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Argentina to Legalise Surrogate Motherhood
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Mar 08 (IPS) - Argentina is set to become the first country in Latin America to legalise surrogate motherhood as an option for heterosexual and homosexual couples or single people who cannot conceive but want to have a child who is biologically their own.
Civil Society Members Replace UN in Taiwan Review
- Inter Press Service
TAIPEI, Mar 08 (IPS) - The just-completed review of Taiwan's initial state human rights report offers a new model featuring direct involvement by civil society organisations in examining compliance with international rights covenants.
Poland Cornered Over Its Secret Prisons
- Inter Press Service
WARSAW, Mar 08 (IPS) - A Polish official investigation into the existence of a secret CIA prison on its territory is being stalled, according to official sources, while pressure on the country to tell the truth mounts.
Sierra Leone Shedding ‘War-Torn’ Image to Attract Tourists
- Inter Press Service
FREETOWN, Mar 08 (IPS) - On the fourth floor of a new office block in western Freetown, Cecil Williams sits beneath posters of idyllic tropical landscapes as he discusses the many natural attractions that once brought tourists flocking to the small West African nation of Sierra Leone.
U.N. Security Council Hits N. Korea with New Sanctions
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON, Mar 08 (IPS) - North Korea, which has survived three rounds of diplomatic and economic sanctions since its first nuclear test in 2006, reacted with predictable fury, threatening to nuke the United States, in retaliation for a Security Council resolution imposing new sanctions against Pyongyang.
U.S. Abstains on Controversial World Bank Mongolia Mine Project
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 07 (IPS) - The United States has refused to vote for involvement by the World Bank Group in a massive but controversial mining project in Mongolia.
U.S. Austerity Ripples Outward
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Mar 07 (IPS) - Since the 2008 financial crisis, and most recently with the broad federal spending cuts beginning Mar. 1, experts have warned that an austerity-minded political system could bring about dramatic changes in the U.S. foreign aid model.
Cuba Loses an Essential Friend
- Inter Press Service
HAVANA, Mar 07 (IPS) - Hugo Chávez of Venezuela was the president who made the most visits to Cuba, where flags are flying at half-mast in official mourning for his death Tuesday Mar. 5, and where his friend and political mentor, Fidel Castro, survives him.
Haiti Moves to Tighten Laws on Sexual Violence
- Inter Press Service
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Mar 07 (IPS) - Haiti is poised to enact major reforms to its penal code to make it easier for victims of rape to prosecute their attackers.
Victims Want Voice and Vote in Colombia’s Peace Talks
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Mar 07 (IPS) - Victims of crimes of the state want their recommendations to be taken into consideration by the peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas that are seeking to end half a century of armed conflict.
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