| DEVELOPMENT-NIGER: Three Million Children Threatened by Hunger · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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Women have been left in charge of many of the households in the village of
Zamkoye-Koïra, in western Niger, as food shortages have driven male family
members to leave in search of work elsewhere. A national survey of vulnerable
households shows that 5.4 million people face food insecurity across Niger.
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| UNICEF Funding Falls Short Leaving Millions of Children at Risk · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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If the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) had 1.28 billion dollars it could
help 97 million people around the world.
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| Photos of Armed Children Ignite Scandal in Venezuela · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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A radical political group based in a working class
neighbourhood of the Venezuelan capital has sparked a furore
by publishing photographs of children from the community, with
their faces partially hidden, brandishing AR-15 assault
rifles.
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| Social Media Saved Africa's Oldest Community Station · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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When a financial crisis threatened the existence of Africa's oldest community
station, Bush Radio, an outpouring of sympathy and appeals went viral on social
networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. In the end, it was this outspoken
support that showed financial backers that the station was worth saving.
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| Political and Economic Turmoil Threaten Women's Progress · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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As UN Women celebrated its first birthday, its executive
director Michelle Bachelet stressed that political upheveal
and shrinking budgets are no excuse to push back the hard-won
gains made by the women's movement globally.
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| Russia Sticks to Its Guns Against Heavy Hitters Backing Syria · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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The political heavy hitters were all there at a key Security
Council meeting early this week to decide on the future of
beleaguered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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| Dempsey Told Israelis U.S. Won't Join Their War on Iran · IPS news: Israel-Palestine | More
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey told
Israeli leaders Jan. 20 that the United States would not
participate in a war against Iran begun by Israel without
prior agreement from Washington, according to accounts from
well-placed senior military officers.
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| BANGLADESH: Coup Bid Reveals Extremism Within Army · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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Bangladesh's army has won paludits as leading United Nations peacekeepers, but the January coup attempt against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government has exposed lurking religious extremism within its ranks.
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| U.S. Group Urges "More Credible" Military Threat Against Iran · IPS news: Israel-Palestine | More
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The administration of President Barack Obama should take steps
to make threats of a possible U.S. or Israeli attack against
Iran more credible, according to the fourth in a series of
studies released here Wednesday by a 13-man "bipartisan" task
force dominated by Iran hawks.
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| POLITICS-SENEGAL: Violence After Validation of Wade Candidacy · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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It was stones against tear gas in the Senegalese capital this morning as students
protested the killing of one of their own on Tuesday evening. At least four
people have died since Jan. 27, in wider demonstrations against the
controversial validation of President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy for re-election
for a third term.
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| CUBA: Party Aims for Efficient, Inclusive Socialism · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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Cuba's communist leaders have mapped out a strategy to
modernise their country's one-party socialist model and make
it more efficient, which implies making it more inclusive and
representative of a society that is increasingly diverse.
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| UGANDA: Using Community Radio to Heal After Kony's War · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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Radio Mega FM's transmission tower rises from the centre of
Gulu town,
transmitting talk shows and the latest Ugandan radio hits to
listeners across the
district. But it also serves as something of an informal
memorial to community
radio-driven peace efforts during the Lord's Resistance Army's
destruction of
northern Uganda.
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| MIDEAST: And At Last There Was Water · IPS news: Israel-Palestine | More
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Only days ago, turning on the tap was cause for concern. Would there be
running water? Now, it's reason for celebration.
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| Guatemala Heeds the Cries of Femicide Victims · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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The relentless wave of femicides in Guatemala, which has one
of the highest female murder rates in the world, has prompted
actions by the government, civil society groups, and two Nobel
Peace laureates to try to put a stop to this brutal violence
against women, which has reached horrific proportions.
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| Rights Groups Denounce Duvalier Ruling, U.S. Urges Appeal · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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International and local human rights groups Tuesday strongly
denounced the ruling by an investigating judge in Haiti that
former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier should not
face charges for massive human rights abuses committed during
his 15-year reign, from 1971 to 1986.
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| BALKANS-SOCIETY: First Abused, Then Imprisoned · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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The women languishing in Serbia's Pozarevac Penal Correctional Institution are
victims twice over: survivors of decades of domestic violence, they have been
imprisoned for killing their partners and often spend up to 15 years in jail.
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| ZAMBIA: Chinese Underage Sex Scandal Sparks Emotive Debate · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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Zhang Daliu, 46, a carpenter from China never imagined himself in the dreadful
confines of a stinking and overcrowded Zambian jail where conditions are so
terrible that they lead to gastronomic disorders and skin diseases within days of
confinement.
