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FLORIDA FIELD WORKERS SECURE RAISE FROM BURGER KING
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(2 jun 2008) Burger King agreed last week to raise the wages of
Florida tomato farmers following a near year of campaigning by the
the Coalition of Immokalee Workers.
From: Oxfam America
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160768/7263/263281
ONE WINTER SOLDIER'S TALE [VIDEO]
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(2 jun 2008) Iraq War veteran Jon Michael Turner testifies about the
assaults he and other American soldiers committed at one of several
Winter Soldier hearings held this spring.
From: American News
Project
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160767/7263/263281
HUMANITARIAN AID TO CONGO IS 'STALE, INEFFECTIVE'
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(2 jun 2008) The international community must revise short-term
solutions to the displacement crisis in the eastern DR Congo as an
additional 60,000 people recently fled their homes due to ceasefire
violations by local armed groups.
From: Refugees International
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160766/7263/263281
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES' QUOTES ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS
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(2 jun 2008) Advocates of nuclear peace have compiled quotes they
feel best summarize each U.S. presidential candidate's views on
nuclear weapons, disarmament, missile defense, and the Comprehensive
Test Ban Treaty.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160770/7263/263281
5 MILLION AFRICAN CHILD DEATHS EACH YEAR
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(31 may 2008) CAPE TOWN, May 30 (IPS) - When four-year-old Alice Were
suddenly developed a fever, her mother Miriam took her to the local
medicine woman close to her house in Kangemi, a poor, cramped
settlement on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Two days
later, Alice was unconscious. Her frantic mother rushed to hospital
with the child in her arms. But it was too late. Alice died of
malaria.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160758/7263/263281
THE GIRL EFFECT [VIDEO]
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(30 may 2008) Short interviews with Addis Bekalu, 18, from Ethiopia,
Sanchita Rani Das, 17, from Bangladesh, and several other young women
illustrate how empowering an adolescent girl can make the world a
better place.
From: The Girl Effect
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160756/7263/263281
U.S. IS 'LOSING,' BUT WHO'S WINNING?
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(30 may 2008) Despite the Bush administration's claims that the Arab
world is united behind U.S. efforts in the Middle East, U.S. allies
in the region are increasingly seeking reconciliation with states
that America considers "the bad guys," writes Middle East analyst
Phyllis Bennis.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160749/7263/263281
SIDE BY SIDE WITH SURVIVORS
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(30 may 2008) While traveling through Sichuan Province, China and
assisting with earthquake relief efforts, Joy Portella kept a running
log about the survivors she met and the work she was doing on behalf
of an international emergency relief organization.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160754/7263/263281
CONGRESS FACES MAJOR DECISIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE
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(29 may 2008) WASHINGTON, May 29 (OneWorld) - Two potentially
important boosts to efforts to halt climate change coincided this
week with the publication of a major scientific report and the
unveiling Wednesday of a new piece of legislation in the U.S.
Congress.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160738/7263/263281
'STATES MUST APOLOGIZE, ACT ON RIGHTS FAILURES'
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(29 may 2008) International leaders including China, Russia, and the
United States must apologize for "decades" of injustices and lead a
global, unified effort to revitalize human rights, says Amnesty
International's annual report
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160735/7263/263281
PAKISTAN HAS YET TO REINSTATE DEPOSED JUDICIARY
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(29 may 2008) The new Pakistani coalition government has "broken" a
key election promise by failing to reinstate the deposed judges after
taking power two months ago, says the Asian Human Rights Commission.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160734/7263/263281
ABOLISHING SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
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(29 may 2008) As a national conference to end solitary confinement in
U.S. prisons gets underway this week, activists offer a wealth of
resources on the subject, including prisoner testimonies.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160733/7263/263281
DODGING THE VACCINE
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(29 may 2008) Although polio is only endemic in Nigeria, India,
Afghanistan, and Pakistan, non-compliance with polio immunization --
due to fear and uncertainty springing from lack of awareness -- is
half the battle for international health workers seeking to eradicate
the disease.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160732/7263/263281
ON THE EDGE OF STATELESSNESS
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(29 may 2008) Although the national ID card is a "hallmark of
citizenship" in Kenya, this and other rights are routinely denied to
some of the country's ethnic minorities, including Nubians, Kenyan
Somalis, and coastal Arabs.
