http://us.oneworld.net en_US OneWorld United States - Migration Al-Nakba and Israel's 60th Anniversary http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83725 This month marks the 60th anniversary of Israel's existence, but the organization Jewish Voice for Peace says it will not celebrate the establishment of a Jewish state until Palestinians are granted their fundamental human rights. Uzbekistan Still Persecuting Andijaners http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83720 The Uzbek government continues to persecute people believed to have ties to the 2005 Andijan massacre, when state security forces killed hundreds in an attempt to quell anti-government protests, says a new report from a human rights monitor. Meet Juan Crow http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83712 Immigrant Latinos in the United States are living under a "matrix of laws, social customs, economic institutions and symbolic systems" hauntingly similar to the Jim Crow laws that once institutionalized race segregation in parts of America, writes Roberto Lovato. From: The Nation Mothers Making a Difference http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83714 Fatima Ahmed from Sudan, Yanar Mohammed from Iraq, and Robitalia Moreno Díaz and María del Rosario Moreno Díaz from Colombia all link their experience of motherhood to their drive to work for social justice. Revitalizing Rural Mexico http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83701 Innovative local initiatives are strengthening rural regions throughout Mexico, which have been losing both people and their competitive edge in agriculture since Mexico opened its markets to free trade. ‘It’s all alien but so full of hope’ http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160259/1/ A first batch of Bhutanese refugees living in Nepal has landed in America. Described as one of the largest resettlement programmes in the world, the US has agreed to take in 60,000 refugees. Away from sub-human conditions in the camps, they are finding their new life both strange and full of prospects. What will we do when the last tree has died, the last river poisoned…? http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160086/1/ Dr Marcella D’Souza, executive director of Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) in western India, has been awarded the Indian Merchant Chambers' Woman Of The Year Award. During an interview to OneWorld South Asia, she talks of her dream where rural folk live in harmony, secure sustainable livelihoods and enjoy an enhanced quality of life. Indian citizens join Greenpeace on climate alert campaign http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159808/1/ The Blue Alert campaign in five Indian coastal cities witnessed hundreds calling for government action to mitigate climate change threats. An earlier report by Greenpeace has highlighted possible displacement of over 125 million people in India and Bangladesh that puts vulnerable coastlines at risk. Zooming in on refugees http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159629/1/ UNHCR and Google have unveiled the "Google Earth Outreach" programme to help understand the refugee world and ongoing humanitarian efforts. All you have to do is to sit in front of your computer and it will take you on a virtual reality tour in Chad, Iraq, Columbia and Sudan. Cry for my beloved country http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159436/1/ When recently Bhutan took its first steps towards democracy, the international community and media showered praise on its monarch. But for those living in exile for past 17 years and more, will this herald a new chapter in their lives and will they be able to return to the land that they consider their own? Somalia Called 'World's Most Neglected Crisis' http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159432/1/ UNITED NATIONS, Apr 3 (OneWorld) - A leading humanitarian group is calling for the United Nations Security Council to take additional measures to help about 1 million Somalis who have been rendered homeless by the ongoing armed conflict in their country. Glimmer of hope for resettled people in Sri Lanka http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159427/1/ For people running from bullets and shells their whole lives, the idea of a peaceful future is like a mirage. With peace returning in Sri Lanka the internally displaced population are being resettled. But will they be able to live a normal life? The question lingers. Thousands of Afghans return home from Pakistan http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159316/1/ In line with the policy of closing down all refugee camps in Pakistan by December next year, the government continues to send back Afghan nationals back to their country. In March alone, over 10,000 of them were repatriated. Currently, over three million registered and unregistered Afghan refugees are living in Pakistan. Consultation on Bhutanese refugees http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159207/1/ South Asians for Human Rights is organising a consultation on the Concerns of the Bhutanese Refugees in South Asia on March 31, 2008, in New Delhi, India. The consultation will provide a forum to deliberate on the present state of the Bhutanese refugees in India and Nepal and the recently held elections to the National Assembly. 125 million people could face displacement in South Asia http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159150/1/ 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.