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The Politics of Human Rights
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Friday, 05 April 2002
The Politics of Human Rights
The US recently released the 2001 Country Human Rights Reports, which are annual reviews of the human rights situation in other countries. The reports, mandated by the US Congress, are cause for great discussion within the US, and -- since many countries reject Washingtons right to judge their internal policies -- resentment around the world. To the USs cre...
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Israeli incursion in Palestine Authority controlled area
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Friday, 05 April 2002
Israeli incursion in Palestine Authority controlled area
Following repeated suicide bombing attacks, including a bombing in the coastal city of Netanya which killed 22 Israelis and injured over 100, Israeli Prime Min...
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Religious leaders asked to endorse international interfaith peace declaration
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Friday, 05 April 2002
Religious leaders asked to endorse international interfaith peace declaration
The recent deterioration of peace negotiations, escalation of violence in the Middle East and challenges associated with the global war against terrorism has...
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Reaffirming the olympic ideal
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Saturday, 23 February 2002
Reaffirming the olympic ideal
As we mark the start of the 2002 Olympic games in Salt Lake City, the shadow of September 11 and recent biosecurity attacks against the United States contribu...
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World treaty set to ban children in combat
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Saturday, 23 February 2002
World treaty set to ban children in combat
A ban on the use of children as soldiers, a human rights violation suffered by nearly a half million minors worldwide, has been approved by nearly a hundred co...
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  • CrisisWatch N°105
    On 12 April soldiers deposed the government in Guinea-Bissau, marking another coup in a country in which no leader since independence has completed a full term. Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior, widely expected to win...
  • CrisisWatch N°104
    In Mali military officers overthrew President Amadou Toumani Touré in a coup on 22 March. The takeover followed a mutiny demanding better weapons to fight the Tuareg rebellion advancing across the north. Throughout the month...
  • CrisisWatch N°103
    In Syria, the Assad regime?s brutal crackdown on protesters and civilians, including the continued shelling of central city Homs, reached an unprecedented scale, exacerbating fears of outright civil war. The UN reported over 7,500 killed...
  • CrisisWatch N°102
    In Syria prospects of ending the crisis look bleak, with the UN Security Council struggling to agree on an appropriate response. The Assad regime?s brutal crackdown, including shelling of central city Homs, shows no sign...
  • CrisisWatch N°101
    In Iraq, the official withdrawal of the last U.S. combat troops, nearly nine years after the invasion, was quickly followed by a political crisis. Authorities issued an arrest warrant for the country?s top Sunni politician,...