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NHC: Women second-class citizens in Turkmenistan

In cooperation with local activists, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee has submitted an alternative report to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women’s (CEDAW) 53 Session on 11 October, where Turkmenistan will be heard in Geneva. 26 Sep 2012 »

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Civil society organisations call for a turnaround in global decision-making on food and nutrition

Civil society representatives launching the fifth annual report on the right to food and nutrition state that it is impossible to combat the causes of hunger while keeping existing power relations untouched. The tendency for exclusion from economic and political decision-making goes hand in hand with incidence of hunger and malnutrition. 26 Sep 2012 »

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Aung San Suu Kyi visiting the US, there is still no peace in Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's pro-democracy leader, is travelling to the US for the first time since she was put under house arrest in 1990. The Nobel laureate, who begins her 18-day tour of the US on Monday, will be presented the Congressional Gold Medal and meet various members of the state department and possibly the White House. She will also hold meetings with various Burmese expatriates and groups across the US. 19 Sep 2012 »

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After nine years of struggle, Mexican peasants celebrate victory

After nine years of peasant struggle, the Cacahuatepec Accords signed by the Governor of Guerrero, Ángel Aguirre Rivero, and the Council of Ejidos and Communities Opposing La Parota (CECOP) is a major step towards the definitive cancellation of the building of the hydroelectric dam. 19 Sep 2012 »

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Golos awarded The Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award

Russian Association Golos was awarded the Andrei Sakharov Freedom Award 2012 for its outstanding efforts to promote democratic values through free and fair elections in Russia, Secretary General Bjørn Engesland says in a statement today. 11 Sep 2012 »

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