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Back to homepageUN chief sets up panel on Sri Lanka war 0
Post Views: 0 The UN secretary general has set up a panel to look into alleged human rights abuses during the final stages of Sri Lanka’s civil war in 2009. Ban Ki-moon’s spokesman said the three-man panel would advise on
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Convenience food changes could save ‘thousands of lives’
Post Views: 23 Convenience food changes could save ‘thousands of lives’Sarah Boseley, health editorTens of thousands of lives could be saved if major changes were made to processed and convenience foods, the UK’s leading health watchdog will say today, challenging
Read More¿El fin del Capitalismo “amable”? 0
Post Views: 0 La posible caida de los últimos bastiones de la Europa SocialA principios del siglo XIX el canciller austriaco von Metternich había propuesto la necesidad de instaurar un Concierto Europeo supranacional, por encima de los intereses de cada
Read MoreEmbargoes and Blockades used as a Method of Warfare 0
Post Views: 0 Project for Pitiless Centuries“I listen to the blackbird. A song for those who died.Now it is still all left to do. So as not to lose sight of the goal, which is to lift the brutal blockade
Read MoreCould International Criminal Court Deploy U.S. as World Law Enforcer? 0
Post Views: 1 The chief prosecutor of the court that purports to bring the rule of law to the planet is actively campaigning to appoint the United States – ‘the world’s most prolific perpetrator and sponsor of war crimes, crimes
Read MoreWashington organiza red estudiantil contra Venezuela, Cuba e Irán 0
Post Views: 2 Estudiante venezolano realiza gira en EEUU para coordinar acciones contra el gobierno de Hugo ChávezDurante el último año, distintas agencias de Washington han estado financiando, promoviendo y organizando grupos de jóvenes y estudiantes en Venezuela, Irán y
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Uzbek refugees from Kyrgyzstan pogrom vow to return
Post Views: 0 Uzbek refugees from Kyrgyzstan pogrom vow to return ‘We are starving but west fails to respond’, they say, and report military involvement in violence 5 in Jalal-Abad guardian.co.uk, Thursday 17 June 2010 Ethnic Uzbek refugees cross the
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Does Obama Really Know or Care About Who Is at Guantánamo?
Post Views: 1 (Image: Jared Rodriguez / t r u t h o u t; Adapted: mike.benedetti, globevisions) The recently released Final Report of President Obama’s Guantánamo Review Task Force was supposed to provide a cogent and definitive analysis of
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Kyrgyzstan: Decisive Action Needed to Rein in Violence
Post Views: 2 (Osh) – The government of Kyrgyzstan should take immediate measures to ensure safety for people attempting to flee unchecked violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch reiterated its call for a UN-mandated
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