http://www.oneworld.net/article/archive/94 en_US http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160639/1/94 "Strenuous" international efforts have failed to protect tens of thousands of children from being recruited to fight in armed conflicts around the world, says a new report from the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers. From: Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160631/1/94 Child soldiering is driven by power imbalance between adults and children, says Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, head of the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, one of Sri Lanka’s biggest charitable organisations. He feels that spirituality and religion can play a vital role in child development and well-being. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160605/1/94 Last week the U.S. House of Representatives voted against President Bush's Iraq War Policy. This is a "major victory" for the anti-Iraq war movement, write the heads of an arms control advocacy group. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160567/1/94 WASHINGTON, May 16 (OneWorld) - Antiwar veterans of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan took their case to Capitol Hill Thursday, baring their souls with stories of killings of innocent civilians, torture, and wrongful detentions. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160491/1/94 NEW YORK, May 9 (OneWorld) - A human rights watchdog has launched a unique nationwide campaign to pressure the Bush administration to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160325/1/94 The US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 has left an indelible impact on country’s health and environment. Scientists believe that rising incidence of diseases and birth defects in Afghan children are attributed to the weapons used by the American forces containing depleted uranium. http://satudunia.oneworld.net/article/view/160223/1/94 KontraS menilai, sebenarnya penyelidikan dan penyidikan kasus-kasus pelanggaran HAM berat bisa dimulai tanpa adanya Pengadilan HAM Ad Hoc. Kejaksaan dapat dikatakan menggunakan argumentasi yang sudah tidak relevan setelah adanya putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83522 Whatever happens to the Chinese arms shipment destined for Zimbabwe, the case highlights the urgent need for the UN to work towards an Arms Trade Treaty at a meeting in New York later this month, says a leading development group. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159985/1/94 SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 21 (OneWorld) - About 300,000 U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or major depression. Another 320,000 veterans likely suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI), a type of physical brain damage often caused by explosions from roadside bombs. http://fi.oneworld.net/article/view/159910/1/94 Rauhanliitto vaatii Suomen hallitusta liittymään rypäleaseiden täyskieltoa kannattavien maiden joukkoon. Kansainväliset rypäleaseneuvottelut alkavat Dublinissa ensi kuussa. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159548/1/94 UNITED NATIONS, Apr 7 (IPS) - The United Nations remains virtually crippled as two proposed peacekeeping missions -- one in Darfur and the other in Somalia -- are making little or no progress. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/159514/1/94 UNITED NATIONS, Apr 7 (IPS) - The United Nations remains virtually crippled as two proposed peacekeeping missions -- one in Darfur and the other in Somalia -- are making little or no progress. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159432/1/94 UNITED NATIONS, Apr 3 (OneWorld) - A leading humanitarian group is calling for the United Nations Security Council to take additional measures to help about 1 million Somalis who have been rendered homeless by the ongoing armed conflict in their country. http://unimondo.oneworld.net/article/view/159224/1/94 Nuovo record per l'esportazione di armamenti italiani che nel 2007 sfiora i 2,4 miliardi di euro grazie soprattutto ad un'autorizzazione per missili contraerei della MBDA (Finmeccanica) verso il Pakistan: il regime di Islamabad con 471,6 milioni di euro si attesta come il primo compratore di armi "made in Italy". Sono i primi dati del Rapporto annuale reso noto oggi dalla Presidenza del Consiglio che sono stati presentati dall'Ufficio del Consigliere Militare ad una delegazione della Rete Disar http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159204/1/94 At least 40 civilians have fallen prey to aerial bombings by US-led forces in Afghanistan in last two weeks alone. Aid agencies say more than 12,000 people have been killed since 2001. Anger among the people against NATO forces is mounting and they have begun to equate them with the Russians.