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[Paul C. Gorski]

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from Paul C. Gorski
December 20, 2006
 
Report warns of rising 'Islamophobia' ( http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2006/12/19/report_warns_of_rising_islamophobia )
Boston Globe - United States
... on the rise across Europe, where many Muslims are menaced and misunderstood -- some on a daily basis -- the European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia ...
 
Peabody High writes apology letter to student who alleged racism ( http://www.eagletribune.com/local/local_story_353120158 )
Eagle Tribune - North Andover,MA,USA
By Stacie N. Galang , Staff writer. PEABODY - At the request of the NAACP, high school officials have crafted an apology letter to ...
 
Vatican needs more women, says Italian professor ( http://www.cathnews.com/news/612/108.php )
CathNews - Australia
... with the church today is the lack of women in positions of responsibility at the Vatican", an Italian professor said at a Rome conference on feminism and the ...
 
Massachusetts governor says he opposes discrimination against gays ( http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid40522.asp )
The Advocate - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said Monday he opposes discrimination against gays and lesbians despite his ongoing battles to outlaw same-sex marriage in ...
 
Muslims in Europe face discrimination -- EU ( http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=935688 )
Kuwait News Agency - Kuwait
... The European Union acknowledged on Monday that Muslims in Europe are facing growing "Islamophobia" ranging from violent attacks to discrimination in education ...
 
New NJ law protects against sexual identity discrimination ( http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newjersey/ny-bc-nj--sexualdiscriminat1219dec19,0,3071165.story?coll=ny-region-apnewjersey )
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... The woman sued for wrongful termination, but a Superior Court judge dismissed her complaint, ruling sexual orientation discrimination didn't fall under state ...
 
Nigeria: Poverty Eradication - Obligation Not Charity ( http://allafrica.com/stories/200612190289.html )
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
... 10th 1948. The theme of this year's international Human Rights Day is "Fighting Poverty" A matter of obligation, not charity'. Two ...
 
Living in the Shadows: the human rights of migrants ( http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/document.do?id=ENGPOL300592006 )
Amnesty International USA - USA
... Those who lack official status and the protection of the law are often denied basic human rights and are condemned to live and work in appalling and degrading ...
 
Poverty is oppression' ( http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/third_page/story.html?id=42f8ee78-6832-4d4d-9405-2ad1de29be07 )
StarPhoenix - Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada
Lynn, 51, grew up in poverty in a small Saskatchewan town but has lived in Saskatoon for 33 years. She is on social assistance, and ...
 
As Women Rise, So Too Violence ( http://blog.washingtonpost.com/postglobal/william_m_gumede/2006/12/south_africa_battles_sexism.html )
Washington Post - United States
... South Africans are discovering that a model constitution, laws and good intentions alone do not alone end sexism, patriarchy, and prejudice. ...
 
EU Muslims target of xenophobia ( http://www.upi.com/InternationalIntelligence/view.php?StoryID=20061218-035358-7305r )
United Press International - USA
Beate Winkler, director of the European Monitoring Center on Racism and Xenophobia, a Vienna-based EU group that Monday published a 115-page report on ...
 
Has Globalization Fueled Slavery? ( http://www.thetrumpet.com/index.php?page=article&id=2804 )
theTrumpet.com - Edmond,OK,USA
Globalization, hailed as the economic savior of the world, has done nothing to reduce slavery—in fact, evidence suggests it may be facilitating it. ...
 
The Challenge of Global Health ( http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20070101faessay86103/laurie-garrett/the-challenge-of-global-health.html )
Foreign Affairs Magazine - USA
... Health workers hated that inequity but tended to accept it as a fact of life, given that health concerns were nested in larger issues of poverty and development ...
 
Oaxaca Teachers' Strike Ends, But Inequality Remains ( http://www.stpns.net/view_article.html?articleId=21246527571022670 )
SmallTownPapers News Service - Seattle,WA,USA
... "The violent crisis we're experiencing in Oaxaca has roots in increased poverty and inequality in the region resulting from NAFTA. ...
 
Growing income inequality troubles Japanese ( http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1220/p04s01-woap.html )
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
... On top of this, there is evidence of growing income inequality and rising poverty. Indeed, it is these last two points that many Japanese find most troubling. ...
 
Displaced Kashmiri Hindus hold protest rallies on Human Rights Day ( http://www.organiser.org/dynamic/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=162&page=12 )
Organiser - New Delhi,India
Winter capital of J&K, Jammu remained hub of activities with protest demonstrations on the eve of World Human Rights Day on December 10. ...
 
 

 
 

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