NEPAL: Community threatened of eviction, not provided with alternative housing
Hon. Justice Kedar Nath Upadhyay, Chairperson National Human Rights Commission, NEPAL, [email protected] Re: NEPAL: Community threatened of eviction, not provided with alternative housing Dear Chairperson of NHRC of Nepal, Name of victims: Communities living in the slums alongside the banks of the Bagmati river, Kathmandu, Nepal I am writing to voice my concern regarding the [...]
PHILIPPINES: Children of murdered journalist in the Maguindanao massacre subjected to overt surveillance
Mr. Benigno Aquino III, 1 President Republic of the Philippines Re: PHILIPPINES: Children of murdered journalist in the Maguindanao massacre subjected to overt surveillance Dear President Republic of the Philippines, Names of person facing threats: 1. Noel Christopher Reblando, 36 years old 2. James Ryan Reblando, 35 3. Maria Priscilla Zainal, 23 They are [...]
GDP per capita: Africa’s one & important target
Some Africans in government of their nations attended the just concluded world economic forum in Davos, Switzerland; their message of Africa rising is strong and forms a major part of their campaign. Africa is tipped to be the next economic powerhouse after last decade surge of countries like China, Brazil and India. This could be true [...]
The G20 Under the Mexican Presidency
Mexico took on the presidency of the G20 in December 2011 at a moment of multiple crises. The nation shares the presidency with a “three-member management Troika of past, present and future chairs”, this year, France and Russia.1 As chair, Mexico is responsible for establishing a temporary secretariat to coordinate work and prepare for and [...]
UN body “appalled” by Israel’s racial segregation policies
Israel is criticized for violating the right to equality in a new report by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). An advance version of the CERD report indicates that racial prejudice can be found in almost every facet of Israeli life (“Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial [...]
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