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Amnesty Defined
The granting of a pardon for past offenses (especially political offenses) including human rights violations and war crimes.
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Sri Lanka advances on rebel base
Published August 28, 2008, 1:00 am, The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News
After 25 years of fighting and 70,000 casualties, Sri Lanka's military has won a hard-fought upper hand against separatist Tamil Tigers – and now vows to break their northern stronghold by year's end.
A new formula in resolving the Mindanao conflict"”Mohd. Musib M. Buat
Published August 27, 2008, 3:48 pm, ABS-CBNNEWS.com
Much has been written and said these past few weeks regarding the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD), the signing of which was aborted by a Temporary Restraining Order issued by the Supreme Court on August 4. Unfortunately, most of the comments and observations appear to be based on a misunderstanding of the MOA-AD as well as ignorance of the circumstances surrounding the ...
Sri Lanka advances on rebel base
Published August 27, 2008, 10:00 am, The Christian Science Monitor
While the military is making gains on the Tamil Tigers, it could become mired in guerrilla attacks.
McCain, GOP's platform at odds
Published August 27, 2008, 12:16 am, Denver Post
The Republican Party released a draft of its 2008 platform that differs from candidate John McCain on issues including immigration, stem-cell research and climate change, while endorsing his ideas for economic growth and free trade.
The Aid Game Now
Published August 26, 2008, 12:45 pm, Daily News
For many years Sri Lanka has been a recipient of aid. Initially this was to Government, but over the last couple of decades aid has increasingly been given also to non-governmental organizations. However the principle has always been that such donations are with the concurrence of the Government.
Officer's widow slammed by radio host
Published August 26, 2008, 10:11 am, The Arizona Republic
A Phoenix police officer whose death last year launched a furor over illegal immigration has sparked a new uproar after a radio talk-show host made incendiary comments about his widow.
More Latin America Pages
Published August 26, 2008, 8:10 am, Heritage Foundation
RAY WALSER, PH.D.: It is my pleasure today to act as the moderator and the presenter of our panel of distinguished guests. First, we have Helen E. Krieble, the founder and President of the Vernon K. Krieble Foundation.
Immigration reform faces new president
Published August 25, 2008, 10:13 pm, Denver Post
Congress can adopt comprehensive immigration reform in the first year of a new president's administration, U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., said Monday.
Experts Wonder If China's Open Door Policy Closes With Games
Published August 25, 2008, 10:45 am, Deutsche Welle
The International Olympic Committee praised China's newfound openness when it hosted the 2008 Olympics. With the Games over, many wonder if these new freedoms will be extinguished along with the Olympic flame.
After the Olympics: The gold "goes to China" for public relations
Published August 25, 2008, 9:23 am, San Francisco Chronicle
Now that the Beijing Olympic Games have ended, what sort of marks does the Chinese government earn on its scorecard for the job it did hosting the big event? In China, the government-controlled...
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Thu Aug 28
- FRONTLINE/WORL D . News War . Media Hubs of the Middle East | PBS
- NEW HEAD OF UN COMMUNICATIONS STRESSES STRATEGIC NATURE OF MEDIA CAMPAIGNS IN TELLING ORGANIZATION'S STORY, AS INFORMATION COMMITTEE OPENS SESSION
Wed Aug 27
- Film Curriculum Guides
- NGO Management Library > 2 Organisational Development > Organisational Assessment
- NGO Management Library > 2 Organisational Development > Knowledge Management
- Development Informatics Working Paper No. 14 - Information Management Strategy Formation in Northern Development NGOs (School of Environment and Development - The University of Manchester)
- Amnesty International | Working to Protect Human Rights
- 60 children among Afghan dead, UN finds: KABUL, Afghanistan: A United Nations human rights team has found ?convincing evidence? that some 90 civilians ? among them 60 children ? were killed in air strikes on a village in western Afghanistan on Thursday night, a statement issued by the United Nations mission in Kabul said, making it almost certainly the deadliest case of civilian casualties caused by any United States military operation in Afghanistan since 2001. The United Nations the team visited the scene and interviewed survivors and local officials and elders, getting a name, age and gender of each person reported killed.
Tue Aug 26
- Amnesty International and RTÉ Radio 1's Drivetime explore the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Colm O?Gorman, Executive Director of Amnesty International Irish Section, in association with RTE Radio 1?s Drivetime programme, is broadcasting a series of 30 radio columns, one dedicated to each article of the Declaration, to bring this historical and foundational document to life, demonstrating how central and relevant it is to our everyday lives.
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