News headlines for “Human Population”, page 464
Off the Blacklist Doesn’t Imply Improvement in Human Rights in Colombia
- Inter Press Service
BOGOTA, Dic 10 (IPS) - Colombia will be removed from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights "blacklist" next year. In exchange, the government of Juan Manuel Santos facilitated a visit to the country by a delegation from the Commission.
Longer Lives, Lower Incomes for Japanese Women
- Inter Press Service
TOKYO, Dic 10 (IPS) - When Hiroko Taguchi retired this past April, at the age of 64, from her job as an insurance sales agent, she joined the rapidly growing ranks of Japan's aging women who now outnumber their male counterparts.
Brazilian Firms Bring Water and Power to Angolans
- Inter Press Service
CAMBAMBE, Angola, Dic 10 (IPS) - The Kwanza river in the heart of Angola will be a symbol of Brazilian partnership in African development when power stations along the country's main source of water are fully operational.
Reaching Bolivia’s Native People on the Airwaves
- Inter Press Service
EL ALTO, Bolivia, Dic 07 (IPS) - Every morning from 6:00 to 8:00 AM, native people in this sprawling working-class suburb of La Paz, Bolivia listen to the programme broadcast by former education minister Donato Ayma in the Aymara language.
Germany Grapples with Diversity
- Inter Press Service
BERLIN, Dic 07 (IPS) - With a persistent undercurrent of discrimination against foreigners, ‘Gastarbeiter' (guest workers) and citizens of colour, despite the fact that 20 percent of its population - roughly 16 million residents - are from an immigrant background, Germany is faced with the urgent task of rethinking its ambivalence towards diversity.
Brazil Enters New Era of Co-Production of Anti-AIDS Drugs
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dic 06 (IPS) - A new kind of public-private partnership will begin in 2013 in Brazil to produce an antiretroviral drug, through a technology transfer agreement that will be in effect until the patent expires in 2017.
Uganda’s “Kill the Gays” Bill Spreads Fear
- Inter Press Service
, Dic 06 (IPS) - Gay activist Gerald Ssentongo of Uganda is afraid to talk openly about his cause. Not only that, but he is terrified of being "caught" socialising with gay people and only meets his friends at night in out-of-reach places.
Islamist Vigilantes Begin to Police Egypt
- Inter Press Service
CAIRO, Dic 06 (IPS) - As Egyptians debate how deeply Sharia should influence the new constitution, and in the face of clashes that left five dead on Wednesday, some extremists have taken to the streets to enforce their own interpretation of "God's law". In recent months, these self-appointed guardians of public probity have accosted Muslims and minority Christians they accuse of violating the provisions of Islamic law.
More Killings in Brazil Than in Some War-Torn Countries
- Inter Press Service
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dic 05 (IPS) - Human rights activists in Brazil mobilised Wednesday to draw attention to the fact that half a million people have been murdered in this South American country in the past 10 years.
Landfill in Argentine Capital “Kills Slowly”
- Inter Press Service
BUENOS AIRES, Dic 05 (IPS) - "This isn't like a tsunami, which appears all of a sudden, but a silent enemy that kills you slowly, as you breathe and drink the water," says Hugo Ozores, who lives in González Catán, a working-class district in Greater Buenos Aires.
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