Two human right analysts were expelled from Venezuela Friday, just hours after publicly presenting a report describing how the government of President Hugo Chávez has weakened democratic institutions and human rights guarantees in the country.
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WASHINGTON, Sep 19 (OneWorld) - Nations worldwide are falling short of
the hunger and poverty targets adopted at the start of the millennium,
and as a result millions are suffering needlessly, warns a report
released ahead of next week’s UN summit to measure progress toward the
Millennium Development Goals.
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A U.S. Global Health Corps, modeled on the Peace Corps, could strengthen weak health systems around the world while also giving American doctors and nurses crucial experience in the field, suggests health economics expert Mead Over.
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The government of Nepal should not deport Tibetans without valid refugee certificates to India, said an Asian human rights monitor Wednesday, noting that the plan seems to be a government response to daily protests by Tibetans outside the Chinese embassy in Kathmandu.
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Thirty-four independent experts and arms control groups have urged the U.S.
Congress to withstand pressure from the Bush administration
to hastily approve a nuclear trade deal between the United States and
India.
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The arrest of Freddie Herrera and five other undocumented
immigrants in a private San Francisco home last week suggests the
city’s sanctuary policy, which prohibits municipal law enforcement from
assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement with immigration arrests,
is under jeopardy.
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Gang violence in East Timor — which claimed 30 lives and displaced 200,000 people in Dili just this summer — is finally subsiding thanks to peace efforts by the government and local groups. The reward: a visit and lessons from martial arts master Jackie Chan.
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LONDON, Sep 18 (OneWorld) - Corruption is a serious threat in humanitarian assistance, a panel of aid practitioners and analysts warned at a meeting here yesterday.
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A group of Lebanese and international deminers will receive a prestigious human rights award for their work, which has cleared the way for nearly 1 million displaced people to safely return home.
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A collection of stories penned by sixteen celebrated Indian authors brings to light the humanity of people with HIV in a country where "both the lack of information
and abundance of misinformation are at the heart of the continuing discrimination
faced by positive persons," says Deepali Gaur Singh.
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