From: Refugees International
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160731/7263/263281
WORLD BANS CLUSTER BOMBS; U.S. HOLDS OUT
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(29 may 2008) A strong treaty to ban cluster bombs, which spread
their destruction indiscriminately -- often among civilian
populations and long after active fighting has stopped -- has been
agreed by 110 countries today, despite the absence of the United
States from negotiations.
From: Human Rights Watch
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160703/7263/263281
TOBACCO GIANT SLAMMED OVER WASHINGTON LOBBYING
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(29 may 2008) At a shareholders meeting just days before "World No
Tobacco Day," the embattled cigarette giant Altria (formerly Philip
Morris USA) has been urged to scale back its massive lobbying efforts
against U.S. public health and tobacco control.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160701/7263/263281
U.S. SAID HOLDING UP CLUSTER BOMB BAN [VIDEO]
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(28 may 2008) On Day 5 of an international treaty negotiation, U.S.
officials are being charged with spreading "false accusations" to
slow down the effort to ban bombs that spread their destruction
indiscriminately over a large area.
From: Cluster Munition
Coalition via AlertNet
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160700/7263/263281
ACTIVISTS APPEAR IN COURT AS GUANTANAMO PRISONERS
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(28 may 2008) NEW YORK, May 28 (OneWorld) - Thirty-five anti-torture
activists charged with minor crimes after a protest at the U.S.
Supreme Court have entered their names before a Washington, DC court
as those of Guantanamo Bay detainees.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160697/7263/263281
SOUTH AFRICANS TEXT 'NO TO XENOPHOBIA'
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(28 may 2008) Cell phone help lines launched in response to the
recent spree of anti-foreigner mob attacks are enabling South
Africans to express their opposition to xenophobia, report incidents,
and donate to emergency response units.
From: Cell-Life
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160698/7263/263281
DARFUR ACTIVISTS INCREASE PRESSURE ON BUSH
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(28 may 2008) Nearly 300 activists and rights leaders called last
week on the United States to use its June presidency of the UN
Security Council to prioritize peace in Sudan.
http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160696/7263/263281
News from OneWorld South Asia
http://southasia.oneworld.net
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BANGALORE OPENS DOORS TO GAYS
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(2 jun 2008) Even as India debates its laws and attitudes towards
homosexuality, gay parties and clubs get open space in the southern
city of Bangalore. A young cosmopolitan expatriate population and new
workforce policies are helping the city become acceptant of same-sex
couples.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160765/1893/263281
DEATH PENALTY IN INDIA A LETHAL LOTTERY, SAYS REPORT
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(2 jun 2008) India’s death penalty system is discriminatory and
arbitrary according to a latest report released by human rights
watchdog, Amnesty International India and Peoples Union for Civil
Liberties. Analysing various Supreme Court judgments, the report
reveals that no clear guidelines exist with regard to awarding
capital punishment.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160764/1893/263281
CYCLONE-HIT MYANMAR STRUGGLES TO GROW RICE
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(2 jun 2008) Farmers in Myanmar’s cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta are
racing against the clock to grow rice as paddy fields remain flooded
with salt water and with no livestock to plough. Once called ‘the
rice bowl of Asia’, the region relies heavily on its June harvest to
meet its domestic and export needs.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160760/1893/263281
SCHOOLING WOES IN THE INDIAN CAPITAL
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(30 may 2008) A recent visit by an NGO to a primary government school
in Delhi reveals a dismal state of education. Despite a new building
and all infrastructural facilities, the school offers little to its
students. This case is but a reflection of the situation commonly
faced by most of the city’s poorer children.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160753/1893/263281
BANGLADESH’S PRO-WOMEN POLICY IN DOLDRUMS
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(30 may 2008) Aimed at legalising equal rights for women in
Bangladesh, the National Women's Development Policy proposed by the
government is facing stiff resistance from Islamic hardliners. The
pro-woman policy is inviting the wrath of clerics for violating the
Koran.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160744/1893/263281
BURMA STILL STONEWALLING AID, SAYS RIGHTS BODY
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(30 may 2008) Burma should accept all aid unconditionally, says Human
Rights Watch. The military government’s response to emergency relief
