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Febrero 2008
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29.02.2008
A program in the poverty-stricken Central Terai region of Nepal seeks to improve women's and girls' health by training young people as peer educators, community activists, and counselors in the fields of health, family planning, and HIV/AIDS.
Leer másOrganización: Centre for Development and Population Activities Temas relacionados: [Nepal] |
29.02.2008
India has announced its budget for the next financial year. In a move to provide a major relief to the small farmers, the government has decided to cancel their entire debt. It may be noted that for past many years now the farmers have been committing suicides due to indebtedness and other related reasons.
Leer másTemas relacionados: [Agricultura] [Pobreza] [Deuda] |
29.02.2008
International non-governmental organisations in Pakistan have come under considerable pressure after an attack on a UK-based Plan International office in Mansehra near Islamabad, in which four people had died. In recent years, threats have been directed against NGOs and their staff, particularly women.
Leer másTemas relacionados: [Derechos Humanos] [Sociedad Civil] [Terrorismo] |
29.02.2008
Two studies by the Urban Health Resource Centre talk of maternal and newborn care among the poor in central India and state of urban health in the national capital. Apart from highlighting the need for better access to healthcare facilities, the reports underline the cultural factors and prevalence of poverty as obstacles.
Leer másTemas relacionados: [Niños] [Pobreza] [Salud] [Mortalidad Infantil] |
28.02.2008
Poikkeustilan aikana Bangladeshissa on pidätetty 250 000 ihmistä, ja monia pidätettyjä on kidutettu. Vastikään ilmoitettiin tammikuussa 2007 julistetun poikkeustilan pidentämisestä 13 kuukaudella.
Leer másOrganización: OneWorld South Asia Temas relacionados: [Bangladesh] [Derechos Humanos] [Democracia] |
28.02.2008
Suomalainen oikeuslääketieteen asiantuntijaryhmä oli äskettäin Nepalissa tutkimassa Shivapurin kansallispuistosta löytyneen oletetun hautapaikan jäännöksiä. Nyt Nepalin ihmisoikeuskomissio on pyytänyt maataan lähettämään tutkimuslöydökset Suomeen lähempiin tutkimuksiin.
Leer másOrganización: Ulkoministeriö Temas relacionados: [Finlandia] [Nepal] [Derechos Humanos] Imagen: -
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28.02.2008
According to a recent study, around a million people will die of smoking in India alone in next two years. The country is on the threshold of a tobacco-unleashed epidemic, says Ramesh Menon, a journalist cum documentary filmmaker and recipient of the 2006 Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism.
Leer másTemas relacionados: [Salud] [Enfermedad/Tratamiento] |
28.02.2008
Hundreds of children who had witnessed a blast in Afghanistan’s Baghlan city last November are still traumatised, suffering from paranoia, dizziness, stress and sleeping disorders. Health experts are of the view that children in the conflict-affected country are at risk of suffering deep scars of war.
Leer másTemas relacionados: [Niños] [Salud] [Conflicto] [Naciones Unidas] |
28.02.2008
There are approximately 60 million persons with disabilities in India. Most of them are poor, living in rural areas. It is pity that only 1.5% of them are the beneficiaries of various poverty alleviation and welfare schemes.
Leer másTemas relacionados: [Pobreza] [Discapacidad] Imagen: Disability sign
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27.02.2008
Leading Indian politicians have outrightly rejected the idea of a U.S.-imposed deadline after a team of U.S. senators warned that a new inhabitant of the White House might quash a potential deal on the transfer of nuclear technology.
Leer másOrganización: Inter Press Service (IPS) Temas relacionados: [India] [Estados Unidos] |
27.02.2008
It’s been more than a year now since the State of Emergency was imposed in Bangladesh. More than 250,000 people have faced arrests during this period. The Asian Legal Resource Centre has documented numerous cases of arbitrary arrests, often carried out at a scale that is difficult to fathom in many other countries.
Leer másTemas relacionados: [Derechos Humanos] [Derechos Civiles] [PolÃtica] [Democracia] [Justicia y Crimen] |
27.02.2008
When a dalit widow was appointed as cook in a government-run school in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, no one was ready to eat the food cooked and served by her. Everyone conspired to sack her and saw to it that she was never reinstated.
Leer másTemas relacionados: [Niños] [Exclusión Social] [Ética & Sistema de Valores] |
27.02.2008
At least five Nepali gays will contest elections for the Constituent Assembly, scheduled to be held this April, to take up the issue of discrimination against their community. In a nation that treats homosexuality as illegal and immoral, this is an attempt to fight exclusion.
Leer másTemas relacionados: [Exclusión Social] [Sexualidad] [Ética & Sistema de Valores] |
27.02.2008
Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies is organising a three-day event called eINDIA2008 in New Delhi in July 2008. The event will bring together representatives of the ICT industry, government, civil society, academia and private sector from across the world to share the best practices and digital opportunities for development.
Leer másTemas relacionados: [Construcción de Capacidades] [Cooperación Internacional] [TIC] [Sociedad Civil] |
27.02.2008
SatuDunia, Jakarta. Dikalahkannya rasa keadilan masyarakat oleh para Majelis Hakim PN Jakarta Selatan dalam kasus semburan lumpur Lapindo, Senin (25/2), Walhi menyerahkan memori banding. Sebuah jalan panjang dan berliku untuk memperoleh kembali keadilan yang terampas.
Leer másTemas relacionados: [India] [Desarrollo] |
26.02.2008
A former high-ranking official from Pakistan's "shadowy but powerful" Inter Services Intelligence admitted to having manipulated the 2002 elections in favor of President Musharraf and is now saying the organization's political activities should be laid down.
Leer másOrganización: Inter Press Service (IPS) Temas relacionados: [Pakistán] |
26.02.2008
As many as half a million Sri Lankans could be affected in 2008 alone as violence between the secessionist group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam, and the government continues to intensify.
Leer másOrganización: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network Temas relacionados: [Sri Lanka] |
26.02.2008
The Indian Association for Women’s Studies (IAWS) has appealed for the release of Dr Binayak Sen, a human rights activist and a pediatrician, who has been in jail for the past nine months. In its resolution the IAWS has also demanded the repeal of Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act.
Leer másTemas relacionados: [Derechos Humanos] [Derechos Civiles] [Libertad de Expresión] [Activismo] [Justicia y Crimen] |
26.02.2008
Plan's operations in Pakistan have been suspended after four people - including three staff members - were killed by gunmen in Mansehra in the North West Frontier district.
Leer másOrganización: Plan UK Temas relacionados: [Pakistán] |
26.02.2008
India is going to announce its annual budget for the financial year 2008-09 on February 29. Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability is organising a panel discussion on March 1 in New Delhi, where eminent panellists will present a common man’s perspective on it.
Leer másTemas relacionados: [EconomÃa] [Gobierno] |
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