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First Muslim Human Rights Commission to Launch End December
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dic 14 (IPS) - Gathering for the first time here in Washington, representatives of the newly established human rights commission of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) stated Thursday that they plan to start their substantive work by the end of the month.
Despite Crises, Migration Still a Political Hot Potato
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 13 (IPS) - The United Nations will commemorate its annual International Migrants Day next week amidst reports of a rising tide of anti-migrant sentiments – primarily in Europe.
Q&A: For Day Labourers, Life Is a Game of Russian Roulette
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 13 (IPS) - They wait in parking lots, hoping for someone to come and offer them a few days of work. This work could entail anything from cleaning to construction, and though they may not be trained or equipped for these types of jobs, they have little choice, for they are day labourers, undocumented immigrants with no legal or moral support and subject at the mercy of their employers.
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.
A Hotter World Is a Hungry World
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Qatar, Dic 07 (IPS) - Food prices will soar and hundreds of millions will starve without urgent action to make major cuts in fossil fuel emissions. That is what is at stake here on the last day of the U.N. climate talks known as COP 18, scientists and activists say.
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.
An Empty Table at Doha Climate Talks
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Qatar, Dic 06 (IPS) - United Nations climate talks are on the edge of collapse Thursday, according to a coalition of civil society and representatives from half of the world's countries.
For Day Labourers Critical to Hurricane Recovery, Rights Are Few
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Dic 05 (IPS) - Undocumented immigrants have played a significant role in recovery efforts since Hurricane Sandy swept the northeast United States one month ago. But despite their contributions, they have been left in the storm's wake with little financial, legal or moral support.
OP-ED: Loss and Damage from Climate Change Must Not Become the "New Normal"
- Inter Press Service
DOHA, Qatar, Nov 30 (IPS) - As United Nations climate talks get underway this week in Doha, Qatar, they show a subtle, unsettling shift in the global climate change debate.
Veracruz - a Black Hole in Mexico
- Inter Press Service
XALAPA, Mexico, Nov 29 (IPS) - Something smells rotten in the state of Veracruz. In Xalapa, the capital of this eastern Mexican state, known as the "Athens of Veracruz" because of its strong cultural tradition, fear is in the air.
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