Full Coverage: South East Asia
August 2006
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08/31/2006
From caste discrimination to forced disappearances and torture, participants at a conference on human rights in Asia detail the abuses faced in 12 Asian nations.
Read moreFrom: Asian Human Rights Commission Related: [Bangladesh] [Cambodia] [China] [India] [Indonesia] [Japan] [Myanmar] [Nepal] [Pakistan] [Philippines] [South Korea] [Sri Lanka] [Thailand] Image: Bangladeshi woman and child. © Shahidul Alam/Drik / New Internationalist
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08/29/2006
Children from nearly 70 countries are meeting in Malaysia this week to discuss ways to protect the world's forests, as part of a conference sponsored by the United Nations Environmental Programme.
Read moreRelated: [Malaysia] [Children] [Environment] [Environmental Activism] [Forests] Image: Children. © Centre for Science and Environment
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08/25/2006
from GNN blogs:
Read more" 'The worst oil spill to hit the Philippines’. i hope it makes you think twice on cruisin the ghetto with that SUV," says 'apunk' blogger. The images are shocking. Related: [Philippines] [Oceans] [Pollution] Image: Oiled seabird © BirdLife International/Environment News Service (ENS)
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08/25/2006
Vaikka vanhukset nähdään haavoittuvana ryhmänä, monet avustusjärjestöt eivät vastaa heidän tarpeisiinsa, uusi tutkimus kertoo. Monet vanhukset jäävät ilman terveydenhuoltoa, monilta on myös viety oikeus omaan maa-alueeseensa. Huonosta tilanteesta koituu haittaa koko yhteisölle, kun ikääntyneet eivät pysty tukemaan yhteisön muita jäseniä kriisistä selviytymisessä.
Read moreFrom: Ulkoministeriö Related: [Indonesia] [Emergency Relief] Image: Tsunamista selvinneitä © Sebastian Bolesch / Médecins sans frontières
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08/24/2006
DHAKA, Aug 23 (Reuters): Bangladesh on Wednesday sought international assistance, including from the United States, to help find a new home for thousands of refugees from Myanmar, saying it couldn't afford to keep them any longer. Some 21,000 Rohingya Muslims from mainly Buddhist Myanmar have been living in two camps in Cox's Bazar district, 450 km (280 miles) southeast of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka for more than a decade.
Read moreRelated: [Bangladesh] [Myanmar] [Migration] [Refugees] [Shelter & Housing] |
08/22/2006
Recent spills off the coasts of the Philippines, India, and Lebanon are impacting ecosystems already stressed from over-fishing, toxic pollution, and climate change. Greenpeace reports.
Read moreFrom: Greenpeace International Related: [India] [Lebanon] [Philippines] |
08/18/2006
YK:n pääsihteeri Kofi Annan esittää kansainvälisten poliisivoimien sijoittamista Itä-Timorille, kirjoittaa australialainen Sydney Morning Herald -lehti verkkosivuillaan. Itä-Timorin entinen pääministeri erotti 600 poliisia huhtikuussa, jonka jälkeen Australian johtamat kansainväliset sotilasjoukot ovat rauhoittaneet maan tilannetta.
Read moreFrom: Ulkoministeriö Related: [Timor-Leste] [United Nations] |
08/18/2006
While a major international conference on HIV/AIDS opened Sunday in Canada with a message to help those affected by the disease, on this side of the globe, in Burma, the ruling military regime moved to arrest sufferers and campaigners.
Read moreFrom: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related: [Myanmar] |
08/17/2006
Hiv/aidsiin sairastuneita sekä hiv-kampanjaan osallistuneita pidätettiin viime sunnuntaina Burmassa. Maan sotilashallitus osoitti jo vuosi sitten piittaamattomuutensa hiv-työtä kohtaan, määrättyään hiv-positiivisten hoitokodin suljettavaksi. YK epäilee maan hallituksen olevan kyvytön vastaamaan hiv-ongelmaan. Burmassa arvioidaan olevan satoja tuhansia hiv/aidsia sairastavia.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld South Asia Related: [Myanmar] [HIV/AIDS] Image: Containing HIV
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08/17/2006
With violence increasing in recent months in Timor-Leste, some observers are calling for a UN peacekeeping effort there. UN discussions and investigations are crucial not only for determining the fate of Timor-Leste, but also the future of UN efforts at nation building, says Arnold Kohen.
Read moreFrom: Foreign Policy In Focus Related: [Timor-Leste] Image: About 150,000 displaced persons are taking refuge in camps for fear of fresh fighting. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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08/17/2006
Con la Santa Misa, cantos populares, colocación de ofrendas, testimonios, oraciones comunitarias, rifas y el deguste de pastel y horchata, fue desarrollada la actividad en horas de la noche, lo cual permitió que de una manera muy sentida los y las asistentes compartieran la alegría de celebrar la vida de Monseñor Romero y su gran aporte en la concientización del pueblo salvadoreño.
Read moreFrom: Diario CoLatino Related: [Laos] [Human Rights] [Religion] [War and Peace] Image: Romero mural
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08/16/2006
Tensions are mounting in the Philippines' political sphere, with more than 200 citizens filing another impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The complaint marks the eighth this month.
Read moreFrom: OneWorld US Related: [Philippines] |
08/15/2006
BANGKOK, Aug 15 (IPS) - While a major international conference on HIV/AIDS opened Sunday in Canada with a message to help those affected by the disease, on this side of the globe, in Burma, the ruling military regime moved to arrest sufferers and campaigners.
Read moreFrom: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related: [Asia and the Pacific] [Myanmar] |
08/08/2006
from The Energy Blog:
Read moreThe exploitable geothermal resource potential of Indonesia has been conservatively estimated at 20,000 MW. The new Sarulla project will begin tapping in to this underground heat bounty. Related: [Indonesia] [Renewable Energy] Image: Geothermal power plant, Philippines
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08/07/2006
Narkoba dan HIV/AIDS masih menjadi rantai yang tak terputus di Rumah Tahanan (Rutan) Medaeng. Selama tujuh bulan terakhir, empat penghuni Rutan Medaeng (dua napi dan dua tahanan) diketahui tewas akibat digerogoti HIV/AIDS.
Read moreRelated: [Indonesia] [Health] [HIV/AIDS] [Disease/treatment] [Human Rights] |
08/05/2006
BANGKOK, Aug 4 (IPS) - Having succeeded in producing cheap generic drugs to help people with HIV/AIDS enjoy longer lives, Thailand is now ready with generics capable of helping its citizens fight the potential onslaught of another deadly virus -- bird flu.
Read moreFrom: Inter Press Service (IPS) Related: [Asia and the Pacific] [Thailand] |
08/04/2006
Two indigenous populations saw much of their ancestral land given away as part of a 1996 peace agreement between the government of the Philippines and a separatist faction. An international petition is supporting their cause as new negotiations threaten to further increase the price they have to pay for the peace of others.
Read moreRelated: [Philippines] |
08/02/2006
Kansainvälinen työjärjestö ILO on osoittanut Burman hallinnon viivyttelevän pakkotyön lopettamista. Pakkotyö on Burmassa laitonta, mutta sitä käytetään erityisesti armeijaa hyödyntävissä aputehtävissä. Ellei Burman johto ole edistynyt pakkotyön lopettamisessa tulevaan marraskuuhun mennessä, ILO voi viedä asian Haagin kansainvälinen oikeuden käsittelyyn.
Read moreFrom: Suomen Ammattiliittojen Solidaarisuuskeskus Related: [Myanmar] [Labor] Image: Burmalainen lapsisotilas © Nic Dunlop
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