as a matter of national security reflects the state’s oppression over
its people. The UN estimates that less than half of those affected by
the cyclone have received any form of aid.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160742/1893/263281
SOCIAL INEQUALITY IMPACTS SCHOOLING, SAYS UN
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(29 may 2008) Only 27% of India's rural schools have electricity and
half of them have toilets for girls. A survey carried out in 11
countries in Latin America, Asia and North Africa by UNESCO reveals
that lack of resources and poor socio-economic status of parents
result in low turnout of students.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160730/1893/263281
UNICEF TO EXPAND EDUCATION ACCESS IN WESTERN INDIA
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(29 may 2008) A large number of children remain out of school in
Rajasthan in western India. In an effort to bring learning
opportunities to all, the State government has signed an agreement
with UNICEF under its Public Private Partnership framework to fund
projects with special focus on educating the girl child.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160724/1893/263281
NEPAL: EMERGENCE OF A NEW REPUBLIC
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(29 may 2008) People in Nepal are jubilant, celebrating the end of
the monarchy. The unpopular king has now been asked to vacate the
palace within a fortnight. With the emergence of an inclusive
democratic republic, they now hope that the doors to social and
economic transformation will now be opened.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160705/1893/263281
FOLK THEATRE IN BANGLADESH EDUCATES PEOPLE ON BIRD FLU
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(29 may 2008) Since January this year bird flu in Bangladesh has
taken epidemic proportions affecting 47 of its 64 districts. To
spread awareness on the disease and encourage safe practices among
poultry handlers, UNICEF is working with local folk theatre groups.
So far it has organised more than five hundred performances.
http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160702/1893/263281
News from Digital Opportunity Channel
http://www.digitalopportunity.org
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USAID TO BRIDGE LEARNING GAPS IN TANZANIA
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(30 may 2008) The United States Agency for International Development
and International Youth Foundation will soon start the Bridgeit
program in remote schools in Tanzania. The project will focus on
increasing quality education and student achievement through the
innovative use of cell phones and digital technology.
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160746/1138/263281
USAID TO BRIDGE LEARNING GAPS IN TANZANIA
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(30 may 2008) The United States Agency for International Development
and International Youth Foundation will soon start the Bridgeit
program in remote schools in Tanzania. The project will focus on
increasing quality education and student achievement through the
innovative use of cell phones and digital technology.
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160745/1138/263281
ICTS TO CUT EU'S ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
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(29 may 2008) The European Commission has announced it will promote
the use of ICTs to reduce energy use and cut emissions. The
Commission will support research and development of innovative
solutions focusing on three areas first - the power grid, lighting
and buildings, crucial to making the whole economy energy smart.
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160708/1138/263281
TRILINGUAL WEBSITE FOR SRI LANKAN PARLIAMENT
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(29 may 2008) The efforts of Information and Communication Technology
Agency (ICTA) for Sri Lanka have led to the country's parliament
adding Sinhala and Tamil versions to its existing English website.
This is being hailed as an important milestone as multilingual
websites offer citizens broader access to information in their mother
tongues.
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160706/1138/263281
NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS FOR RURAL INDIA SOON
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(28 may 2008) India’s government owned telecom major has announced
that soon the country’s rural areas will be connected with wireless
communication linkages. Broadband facility will be first made
available in thousands of prime locations and then in villages across
the country.
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160690/1138/263281
RELIANCE AND UN JOIN HANDS TO FIGHT HIV IN INDIA
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(27 may 2008) Reliance Industries Ltd. and UNAIDS will together
tackle the HIV epidemic in India. The partnership will facilitate
expansion of quality healthcare services in rural areas especially to
those suffering from the dreaded virus and support the realisation of
the UN Millennium Development Goal.
http://www.digitalopportunity.org/link/gotoarticle/addhit/160679/1138/263281
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