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Diciembre 2006

Human rights, not politics, should be priority for Haiti

01.12.2006 Rape and other transgressions, unfortunately, appear to be looked upon as just another weapon in the arsenal of some of Haiti�s politicians by which they can crush opposition to them and whatever designs they may have on power.

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Organizaci�n: Groupe Medialternatif
Temas relacionados: [Hait�] [Derechos Humanos] [Pol�tica]

The World Bank should get a failing grade for its rankings of countries that violate workers' rights

01.12.2006 This election season many voters are asking a critical question: What is the appropriate role for the United States in world affairs? By punishing those legislators who voted for war in Iraq, many citizens are rejecting the idea of the United States as a military overlord, asserting that a different set of values should guide our foreign policy.

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Organizaci�n: International Relations Center
Temas relacionados: [Derechos Humanos] [Econom�a]

Confrontation in Bolivia over Agrarian Reform

01.12.2006 The government of Evo Morales and the indigenous social movements of Bolivia have won an historic victory with the passage of an agrarian reform law that calls for the �expropriation of lands� that �do not serve a just social-economic function.�

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Organizaci�n: Agencia Latinoamericana de Informaci�n
Temas relacionados: [Bolivia] [Tierra] [Democracia] [Gobierno]

Ortega�s triumph opens old wounds

01.12.2006 To build consensus behind his agenda, Ortega must persuade disillusioned leftists like Cuadra that he remains committed to ideals of social justice while showing conservatives in his country and the United States that he is no longer the belligerent Marxist of the past.

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Organizaci�n: Noticias Aliadas / Latinamerica Press
Temas relacionados: [Nicaragua] [Pol�tica] [Democracia] [Gobierno]

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Ecuadorians Vote for Systemic Change

01.12.2006 In this young democracy, only 27 years old, the presidency has had a tumultuous history. In the last 15 years, only one elected president has finished out his term. In the last ten years, Ecuador has had eight presidents.

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Temas relacionados: [Ecuador] [Pol�tica] [Democracia] [Gobierno]

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