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U.S. Politics: STOCK Act Passes House - 'Political Intelligence' Omission

The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the STOCK Act today, which omits disclosure requirements for "political intelligence" workers that were included in the version of the bill passed by the Senate last week ( S 2038). More>>

Exhibition - West Papuan Women of Resistance: Dear Friends Of Art And West Papua

You are invited to what is perhaps a unique exhibition featuring women of West Papua in their living response to the suppression of human rights and freedom under Indonesian occupation and military brutality over the past fifty years. More>>

U.S. Politics: David Swanson: The Election We Should Be Following

For progressives and populists around the country who take an interest in Congressional races there are always a few good challengers we might hope to send to Washington. Incumbents, we assume, can take care of themselves. But in Northern Ohio, redistricting ... More>>

Greenpeace: Industry Figures Confirm GM Food Is European Commercial Flop

Annual industry figures to be released on Tuesday are expected to confirm the commercial failure of genetically modified (GM) food in Europe, said Greenpeace. Only around 0.06% of the EU’s agricultural land was used in 2011 to grow GM food, the report ... More>>

Asia: IFJ Press Freedom In China Campaign Bulletin

1. China’s New Clampdown: Press Freedom in China 2011 2. Senior Newspaper Staff Sacked for Reporting Inflation Concerns in China 3. Journalist Attacked in Taiwan 4. Dissident Writer Yu Jie Flees to the United States 5. Writer Li Tei Sentenced ... More>>


Women’s Rights: 2,000 African Communities Abandon Female Genital Mutilation

New York, Feb 6 2012 1:10PM A new United Nations report shows that almost 2,000 communities across Africa abandoned female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) last year, prompting calls for a renewed global push to end this harmful practice once and for all. More>>

Connie Lawn: Newt Gingrich Wins In South Carolina

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich gives his victory speech in Columbia after winning the South Carolina primary with 40% of the vote. Runner-up Mitt Romney pledges to fight for Republican nomination in 'long race', while third-placed Rick Santorum says of Gingrich: 'He kicked butt. I'm proud of him.' Ron Paul finished fourth ... More >>

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Pacific.Scoop: Real Change In Burma No Longer A Pipe Dream – But Don’t Jump The Gun

For a long time, it was easy for us to hold an opinion on Burma. It fitted neatly into the classic dichotomy of good and evil. The regime – made up of cruel, despotic military generals – was bad, and Aung San Suu Kyi and the huddled masses of Burmese people she led were good. More >>

Burma: After Political Prisoner Amnesty, Ethnic Warfare Is Rekindled In North

Even as the Burmese government initiates political reforms in much of the country, it has intensified an ethnic civil war in the resource-rich hills of northern Myanmar, a conflict that at once threatens its warming trend with the United States... More >>

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West Papua: Jakarta Newspaper Reports On Papuan Human Rights Abuses Edge ‘Free’ NZ Media
An English-language Indonesian newspaper is making a better job of reporting the alleged genocide and human rights violations in West Papua than two leading Australian and New Zealand dailies, says a new report... More >>
DR Congo: New Displacement Of Thousands Of Civilians
New York, Jan 20 2012 12:10PM The United Nations refugee agency today voiced concern over fresh violence in eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that has forced more than 100,000 civilians to flee their homes in the provinces ... More >>
Foreign Affairs: McCully To Attend African Union Summit In Ethiopia
Foreign Minister Murray McCully will next week visit Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 20th Session of the African Union Executive Council on 25-26 January. “This summit provides New Zealand with an opportunity to engage with ministers from... More >>
MP Ralph Regenvanu :Response To His Termination As A Minister On Monday 16th January 2012
I acknowledge that the Prime Minister has the Constitutional right to appoint and dismiss any Minister. I am disappointed, however, that my termination was by way of a letter delivered to my office and that the Prime Minister did not have the courtesy ... More>>
World United States: Denial Of The Keystone XL Pipeline Application
Today, the Department of State recommended to President Obama that the presidential permit for the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline be denied and, that at this time, the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline be determined not to serve the national interest. ... More>>
Americas: Otto Perez Molina Inaugurated President Of Guatemala

Otto Perez Molina Inaugurated President Of Guatemala Days Earlier A Court Improperly Dismissed Charges Against Him Of Forced Disappearance And Torture - By Annie Bird, Rights Action. On January 5, 2012, just days ... More>>
India: Can We Afford Another Unquestionable Mahatma?
This is a criticism of the unquestioning wide-eyed support and personality cult resulting in both deification and vilification of heroes instead of the focus being on policies. An unquestioning support during our independence struggle to those who made money ... More>> China: IFJ To Launch 2011 Press Freedom In China Report
January 16, 2012 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will hold a press conference on Saturday, January 21, in Hong Kong, to launch its latest report, “China’s New Clampdown : Press Freedom in China 2011”. The report reveals that journalists ... More>>
Scoop: Bainimarama "Is Good For Fiji" Says AG
SUVA ( FijiVillage.com / Pacific Media Watch ): Acting Prime Minister and the Attorney-General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has told an Australian media outlet that the Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, should run for prime minister in the 2014 elections ... More>>
United States: Guantánamo: A Decade Of Damage To Human Rights
The failure of the US government to close the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay is leaving a toxic legacy for human rights, Amnesty International said on the 10th anniversary of the first detainees being transferred to this notorious US prison. More>>
United States: The Enemy Expatriation Act - A Statement From Anonymous
The Enemy Expatriation Act is yet another treasonous bill similar to the National Defense Authorization Act that was signed into law by President Obama on New Years' Eve. The NDAA, which authorizes the indefinite detention of American citizens on ... More>>
US State Department: Establishment Of The Bureau Of Counterterrorism
Today the State Department is pleased to announce the establishment of the Bureau of Counterterrorism, fulfilling one of the key recommendations of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review, which was concluded in December of 2010. More>>
Middle East & North Africa: Protest Set To Continue In 2012
Repression and state violence is likely to continue to plague the Middle East and North Africa in 2012 unless governments in the region and international powers wake up to the scale of the changes being demanded of them, Amnesty International warned ... More>>
A Dictatorial Dictation: Bainimarama's Draft Speech From 6th January 2012
An insider was able to give me Bainimarama’s draft of his speech dated 6th January. His draft was then sent to Qorvis who turned it into the speech we all heard on Friday 6th. Bainimarama’s draft paints a truer picture of the situation in Fiji. More >>


