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Q&A: Why 'Rape Victims Must Talk About Their Trauma'
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 17 (IPS) - Rape is often perceived as an individual trauma, but in reality its impact extends far beyond a single person and instead affects entire communities, complicating the already challenging task of helping victims of sexual violence.
Time to Decolonise the World Social Forum
- Inter Press Service
TUNIS, Apr 17 (IPS) - When participants at the 2011 World Social Forum in Dakar, Senegal, received word that former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had stepped down, swept away by a wave of popular resistance that brought millions of Egyptians into the streets, few could contain their joy.
Where Skis Replace Bullets
- Inter Press Service
PENJWIN, Iraqi Kurdistan, Apr 17 (IPS) - When 37-year-old Igor Urizar first happened upon the isolated mountain village of Penjwin, 300 kilometres northeast of Baghdad, he had a vision of this border-town -- nestled in the pristine, snow-capped mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan -- transformed into a haven for skiers.
Should South African Taxpayers Subsidise Car-Making Robots?
- Inter Press Service
JOHANNESBURG, Apr 17 (IPS) - If job creation is South Africa's major social and economic priority, the country should be investing in people rather than in robots that populate the country's highly-automated automotive manufacturing sector, according to local economists.
More Diplomacy, Less Pressure Needed for Iran Settlement – Report
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 17 (IPS) - The administration of President Barack Obama should put more emphasis on diplomacy in its quest for a satisfactory resolution of Iran's nuclear programme, according to a major new report released by The Iran Project.
Hunger Strikes Put Guantanamo Back in the Spotlight
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 17 (IPS) - Public debate here over the military prison at Guantanamo Bay heated up again following Monday's surprise publication of a highly charged article by an inmate at the prison, one of dozens currently engaged in a months-long hunger strike over detainees' "indefinite detention".
Opposition Takes to the Streets to Demand Recount in Venezuela
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Apr 16 (IPS) - Noisy pot-banging protests broke out in Venezuela's cities to demand a recount of the votes from Sunday's presidential elections, which leftwing candidate Nicolás Maduro won. Several people have been killed in violent incidents.
Bipartisan Task Force on Torture Calls for U.S. Redemption
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 16 (IPS) - Former U.S. Republican Congressman Asa Hutchinson hopes his country can redeem itself after torturing an unknown but certainly large number of detainees.
Land, But No Paradise, for Brazil Massacre Survivors
- Inter Press Service
ELDORADO DOS CARAJÁS, Brazil, Apr 16 (IPS) - The order came from the office of the governor of the northern Brazilian state of Pará, Almir Gabriel, at 5:00 PM on Apr. 17, 1996: clear route PA-150, the epicentre of social protests for land reform, at any cost.
Keystone Opponents Deepen Criticism of Proposed Pipeline
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Apr 16 (IPS) - Two new reports, put out by a cross-section of U.S. environmental and public interest groups, are attacking central rationales for the construction of a major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline proposal, which has emerged as an emblematic cause for green groups who have angrily denounced a U.S. government approvals process.
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