Tag: united nations
group name: politicsjustice
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November 04, 2009 09:44 AM EST --
By Bouthaina Shaaban
When you read a news story saying that “the United Nations called on Israel to stop demolishing Palestinian homes and put an end to the policy of forced evictions in East . . .
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October 07, 2006 04:15 PM EDT --
Global civil society organizations are pressing the 192-nation U.N. General Assembly to recognize indigenous peoples' rights to their land and resources.
''This is an opportunity that must . . .
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November 15, 2006 10:50 AM EST --
The Bush administration's plans to reappoint John Bolton as its top diplomat at the United Nations may run into legal snags, warn lawyers who specialize in U.S. constitutional law.
"It would . . .
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June 06, 2007 04:10 PM EDT --
Both the United Nations and some of the world's leading human rights organizations are welcoming the start of the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor.
UN peacekeepers arresting . . .
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December 28, 2008 10:53 PM EST --
As the world marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Uyghurs in East Turkestan (also known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in the People's Republic of China) . . .
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May 29, 2007 04:00 PM EDT --
I found another great video which helps clarify the global government agenda so we can recognise why so many drastic changes to our constitution have taken place. It also explains the . . .
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December 04, 2006 03:28 PM EST --
Independent humanitarian groups that work closely with the United Nations welcomed the world body's decision to call a high-level meeting next week to address the issue of sexual abuse against children . . .
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June 09, 2007 06:55 PM EDT --
A prominent United Nations representative this week joined ranks with thousands of activists gathered in Germany to protest the economic and political dominance enjoyed by the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized . . .
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October 18, 2006 08:13 PM EDT --
The United Nations General Assembly remains in a stalemate after several rounds of voting to try to pick a nation to fill a non-permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council ("U.S. and Venezuela Battle . . .
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July 03, 2006 06:46 PM EDT --
Here is the direct link:
http://www.petitiononline.com/Malak/petition.html
UPDATE: This is the link to the web site set up to provide background information, as well as updates with Malak's . . .
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March 12, 2008 02:16 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Wed., Mar. 12, 2008
NEW YORK, Mar 12 (OneWorld) - The United States government is facing new international scrutiny for . . .
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April 17, 2008 04:22 PM EDT --
NEW YORK, Apr 15 (OneWorld) - A new coalition of U.S.-based rights groups says it plans to spend over $1 billion on projects to help women fight poverty in many parts of the world.
"This . . .
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November 13, 2008 05:02 AM EST --
Saudi Arabia is a country that uses special police force , called the "Society for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice," to make sure that only "one narrow sect of Islam . . .
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May 22, 2008 03:45 PM EDT --
Alison Raphael
OneWorld US
Tue., May. 20, 2008
WASHINGTON, May 20 (OneWorld) - Re-electing Sri Lanka to serve a second term on the UN Human Rights Council would represent a severe . . .
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June 10, 2008 04:19 PM EDT --
Haider Rizvi
OneWorld US
Tue., Jun. 10, 2008
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 9 (OneWorld) - A prominent international rights watchdog has reacted sharply to the U.S. government's decision . . .
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July 06, 2007 05:31 PM EDT --
The growth of cities will be the single largest influence on human society in the 21st century, according to a new United Nations report, which argues that urbanization can be a much more powerful force . . .
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February 26, 2009 09:08 AM EST --
According to a Global Report on Trafficking in Persons published by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime and based on data from 155 countries around the world collected in 2007 and 2008, 70% . . .
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June 25, 2009 09:16 AM EDT --
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime released the World Drug Report 2009 on June 24 2009.
The report shows that "global markets for cocaine, opiates, and cannabis are steady or in decline, while . . .
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April 17, 2007 11:53 AM EDT --
is it time for the United Nations to have more than 5 veto wielding permanent secutrity council members?
How many members more should be entrusted with the power of veto?
How should such a status be . . .
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July 16, 2007 01:06 PM EDT --
Despite the return of democratic rule a little over one year ago, there has been no let up in cases of police abuse in Nepal, according to human rights defenders involved in a countrywide campaign against . . .
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