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Illegal and Brutal Detainment Lives on in Yemen
- Inter Press Service
'They made me drink my own urine,' said one former detainee, Addam Ayedh al-Shayef, describing his experiences in detainment in Yemen. 'When I refused to drink it, they electrocuted me. After I came home, I would dream I was still being tortured and I'd wake up screaming.'
Mubarak Still Has His Billions
- Inter Press Service
More than a year since president Hosni Mubarak was removed from power, the money he allegedly syphoned from Egypt during his 29-year rule remains beyond the reach of authorities attempting to recover it.
Next Round of Pacific Trade Talks Pact to Be Lengthy, Secretive
- Inter Press Service
On Tuesday, the latest round of negotiations begins on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), potentially the largest free trade agreement ever signed by the United States.
U.N. Fails to Finalise Rio+20 Plan on Sustainable Future
- Inter Press Service
After two weeks of closed door negotiations, a U.N. preparatory committee (PrepCom) has failed to reach consensus on a global plan of action, titled 'The Future We Want,' to be adopted by a summit meeting of world leaders mid-June in Brazil.
Small Island States Combining Forces In Preparation for Rio+20
- Inter Press Service
By the time small island developing states (SIDS) arrive at the Rio+20 conference in Brazil in June, they will have worked hard to co-ordinate their message to the rest of the world about the importance of sustainable development for their countries.
Unions Urge Development Bank To 'Walk the Talk' on Labour Rights
- Inter Press Service
The exclusion of certified labour union delegates from the official opening ceremony of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) meeting here on May 4 revealed a wide gap between the Manila-based development bank’s promises and practices on labour rights.
Brazil Forging Strategic Alliance with Africa
- Inter Press Service
The Brazilian government of Dilma Rousseff is taking firm steps towards stronger relations with Africa, such as the creation of a special fund to finance development projects together with multilateral lenders like the World Bank.
Vietnam’s Climate Woes Ignite National Strategy
- Inter Press Service
Hailed as a development success story for lifting millions out of poverty and staying on track to meet all its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, Vietnam's future progress is severely threatened by the impact of global climate change.
France Dreams of Equality Again
- Inter Press Service
With Nicolas Sarkozy’s swerve to the far-right ending in failure, French Socialist voters say they are looking forward to a more egalitarian and unified France.
Action Plan to End Banishing of 'Witches' in Burkina Faso
- Inter Press Service
It's called 'the bearing of the body' in Burkina Faso: when a death is deemed suspicious and a group of men carry the corpse through the community, believing the deceased will guide them towards the person responsible for the death. The accused - almost always women — are then chased out of their homes.
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