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Arab League to Monitor Regional Satellites 02/29/2008 The 22-member Arab League recently introduced a regional policy to regulate satellite television broadcasting services that will "restrict freedom of expression and information," writes an international human rights watchdog. From: Human Rights Watch Read more Related: [Middle East]

Health Education from Within 02/29/2008 A program in the poverty-stricken Central Terai region of Nepal seeks to improve women's and girls' health by training young people as peer educators, community activists, and counselors in the fields of health, family planning, and HIV/AIDS. Read more From: Centre for Development and Population Activities Related: [Nepal] Related links Country Guide: Nepal

Indebted small farmers in India get a reprieve 02/29/2008 India has announced its budget for the next financial year. In a move to provide a major relief to the small farmers, the government has decided to cancel their entire debt. It may be noted that for past many years now the farmers have been committing suicides due to indebtedness and other related reasons. Read more Related: [South Asia] [Agriculture] [Poverty] [Debt]

NGOs feeling unsafe in Pakistan 02/29/2008 International non-governmental organisations in Pakistan have come under considerable pressure after an attack on a UK-based Plan International office in Mansehra near Islamabad, in which four people had died. In recent years, threats have been directed against NGOs and their staff, particularly women. Read more Related: [South Asia] [Human Rights] [Civil Society] [Terrorism]

Attac: Nokian palautettava kehitystukensa 02/29/2008 Suomen Attac vaatii Nokiaa palauttamaan saamansa julkiset tuet, koska yhtiö tekee yhteistyötä ihmisoikeuksia polkevan Turkmenistanin kanssa. Attac vaatii, että yritysten julkisen tukemisen ehdoksi asetetaan demokratian ja ihmisoikeuksien kunnioittaminen. Read more From: Attac Suomi Related: [Turkmenistan] [Finland] [Corporations] [Human Rights]

Iranista häädettyjen afgaanien pakolaiselämä jatkuu kotimaassa 02/29/2008 Sadat tuhannet Iranista häädetyt afgaanit asuvat vaatimattomissa telttaleireissä ympäri Afganistania. Karkotetut jäävät kaiken avun ulkopuolelle. Read more From: Suomen IPS Related: [Afghanistan] [Iran ] [Refugees] Image: Makeshift refugee camp at Jalozai, Pakistan © Integrated Regional Information Networks

Urban health under serious stress 02/29/2008 Two studies by the Urban Health Resource Centre talk of maternal and newborn care among the poor in central India and state of urban health in the national capital. Apart from highlighting the need for better access to healthcare facilities, the reports underline the cultural factors and prevalence of poverty as obstacles. Read more Related: [South Asia] [Children] [Poverty] [Health] [Infant Mortality]

China's New Intelligentsia 02/29/2008 Despite the global interest in the rise of China, no-one is paying much attention to its ideas and who produces them. Yet China has a surprisingly lively intellectual class whose ideas may prove a serious challenge to western liberal hegemony, says Mark Leonard. From Prospect Read more Related: [China]

'Bloodbath' Feared in Thai Drug Crackdown 02/28/2008 Alarming local and international rights activists, several officials in the Thai government are speaking freely about the 'necessity' of using extra-judicial killings as part of a national clampdown on narcotics. Read more From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related: [Thailand] Image: © New Internationalist Related links Country Guide: Thailand

Poikkeustilan suojissa pidätetään ja kidutetaan Bangladeshissa 02/28/2008 Poikkeustilan aikana Bangladeshissa on pidätetty 250 000 ihmistä, ja monia pidätettyjä on kidutettu. Vastikään ilmoitettiin tammikuussa 2007 julistetun poikkeustilan pidentämisestä 13 kuukaudella. Read more From: OneWorld South Asia Related: [Bangladesh] [Human Rights] [Democracy]

