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March 21: International day for elimination of racism
March 22, 2009Original source: The global economic crisis cannot be successfully resolved if the solution leaves out workers who are discriminated against because of their race or ethnic origin. As unemployment rises around the world, so, too, are...
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UN brands Israeli acts crimes of war
March 22, 2009Original source: A top UN human rights official has described Israel's Gaza onslaught as a war crime and proposed that the security council should set up a tribunal to establish accountability. In a report submitted to...
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US-Iran: From ‘Axis of Evil’ to ‘Happy New Year’
March 21, 2009WASHINGTON, Mar 20 (IPS) - In an unprecedented move, President Barack Obama has reached out to both the people and the government of a leading U.S. adversary to wish them well in their upcoming Norouz, or...
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Nicaragua: Caribbean women face double discrimination
March 21, 2009MANAGUA, Mar 20 (IPS) - The first criminal prosecution for racial discrimination in Nicaragua, in response to a complaint brought by a woman lawmaker in the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), has focused attention on the segregationist...
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Dominican strike results in violence
March 21, 2009Santo Domingo, Mar 20 (Prensa Latina) A strike by transportation workers in five provinces in eastern Dominican Republic on Thursday resulted in four people wounded and another 30 detained, as doctors were called on to stage...
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