Activism
June 2008
27.06.2008
Today, on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, dozens of human rights groups around the world spoke out in solidarity with torture survivors and asked policy makers and regular citizens to support rehabilitation services.
Procitajte viseFrom: International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims Srodne teme/regioni: [Ljudska prava] [Aktivizam] [Gradjansko drustvo] [Etika & sistemi vrijednosti] |
25.06.2008
A recent Cambodian bill outlawing prostitution is a "failure" because it increases the victimization of sex workers and raises the risk of the spread of HIV, writes Melissa Ditmore, an expert on the issues of sex work and HIV.
Procitajte viseOd: Reproductive Health Reality Check Srodne teme/regioni: [Kambodza] [AIDS] [Gradjanska prava] [Pol] [Aktivizam] [Zakon] [Ujedinjene Nacije] |
23.06.2008
Donate to a non-profit, plant a tree, or make a political statement with new socially responsible credit cards that redirect part of their profits to efforts to improve the community.
Procitajte viseOd: Co-op America Srodne teme/regioni: [Potrosacki] [Korporacije] [Krediti & Investiranje] [Finansije] [Aktivizam] |
20.06.2008
Several supporters of the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi were arrested in Yangon (formerly Rangoon) Thursday while commemorating the democracy advocate's 63rd birthday.
Procitajte viseSrodne teme/regioni: [Mianmar] [Ljudska prava] [Aktivizam] [Korupcija & Transparentnost] [Demokratija] [Upravljanje/vlast] [Zakon] |
20.06.2008
Send a message of peace to be read at the Sadako Peace Day Ceremony on Aug. 6 in remembrance of 12-year old Sadako who aimed to fold 1,000 cranes to spread peace after being exposed to radiation from the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
Procitajte viseOd: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Srodne teme/regioni: [Japan] [Aktivizam] [Pravila ponasanja] [Etika & sistemi vrijednosti] [Rjesavanje konflikata] [Nuklearno oruzje] [Mir] |
19.06.2008
Hundreds of children, including 240 orphans, will be affected by the Israeli military's recent decision to shut down schools and orphanages belonging to the Islamic Charitable Society.
Procitajte viseOd: Advocacy Project Srodne teme/regioni: [Izrael] [Palestina] [Deca] [Obrazovanje] [Sklonista & Smjestaj] [Gradjanska prava] [Aktivizam] [Pravila ponasanja] [Zakon] [Terorizam] |
18.06.2008
Wastepickers in Delhi, who live and work in profoundly unsanitary conditions, won a major concession earlier this month from their local government: a portable toilet.
Procitajte viseThe Advocacy Project Od: Advocacy Project Srodne teme/regioni: [Indija] [Siromastvo] [Vode / preciscavanje] [Drustvena izuzetost] [Aktivizam] [Gradjansko drustvo] [Upravljanje/vlast] |
18.06.2008
International AIDS prevention programs can learn a lot from local efforts in Thailand, where activists reach out to patients with home based care, spiritual guidance, and opportunities for community involvement, writes AIDS activist Masiba Biriwasha.
Procitajte viseOd: Reproductive Health Reality Check Srodne teme/regioni: [Tajland] [AIDS] [Bolesti / nega] [Religija] [Seksualnost] [Aktivizam] [Gradjansko drustvo] Slika A Thai family in their home. © Peter Biro / International Rescue Committee
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18.06.2008
Abducted from her Cambodian village and nearly forced into slavery at 15, Chivv Ya now teaches other young girls practical skills to protect themselves against human trafficking.
Procitajte viseOd: World Education Inc. Srodne teme/regioni: [Kambodza] [izgradnja kapaciteta] [Deca] [Obrazovanje] [Mladi] [Aktivizam] |
18.06.2008
Jerusalem's Domari Gypsies, chronically ignored and discriminated against in the midst of a wider conflict, find pride in their culture at a Community Center designed especially for Gypsy women.
Procitajte viseOd: Peace X Peace Srodne teme/regioni: [Izrael] [izgradnja kapaciteta] [Obrazovanje] [Drustvena izuzetost] [Drustvena izuzetost] [Aktivizam] [Gradjansko drustvo] |
17.06.2008
Sixteen U.S. congresspeople have asked the prime minister of India to support Bhopal activists, who survived the toxic 1984 explosion of a Union Carbide pesticide plant, by bringing this corporation and its new owner, Dow Chemical, to justice.
