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June 22, 2007 03:04 PM EDT -- Amid lingering doubts about Sudan's promises to cooperate with the world community, advocacy groups are reiterating calls for the immediate deployment of UN peacekeeping forces in the war-torn Darfur . . . more
May 12, 2008 09:44 PM EDT -- NEW YORK, May 9 (OneWorld) - A human rights watchdog has launched a unique nationwide campaign to pressure the Bush administration to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. Amnesty . . . more
March 18, 2007 10:46 AM EDT -- Canada, like the United States, is facing international scrutiny for its treatment of indigenous people. This week, a United Nations treaty body took the rare step of telling Canada to change its behavior . . . more
April 25, 2007 03:10 PM EDT -- Human rights defenders across the world are making fresh calls this week for governments to get serious about ensuring basic education for all. Education is a basic human right, not a privilege, say . . . more
March 24, 2007 07:10 PM EDT -- Holding scores of rallies and sit-ins around world, environmental and community groups Thursday made fresh calls for drastic actions to protect the world's rivers and other water resources from the . . . more
April 19, 2007 11:33 AM EDT -- Though satisfied with the Sudanese decision to allow United Nations forces into Darfur, international civil society groups engaged in humanitarian efforts in the violence-wracked region say they wonder . . . more
July 12, 2007 01:14 PM EDT -- Government leaders across the world are being shamed for failing to keep their words on eliminating extreme poverty. Philippine urban poor demonstrating on 7/7/07. © Global Call to Action . . . more
April 15, 2007 01:29 PM EDT -- In Serbia and the Netherlands, the judges may not have any doubts that the rulings they handed down were as just and fair as possible. But those who survived the mass slaughter some 12 years ago in the . . . more
May 19, 2007 12:34 PM EDT -- If one is serious about addressing the climate change crisis, it might be wise to listen to those who have close and intimate knowledge of the lands and waters. "Mother Earth is crying," . . . more
April 24, 2007 02:17 PM EDT -- As the United Nations prepares itself to take further action on a proposal to adopt an arms control treaty, civil society groups are stepping up pressure on governments to take a firm stand. Joining . . . more
February 15, 2007 02:28 PM EST -- Human rights groups spoke out this week, condemning the United States Special Envoy to Sudan, Andrew Natsios, for claiming the crisis in Darfur no longer constitutes genocide. "The term genocide . . . more
May 04, 2007 11:25 AM EDT -- As the United States takes charge of the UN Security Council this month, calls for Washington to lead global efforts to secure peace in the Sudanese region of Darfur are on the rise. "The U.S. has . . . more
March 26, 2007 03:14 PM EDT -- Cautiously optimistic about the prospects for peace in northern Uganda, leading international aid groups are welcoming the United Nations' efforts to bring the warring parties in that country to the . . . more
February 19, 2007 01:18 PM EST -- While already finding it hard to get into the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur, aid groups say it is becoming increasingly difficult to help displaced people in neighboring Chad as well. "In some . . . more
February 23, 2007 04:49 PM EST --  UN efforts to control the spread of avian flu in the developing world could actually do more harm than good, warns a new study. Both the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the World . . . more
 
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