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March 2008

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03/27/2008 Greenpeace has warned that if current levels of emissions of greenhouses gases are not curtailed and global warming is not kept below 2-degree point, a major humanitarian crisis is awaiting the South Asian region. This can result in massive displacement of 125 million people in India and Bangladesh alone.
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Related: [South Asia] [Climate Change] [Refugees]
03/25/2008 Thousands of bonded labourers released from granite and marble quarries of north India have settled in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. They are now trying to rebuild their lives, free from the exploitative shackles of contractors.
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Related: [South Asia] [Labor] [Poverty]
03/20/2008 Köyhyyttä sekä poliittista ja uskonnollista vainoa pakenevat tiibetiläiset suuntaavat eteläisiin naapurimaihin. Intiassa Tiibetin pakolaisia asuu noin sata tuhatta, Nepalissa virallisesti 20 000.
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From: Ulkoministeriö
Related: [China] [India] [Nepal] [Refugees]
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03/18/2008 Ihmisoikeusjärjestön mukaan yli 4 000 ihmistä on kuollut viimeisen 12 vuoden aikana pyrkiessään Meksikon ja Yhdysvaltain välisen rajan yli.
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From: OneWorld España
Related: [Central America] [Mexico] [United States] [Human Rights]
Unskilled labourers waiting to be hired at a labour market in Dhaka / Photo credit: Shamsuddin Ahmed / IRIN
03/14/2008 Lack of employment opportunities and the fear of starvation in rural areas in the wake of last year’s cyclone are forcing Bangladeshis to throng cities in search of livelihood. Most do menial jobs as loaders, and rickshaw pullers, earning barely enough to save their families from hunger back home.
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Related: [South Asia] [Cities] [Labor]
Image: Unskilled labourers waiting to be hired at a labour market in Dhaka / Photo credit: Shamsuddin Ahmed / IRIN
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03/14/2008 Viime vuoden virallisten tilastojen mukaan 921 ihmistä menetti henkensä yrittäessään päästä Espanjaan. Ihmisoikeusjärjestön mukaan todellinen luku on moninkertainen.
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From: OneWorld España
Related: [Spain] [Human Rights]
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03/14/2008 Latinalaisamerikkalaiset siirtolaiset eivät enää lähetä rahaa kotimaihinsa entiseen tahtiin. Perinteisesti yksityiset ovat lähettäneet rahaa Latinalaiseen Amerikkaan enemmän kuin alue on kerännyt suorina ulkomaisina investointeina ja virallisina kehitysyhteistyövaroina. Jos yksityinen rahavirta hiipuu, miljoonat voivat joutua yhä syvemmälle köyhyyteen.
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From: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus
Related: [Latin America and the Caribbean] [Economy]

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