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PERU: Suspension of Mining Operation Merely a Placebo
- Inter Press Service
Although the Peruvian government reported that it had suspended the exploration activities of the Afrodita mining company in the country's northern Amazon jungle region to avoid further protests by local indigenous people, officials took no actual steps to bring the firm's work to a halt.
MALAWI: Patrilineal Inheritance Prevents Women’s Access to Land
- Inter Press Service
Mercy Gondwe, 51, from Rumphi in northern Malawi, was married for 34 years. When her husband died in 2008, she assumed she would inherit the land they had been cultivating together since they got married. But this was not the case.
RIGHTS: Fewer Jobs, Less Money, Same Old Story
- Inter Press Service
'What do I get from them? Nothing but bullsh*t,' says Nupur Acharya, reflecting about how she is treated by her husband and two grown sons on daily basis.
CAMBODIA: Rape Victims Need Better Protection from New Penal Code
- Inter Press Service
Cambodia’s new penal code, which comes into force later this year, should be accompanied by stronger law enforcement measures if the country’s women and girls are to be better protected from rape, says the global rights lobby Amnesty International (AI).
MEDIA-NEPAL: Self-Censorship Creeping Up After Killings
- Inter Press Service
The climate of fear that has been growing in this Himalayan country since the murder of two media entrepreneurs and other attacks on journalists may well push them to turn to more self-censorship.
DEVELOPMENT-SRI LANKA: Water Woes Fall on Women’s Shoulders
- Inter Press Service
As a wife of a rice farmer and mother of two children aged nine and two, Sanjeevani Bandara’s days are packed with chores. Yet while she used to be able to keep up with all she has to do in a day, this Sri Lankan mother now finds herself struggling to accomplish even the most basic tasks.
HAITI: U.S. Acts Quickly on Debt Relief Ahead of Preval Visit
- Inter Press Service
With U.S. President Barack Obama preparing to host Haitian President Rene Preval at the White House Wednesday, Congress is moving quickly to show support for far-reaching debt relief and additional aid for the earthquake-stricken Caribbean nation.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: ‘We Will Demonstrate, As They Celebrate’
- Inter Press Service
‘Equal rights; equal opportunities’ may be the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day, but while women around the world celebrate, a group of Ugandan women are protesting against the suppression of their rights.
HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: More Funds Needed for HIV Prevention and Treatment
- Inter Press Service
Decreasing or levelling HIV funding will destabilise developing countries’ health systems, a group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) warned. They demand that governments worldwide own up to their promise of achieving universal access to HIV treatment.
HEALTH-SOUTH AFRICA: Five Years to Children Born Free of HIV
- Inter Press Service
A world where all children are born free of HIV infection is possible in only five years if donors continue to fund global efforts to combat the virus.
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