Global IssuesMigrant Workers Face Tough Times in Thailand
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
CHIANG MAI, Thailand, May 21 (IPS) - On the outskirts of the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai, a group of twelve migrant families lives in a makeshift camp comprised of houses constructed from scrap metal.
Small and Large Steps towards Equality for Gays in Cuba
Monday, May 20, 2013
CIEGO DE ÁVILA, Cuba, May 20 (IPS) - The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in Cuba has won advances on issues like the change of name of pre-operative transgender persons, while they continue to fight for the right to same-sex civil unions.
Myanmar’s President Makes Historic, Divisive Visit to White House
Monday, May 20, 2013
WASHINGTON, May 20 (IPS) - Myanmar's President Thein Sein on Monday became the first leader of that country in almost a half-century to pay a call on the White House, a visit that has simultaneously highlighted a series of monumental changes seen in Myanmar in recent years as well as a reforms process that many are warning may have stalled.
Brazil Lagging in Fight against Human Trafficking
Monday, May 20, 2013
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 20 (IPS) - In contravention of international law, in Brazil trafficking in human beings remains invisible and unpunished, which encourages the practice of trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced labour, illegal adoption and the trade in human organs, according to experts.
When It Comes to Syria, Israel Frequently Redrawing Red Lines
Monday, May 20, 2013
JERUSALEM, May 20 (IPS) - Israel is being drawn into Syria's quagmire as it threatens to act further on transfers of "game-changing" weapons to hostile protagonists involved in Syria's civil war, be they Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah, Jihadist Sunni rebels, or loyalist forces of President Bashar al Assad.
Living in Hell, Iraqi Christians Dream of Paradise
Monday, May 20, 2013
BASHIQA, Iraq, May 20 (IPS) - Luis Shabi nostalgically recalls his nine years of novitiate in Rome and a "fantastic road trip through Europe" before returning to Iraq in 1969. "Those were the good times," sighs the Chaldean Archbishop of Baghdad from a bunker in the heart of the Iraqi capital.
Environmentalists See Seeds as Key to Agricultural Reform
Monday, May 20, 2013
FLORENCE, May 20 (IPS) - As the global agricultural sector is faced with ever-greater challenges, the question of how to reform and improve the sector is a controversial and difficult one. So Terra Futura, a three-day exhibition and conference on agricultural good practises held annually in Florence, brought the debate back to its roots: seeds.
Wave of Protests Against Malaysian Election Results
Monday, May 20, 2013
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 (IPS) - It has been over a fortnight since Malaysia held its 13th general election that saw the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition returning to power and continuing its 56-year rule. However, instead of joyous celebration, there are widespread protests on the street.
Q&A: “Video Puts the Human into Human Rights”
Monday, May 20, 2013
UNITED NATIONS, May 20 (IPS) - "We live in a world where billions of citizen witnesses have cameras in their pockets. The opportunities are endless to document human rights violations," Chris Michael, head of training and partnerships at WITNESS, tells IPS.
Survivors of Factory Collapse Speak Out
Monday, May 20, 2013
DHAKA, May 20 (IPS) - "It was dark and hot with choking dust all around. The air was filled with the smell of decomposing corpses," recalled Nasima, a 24-year-old factory worker who spent four days buried under the rubble of an eight-storey building that collapsed in a suburb of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka last month.
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