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» The OneWorld Philippines Country Guide
The aim of this Guide is to provide a brief introduction to human rights and sustainable development issues in Philippines
04/24/2008 Asian governments' attempts to manage skyrocketing food prices by restricting rice exports is actually aggravating food shortages in the region, says Peter Timmer in this interview.
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From: Center for Global Development
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Brazil, one of the countries under review, has "serious violations of womenÂ’s sexual and reproductive rights."
04/18/2008 The UN needs to address women's reproductive rights as it conducts the first "peer reviews" of member countries' human rights records, says a coalition of 11 rights groups from around the world.
From: Center for Reproductive Rights
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Related: [Poland] [India] [Ecuador] [Brazil] [Argentina]
Image: Brazil, one of the countries under review, has "serious violations of womenÂ’s sexual and reproductive rights." © International Women's Health Coalition
03/12/2008 Drowning is the biggest killer of children who die from injuries in Bangladesh, China, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam, according to new surveys.
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From: United Nations Children's Fund
Related: [Asia and the Pacific] [Bangladesh] [China] [Thailand] [Viet Nam]
02/15/2008 A heart-warming and inspirational music video-slide show features four days of fun activities organized for kids from the Sulu and Basilan war zones in Mindanao, the Philippines.
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From: Asia America Initiative
02/15/2008 MANILA, Feb 14 (IPS) - Non-government organizations (NGOs) opposed to the presence of United States troops in the country are calling for a suspension of U.S.-Philippine joint military exercises scheduled for Feb. 18.
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From: Inter Press Service (IPS)
Related: [United States] [Conflict] [Arms & Military] [Terrorism]
01/30/2008 Nurhikma, 8 years old, and 3,000 other Filipino children from war torn areas in Mindanao, the Philippines recently participated in four days of fun activities for kids, a program coordinated by local and regional actors.
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From: Asia America Initiative
12/14/2007 When Rasid Naim, a young Filipino man from a family of rice farmers, applied organic farming techniques to his land, he not only saved money from mixing his own pesticides and fertilizers, but also saw his crops grow more resilient to drought and flash floods.
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From: Oxfam America
Related: [Agriculture] [Capacity Building] [Climate Change]
10/29/2007 An escalating religious conflict in the Philippines was thwarted by a farm-to-market program that effectively joins Muslim farmers and Christian grocers in an effort to achieve shared prosperity. Mediator Al Santoli reports on this "revolution in peace making."
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From: Asia America Initiative
09/19/2007 Arviolta yli kahdeksan miljoonaa filippiiniläistä työskentelee ulkomailla. Töiden puute ja huonot työehdot ovat suurin syy Filippiineiltä lähtemiseen.
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From: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus
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08/22/2007 Philippines based firm TechFactors Inc has developed edutainment software to make technology education interactive and fun for children.
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Related: [Children] [Education] [ICT]
08/07/2007 Initially designed for snowmobiles, a kit to clean up engine emissions is making a big impact in Philippine cities.
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From: Worldwatch Institute
Thailand; protestors or terrorists?
08/03/2007 In the years following the ratification of the extremely controversial USA PATRIOT Act, other countries across the world, including the Philippines and El Salvador, have introduced equally contentious counter-terrorism statutes that have had serious implications on civil rights, say advocates.
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [United States] [El Salvador] [Civil Rights] [Justice and Crime] [Law] [Terrorism]
Image: Thailand; protestors or terrorists? © Ellen Roggemann
07/27/2007 The top judge in the Philippines - the worldÂ’s fifth deadliest nation for journalists - said he would seek justice in the unsolved killings and use his authority to protect freedom of speech and of the press.
From: Committee to Protect Journalists
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07/26/2007 United Nations agencies, Philippine health authorities, and multinational milk companies are in a heated legal battle for the hearts, minds, and breast-feeding habits of Filipino mothers.
From: Child Rights Information Network
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Image: Flag of Philippines © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
06/28/2007 Filippiineillä ammattiyhdistysaktiivit joutuvat toimimaan henkensä kaupalla. Presidentti Gloria Macapagal Arroyon valtakaudella noin 90 ay-aktiivia on surmattu ay-toimintaan osallistumisen vuoksi.
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From: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus
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06/07/2007 The G8 nations will pursue their stated objectives - on health and education, poverty eradication and fair terms of trade - only to the point at which they collide with their own interests. Away from their sentimental summits, they pull down everything they claim to be building, says George Monbiot.
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From: Guardian Unlimited
03/27/2007 The Philippines government has gone to great lengths to annihilate political opponents and social movement leader, who are increasingly seen as the genuine representatives of the great majority of the Filipinos, says James Petras.
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From: Share The World's Resources
Demonstrators protest state-sanctioned killings of human rights activists in the Philippines
03/07/2007 Activists have long raised concerns about extrajudicial executions in the Philippines. There are hopes the recent findings of two high level reports will spur action to end political killings in the run up to legislative and local elections in May.
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From: Amnesty International USA
Image: Demonstrators protest state-sanctioned killings of human rights activists in the Philippines © Asian Human Rights Commission
01/25/2007 "Massive environmental damage" and "serious human rights abuses" by the mining industry in The Philippines are condemned today in a new report that warns expansion plans are set to make the problems worse.
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Santoli with students at Bakud elementary in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines.
01/20/2007 A few minutes with Al Santoli and you begin to think world peace isn't that unreachable after all. He spoke with OneWorlders about his work building peace in Southeast Asia and what others can do to promote peace worldwide.
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From: OneWorld US, Asia America Initiative
Image: Santoli with students at Bakud elementary in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines. © Asia America Initiative
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