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Chile: Mapuche Detainees Claim They Were Framed

Friday, November 20, 2009

'This lie has got to end,' said a sobbing Luisa Marilef, a 55-year-old Mapuche woman who says her son's arrest and prosecution under Chile's anti-terrorism law was part of a set-up by the police and prosecutors.

Climate Change-Mexico: A Policy of Pretence

Friday, November 20, 2009

Although it is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases in Latin America and the Caribbean, after Brazil, and will be hosting next year's United Nations climate meeting, Mexico is heading to the Cophenhagen summit practically empty-handed.

Rights-Laos: How Women Cope With Disability - Part 1

Friday, November 20, 2009

Before 2002, Chanhpheng Sivila held training workshops for the many Lao disabled women and men at her own house.

South Sudan: Media Give Us a Fair Deal - Women

Thursday, November 19, 2009

The guns have gone silent — except for sporadic conflict in parts of the vast South Sudan region, such as the Eastern Equatoria State. It may not be the absolute end of the conflict in the region, but it is a reason for renewed hope.

Corruption-Sierra Leone: Song Sparks Governance Debate

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Nothing has ever sparked a debate on the state of governance in the country like the song released by one of Sierra Leone’s most popular artists, Emerson Bockarie.

South Asia: The Ties that Bind: Artists, Writers Forge Peace

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Imagine writers, scholars and folk performers from eight South Asian countries coming together to share their common heritage and culture while promoting peace and harmony at the same time.

Politics: Malawians Demand Local Councils

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

In Malawi, local government elections are as rare and endangered as the country’s black rhinoceros.

Latin America: Community-Based Social Innovation Wins Prizes

Monday, November 16, 2009

Community control of public funds will no longer be just an effective local idea, put into practice by social activists and community leaders in a town in southern Brazil. Now that it has won first prize in ECLAC's fifth Social Innovation Contest, it is likely to spread throughout Latin America.

Rights-Turkey: Transforming Men from Culprits to Allies

Monday, November 16, 2009

Success in fighting violence against women may well hinge on partnership with an often overlooked but still a critically vital party - men themselves.

Chile: Mapuche Voices from Prison

Monday, November 16, 2009

'If the government says let's sit down and try to reach a solution, we'll be there,' Héctor Llaitul, a leader of the radical Mapuche organisation Coordinadora Arauco Malleco (CAM), who is in prison in the southern Chilean region of Bío-Bío, told a group of foreign correspondents.

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