United Nations: 35 New Schools In Flood-Affected Punjab
New York, Jan 4 2012 12:10PM Thirty-five new schools constructed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with donor funding in the southern area of Punjab province in Pakistan, which was devastated by floods in 2010, have opened with 4,500 pupils ... More>>
Africa: UN Relief Chief Visits Sudan To Discuss Food Insecurity
New York, Jan 4 2012 3:10PM Reports from people fleeing two troubled Sudanese states indicate alarming rates of food insecurity and rising levels of malnutrition, the United Nations humanitarian chief warned today. More>>
West Papua: It's Time For Jakart-Papua Dialogue
Jayapura: 'The new year, 2012 must be a year in which dialogue between Papua and Jakarta takes place,' said Hofni Simbiak, deputy chair of the MRP, during a discussion about development, the human rights situation and civil society in Papua. More>>
Iran: Discussions With Oil Producers On Contingency Plans
Question: Have we had any conversations with other oil producers in the event that Iran lowers production or closes off the Straits of Hormuz? If so, with which countries? What sort of contingency planning is being done? More>>
India/Bangladesh: Police Refuse To Rescue Trafficked Girl
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from the Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM), a human rights organisation working in West Bengal, India about the case of a 15-year-old girl, who was trafficked from the state ... More>>
Middle East: Briefing On The Situation At Camp Ashraf
The U.S. seeks a safe, secure, humane resolution of the impasse at Camp Ashraf. Our interest is humanitarian and independent of our views of the MEK’s past record. Thanks to intense efforts by Ambassador Martin Kobler, the head of the UN Mission ... More>>

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Economy: The Euro Crisis And Britain
I have no doubt recent news from Europe, and the results of Friday’s European Council meeting, have raised questions over the UK’s position in Europe. I would like to take this opportunity to address this issue and to clarify my country’s position. ... More>>
US State Department: The Cuban Government Should Respect Human Rights Week
We are deeply troubled by reports of increased repression by the Government of Cuba against Cuban citizens peacefully expressing themselves. Of particular concern are reports that government officials and government-organized groups detained, harassed, ... More>>
John Spritzler: Newt Gingrich's Brilliant Insight
U.S. presidential aspirant, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich recently declared that Palestinians are an More>>
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat: Partnerships - A Necessity In Pacific-African Cooperation
The Cook Islands Finance Minister, Hon. Mark Brown says developing partnerships are a necessity in the Pacific as countries in the region face new challenges and engage with new development actors, in their development aspirations. Hon. Brown was speaking ... More>>
Pakistan:Rape Victim Stands Against The Police And Govt
In the case of Uzma Ayub, repeatedly raped for one year by several policemen and one army serviceman, the police and perpetrators have requested the court to grant permission to settle the case outside the justice system. But Uzma, the 16-year-old ... More>>
Bruno Manser Fonds: Malaysian Top Politician's Family Billions In Illicit Assets
Official documents show that the inner circle of Malaysia's Taib family is linked to over 400 companies in 25 countries and offshore jurisdictions –the Taib family's stake in the net assets of 14 Malaysian companies alone is over 1.46 billion US dollars ... More>>
Papua Academic Condemns Lack Of NZ Coverage Of West Papua Crisis
A media academic specialising in Asia-Pacific affairs condemned New Zealand news coverage on West Papua and other Melanesian issues at a journalism education conference in Adelaide this week. Professor David Robie, director of AUT University’s Pacific ... More>>
Papua: Open Up Papua To Scrutiny
HALF a century ago, the Dutch encouraged the people of Western New Guinea, now generally known as Papuans or West Papuans, to look forward to independence. That hope was dashed by the Kennedy administration's decision not to support the Netherlands. After ... More>>
Papua: 'President' Calls For Recognition Of West Papua
THE man anointed as the leader of an independent West Papua, Forkorus Yaboisembut, says democratic countries that espouse human rights are hypocrites if they do not support the region's desire for self-determination. More>>
Climate Pasifika: The Pacific In Durban Climate Negotiations
Some 20,000 delegates from around the world are attending the COP17 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change... More>>
Update:Pacific Voices At COP17
The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) says it will not accept outcomes at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP17 that propose to delay any new binding agreement or more ambitious emissions reductions until 2020, ... More>>

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New Zealand in the Pacific:PM Urged To Act Over West Papua
The Indonesia Human Rights Committee is calling on the Prime Minister to contact the Indonesian Government urgently in the light of grave fears of a new security forces crackdown on the people in Indonesian-controlled West Papua. December 1 marks ... More>>

Australian Immigration: Human Rights Chief Welcomes Australian Asylum Policy Shift
GENEVA (29 November 2011) – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement that more asylum seekers will be released from mandatory detention and placed in the community. More>>
 
 
 
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