ANGOLA : Strongly urge IMF to delay disbursement of any further funds
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, Washington Re: ANGOLA : Strongly urge IMF to delay disbursement of any further funds Dear Managing Director Lagarde, I am writing urge the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board to withhold the final $130 million to the government of [...]
TUNISIA: Ensure strong safeguards for rule of law and human rights
Dear Members of the Tunisian National Constituent Assembly, The Tunisian National Constituent Assembly (NCA) has made important strides since its election on October 23, 2011 towards writing a new constitution. With the formation of the six drafting commissions, the deputies in the NCA will now have to make crucial choices regarding the system of governance, [...]
The “fifth power”: Transnational mining
In this opinion piece in the Mexican daily La Jornada, Magdalena Gómez, a lawyer and expert on indigenous rights, takes a critical look at the power of transnational mining companies in Mexico, in the wake of the murders of two anti-mine community leaders in Oaxaca. La Jornada: In our country we have a formal system based [...]
Calendar of Environmental Events 2012
FEBRUARY February 2 : World Wetlands Day February 20 : World Day of Social Justice MARCH March 14 : International Day of Action Against Dams and For Rivers, Water and Life March 21 : World Forestry Day March 22 : World Water Day March 23 : World Meteorological Day March 26 : Earth Hour Blog [...]
Trued , Reconciliation, Amnesty and Impunity
Introduction The best example of a working Trued and Reconciliation Committee (TRC), is that of South Africa. According to Wikipedia there are 22 TRC in the world, predominately in the Americas (8), than Africa (6) and third Asia (6). In April 2010, The Franklin Humanities Institute, Duke University in Durham North Carolina, organized a conference [...]
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