http://amlat.oneworld.net/article/archive/1696 es_CR http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83732 The California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a law barring same-sex couples from getting married is unconstitutional, said a human rights monitor, welcoming the new law as an important precedent for equal rights around the world. From: Human Rights Watch http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83733 The approximately 100,000 ethnic Nubians living in Kenya continue to demand official recognition -- notably citizenship -- although they face less political discrimination than in previous years. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160296/1/1696 WASHINGTON, Apr 30 (OneWorld) - The mainstream League of Women Voters lashed out at the U.S. Supreme Court this week, calling its decision on voter identification "a disgraceful decision by a court that has no credibility on election issues." http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83576 Viimeinkin, lienee moni Nepalin kastijärjestelmän alimmalla portaalla istuva ajatellut, kun maolaiset voittivat Nepalin perustuslakia säätävän kansalliskokouksen vaalit. Maolaiset ovat antaneet äänen daliteille, Nepalin yhteiskunnan köyhimmille ja syrjäytyneimmille. Nyt he ovat nousemassa päättäjiksi. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160181/1/1696 Nepal Maoists owe their impressive performance in the recently held elections to the support of the marginalised communities. It is now up to the former rebels to prove themselves and come up to the expectations of these people whose interests have long been ignored in the past. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159805/1/1696 They may be washing others' dirty linen now, but the women do not mind it. Swift Wash, a laundry project started by local NGO Arz in Goa brings dignity and hope to rehabilitated sex workers in this western state of India. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159563/1/1696 The social exclusion and discrimination faced by Roma means they are not equal partners in the European Year of the Intercultural Dialogue, the European Roma Information Office said in a statement marking International Roma Day (8 April). http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159320/1/1696 ‘When the going gets tough, the tough get going’ is an old adage. Three stories of incredible courage and resilience in the face of adversity are just illustrations of numerous other women in rural India who are putting up a brave fight against poverty, diseases, societal attitudes, bureaucratic apathies, physical attacks and so on. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158976/1/1696 A prime issue that chokes the political health of troubled Pakistan is that not all of its able citizens are allowed to vote... http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158900/1/1696 In southern India, Kanavu is a dream school for Wayanad’s tribal children. Started by a writer-turned activist 15 years ago with an idea of tapping the hidden genius of the community, it is now run by the first batch of its students. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158899/1/1696 Participation of Indian women in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is an important intervention towards their empowerment. A recent survey of the scheme in western India reveals that single women have been denied its benefits due to conventional definition of male-headed households that treat them as dependents, says journalist Kiran Bhatty. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158862/1/1696 Punarbhava, a new interactive website for the disabled, is a one-stop cyber shop for information, aids, appliances, research and employment. The portal was recently launched at the Indian capital, along with the release of a new screen reader software for the blind. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158680/1/1696 Mumbai’s Sangini Women's Co-operative Bank is a beacon of hope for the sex workers of Kamathipura. By providing a monetary buffer to its red-light district clients, this small Indian bank seeks to change the lives of these women for the better by making them less vulnerable to debts. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/158501/1/1696 BOGOTA, Mar 5 (OneWorld) - People who earn their living by sorting through and reselling municipal waste have reasserted their role as garbage recyclers and productive members of the global economy at an unprecedented event here this week. http://unimondo.oneworld.net/article/view/158496/1/1696 Martedì scorso è stata presentata a Bologna la Rete Italiana di Microfinanza (RITMI), Associazione senza fini di lucro che opererà a livello nazionale e sarà la voce degli operatori italiani del microcredito e della microfinanza. Tra i soci fondatori ci sono l'Associazione Micro.bo Bologna, Fondazione don Mario Operti Torino, Fondazione Santa Maria del Soccorso Genova, Mag 2 Milano, Mag Verona, Microfinanza Srl, Microprogress e PerMicro Torino mentre altre sono in via di definizione. In Italia