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Natives protest sale of land in Peru

21 August 08 - Defending the state of emergency declared in three provinces in Peru to crack down on protests by indigenous communities against a law facilitating the sale of their community-owned lands, Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo said the government was safeguarding "the rights of the great majority of Peruvians." Read
 

Karadzic’s secret life draws the tourists

20 August 08 - Until recently, a small pub named the Mad House in the New Belgrade suburb of the city was known only to a few people, mainly residents of nearby concrete tower blocks. But that changed after one of its regulars, who happened to be one of the most wanted men in Europe, was arrested last month. Read
 

Human rights drowning in oil in Equatorial Guinea

19 August 08 - The oil interests of Angola, Brazil and Portugal could pave the way for former Spanish colony Equatorial Guinea to become the ninth member of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) two years from now, despite the country's poor human rights record. Read
 

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Sudan: Bashir pushed, but not yet into a corner

Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno-Ocampo requested last month an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for crimes allegedly committed in Darfur region. Aymen Abdelaziz Salaama, professor of international criminal law at Cairo University, is a likely nominee for his defence
 

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U.S. and Canada found guilty of racism

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