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U.S.: Groups Denounce Obama Rejection of Landmine Treaty
- Inter Press Service
Human rights and disarmament activists reacted bitterly Wednesday to the decision by the administration of President Barack Obama, who will receive the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize next month, not to sign the 10-year-old treaty banning anti-personnel landmines.
Q&A: 'We Have Linked Machismo and Femicide in the Public Mind in Chile'
- Inter Press Service
More than 500 Chilean women have been killed by their partners, ex-partners or strangers since 2001. This year alone, there have been 52 'femicides', economist Gloria Maira said on Wednesday, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
CLIMATE CHANGE: Obama to Visit Copenhagen with U.S. Targets
- Inter Press Service
After weeks of speculation, the White House announced Wednesday that President Barack Obama will stop by the climate talks to be held in Copenhagen next month en route to Oslo, where he will receive his Nobel Peace Prize Dec. 10.
BRAZIL: 'Quilombos' Keep Black Cultural Identity Alive
- Inter Press Service
A black community in the southern Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro is trying to maintain its cultural heritage on 287 hectares granted to it by the government in 1999 as part of reparations to the descendants of slaves.
ZAMBIA: Electoral Commission Accused of Bias
- Inter Press Service
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) is once again under fire from opposition political parties and some civil society organisations, which accuse it of bias in favour of the ruling party during elections.
ZAMBIA: Electoral Commission Accused of Bias
- Inter Press Service
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) is once again under fire from opposition political parties and some civil society organisations, which accuse it of bias in favour of the ruling party during elections.
RIGHTS: U.N. Recruits Men to Help End Violence Against Women
- Inter Press Service
Marking the 10th anniversary of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on Nov. 25, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched a Network of Men Leaders to battle violence against women and girls here Tuesday.
RIGHTS-FRANCE: Domestic Violence - Everybody's Business
- Inter Press Service
Several people are gathered outside a window, staring wide-eyed at a scene within. They watch as a man brutally beats a woman, pounding her face with his fists, kicking her. No one says anything, until an onlooker screams agonisingly: 'stop'.
CLIMATE CHANGE: 'No Politics in the Melting of the Ice Sheet'
- Inter Press Service
As climate scientists defend their work from sceptics in the aftermath of researchers' emails being stolen over the weekend, a new report hopes to provide an update on science's latest climate-related findings.
GENDER: For U.S., Lessons in CEDAW From San Francisco
- Inter Press Service
In 1998, San Francisco stepped up and joined the world.
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