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UN OFFICIAL CALLS ISRAEL ‘APARTHEID’
The Real News Network,
13 Dec 2008
President of UN General Assembly urges Israel to be recognized as an Apartheid State 9-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleUNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: 60 YEARS ON
The Real News Network,
11 Dec 2008
Guardian: Archival footage of UN the day the declaration was approved and a message from Ban Ki-Moon1.5-Min VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleUS WON’T PARTICIPATAE AS CLUSTER BOMB BAN SIGNED
News from Antiwar.com,
4 Dec 2008
Most of the world’s nations met today in Oslo, Norway to sign a treaty banning the use, stockpile, transfer, and manufacture of cluster munitions. Among those agreeing to the ban were most NATO members, including Britain, France, Germany, and Australia. Conspicuously absent were Russia, China, Israel, India, Pakistan, and the world’s largest manufacturer of such […]
→ read full articleTHE MEDIA AND THE VENEZUELAN ELECTIONS
The Real News Network,
28 Nov 2008
US media covers Chavez victory and calls it a defeat 7.30-Min. VideoCLICK TO VIEW
→ read full articleCLUSTER BOMB ‘SOON TO BE THING OF THE PAST’
Angus Crawford - BBC News Germany,
15 Nov 2008
On 3 December, more than 100 countries, including the UK, will sign a treaty banning cluster bombs. As a result Britain, by law, will have to destroy more than 30 million explosives. The UK does not have the facilities, so they are being exported to Germany for disposal. "I feel good to work for a […]
→ read full articleBE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
Real News Network,
15 Nov 2008
Sabah al-Nasseri: Will Iraq’s ‘democracy’ reject US plan? 9-Min. VideoClick to View
→ read full articleOLMERT: ARABS SUFFER ‘INTOLERABLE’ DISCRIMINATION
Israel National News,
13 Nov 2008
"For sixty years there has been discrimination against Arabs in Israel. The discrimination is built-in and intolerable," Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Wednesday at a session of the Knesset committee that is investigating why Arab citizens have not been incorporated into the public service. According to Army Radio, MK Ahmed Tibi, chairman of the […]
→ read full articleAFRICA AT LARGE: AU TAKES TOUGH STANCE ON DICTATORS
Africa News Update,
30 Oct 2008
The Citizen (Tanzania) Chairman of the African Union (AU), Jakaya Kikwete, has said the African Union will not tolerate leaders who sought power through undemocratic means. He said African countries must learn to respect democracy in electing their leaders. The AU Chairman, who is also president of Tanzania, spoke on Monday in South Africa during […]
→ read full articleNIGER EX-SLAVE WINS LANDMARK CASE
BBC News,
30 Oct 2008
A West African court has found Niger’s government guilty of failing to protect a woman from slavery in a landmark case for the region. The court found in favour of Hadijatou Mani, who says she was sold aged 12 and made to work for 10 years. A judge ordered the government – which says it […]
→ read full articleKENYA SET TO GET TRUTH COMMISSION
BBC News,
25 Oct 2008
Kenya’s parliament has approved a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) to probe human rights abuses since independence in 1963. Those found guilty of genocide and other human rights violations will not be eligible for amnesty. The move comes amidst debate on how to deal with those implicated in the violence that broke out after […]
→ read full articleDESMOND TUTU CONDEMNS GAZA BLOCKADE
BBC News,
13 Oct 2008
Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu has called Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip an "abomination." Tutu’s Video in Gaza 1-Min
→ read full articleUN WELCOMES UAE’S PLAN TO TACKLE PLIGHT OF STATELESS PEOPLE
UN News Centre,
12 Oct 2008
The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed a decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to resolve the situation of thousands of stateless people living there, and voiced the hope that the Persian Gulf nation’s efforts will encourage other countries in the region to do the same. According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees […]
→ read full articleLEADERS AT UN LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO VIRTUALLY ELIMINATE MALARIA DEATHS BY 2015
UN News Centre,
12 Oct 2008
Government, business and civil society leaders gathered at the United Nations today to launch a global campaign to reduce malaria deaths, currently at more than 1 million each year, to near zero by 2015, with an initial commitment of nearly a $3 billion. The Global Malaria Action Plan (GMAP) aims to cuts deaths and illness […]
→ read full articlePALIN IS READY? PLEASE.
Fareed Zakaria - Newsweek,
6 Oct 2008
McCain says that he always puts country first. In this important case, that is simply not true. Will someone please put Sarah Palin out of her agony? Is it too much to ask that she come to realize that she wants, in that wonderful phrase in American politics, "to spend more time with her family"? […]
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