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Death Penalty Alive and Well in the Gambia
- Inter Press Service
The appeal by the Gambia's former Chief of Defence against his death sentence for treason is being heard during December. An amendment to the country's drugs and human trafficking laws could mean many more capital cases come before the courts.
ENERGY: Cleaner Coal Technology Heats Up in Pakistan
- Inter Press Service
As a dutiful new bride, Rubina Ikram moved into her in-laws’ home lugging a huge dowry that consisted not only of clothes, furniture and linen, but also a wide array of electric appliances — from a DVD player to a washing machine.
CAMBODIA: EU, India Trade Deal Could Hurt Access to Anti-Retrovirals
- Inter Press Service
Every day, twice a day for the last seven years, Men Thol has swallowed a set of pills that gives him the strength to lead a normal life.
West Continues to Dodge Migrants' Rights Treaty
- Inter Press Service
Against the backdrop of rising xenophobia and growing anti- immigrant trends in Western Europe, the United Nations will commemorate International Migrants Day next week calling on member states to ratify the 1990 international convention aimed at protecting the rights of migrants worldwide.
LATIN AMERICA: Rural Women, Success Stories and Exploitation
- Inter Press Service
The traditional image of rural women in Latin America is shifting, from one of subsistence farmers raising their families to that of women playing a growing role in small- and large-scale commercial and productive activities. But behind that change lie both success stories and exploitation.
NGOs Want Reforms Tied to New World Bank Funding
- Inter Press Service
With the World Bank expected to announce a new funding package for the world's poorest countries Wednesday, NGOs are making a last-minute appeal to donor countries to use their leverage to compel reforms at the institution.
GUATEMALA: Allegations Taint Anti-Corruption Commission's Efforts
- Inter Press Service
With accusations now being levelled against the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), the effort to clean up corruption in this Central American nation has become a legal knot that will be difficult to untangle.
VENEZUELA: More Protests — and More Crackdowns
- Inter Press Service
Rubén González, a 51-year-old welder who is the secretary general of the Sintraferrominera ironworkers union, has spent over a year in prison in Venezuela for leading a strike by hundreds of workers outside the San Isidro mine in Ciudad Piar, 550 kilometres southeast of the capital.
Africa's Future Lies in a Green Energy Grid
- Inter Press Service
Development in Africa could falter as climate change grips the continent, increasing the length and severity of droughts and floods by altering precipitation patterns, among other impacts.
RIGHTS-COLOMBIA: Putting a Face to the Numbers
- Inter Press Service
'First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a socialist….' The celebrated quote by German anti-Nazi Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller remains frighteningly relevant today in some parts of the world, like Colombia.
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