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RIGHTS-INDIA
Law to Restrict Foreign Funding Alarms NGOs
By Ranjit Devraj
NEW DELHI - Voluntary and charitable organisations in India are aghast at a new law to restrict foreign contributions, that was passed by both Houses of Parliament recently.
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COLOMBIA
US Military Aid Contingent on Reversal of Rights Record
By Matthew Berger
WASHINGTON - As a new administration takes over in Bogotá, some groups are hoping for change in the human rights record of Colombia - and that the U.S. will use its clout in the country to ensure that change occurs.
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Mexico Massacre Galvanises Migrant Rights Activists
By Emilio Godoy *
MEXICO CITY - Activists in Latin America have been galvanised by atrocities like the recent massacre of 72 migrants near the U.S. border to step up their efforts on behalf of migrant rights.
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CHILE
Coal Plants Under Fire
By Daniela Estrada
SANTIAGO - Controversial plans to build the Barrancones thermoelectric plant near a protected area in the northern Chilean region of Coquimbo were cancelled Friday, but not before reviving the debate on other projects for polluting coal-fired power stations.
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LATIN AMERICA
Wanted: Non-Punitive Approach to Drug Policy
By Fabiana Frayssinet
RIO DE JANEIRO - Experts from 13 Latin American countries called for a shift in counter-drug policies from a punitive to a public health-based approach for users, in order to reduce drug-related violence, on the argument that the current "war on drugs" has been lost in the region.
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HEALTH-INDIA
Infant Deaths Cast Doubt on Vaccination Policy
By Ranjit Devraj
NEW DELHI - The deaths of four infants during a recent vaccination drive in Lucknow, capital of northern Uttar Pradesh state, has raised questions about the Indian government's plan to introduce five-in-one vaccines in a countrywide immunisation programme.
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SOUTH AFRICA
Public Health Strained by Nurses' Strike
By Chris Stein
JOHANNESBURG - Striking health workers have continued their work stoppage despite accusations that it endangers patients' lives. They are part of a nationwide strike by public sector workers that has some observers concerned that rising wage demands could harm South Africa's economy.
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MEXICO
Environmentalist Peasants Seek Justice
By Emilio Godoy
MEXICO CITY - Peasant activists Rodolfo Montiel and Teodoro Cabrera hope to find, at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the justice that eluded them in their home country of Mexico, to which they hope to return to rejoin their families.
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CHILE
Forestry Industry Sows Poverty, Study Says
By Daniela Estrada
SANTIAGO - The poverty rate in the districts of southern Chile where the logging industry is the main economic activity is nearly twice the national average, a new study shows.
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SOUTH AFRICA
Teachers' Voices Heard in Public Sector Strike
By Marshall Patsanza
JOHANNESBURG - South African teachers - along with other public service employees - have embarked on an indefinite strike over wages. The unions are demanding an 8.6 percent wage increase. Government says it cannot afford to offer 1.3 million striking public servants any more than seven percent.
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ENVIRONMENT-INDIA
Green Activists Gain Ground with Successive Victories
Analysis by Ranjit Devraj
NEW DELHI - Green activists in India have chalked up a series of successes recently and feel heartened that the central government is heeding their call. A number of mega projects which would have displaced vulnerable communities or caused damage to the environment were recently scrapped by the government.
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Hope Persists for Jailed Health Workers in Philippines
By Beatrice Paez
MONTREAL, Canada - A mother accused of backing insurgents in the Philippines and her newborn son are awaiting their release from prison, in a case that has gained international attention.
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Civil Society Watchdogs Crucial in New Global Order
By Beatrice Paez
MONTREAL, Canada - Six hundred delegates from more than 80 countries flocked to Montreal Aug. 20-23 for the CIVICUS World Assembly in search of innovative ways to approach global challenges like poverty and climate change.
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CHILE
Another Bicentennial – But This One's for the People
By Daniela Estrada
SANTIAGO - A bicentennial celebration for ordinary people, envisioned as the start of a process of social reflection, is being prepared by over 100 organisations and public personalities in Chile as a response to the official commemoration of the 200th anniversary of independence from Spain.
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Q&A
"Democracy Deficit Is the Biggest Obstacle to Development"
Beatrice Paez interviews INGRID SRINATH, Secretary-General of CIVICUS
MONTREAL, Canada - Three scenarios were laid before the delegates here attending the CIVICUS World Assembly, a venue that attracts civil society, donors, government and business leaders from every region of the world.
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Caribbean Civil Society Unites to Tap EU Development Funds
By Peter Richards
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Roosevelt King, the secretary general of the Barbados Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (BANCO), believes that Caribbean governments have dropped the ball when it comes to their commitment to support the initiatives of civil society.
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AMERICAS: THE BATTLE OVER VENEZUELA
By Ignacio Ramonet

CUBA: STABILITY AND SECURITY
By Joaquin Roy

WE MUST UNRAVEL THE SECRETS OF NATURE TO SUPPORT LIFE AND THE PLANET
By Jose Mujica*

HUMAN RIGHTS SHOULD BE THE HEART OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
By Rowena McNaughton

MDGs: THE 2015 TARGET DATE LOOKS DIMMER THAN EVER
By Supachai Panitchpakdi

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