- at the behest of the Chinese government -- on Tibetan protesters. 
An annual survey invites voters to identify the worst corporation of the year. The 2008 nominees -- 'guilty' of contributing to global warming, war-profiteering, and predatory lending -- include Blackwater, Nestlé, Toyota, Wal-Mart, and more.
From:
Corporate Accountability International
Campaigners staged a demonstration against sweatshop labour when Banana Republic, the up-market chain of the Gap clothes empire, opened its first European store in London.
From:
War on Want
Image: Banana Republic demo, London
BANGKOK, Mar 20 (IPS) - New technology, religion, and the market must be harnessed to secure basic toilet facilities for Asia's rural and urban poor, sanitation experts from the region said here Thursday.
From:
Inter Press Service (IPS)
"The government of Nepal should cease arbitrary arrests and detentions, harassment, and the use of excessive force to silence Tibetan protesters, activists and journalists," say human rights advocates.
Image: A woman and child pass Nepalese riot police. © Amnesty International USA
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A new U.S.-run police-training school in El Salvador's capital is drawing comparisons to the notorious military schools that trained some of Latin America's worst human rights offenders, writes Wes Enzinna.
From:
North American Congress on Latin America
The last thing China wanted, in the year it is to host the Olympic Games, was the world watching its army brutally suppressing protesters, says Lindsay Hilsum.
New Statesman + Nepali Government Should Stop Doing Beijing’s Bidding Image: Chinese flag in front of Tibet's Potala Palace © Tibet Information Network
Although Sorybel struggled to open a small coffee shop in the Dominican Republic, her marketing studies at a local university and a microfinance loan have empowered her to state with confidence, "I know I will do great things someday."
From:
ACCION International
Image: Sorybel in front of her cafe. © ACCION International
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