Chinese Human Rights Report Blasts US Record
'The U.S. government frequently commits wanton slaughters of innocents in its war efforts and military operations in other countries,' said a report titled 'The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2005.
Posturing on Genocide in Darfur and Eastern Chad
The international community seems to have an inexhaustible capacity for disingenuousness, expediency, and bad faith in responding to resurgent genocide in Darfur and eastern Chad.
60,000 at Atlanta's Immigrant March
'!Si se puede!' April 10, 2006, will go down as a turning point in our state, where 60,000 immigrants, many of Hispanic origin, and their supporters, joined to show their numbers and to change the hearts and minds of the American people.
International Association of Democratic Lawyers Calls on UN to Respect Haiti’s Sovereignty
Resolution: 'Whereas the United Nations Mission for the Stabilization of Haiti (MINUSTAH), manipulated by the United States, did not fulfill its role in its “mission for peace” according to its obligations under the UN Charter...'
ANGOLA: China entrenches position in booming economy
Chinese loans have allowed Angola to forego IMF lending that would subject government finance to greater scrutiny. 70 percent of the population lives on less than $1 a day, and nearly half of children are severely malnourished.
Iran Through the Media
An AP article on Tuesday begins: 'President Bush bats away talk of bombing Iran's disputed nuclear sites as 'wild speculation.' But plodding diplomacy hasn't borne fruit so far, and the administration is facing a hard truth: There may be no way to stop Iran from getting the bomb.'
University of Michigan Falls Prey to Another Coca-Cola PR Scam
The University of Michigan, New York University and several other institutions in the U.S., Canada and Europe have recently severed relationships with The Coca-Cola Company because Coca-Cola would not agree to an independent third party investigation of allegations of human rights, labor and environmental abuses by its bottlers in Colombia and India.
Kyrgyzstan: Civic groups concerned over organised crime
'What is most frightening is that criminal groups have established strong links with the government under the previous regime. And today they demand participation in political life.'
Italy: Communists Move Beyond Communism
These days much has been said and written about Fausto Bertinotti, the political shifts he has taken, and his innovative and even daring approach to the problems faced by the Italian and European left.
Nepal: Seven Party Alliance Announces Demands
A meeting of the top leaders of the seven political parties was held today in the afternoon in Kathmandu. The decisions of the meeting were publicized in the following communiqué...
