Be sure to see item on HR Coalition re. Child Soldier Detainees just below at
here
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Jan 12 2009 - 1:40pm
U.S. Faith Leaders Rally to Raise Minimum Wage
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (OneWorld) - Nearly 400 faith leaders across the United States have joined a campaign to raise the federal minimum wage to $10 per hour by 2010 and more are signing on every day. Please sign on! And spread the word
here
From: OneWorld US, Economic Policy Institute, Let Justice Roll,
United States Department of Labor
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Jan 12 2009 - 1:13pm
Zimbabweans Appeal Urgently to Neighbors
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (OneWorld.net) - Ordinary Zimbabweans, church
leaders, trade unionists, community workers, and human rights lawyers
have appealed on film for immediate and decisive action from South
African leaders to help resolve their country's political, economic,
and humanitarian crises.
here
From: OneWorld US, OneWorld UK, CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen
Participation
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Jan 12 2009 - 12:18pm
Climate Road Trip: India
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (OneWorld) - A team of Indian and international
environmentalists have embarked on a 2,000 mile cross-country road
trip to raise awareness and mobilize Indian youth around climate
change.
here
From: Worldwatch Institute, OneWorld US, OneWorld UK, Earth Policy
Institute
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Jan 12 2009 - 9:18am
The Road to a Post-Kyoto Climate Pact
LONDON, Jan 10 (OneWorld.net) - Next stop on the road to the climate
change summit in Copenhagen in December is Bonn in March (Mar.
29-Apr.
8).
here
From: OneWorld UK
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Jan 12 2009 - 9:16am
Rights Groups Condemn U.S. Role in Gaza Conflict
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (OneWorld.net) - Decrying U.S. "complicity" in
what they say amounts to Israeli violations of international law,
human rights groups are calling on the U.S. government to demand an
immediate cessation of indiscriminate violence against civilians and
increased humanitarian aid to Gaza inhabitants.
here
From: OneWorld US
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Jan 9 2009 - 11:32am
Same Sex, Same Rights?
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (OneWorld.net) - Reporting on the legalization of
gay marriage in Connecticut, a UN draft declaration on gay rights,
attacks on demonstrators in Eastern Europe, and a law against
homosexuality in Singapore, international media paints a varied
picture of gay rights around the world.
here
From: OneWorld US, BBC News, Human Rights First, Link TV, Public
Agenda, Reuters
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Jan 9 2009 - 3:02am
Toxic, Under-Regulated Coal Dumps Dot U.S.
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (OneWorld.net) - Just days after a disaster at a Tennessee coal dump garnered widespread media attention, an environmental watchdog is reporting that nearly 100 such unregulated dumps exist across the United States, containing toxic pollution from coal-fired power plants that could be contaminating ground and
surface water even without an incident like the one in Tennessee.
here
From: OneWorld US, Environmental Integrity Project, Friends of the
Earth, Union of Concerned Scientists, New York Times
