Christiane Martens, In Memoriam, Third Year ( 2009-07-03 )
Christiane N. Martens Rafferty, Fashion Designer, Documentary Film-maker, Multi-linguist, Environmentalist, Publicist and Co-Publisher of the “U.N. OBSERVER”, j... (read more)

US: Citizen or Consumer? ( 2009-07-03 )
On July 4, declare independence from corporate rule.... (read more)

4th of July Spirit Colours ISNA Convention ( 2009-07-03 )
WASHINGTON, DC When tens of thousands of Muslims gather this weekend for the annual Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) convention, they will not only be... (read more)

AKWESASNE WOMEN’S FIRE NEEDS HELP TO STOP GUNS ( 2009-07-02 )
MNN. UPDATE/VIDEO On Monday June 1st 2009 the Canadian Border Service Agency was to take up arms at the border crossing in the middle of Akwesasne ... (read more)

Board Selects Japan´s Yukiya Amano as IAEA Director General ( 2009-07-02 )
IAEA Board to Meet 3 July for Formal Appointment Process ... (read more)

Felicity Arbuthnot: ‘Liberation’ Lives not counted. How many more? ( 2009-07-02 )
At the request of the family, we have not released the names of those involved. Two years ago, in Baghdad, a father and son drove to buy vegetables. The eve... (read more)

HRW: Flames and Fear in Chechnya ( 2009-07-02 )
The attacks usually occur in the dead of night. Vehicles full of uniformed men pull up to a home, rouse the terrified occupants and herd them outside. Then the ... (read more)

Statement of the Frente Polisario before the UN Special Committee on Colonialism ( 2009-07-02 )
Mr Chairman, Western Sahara remains under the illegal occupation of Morocco. The efforts employed so far by the United Nations with a view to finalising the ... (read more)

Elisa Burchett: Delhi High Court Decriminalizes Same-Sex Relations ( 2009-07-02 )
A 150-year-old law in New Delhi, India has been annulled today, a law which criminalized homosexual relations as “carnal intercourse against the order of nature... (read more)

Impunity for war crimes in Gaza and southern Israel a recipe for further civilian suffering ( 2009-07-02 )
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty Inte... (read more)

We are NOT the “Story”, It’s Not Just Our 21 Kidnapped Passengers + UPDATE ( 2009-07-02 )
Free Gaza Team July 1, 2009 On June 30th 2009 Israeli Occupation Forces forcibly boarded the Free Gaza boat, SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, and kidnapped 21 human ri... (read more)

Independent probe into Bhutto murder begins work today – UN ( 2009-07-01 )
Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on 27 December 2007 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan... (read more)

Office of the Prosecutor of the ICTY Welcomes Liaison Prosecutors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia to the Tribunal ( 2009-07-01 )
Prosecutor Serge Brammertz welcomed colleagues from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia who have arrived in The Hague where, for the next six months, the... (read more)

Deposed President Manuel Zelaya delays return as OAS gives Honduras 72-hour ultimatum + UPDATES ( 2009-07-01 )
Deposed President Manuel Zelaya on Wednesday delayed his return to Honduras, after the Organization of American States gave the country 72 hours to reinstate hi... (read more)

Canada Day 2009 ( 2009-07-01 )
ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TAKE PART IN THE AVENUE OF THE CULTURAL CAPITALS OF CANADA ON CANADA DAY ... Launched in 2002 by the Department of Ca... (read more)

The Swedish Presidency of the EU is launched ( 2009-07-01 )
Today, the Swedish Presidency of the EU is launched. Now Sweden is in the driving seat of the world's largest integrated economy with nearly half a billion citi... (read more)

ISRAEL ATTACKS JUSTICE BOAT; KIDNAPS HUMAN RIGHTS WORKERS; CONFISCATES MEDICINE, TOYS AND OLIVE TREES + UPDATES ( 2009-06-30 )
23 miles off the coast of Gaza, 15:30pm... (read more)

US forces pull out of Iraqi cities ( 2009-06-30 )
Iraqi forces have assumed formal control of the capital, Baghdad, and other cities, six years after US-led coalition forces invaded Iraq.... (read more)

School of the Americas Watch: Denounce the Human Rights Abuses in Honduras ( 2009-06-30 )
WASHINGTON The situation in Honduras turned violent when over 10,000 people gathered in the streets to protest the coup Monday evening.... (read more)

Despite mission’s withdrawal, UN to continue engagement in Georgia – Ban ( 2009-06-30 )
Photo: UNOMIG's Tbilisi Headquarters, Georgia... (read more)

PEACE CARAVAN HEADS FOR AKWESASNE ( 2009-06-29 )
MNN. To support the Mohawks of Akwesasne who refuse to allow the border guards to carry guns at the CBSA check point, a Peace Caravan will be arriving on ... (read more)

Free Gaza Boat "Spirit of Humanity" Departs Cyprus + UPDATES ( 2009-06-29 )
(LARNACA, 29 June 2009) The Free Gaza boat the "Spirit of Humanity" departed Cyprus at 7:30am on Monday, 29 July. ... (read more)

Pablo Ouziel: Waking up ( 2009-06-29 )
We wake up in the morning to hear and watch the newest tragedy that has swept the world’s media attention. One morning, it is the tragic crash of an airplane; t... (read more)

Stuart Littlewood: “Armchair” killing: a US-Israeli trade-mark ( 2009-06-29 )
Reports of prisoner abuse at the US prison at Bagram air force base in Afghanistan come as no surprise. They are just the latest example of the world’s biggest ... (read more)

UN human rights probe wraps up public hearings in Gaza ( 2009-06-29 )
Photo: A young child in Gaza observes damage caused by Israeli air strikes which began on 27 December.... (read more)




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