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November 2007

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11/28/2007 "Teidän maissanne yhtiöt voivat olla puhtaita, mutta meillä ne eivät ole", kertoo ecuadorilainen Wilman Jiménez. Hänen maassaan öljy-yhtiöt jättävät jälkeensä saasteita, käyttökelvotonta maata, juomakelvotonta vettä ja köyhyyttä.
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From: OneWorld España
Related: [Ecuador] [Poverty] [Corporations] [Pollution]
An indigenous Guarani child from Brazil.
11/27/2007 Two Brazilian indigenous communities have successfully reclaimed their lands after a 40-year occupation by a powerful cellulose company. Their victory exemplifies the increasing unity, militancy, and efficacy of rural and indigenous factions in Brazil.
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From: North American Congress on Latin America
Related: [Brazil]
Image: An indigenous Guarani child from Brazil. © Centro de Medios Independientes de Colombia Indymedia
HIV/AIDS information materials being distributed to truck drivers by a local NGO and the local truck drivers union.(Credit: UNAIDS/A.Vasconcelos)
11/27/2007 Brazil's ability to negotiate price reductions with pharmaceutical companies for patented HIV/AIDS drugs saved the country $1 billion between 2001 and 2005, according to a study.
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From: SciDev.Net
Related: [Brazil]
Image: HIV/AIDS information materials being distributed to truck drivers by a local NGO and the local truck drivers union.(Credit: UNAIDS/A.Vasconcelos)
11/21/2007 Guanabaranlahti Rio de Janeiron edustalla Brasiliassa on osa lumoavan kaunista maisemaa. Todellisuus saasteineen on kuitenkin paljon kuvajaista karumpi: yritykset vesien puhdistamiseksi ovat toistaiseksi kuin pisara valtameressä.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related: [Brazil] [Water/Sanitation] [Health]
11/20/2007 Brazilian bloggers are commemorating today the death of a runaway slave and national hero by debating how far their vastly multicultural society has come towards ending racism.
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From: Global Voices Online
Related: [Brazil]
11/14/2007 "On surkuhupaisaa, että niin monet Stora Enson työntekijät menettävät Suomessa työnsä. Stora Ensosta ei ole nimittäin meille Brasiliassa mitään hyötyä", sanoo Brasilian maattomien maatyöläisten liikkeen MST:n johtaja.
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From: Maailman Sivu ry
Related: [Brazil] [Economy] [Corporations]
11/14/2007 President Chavez of Venezuela faces the most serious threat since the 2002 military coup, with violent street demonstrations by privileged university students leading to major street battles in Caracas, says James Petras.
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From: Share The World's Resources
Related: [Venezuela]
11/13/2007 Kehitysmaiden lapsille suunnattu tietokone löytää tiensä vielä tämän vuoden puolella myös Peruun, Meksikoon, Etiopiaan, Ruandaan, Haitiin ja Intiaan. Käyttöönoton lähestyessä alkuperäinen sadan dollarin kannettava on hinnaltaan jo lähes kaksinkertainen.
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From: Digital Opportunity Channel
Related: [Uruguay] [Peru] [Mexico] [India] [Haiti] [Education] [Intermediate Technology] [International Cooperation] [ICT]
11/07/2007 Uruguay is the first country to place an official order for child-friendly laptops from the One Laptop Per Child initiative, and Peru looks set to follow.
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From: SciDev.Net
Related: [Peru] [Uruguay]
11/07/2007 Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay will co-host a UN event to gather support for a proposed charter that would counter worldwide human rights abuses against gay people.
From: Human Rights Watch
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Related: [Argentina] [Brazil] [Uruguay]
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11/07/2007 Kolumbian sisällissodan osapuolet kiristävät rahaa maassa toimivilta ulkomaisilta yrityksiltä. Banaaniyhtiö Chiquita tuomittiin äskettäin sakkoihin, sillä yritys oli tukenut murhiin ja ihmisoikeusloukkauksiin syyllistyneitä puolisotilaallisia joukkoja.
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From: Kehitysyhteistyön palvelukeskus
Related: [Colombia] [Human Rights] [Arms & Military]
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11/06/2007 IMF:n ja Maailmanpankin politiikkaan kyllästyneet maat perustavat oman kehityspankin. Mukana ovat Venezuela, Brasilia, Argentiina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Paraguay ja uusimpana tulokkaana Kolumbia.
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From: OneWorld US
Related: [Finance]
The establishment of a Latin American development back was initially proposed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
11/05/2007 "The [widespread] recognition that Washington's economic policies and institutions have failed miserably in Latin America" explains the continental leaders' decision to open a development "Bank of the South," says Mark Weisbrot.
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From: North American Congress on Latin America
Related: [United States] [Venezuela]
Image: The establishment of a Latin American development back was initially proposed by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. © North American Congress on Latin America
Big oil companies in the Peruvian Amazon.
11/02/2007 Big gas and oil companies in the Peruvian Amazon are contaminating the rivers and wildlife of the region, introducing disease and other problems into the lives of the indigenous people who reside there, explains journalist Kelly Hearn.
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From: Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
Related: [Peru]
Image: Big oil companies in the Peruvian Amazon. © Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
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11/01/2007 Venezuelan presidentin Hugo Chávezin ajama perustuslain muutos on saanut opiskelijat pääkaupungin Caracasin kaduille. Perustuslain uudistus lisäisi presidentin valtaa.
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From: Suomen IPS
Related: [Venezuela] [Law]
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11/01/2007 In Argentina, the power-couple's presidential-transfer plan has worked to perfection. But a close reading of the election results casts a shadow on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's triumph, says Celia Szusterman.
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Related: [Argentina]

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