Procitajte viseFrom: Bhopal.net Srodne teme/regioni: [Velika Britanija] [Korporacije] [Ekoloski aktivizam] [Zagadjenje] [Zdravstvo] [Bolesti / nega] [Gradjanska prava] [Hendikepiranost] [Aktivizam] [Gradjansko drustvo] [Geopolitika] [Upravljanje/vlast] [Zlocin I pravda] [Zakon] |
17.06.2008
Sait Sanli, a 64-year old former butcher and cattle-raiser, is practically a professional peacekeeper, single-handedly ending hundreds of blood feuds in his native southeastern Turkey.
Procitajte viseOd: Eurasianet (Open Society Institute) Srodne teme/regioni: [Turska] [Komunikacije] [Kultura] [Aktivizam] [Gradjansko drustvo] [Pravila ponasanja] [Etika & sistemi vrijednosti] [Zlocin I pravda] [Zakon] [Rjesavanje konflikata] [Mir] |
17.06.2008
BANGKOK, Jun 16 (IPS) - Cambodian lawmakers are still to offer unanimous support for a petition aimed at combating corruption that was presented to the National Assembly in mid-May. The call was a cry from ordinary people -- over a million of them.
Procitajte viseOd: Inter Press Service (IPS) Srodne teme/regioni: [Indonezija] [Kambodza] [Aktivizam] [Gradjansko drustvo] [Korupcija & Transparentnost] [Upravljanje/vlast] [MDGs] |
15.06.2008
Today's fathers have gained -- and are still gaining -- a lot from the women's liberation movement, writes reproductive rights advocate and author Cristina Page, as she reflects on Father's Day.
Procitajte viseOd: Reproductive Health Reality Check Srodne teme/regioni: [Sjedinjene Americke Drzave] [Deca] [Gradjanska prava] [Pol] [Kultura] [Aktivizam] |
13.06.2008
The Caterpillar corporation came under fire during its shareholder meeting yesterday for continuing to sell machinery to Israel that is used to demolish Palestinian homes.
Procitajte viseOd: Jewish Voice for Peace Srodne teme/regioni: [Sjedinjene Americke Drzave] [Palestina] [Izrael] [Korporacije] [Ljudska prava] [Aktivizam] [Geopolitika] [Oruzje & Vojska] |
13.06.2008
Adam Chataway of Kilburn, London, has reached the final of "Britain's Most Inspiring Fundraiser," which aims to recognize the volunteer fundraising efforts of people in every community.
Procitajte viseFrom: ActionAid UK Srodne teme/regioni: [Velika Britanija] [Pomoc] [Volonterstvo] [Aktivizam] [Gradjansko drustvo] |
10.06.2008
The Iraqi women's movement has a long history of male and female support, but the current violence has undermined the struggle for equal rights, says Iraqi activist Haifa Zangana.
Procitajte viseOd: MADRE Srodne teme/regioni: [Irak] [Gradjanska prava] [Pol] [Drustvena izuzetost] [Aktivizam] [Gradjansko drustvo] [Konflikt] Slika Iraqi women at a protest for civil rights. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network
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10.06.2008
From the United States to Ghana to Palestine, 12 ordinary citizens are fostering dialogue across borders and breaking down stereotypes in order to protect workers' rights and endangered species, and promote peace.
Procitajte viseFrom: YES! Magazine Srodne teme/regioni: [Pomoc] [Medjunarodna saradnja] [Aktivizam] [Gradjansko drustvo] [Mir] |
09.06.2008
Educator Jackson Katz's violence prevention programs for college and high school students are challenging the idea that gender violence is exclusively a women's issue and showing men how to be part of the solution.
Procitajte viseOd: Reproductive Health Reality Check Srodne teme/regioni: [Sjedinjene Americke Drzave] [Obrazovanje] [Mladi] [Pol] [Aktivizam] |
06.06.2008
The Wednesday detention of Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has elicited strong criticism from human rights advocates who warn it is part of "a sudden, sharp and dangerous crackdown on political opposition in the run-up to the elections."
Procitajte viseOd: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Srodne teme/regioni: [Zimbabve] [Ljudska prava] [Sloboda izrazavanja] [Aktivizam] [Demokratija] [Upravljanje/vlast] [Zlocin I pravda] |
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