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19-11-2009
Both Sinhala and Tamil Sri Lankans want to leave the country for reasons of security and to seek better economic opportunities abroad. While some go through legal channels, there are many who take an illegal route at great personal risks.
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Image: An illegal migrant who set off for New Zealand from northwestern Sri Lanka, only to run into Australian immigration officials. Despite a harrowing journey, he is willing to try again/ Photo credit: IRIN
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18-11-2009
In Nepal, the failure of the government to investigate and prosecute extrajudicial killings during the country’s civil war (1996-2006) continues to haunt the families of victims. The UN and the rights activists say that this has perpetuated a culture of impunity.
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Image: The Maoist rebels are equally blamed for serious human rights violations/ Photo credit: IRIN
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17-11-2009
Millions of babies are born each year the world over, who are not granted any birth certificates. The fact that they are never registered deprives them of vital education and healthcare facilities, leaving them vulnerable to abuse.
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Image: This five-year-old girl from Bolivia is one of some 40 million children helped/ Photo credit: BBC
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17-11-2009
In spite of the provision for mandatory unemployment allowance under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, most states in India have failed to comply with the law. Officials are describing it as a major administrative lapse.
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16-11-2009
Rights groups have expressed concerns after a new prison was unveiled on Sunday in Bagram, the main US military base in Afghanistan. The new facility is said to have better facilities for detainees, as well as vocational, technical, and other programmes to assist with peaceful reintegration of those released.
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Image: The new prison in Bagram/ Photo credit: Reuters
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12-11-2009
The Food and Agriculture Organisation yesterday called for a day-long global hunger strike ahead of next week’s World Summit on Food Security. This has been done to draw attention towards the planet’s one billion people facing starvation.
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Image: FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf/ Photo credit: UN News
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11-11-2009
India’s home minister has said that his government is in a position to end Maoist insurgency by 2012 and at the same prepared to hold talks if they are ready to abjure violence. Maoists, however, are not ready for it but are willing for a ceasefire.
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Image: Negotiation stand: Home minister P. Chidambaram/ Photo credit: Rajkumar/ Mint
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10-11-2009
India lags far behind in man-woman equality despite its economic progress. The country has been ranked 114th among 134 countries by the World Economic Forum.
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10-11-2009
A global advocacy initiative launched by UNIFEM in Kenya aims to stop violence against women. The campaign will encourage and stimulate actions such as advocating for legislation, volunteering and donating funds for programmes that protect women.
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09-11-2009
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama received a rousing welcome by thousands of Buddhist monks and supporters on Sunday, when he arrived at Tawang, a Buddhist enclave in India’s northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. The trip has renewed tensions between China and India.
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Image: The Dalai Lama arrives in Tawang/ Photo credit: Reuters
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