Human Rights
/World Peace and Security
- Thu Nov 22 2007
Palestine protests biased U.N. reporting
The Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations has lodged a formal protest against the continued "misrepresentation" of facts in recent U.N. reports on the Israeli-occupied territories.
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Human Rights
/World Peace and Security
- Tue Nov 20 2007
Thailand: the newly adopted Internal Security Act must be repealed
The International Federation for Human Rights expresses its deep concern following the adoption by the Thai parliament, of the Internal Security Act (ISA), on November 7th 2007.
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World Peace and Security
- Thu Nov 15 2007
Viability of UN-AU peacekeeping force in Darfur at risk
The lack of offers from Member States for key ground transport and aviation units and the Sudanese Government's unwillingness so far to approve the presence of non-African units means the hybrid United Nations peacekeeping mission planned for the war-torn Darfur region could fail, a senior UN official warned.
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World Peace and Security
- Mon Oct 22 2007
Israel, US reject call for nuke-free region
Despite putting pressure on Iran to abandon its research on uranium enrichment for nuclear fuel, the US and Israel has voted against a UN resolution urging all Middle East countries to halt development of nuclear weapons.
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World Peace and Security
- Thu Oct 11 2007
Fifteen years of conflicts have cost Africa $284bn
The cost of conflict on African development was $284bn between 1990 and 2005, according to new research by Oxfam International, IANSA and Saferworld coming as diplomats from around the world arrive at the United Nations to discuss an Arms Trade Treaty.
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World Peace and Security
- Tue Oct 09 2007
Joint UN-AU peacekeeping force in Darfur still missing key capacities
The mission is on track to reach its benchmarks for the deployment of initial essential personnel before January, when it is scheduled to take over from the existing AU mission.
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World Peace and Security
- Mon Oct 08 2007
Iraqi probe finds Blackwater mercenaries fired without provocation in Baghdad massacre
An official Iraqi investigation into the deadly shooting involving Blackwater USA found that the security contractors opened fire without provocation on September 16 in a main square in Baghdad, killing 17 Iraqis and wounding 22.
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Human Rights
/World Peace and Security
- Mon Sep 24 2007
Israel's collective punishment of Gaza
Declaring the Gaza Strip as a "hostile entity" and limiting its supply of fuel and electricity is an act of collective punishment by Israel.
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World Peace and Security
- Tue Sep 18 2007
Iraq death toll rivals Rwanda genocide, Cambodian killing fields
A new study estimates that 1.2 million Iraqis have met violent deaths since Bush and Cheney chose to invade.
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Education
/World Peace and Security
- Mon Sep 17 2007
Iraq: back to school, back to horror
As another school year begins in Iraq, parents approach it with dread, fearing for the safety of their children.
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