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Locals Downplay Diplomatic Implications of Kenyatta’s Presidency
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Mar 10 (IPS) - Kenyans may have elected as president a man wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, but political analysts here say that Uhuru Kenyatta's presidency will not have significant implications for the country's international standing just yet.
Honesty to Contest Pakistan Elections
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, Mar 09 (IPS) - A new politics of honesty – and of campaigning for honesty – is surfacing in Pakistan. Its two prominent fronts are both Pakistanis who carry also a strong foreign stamp. What many within the country find more encouraging is the strong support people are giving them.
Intrigue Surrounds U.S. Arrest of Iran-based Bin Laden Son-in-Law
- Inter Press Service
, Mar 09 (IPS) - While U.S. politicians Friday debated whether Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden and former Al-Qaeda spokesman, should be tried in New York City, foreign policy analysts were speculating about the circumstances under which he was apprehended by U.S. authorities.
Nobel Laureates Back "Strong, Autonomous" Inter-American Rights System
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 09 (IPS) - Six women recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday lauded the work of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), offering additional high-level support for the institution just weeks ahead of a critical vote on a reforms process that many worry could irreparably weaken the Inter-American system.
Women Entrepreneurs Face Greater Barriers in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Mar 08 (IPS) - The culture of entrepreneurship is weak among women in Mexico, despite the positive influence that it has on women's development, in a world where women continue to face greater obstacles than men when it comes to setting up and running a business.
Fighting Poverty Was Chávez’s Crusade
- Inter Press Service
CARACAS, Mar 08 (IPS) - The struggle against poverty was the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez's top political priority, and at the same time a tool to consolidate his power and project his strategies abroad.
Across U.S., Health Concerns Vie with Fracking Profits
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Mar 08 (IPS) - Peter "Pete" Seeger is a 93-year old U.S. folk legend who resides in Wappinger Falls in southern New York. He can be spotted occasionally on the traffic-heavy Route 9, flanked by world peace signs and armed with a banjo.
Hugo Chávez Made History
- Inter Press Service
ALFAZ, Spain, Mar 08 (IPS) - That his life and his deeds had black dots is part of the story but should not prevent us from seeing the greatness of a maker of history. First, in his own country, Venezuela, Hugo Chávez lifted those at the bottom up from misery, into economic wellness, political participation, cultural pride (in their often African, or Indian, blood), social dignity – going far beyond Gini coefficients to measure increasing equality.
Q&A: "A Pastoralist Woman Is Like a Working Machine"
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 08 (IPS) - "In some communities, you can't talk about violence against women," says Agnes Leina, executive director of Il'laramatak Community Concerns (ICC), a group that promotes the human rights of pastoralist communities in northern and southern Kenya, with a special emphasis on women and girls.
OP-ED: Violence Against Women Must End
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 08 (IPS) - Today is International Women's Day, and the issue of gender-based violence is topic A. Sadly, it has been a newsworthy topic in the global media, as well.
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