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06/26/2008 The recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa and President Mbeki's "quiet diplomacy" towards Zimbabwe are signs that South Africa may not be ready to host the 2010 FIFA World cup, says editor Matthew Hennessey.
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From: Policy Innovations
Related: [Zimbabwe] [South Africa] [Civil Rights] [Race Politics] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Governance]
Is the Mugabe-Tsvangirai fight reaching its final round?
06/25/2008 WASHINGTON, Jun 24 (OneWorld) - Zimbabwe's civil society groups and the U.S. government agree that the decision by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to withdraw from this Friday's run-off election was the right one, but as talk of potential negotiations and military interventions abound, no one can predict with any certainty what will happen next.
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [Zimbabwe] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights] [Politics] [Civil Society] [Codes of Conduct] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Security] [United Nations]
Image: Is the Mugabe-Tsvangirai fight reaching its final round? © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
06/24/2008 European governments are dodging the truth about the U.S. practice of kidnapping and illegally sending terrorism suspects for interrogation in countries with a reputation for torture, a leading rights group says in a new report.
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From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat
Related: [Europe] [United States] [International Cooperation] [Human Rights] [Codes of Conduct] [Corruption & Transparency] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Terrorism]
06/24/2008 Japan should take a global leadership role and act to stem the food crisis by re-exporting its 1.5 million tons of surplus rice -- at reasonable prices -- say a trio of international policy experts.
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From: Center for Global Development
Related: [Japan] [Aid] [Emergency Relief] [Food] [International Cooperation] [Trade] [Nutrition/Malnutrition] [Geopolitics]
06/24/2008 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - Two years after the African Union mandated Senegal to conduct the trial of Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, who is accused of thousands of political murders during his eight-year reign, the prosecution remains in limbo, six human rights groups complained in a joint statement Monday.
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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related: [Senegal] [Chad] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights] [Codes of Conduct] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law]
06/23/2008 Privatization, free trade, and market forces...the rich world insists poor states play by our rules. But they don't work. Time to let countries determine their own destinies, asks Duncan Green.
From: New Statesman
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Related: [Botswana] [Haiti] [Poverty] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Governance]
Mugabe and Tsvangirai have been sparring for years. The result: thousands of political deaths and detainees.
06/23/2008 In the wake of escalating violence, concerns of "genocide," and failed mediating attempts, Zimbabwe's main opposition leader declared Sunday that he would no longer participate in the final-round presidential vote scheduled for this week.
From: Mail and Guardian (South Africa)
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Related: [Zimbabwe] [Codes of Conduct] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Security]
Image: Mugabe and Tsvangirai have been sparring for years. The result: thousands of political deaths and detainees. © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
A Zimbabwean family with little left.
06/23/2008 South Africa must stop deporting refugees back to Zimbabwe -- in violation of international law -- and grant them temporary asylum from the political repression that has forced so many to flee the country, says a human rights watchdog.
From: Human Rights Watch
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Related: [Zimbabwe] [South Africa] [Refugees] [Human Rights] [Civil Rights] [Codes of Conduct] [Democracy] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Security]
Image: A Zimbabwean family with little left. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
06/20/2008 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 20 (OneWorld) - Calls for tough international action in Darfur are growing as the United States prepares to leave the UN Security Council's rotating presidency at the end of this month.
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [United States] [Sudan] [China] [Human Rights] [Geopolitics] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] [Peace] [Security] [United Nations]
06/20/2008 Possible future scenarios for climate change range from bleak and dysfunctional to ambitious and optimistic, but all three predict dramatic changes in the environment, the economy, and international politics, says a report by a London-based think tank.
From: Green Car Congress
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Related: [Climate Change] [Renewable Energy] [Geopolitics]
06/19/2008 Almost two years after 17 of its members were murdered, the humanitarian group Action Against Hunger has pulled out of Sri Lanka, beginning a new international campaign in the hope of finding justice.
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From: Action Against Hunger-USA
Related: [Sri Lanka] [Aid] [Nutrition/Malnutrition] [Civil Society] [Codes of Conduct] [Ethics & Value Systems] [Geopolitics] [Governance] [Justice and Crime] [Law]
06/19/2008 U.S. presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama differ on how to approach the United Nations, a disagreement which may have a stronger effect on the United States' global legitimacy than the world body's, according to a Washington, DC think tank.
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From: OneWorld US
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Africa and the G8
06/18/2008 The G-8 foreign ministers, meeting next week, must deal decisively with the humanitarian toll that rising food prices and reduced foreign aid are taking on Africa, said a panel of leaders focused on African progress.
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Related: [Africa] [Development] [Aid] [Food] [International Cooperation] [MDGs] [Poverty] [Geopolitics]
Image: Africa and the G8 © OneWorld US
06/17/2008 Sixteen U.S. congresspeople have asked the prime minister of India to support Bhopal activists, who survived the toxic 1984 explosion of a Union Carbide pesticide plant, by bringing this corporation and its new owner, Dow Chemical, to justice.
From: Bhopal.net
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06/13/2008 The Supreme Court has declared that prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp must be given the chance to defend themselves in U.S. courts, drawing cheers from human rights activists that have been arguing the point for over six years.
From: Human Rights Watch
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06/13/2008 WASHINGTON, Jun 12 (OneWorld) - It's high time to revamp the way Washington delivers foreign aid, since the current system is well past its sell-by date, according to a new report reflecting broad consensus among foreign policy experts, development aid practitioners, and members of Congress.
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From: OneWorld US
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06/13/2008 The Caterpillar corporation came under fire during its shareholder meeting yesterday for continuing to sell machinery to Israel that is used to demolish Palestinian homes.
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From: Jewish Voice for Peace
Related: [United States] [Palestine] [Israel] [Corporations] [Human Rights] [Activism] [Geopolitics] [Arms & Military]
06/12/2008 Several members of Congress have called upon the U.S. Treasury Secretary to address the issue of vulture funds -- private companies accused of debt profiteering at the expense of the world's poorest people -- at the upcoming G-8 summit.
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From: Jubilee USA Network
Related: [United States] [International Cooperation] [Corporations] [Credit and Investment] [Debt] [Geopolitics]
06/12/2008 Oil-consuming countries are finally considering the "painful decision" to end consumer fuel subsidies, and it's about time, writes trade and subsidies expert Ron Steenblik.
From: Energy Bulletin
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Related: [China] [India] [Japan] [South Korea] [United States] [Energy] [Transport] [Economy] [Renewable Energy] [Geopolitics]
06/12/2008 An appeal launched earlier this year urging the next U.S. president to make nuclear disarmament a priority has garnered attention and signatures from citizens, Nobel Peace Laureates, and groups around the world.
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From: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
Related: [Latin America and the Caribbean] [United States] [International Cooperation] [Nuclear Issues] [Geopolitics] [Nuclear Arms] [Peace]
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