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October 21, 2013
Russian War Crimes in Katyn War Massacre Left Behind
Euronews The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) says it will not examine the thoroughness of a Russian investigation into the massacre of Polish war prisoners in 1940. The infamous incident in the Katyn area, which left over 20,000 dead at the hands of the Soviet secret police, led to a bitter international dispute. In […]
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October 19, 2013
Dehumanizing Ethiopian Domestic Workers
MigrantRights In July, Saudi Arabia imposed a ban on the recruitment of Ethiopian domestic workers. 40,000 visas for Ethiopians were cancelled, and the moratorium levied until a “study on the threat” of Ethiopian workers is completed. The Kingdom has previously banned domestic … Continue reading →
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‘52 Weeks’ Campaign for Labor
By Michael H. Miller | Gallerist Walid Raad and a group of other artists, writers and activists have announced a year-long campaign, starting this month protesting the “deplorable living and working conditions” of migrant workers building outposts for three high-profile Western arts … Continue reading →
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October 18, 2013
Woman jailed for a miscarriage due to anti-abortion laws
Glenda Xiomara Cruz was crippled by abdominal pain and heavy bleeding in the early hours of 30 October 2012. The 19-year-old from Puerto El Triunfo, eastern El Salvador, went to the nearest public hospital where doctors said she had lost … Continue reading →
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Running a Mock in Zambia: The Risks of Publishing Satire
Armed with puns, cartoons and acerbic prose, the Flip Project is trying to revive Zambia’s long-lost culture of making fun of those in power. BY Paul Carlucci | ThinkAfricaPress Lusaka, Zambia: The early afternoon … Continue reading →
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Male Violence, Our Silence
By Yury Fedotov | ProjectSyndicate VIENNA – As many as 12 women are killed by their partners or family members every day in Europe alone. In 2008, more than one-third of all murders of women in Europe were carried out by the … Continue reading →
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October 17, 2013
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY proclaims THIS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations, to the end that every individual and every organ of society, keeping this Declaration constantly in mind, shall strive … Continue reading →
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Unpaid Bracero Guestworkers
Congress is preparing to expand the guestworker program, but Mexican braceros remain unpaid after half a century. by Adam Goodman & Verónica Zapata Rivera | JACOBIN Every Tuesday, 76-year-old Miguel Díaz spends the better part of the day outside the House of Representatives … Continue reading →
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Ukraine 86th On Global Slavery Index 2013
Ukrainian News Agency Ukraine is ranked 86th out of 162 countries on the Global Slavery Index 2013, a rating of new forms of slavery across the globe, compiled by the Australian human rights organization Walk Free Foundation, reads its report. The … Continue reading →
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October 16, 2013
How Sexualized Violence Is Used as a Weapon of War
By Kerry K. Paterson | WomenUnderSiege Untangling the conflict in Colombia can be particularly challenging, given the wide variety of actors and structures at play. Cleavages between left- and right-wing factions in the society, as well as confrontations with the government, have led … Continue reading →
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