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KENYA: New Bill to Improve State Witness Protection, If Passed
- Inter Press Service
Kenyans affected by the violence that erupted after the country’s disputed presidential elections in 2007 may soon be able to speak out without fear. A new bill will offer better protection to state witnesses.
EDUCATION-TANZANIA: Pregnant Teens Forced Out of School
- Inter Press Service
Pregnancy is the leading cause of dropouts for school girls in Tanzania. And a national law forbidding young mothers to return to school after giving birth did not make it any easier for them to continue their education.
EDUCATION-URUGUAY: Gardens of Knowledge
- Inter Press Service
'Nature is wise, and if we take the time to observe it, we can learn so much' is the underlying philosophy of a number of innovative programmes being carried out in Uruguayan schools that are using gardens as a teaching resource, explained Edith Moraes, director of the national Primary Education Board.
ASIA: Religious Advocates Heed the Call of New Media
- Inter Press Service
Not even religious advocates and leaders and can say no to the power of online media, whose call they are heeding in order to spread various messages of spirituality.
POLITICS: Sri Lanka Locks Horns with UN over Experts’ Panel
- Inter Press Service
The war of words between the Sri Lankan government and the United Nations has begun all over again, this time over the creation of an experts’ panel on the island’s human rights record.
TANZANIA: Weather Changes Turn Farming into Gamble with Nature
- Inter Press Service
Changes in weather patterns have turned agriculture into a gamble with nature for Tanzanian farmers. Prolonged droughts and floods have made the lives of small-scale farmers, who don’t have access to irrigation, extremely difficult.
SINGAPORE: As Casino Opens, Watch for Its Social Impact Begins
- Inter Press Service
An unfamiliar sight in Singapore — that of vehicles with foreign licence plates filling the car park — meets visitors at the basement of the city-state’s first casino, which opened nearly a month ago.
RIGHTS: 'Famine Marriages' Just One Byproduct of Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
The negative fallout from climate change is having a devastatingly lopsided impact on women compared to men, from higher death rates during natural disasters to heavier household and care burdens.
ENVIRONMENT-UGANDA: Landslides and floods - Experts Warn Worst is Yet to Come
- Inter Press Service
Fourteen-year-old Isaac Wadyegere of Bundesi village in Bududa district woke up to a rainy and chilly Monday morning and went to school as usual. But Mar. 1 was not a usual day in Bududa district in eastern Uganda. When he heard the sound of rocks and soil tumbling down Mountain Elgon on a path to destroy part of his school, Wadyegere, along with other pupils, fled home.
NAMIBIA: Female Hip-Hop Artists Challenge Stereotypes
- Inter Press Service
African hip-hop prides itself on a more positive portrayal of women, but traditional cultural attitudes towards women still dominate the industry, say Namibian female rappers.
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