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| MIDEAST: And At Last There Was Water · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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Only days ago, turning on the tap was cause for concern. Would there be
running water? Now, it's reason for celebration.
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| Occupy DC Protesters Stay Put Amid Eviction Threats · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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Two days after some 400 people were arrested during a protest
organised by Occupy Oakland on the U.S. west coast, members of
Occupy DC say they have no plans to leave despite the threat
of police action.
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| US-BAHRAIN: Rights Groups Oppose Smaller Arms Transfer · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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The decision by the administration of President Barack Obama
to approve limited transfers of military equipment to Bahrain
is coming under renewed fire by human rights and pro-democracy
groups here.
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| HONDURAS: Support for President Lobo Hits All-Time Low · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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Last Friday marked two years since the inauguration of
Porfirio Lobo as president of Honduras, amidst accusations of
corruption, an unprecedented crime wave, and his lowest
approval rating yet.
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| Chileans Disillusioned with Pinochet-Era Political System · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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Chile's political system is "exhausted" and urgently needs
reform to truly represent its citizens, consolidate democracy
and ensure governability, say experts consulted by IPS.
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| U.N. Arms Embargoes Busted by Ships from the West · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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When the Security Council penalises governments with economic
sanctions and arms embargoes, the world body's 193 member
states are mandated to help implement the wide-ranging
punitive measures imposed on these countries.
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| SYRIA: "Street Fighting Rages" Near Damascus · IPS - Human Rights and Democracy | More
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Fighting is continuing in the eastern suburbs of Damascus,
according to activists, as Syrian security forces appeared to
be reasserting their control over the restive fringes of the
country's capital.
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| Project Briefs · Alternatives-Int'l (en) | More
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Initiative pour un autre monde (IPAM) ? Paris, France IPAM is in support of, and is currently promoting, the Fifth European Meeting of Analysis of Political Societies in Paris on February 2 and 3 in Paris. This meeting is titled ?Arab Spring: myth and fiction? and will analyze the wave of protests that swept Arab countries from a comparative historical and political sociological perspective. IPAM also supports Study Day as part of ?The war in Algeria, images and representation.? The day is (...)
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| The African National Conference and South African Democracy · Alternatives-Int'l (en) | More
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The African National Congress (ANC) began anniversary celebrations for the 100th time on January 8, 2012. A crowd of 50 000, as well as 46 foreign dignitaries, packed into the Bloemfontein Rugby stadium to watch speeches from President Jacob Zuma and American civil-rights campaigner Jesse Jackson. The self-congratulations will continue throughout the year and will culminate with the ANC national conference held every five years to elect new leaders. Celebrations are in order. No other (...)
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| Get ?em Before They Get Nukes: Iran's Scientists Targeted · Alternatives-Int'l (en) | More
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Iran's alleged militaristic nuclear capabilities have placed the country at the centre of the world's political stage. The nation's nuclear scientists have been assassinated and the identities of their assassins remain unknown. The most recent victim of these attacks was Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, a chemist who worked at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in Iran's Isfahan province. Roshan's death marks the fifth time in two years that a scientist from the state nuclear program has been (...)
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| The Decline of British Nationality · Alternatives-Int'l (en) | More
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Over the past twenty years, there has been a decline in the proportion of British citizens who consider their nationality primarily British. A report by Anthony Heath and Jane Roberts for the British Department of Justice shows that since 1979, the number of English, Welsh, and Scottish residents who consider their nationality to be primarily British has fallen. At the same time, the number describing themselves as Scottish, Welsh, or English has risen. In 1979, 38 percent of Scottish (...)
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| Obama and the indefinite detention and torture act · Alternatives-Int'l (en) | More
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Each year, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of the United States is amended to accommodate the Department of Defense's budget for that fiscal year. The NDAA for Fiscal Year 2012 (FY2012) is particularly controversial because it infringes upon American citizens' constitutional rights. The NDAA FY2012 is set to take effect on March 3, and includes a provision that has the potential to allow American citizens to be arrested, detained indefinitely, and tortured if suspected of (...)
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| Internet Censorship and The Case of MegaUpload · Alternatives-Int'l (en) | More
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Nations that limit access to the Internet violate a human right which has become essential to life in the 21st century: the freedom of speech and communication through the Internet. A lack of censorship within this digital platform is a precondition to efficient Internet communications, and modifications to this norm impinge on some basic democratic norms. Universal Music Group's (UMG) recent prosecution of the Hong Kong-based online storage site MegaUpload?a site well known for illegally (...)
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