http://cat.oneworld.net/article/archive/1468 ca_ES http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160491/1/1468 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. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159580/1/1468 Nepal has sealed its border with India ahead of polling for security reasons. At least 20 people are reported to have died in election-related violence, including yesterday’s killing of a candidate from a prominent party. Final preparations are on with poll officials reaching 21,000 polling stations dotting the country. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159551/1/1468 Cadres of Maoists and other political parties in Nepal continued to clash with each other until the last day of campaigning. Over 200 poll-related incidents of violence in the last one month have been recorded. It is now to be seen how peacefully the elections take place on April 10. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159505/1/1468 Campaign is in full swing for the historic April 10 Constituent Assembly polls in Nepal. In its final assessment report, the UN has urged political groups to refrain from violent and intimidating tactics. The report also says that there have been attempts to buy votes using state resources. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159391/1/1468 DENVER/RAYBURN 2123 IN SECOND LIFE, Apr 2 (OneWorld) - U.S. lawmakers held the first-ever hearing simulcast in a 3D virtual world Tuesday, probing experts about the opportunities and dangers posed by new online communities. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159104/1/1468 NEW YORK, Mar 24 (OneWorld) - A corporate watchdog group has started a nationwide voting campaign to name and shame companies that run afoul of economic and environmental laws. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158957/1/1468 SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, Mar 18 (OneWorld) - Dozens of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans publicly testified this weekend about crimes they committed during the course of battle -- many of which were prompted by the orders or policies laid down by superior officers. http://unimondo.oneworld.net/article/view/158282/1/1468 La Federazione Internazionale Terre des Hommes (TDHIF) ha presentato oggi a Bruxelles uno studio sulla responsabilità etica dei Paesi riceventi le adozioni internazionali che confronta le leggi e le procedure di sei Paesi europei: Italia, Francia, Germania, Norvegia, Spagna e Svizzera. In Italia si è passati dai 346 minori stranieri adottati del 2000 ai 2.840 del 2005, l'incremento più elevato tra i 6 Paesi esaminati nello studio. Terre des Hommes chiede alla Commissione Europea di salvaguardar http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158074/1/1468 NEW YORK, Feb 21 (OneWorld) - Graphic images of animal cruelty and this week's record recall of U.S. beef have spurred fresh demands to expand a ban on killing sick animals for food consumption. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/158063/1/1468 NEW YORK, Feb 19 (IPS) - As the United States moves towards holding death-sentence trials for six Guantanamo Bay detainees alleged to have plotted the Sep. 11 attacks, legal scholars and human rights advocates are questioning not only the six-year-long process and timing of the charges, but also whether the accused could ever receive fair trials. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/157621/1/1468 NEW YORK, Feb 8 (OneWorld) - A much-delayed U.S. government report has been obtained by journalists, raising allegations that officials may be suppressing politically inconvenient data that, if released, could help protect the health of millions living in the Great Lakes region of the country. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/156819/1/1468 The movement to end female genital cutting continues to spread across many parts of Africa. Molly Melching and the women of Senegal are leading the way with innovative, culturally sensitive programs to educate and relieve suffering. In a telling OneWorld dialogue, Molly Melching discusses Tostan's uniquely successful approach to development and how it relates to traditions, values, human rights, and human nature. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/154604/1/1468 NEW YORK, Oct 29 (OneWorld) - Donald Rumsfeld, the former U.S. secretary of defense, is facing criminal charges in France for ordering the torture of prisoners in Iraq and at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/154382/1/1468 The National Family Health Survey III says 25% of Indian women work without pay and 40% of them face domestic violence. The survey also shows how patriarchy colonises women’s minds to make both men and women think wife-beating is okay. http://unimondo.oneworld.net/article/view/154347/1/1468 "Nonostante il Comune di Roma abbia approvato ormai da tre anni il regolamento sugli sponsor etici, anche quest’anno il 'Festival internazionale del cinema di Roma' è finanziato da sponsor non etici" - denuncia la Campagna Sponsor Etici. "Il regolamento esclude le imprese che producono e le banche che finanziano l’import-export di armi, ma troviamo di nuovo sia Finmeccanica che la BNL, che secondo documenti ufficiali della Presidenza del Consiglio sono rispettivamente al primo posto per l’expor