UNITED NATIONS, Nov 28 (OneWorld) - Calls for greater participation of
the world's indigenous leaders are on the rise as another round of
talks on global climate change opens in the Polish city of Poznan next
week.
CAIRO, Nov 28 (IPS) - Representatives from states bordering the Red Sea
met in Cairo last week to forge a common policy against the threat of
maritime piracy. But some local commentators say recent deployments of
foreign naval forces to the area to combat Somali corsairs could
constitute an even greater threat.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 27 (OneWorld) - On the day established to remember
early relations between North American colonists and Native Americans,
indigenous rights groups are amplifying their efforts to protect the
very last tribes who remain untouched by colonial influences.
NEW YORK, Nov 25 (OneWorld) - A peaceful protest against the 2010
Vancouver Olympics was broken up by riot police last week, but human
rights groups and indigenous communities are vowing to continue to
oppose what they say are misplaced priorities and the forced evictions
of low-income people.
WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (OneWorld) - Leading civil rights groups today
denounced the rise in hate crimes taking place in the United States,
especially against Hispanics, and called for passage of a proposal that
would ensure federal jurisdiction when local officials fail to act.
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (OneWorld) - Women are being disproportionately
affected by the U.S. mortgage crisis and economic plunge, said a panel
of women leaders Wednesday, urging a strong woman-focused response from
the federal government.
HARARE, Nov 19 (OneWorld) - Why has the Home Affairs Ministry become
the bone of contention in the Zimbabwe party talks? It's a question of
police brutality versus law enforcement, Registrar General versus
Rig-star General.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 18 (OneWorld) - At least one out of every four U.S.
veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War suffers from Gulf War Illness,
according to an extensive federal report released Monday that confirmed
the existence of the long-debated medical condition.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 12 (OneWorld) - Two veterans groups filed a class
action lawsuit this week to help ensure bureaucratic delays no longer
keep disabled U.S. veterans from getting the financial help they need,
when they need it most.
NEW DELHI, Nov 11 (OneWorld) - They are action oriented and committed
to development of their little hamlets. At a recent gathering in the
Indian capital, The Hunger Project brought together 30 elected women
leaders from different states of the country. OneWorld South Asia spoke
to a few of them about their successes and challenges.
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