Buscador: Europa
Juliol 2007
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27/07/2007
Activists are demanding the cancellation of the Miss Roma International 2007 beauty pageant in Macedonia on the grounds that it will promote a racist image of beauty and undermine Roma women's struggle against poverty and prejudice.
Més informacióFont: Advocacy Project Temes/Zones: [Macedònia] [República de Sèrbia i Montenegro] Image: Roma flag/ Bandera gitana © Fundación Chandra
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26/07/2007
A British parliamentary committee report on Burma should shame Britain's aid ministry into changing its policies to ensure assistance reaches those most in need even if it means delivering cross-border aid from neighbouring countries, a democracy group said yesterday.
Més informacióFont: Burma Campaign Temes/Zones: [Myanmar] [Regne Unit] |
26/07/2007
The British government's proposal to extend the period for which people can be detained under terrorism legislation to 56 days "is an assault on human rights and freedoms," says a leading rights group.
Més informacióFont: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Temes/Zones: [Regne Unit] |
26/07/2007
Primaeval beech forests in the Carpathian Mountains have been inscribed on the UN's World Heritage List, underlining the global importance of this rare forest habitat — the most extensive in Europe.
Més informacióFont: WWF International Temes/Zones: [Eslovàquia] [Ucraïna] |
25/07/2007
Beginning Tuesday, the United States' lowest paid workers will be paid a little extra. The U.S. minimum wage was raised 70 cents, ending the longest span without an increase since the creation of the minimum wage in 1938.
Més informacióFont: OneWorld US Temes/Zones: [Estats Units] Image: The Let Justice Roll coalition is calling for a 'just' minimum wage. © American Friends Service Committee
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25/07/2007
The British government's continued authorisation of the export of military equipment to countries renowned for their violation of human rights is condemned by a leading peace organisation.
Més informacióFrom: Saferworld Temes/Zones: [Regne Unit] Image: Aim higher for tough arms controls © Oxfam GB
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25/07/2007
British opposition Conservative Party proposals on international development have been welcomed by a leading charity but it challenged leader David Cameron - who yesterday addressed the Rwandan Parliament - to turn them into concrete manifesto promises.
Més informació* Webcameron + Saferworld response + Simon maxwell's ODI blog Font: Overseas Development Institute, ActionAid UK Temes/Zones: [Regne Unit] |
24/07/2007
A exhibition on Changing climate, changing lives? is running at the Royal Geographical Society in London. It explores the science behind the phenomenon, projections, and the possible effects and actions in the UK.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Regne Unit] |
24/07/2007
Gender equality is still generations away -- 200 years in the case of women's representation in Parliament -- Britain's Equal Opportunities Commission said today as it called for urgent action across all aspects of life to close the gaps within 10 years.
Més informacióFrom: Equal Opportunities Commission Temes/Zones: [Regne Unit] |
24/07/2007
Both the Albanians and the Serbs feel humiliated, victimised and cheated by the mismanagement of the international players and it's time for a new approach to Kosovo, say Aleksandar Mitic and Jan Oberg.
Més informacióFont: Transnational Foundation Temes/Zones: [Kosovo] [República de Sèrbia i Montenegro] |
24/07/2007
More than 3 million scientific procedures were carried out on animals in the UK last year, up 115,800 on 2005, and 133,800 more animals were used in experiments, new government figures show.
Més informacióFrom: National Anti-Vivisection League Temes/Zones: [Regne Unit] |
24/07/2007
Libya's release of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor - jailed in 1999 for allegedly infecting 393 children with HIV - has been welcomed by the International Trade Union Confederation.
Més informacióFont: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions Temes/Zones: [Bulgària] [Líbia] [Palestina] |
23/07/2007
Britishness is the theme at the Soho Theatre in London's Dean Street in the coming weeks. Plays include White Boy (what does it mean to be a white boy in Britain today?) and Victory Street (racial tensions in northern town).
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Regne Unit] |
23/07/2007
With a cast of thousands - well, 1000 - Pageant celebrates 1,000 years of immigration with words, music and "spontaneous happenings". And it's free.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Regne Unit] |
22/07/2007
A British official has failed to persuade Sudanese authorities to open a new site to accommodate displaced people living in squalid shelters on the fringes of an official displacement camp in Sudan’s North Darfur region.
Més informacióFont: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Temes/Zones: [Sudan] [Regne Unit] |
22/07/2007
It's happening today, it's happening here, says Freefall theatre company in a production in London (31 July-4 August) about UK sex trafficking.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Regne Unit] |
22/07/2007
It's happening today, it's happening here, says Freefall theatre company in a production in London (31 July-4 August) about UK sex trafficking.
Més informacióTemes/Zones: [Regne Unit] |
18/07/2007
Millions of Europeans believe traditional anti-Semitic canards, according to a six-country survey by the Jerusalem-based Anti-Defamation League.
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17/07/2007
Inequality in Britain is at a 40-year high, according to research released today, and the public believes the gap between rich and poor is too large.
Més informacióFrom Joseph Rowntree Foundation Temes/Zones: [Regne Unit] |
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