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August 2004

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08/31/2004 Government hopes to involve civil society in a human rights plan to guarantee efficiency and compliance.
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From: Noticias Aliadas / Latinamerica Press
Related: [Brazil]
08/31/2004 Autoridades hondureńas confirmaron la realización de una vasta operación en la bśsqueda del terrorista Luis Posada Carriles, quien ingresó a ese paķs por vķa aérea procedente de Panamį.
En: pacificar.com Pacificar
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Related: [Cuba] [Central America] [Justice and Crime] [Terrorism]
08/31/2004 Nińos, nińas y jóvenes de Centroamérica mueren diariamente a causa de los altos ķndices de violencia, la presencia de grupos de asesinos organizados y por supuesto por la intolerancia e indiferencia.
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From: Casa Alianza
Related: [Central America] [Children] [Youth]
Image: © Casa Alianza / Casa Alianza
08/31/2004
Rrjeti i Aksionit Kosovar (KAN) dhe Kėshilli Koordinues i Asociacioneve tė Familjeve tė Pengjeve, tė Pagjeturve dhe familjeve tė Viktimave tė Luftės (KKAF) pėrmes njė komunikate tė lėshuar pėr media kanė reaguar ndaj dhunės sė djeshme ndaj protestuesve.
Lexo komunikatėn e plotė
Related: [Kosovo]
Mallika Sarabhai
08/31/2004 Conceptualised by the celebrated and sometimes controversial Indian dancer and actress Mallika Sarabhai and British-Pakistani writer and poet Samia Malik, Colours of the Heart, an unusual stage production, was performed recently in New Delhi. The dance-theatre production has been written on the theme of women's empowerment and highlights what is common to the struggle against gender injustice around the world.

Related: [India] [Gender] [Culture] [Media]
Image: Mallika Sarabhai
08/31/2004 Suspecting Maoist infiltration in their ranks, security forces have tightened restrictions and surveillance on the 100,000 Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, making it difficult for them to find work, even as geopolitical intrigues are impeding their return home.

