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Sierra Leone - Women Shoot Themselves in the Foot in Elections
- Inter Press Service
FREETOWN, Nov 06 (IPS) - Only 38 women - of a total of 586 candidates - will contest parliamentary seats in Sierra Leone's November elections, and the blame for this can be laid squarely on the shoulders of the current group of female lawmakers, according to Barbara Bangura, the director of the women's organisation Grassroots Empowerment for Self Reliance.
Focus on Swing States Could Weaken Democracy in the U.S.
- Inter Press Service
Rights Community Welcomes First U.N. Statement on Tibet
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 06 (IPS) - Human rights workers and Tibet-focused activists are hailing a strongly worded statement by the United Nations' top official on human rights, drawing attention to growing public discontent in Tibet just ahead of a major leadership shuffle that will reverberate throughout the Communist Party of China.
Voter Suppression Tactics Likely to Affect U.S. Election
- Inter Press Service
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov 06 (IPS) - Voter suppression has reached new heights in the United States, analysts and experts say, as elected state officials have increasingly resorted to a new and growing generation of voter suppression tactics.
In U.S., Corporate Cash Pouring into State Campaigns
- Inter Press Service
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov 06 (IPS) - Local and state campaigns have become a moneyed battleground this year for corporations and special interest groups hoping to sway the results of elections for local and state offices on Nov. 6.
Winds of Racial Change in Brazil
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov 05 (IPS) - The appointment of Judge Joaquim Barbosa, seen as a popular hero because of his performance in one of Brazil's highest-profile corruption cases, as the first black president of the country's Supreme Court on Nov. 22 will be a landmark in national history.
Narco-States Grope for New Strategy*
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, Nov 05 (IPS) - Mexico, Colombia and Guatemala face the need to modify their approach to the fight against drug trafficking and are urging the world to do the same. But Mexico and Colombia's willingness to make the necessary changes is unclear.
A Posthumous Message from Hurricane Sandy*
- Inter Press Service
UXBRIDGE, Canada, Nov 05 (IPS) - Hi, this is Sandy. By the time you read this, I'll be gone, after dissipating into increasingly weaker remnants of strong winds, heavy rains and snowfall in the Great Lakes region of North America.**
Kenyan Candidate Running Against Homophobia
- Inter Press Service
, Nov 05 (IPS) - During an interview at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Nairobi, David Kuria Mbote, Kenya's first openly homosexual candidate for public office, stresses that his campaign will not be only about gay rights.
Serbia Sinks into Depression
- Inter Press Service
BELGRADE, Nov 05 (IPS) - Renato Grbic is a simple Belgrade fisherman, who grew up on the shores of the Danube River in Belgrade, but he performs an additional job that he is not paid for.
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