News headlines for “Human Population”, page 439
Mexican Communities Sue Pemex for Environmental Justice
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, May 16 (IPS) - Fed up with oil spills from facilities belonging to Mexico's state oil company Pemex, residents of two communities in the southeastern state of Tabasco are taking the country's largest company to court in a bid for compensation for damage to the environment and agriculture.
U.S. Retailers Holding Out on Bangladesh Safety Agreement
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, May 15 (IPS) - Labour groups here are stepping up pressure on U.S. firms to sign a binding building safety agreement for Bangladeshi factories after 10 major European garment companies signed onto the landmark agreement.
Indigenous Nicaraguans Fight to the Death for Their Last Forest
- Inter Press Service
MANAGUA, May 15 (IPS) - Mayangna indigenous communities in northern Nicaragua are caught up in a life-and-death battle to defend their ancestral territory in the Bosawas Biosphere Reserve from the destruction wrought by invading settlers and illegal logging.
Dengue Outbreak Highlights Poor Waste Management
- Inter Press Service
HONIARA, Solomon Islands, May 15 (IPS) - City and health authorities in the Solomon Islands, located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, are calling for effective and consistent urban waste management as they battle to control a serious outbreak of dengue fever, the world's fastest spreading vector-borne viral disease, which was identified in the country in February.
Youngsters Break with Machista Stereotypes in Ecuador
- Inter Press Service
QUITO, May 14 (IPS) - At the age of 20, Damián Valencia speaks knowledgeably about every aspect of gender equality. He is a member of Cascos Rosa, a young people's initiative working for cultural change against machismo and violence against women in Ecuador.
Giving Paraplegic Women a New Lease on Life
- Inter Press Service
PESHAWAR, May 13 (IPS) - Gul Shada thought it was the end of the road for her when she and her husband met with a road accident last year in the Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Not only did the mishap leave Shada widowed at the relatively young age of 37, she also sustained an injury to her back that immobilised her.
Doctors in Argentina Sound the Alert on Vaccine Sceptics
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, May 12 (IPS) - Argentina is one of the countries in Latin America with the highest levels of vaccination coverage. But experts are concerned about the growing campaign by vaccine critics against immunisation.
Women's Rights Still Denied in Latin America
- Inter Press Service
MEXICO CITY, May 10 (IPS) - Latin American states are still failing to provide guarantees for women's educational, sexual and reproductive rights, according to activists from different regions of the world meeting in the Mexican capital.
After Half a Century, Women Head to the Polls
- Inter Press Service
MIANWALI, Pakistan, May 10 (IPS) - For 70-year-old Ghulam Fatima, the upcoming general elections on May 11 promise to be unlike any she has witnessed before in Pakistan.
Female Garment Workers Bear Brunt of Tragedy
- Inter Press Service
DHAKA, May 10 (IPS) - Last month, 18-year-old Shapla was just another one of thousands of garment workers employed in a factory in Savar, a suburb of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka.
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