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From: OneWorld South Asia
Related: [Nepal] [South Asia] [International Cooperation] [Refugees]
08/30/2004 Despite local protests to keep public services like schools and hospitals out of the hands of private companies, most developing countries remain powerless to resist. Find out more about War on Want's campaign.
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From: War on Want
Related: [Development] [Finance] [Politics]
08/30/2004
Shėnimi i ditės ndėrkombėtare tė pėrsonave tė zhdukur nė Prishtinė, ėshtė shoqėruar me arrestimin e disa pėrsonave.
BBC World Shqip
Related: [Kosovo]
08/30/2004 Thousands of men, women and children are still being held without charge or trial in detention centres in Iraq. Amnesty International urges you to write to the Iraqi government to demand better treatment for these people.
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From: Amnesty International UK
Related: [Iraq] [Politics] [Activism] [Justice and Crime]
08/30/2004 Useimmat Euroopan unionin maihin paremman elämän toivossa tulleet ulkomaalaiset joutuvat käymään pitkän ja painajaismaisen kamppailun saadakseen edes tilapäisen oleskeluluvan. Lahjakkuus urheilussa kuitenkin poistaa esteet kuin taikaiskusta. Esimerkiksi Nigeriassa syntynyt Francis Obikwelu toi Portugalille hopeamitalin miesten sadan metrin juoksussa Ateenan olympialaisissa. Jamaikalaissyntyinen Merlene Ottey puolestaan edusti Ateenassa Sloveniaa.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related: [Europe] [Migration]
Augusto Pinochet
08/27/2004 The former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet yesterday lost what could be the final round in his tortuous struggle to avoid prosecution for human rights abuses.
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From: Guardian Unlimited
Related: [Chile] [Justice and Crime]
Image: Augusto Pinochet © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
08/27/2004 La décision de la Cour suprźme du Chili exprime clairement sa volonté d’avancer sur la voie de la recherche de la vérité et de la justice, a déclaré aujourd’hui Amnesty International, aprčs que la plus haute instance judiciaire chilienne eut confirmé la levée de l’immunité d’Augusto Pinochet concernant son rōle dans le Plan Cóndor.
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From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat
Related: [Chile] [Justice and Crime]
Augusto Pinochet
08/27/2004 El dictador Augusto Pinochet Ugarte podrį ser procesado por los asesinatos y desapariciones producidas en la “Operación Cóndor” a partir de 1975, cuando la Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia, la DINA, junto a aparatos represivos de otros paķses sudamericanos se dedicó a “eliminar” a opositores al régimen militar.
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From: Agencia Latinoamericana de Información
Related: [Chile] [Justice and Crime]
Image: Augusto Pinochet © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
Giovane soldato Sla - da Panos
08/27/2004 Mentre i "colloqui di pace" per il Darfur, aperti lunedģ scorso ad Abuja (Nigeria) tra i due movimenti armati e il governo, segnano solo lenti progressi e si sono bloccati sulla questione del disarmo, Amnesty International ha presentato un Rapporto nel quale accusa il governo di Khartoum per gli "attacchi alla libertą di espressione nel Darfur". E vescovi cattolici del Sudan denunciano che "l'olocausto dell'etnia africana in Darfur č pulizia etnica". Proseguono intanto gli aiuti delle agenzie umanitarie agli sfollati, che ormai superano il milione, mentre si cerca di contrastare il diffondersi dell'epidemia di Epatite E.
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From: MISNA , Panos Pictures, MSF - Medici Senza Frontiere, Amnesty International (sezione italiana), Intersos
Related: [Sudan] [Refugees] [Conflict Resolution] [United Nations]
Image: Giovane soldato Sla - da Panos © Sven Torfinn
08/27/2004
Kėshilli Koordinues i Asociacioneve familjare pėr personat e kidnapuar dhe viktimat e luftės, ka paralajmėruar pėr tė hėnėn e ardhshme bllokimin pėr 12 orė tė udhėkryqit kryesor rrugor nė qendėr tė Prishtinės, nė shenjė presioni pėr angazhimin e institucioneve vendore e ndėrkombėtare pėr zbardhjen e fatit tė personave tė pagjetur
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From: wqqqqq
Related: [Kosovo]
08/27/2004 Als més de 3.000 presos palestins que des del 15 d'agost romanen en vaga de fam a presons israelianes han comenēat a sumar-se menors que també estan detinguts en aquests centres, encara que els propis lķders palestins s'oposen a causa de els riscos que pot tenir en la seva salut. Actualment gairebé 400 menors estan reclosos a presons d'Israel, confinats amb presoners adults, amb restriccions a tractament mčdic i sense que els deixin continuar els seus estudis des d'aquests centres.

From: Solidaridad Internacional
Related: [Palestine] [Israel] [Conflict]
08/27/2004
Autoritetet serbe kthyen sot nė Kosovė trupat e 38 shqiptarėve tė vrarė gjatė konfliktit nė fund tė viteve ’90. Zyrtarėt e OKB-sė thonė se trupat u zhvarrosėn nga njė varr masiv nė Batajnicė, nė veriperėndim tė Beogradit.
Zėri i Amerikės
Related: [Kosovo]
08/27/2004 A los mįs de 3.000 presos palestinos que desde el 15 de agosto permanecen en huelga de hambre en cįrceles israelķes han comenzado a sumarse menores que también estįn detenidos en estos centros, aunque los propios lķderes palestinos se oponen debido a los riesgos que puede tener en su salud. Actualmente casi 400 menores estįn recluidos en cįrceles de Israel, confinados con prisioneros adultos, con restricciones a tratamiento médico y sin que les dejen continuar sus estudios desde la prisión.

From: Solidaridad Internacional
Related: [Palestine] [Israel] [Conflict]
08/27/2004 Parents of an Iraqi man who died trying to enter Britain in 2001 are appealing to the British public to raise £3,100 to send home his body.
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From: Institute of Race Relations
Related: [United Kingdom] [Iraq] [Refugees] [Finance]
08/27/2004 Olympialippu siirtyy virallisesti Ateenalta Pekingille olympialaisten päättäjäisissä sunnuntaina. Samalla kansainväliset ihmisoikeusjärjestöt vaativat vuoden 2008 kisojen isäntämaata parantamaan ihmisoikeustilannettaan. Human Rights Watchin mukaan Kiinan on välittömästi puututtava etenkin työläisten oikeuksien ja lehdistönvapauden rikkomuksiin maassa.
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From: OneWorld on Yahoo News
Related: [China]
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