Concern over Health of Chinese Hunger-Striker 02/28/2008 An international media freedom group has voiced concern over the health of detained Chinese cyber-dissident and human rights lawyer Yang Maodong, who has been on hunger strike for 11 weeks. + CPJ Highlights China's Poor Press Record Read more From: Reporter Senza Frontiere Related: [China]

Nepalin oletetun joukkohaudan jäännöksiä aletaan tutkia tarkemmin Suomessa 02/28/2008 Suomalainen oikeuslääketieteen asiantuntijaryhmä oli äskettäin Nepalissa tutkimassa Shivapurin kansallispuistosta löytyneen oletetun hautapaikan jäännöksiä. Nyt Nepalin ihmisoikeuskomissio on pyytänyt maataan lähettämään tutkimuslöydökset Suomeen lähempiin tutkimuksiin. Read more From: Ulkoministeriö Related: [Finland] [Nepal] [Human Rights] Image: -

India sitting on tobacco epidemic 02/28/2008 According to a recent study, around a million people will die of smoking in India alone in next two years. The country is on the threshold of a tobacco-unleashed epidemic, says Ramesh Menon, a journalist cum documentary filmmaker and recipient of the 2006 Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism. Read more Related: [South Asia] [Health] [Disease/treatment]

Afghanistan: Scars of violence 02/28/2008 Hundreds of children who had witnessed a blast in Afghanistan’s Baghlan city last November are still traumatised, suffering from paranoia, dizziness, stress and sleeping disorders. Health experts are of the view that children in the conflict-affected country are at risk of suffering deep scars of war. Read more Related: [South Asia] [Children] [Health] [Conflict] [United Nations]

Government schemes not reaching the disabled 02/28/2008 There are approximately 60 million persons with disabilities in India. Most of them are poor, living in rural areas. It is pity that only 1.5% of them are the beneficiaries of various poverty alleviation and welfare schemes. Read more Related: [South Asia] [Poverty] [Disability] Image: Disability sign

Perhutani Pacet Ambil Alih Tanah Warga 02/28/2008 Penguasaan sepihak atas hak tanah terulang kembali. Kali ini Perhutani Pacet yang mencaplok tanah warga Sendi di Mojokerto. Perhutani mengklaim bahwa kawasan itu merupakan hutan yang menjadi wilayah kekuasaannya. Read more Related: [Indonesia] [Development]

Yayasan AirPutih Tempati Kantor Baru 02/28/2008 Yayasan AirPutih punya kantor baru. Kantor baru itu berwarna biru yang terletak di Jalan Abdullah Syafei Nomor 55, Casablanca, Tebet.Kepindahan ini dilakukan agar AirPutih mendapatkan tempat yang lebih representatif. Apalagi, di gedung ini tak hanya dilakukan aktivitas harian AirPutih, melainkan juga berbagai pelatihan Read more Related: [Indonesia] [Development]

Habitat Orangutan Terancam Punah 02/28/2008 Selama 20 tahun terakhir, orangutan sudah kehilangan 80% hutan tempat mereka tinggal. Spesies orangutan dihadapkan akan kenyataan akan punah dalam kurun waktu 10 hingga 20 tahun mendatang. Ancaman tersebut datang dari penebangan liar, pertambangan, kebun sawit, dan sebagainya. Read more Related: [Indonesia] [Development]

LSM Ajak Masyarakat Tolak PP 2/2008 02/28/2008 Berbagai protes yang dilancarkan oleh para pecinta lingkungan tidak juga membuat Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) bersedia mencabut PP 2/2008. Rupanya nafsu untuk mengejar target pertumbuhan ekonomi talah mengalahkan kepentingan untuk melindungi keselamatan warganya. Read more Related: [Indonesia] [Development]

Window Closing on U.S.-India Nuke Deal 02/27/2008 Leading Indian politicians have outrightly rejected the idea of a U.S.-imposed deadline after a team of U.S. senators warned that a new inhabitant of the White House might quash a potential deal on the transfer of nuclear technology. Read more From: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related: [India] [United States] Related links Perspectives Magazine: Nuclear Weapons

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