http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/archive/1883 en_GB http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160491/1/1883 NEW YORK, May 9 (OneWorld) - A human rights watchdog has launched a unique nationwide campaign to pressure the Bush administration to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/160325/1/1883 The US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 has left an indelible impact on country’s health and environment. Scientists believe that rising incidence of diseases and birth defects in Afghan children are attributed to the weapons used by the American forces containing depleted uranium. http://satudunia.oneworld.net/article/view/160223/1/1883 KontraS menilai, sebenarnya penyelidikan dan penyidikan kasus-kasus pelanggaran HAM berat bisa dimulai tanpa adanya Pengadilan HAM Ad Hoc. Kejaksaan dapat dikatakan menggunakan argumentasi yang sudah tidak relevan setelah adanya putusan Mahkamah Konstitusi. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83522 Whatever happens to the Chinese arms shipment destined for Zimbabwe, the case highlights the urgent need for the UN to work towards an Arms Trade Treaty at a meeting in New York later this month, says a leading development group. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159985/1/1883 SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 21 (OneWorld) - About 300,000 U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or major depression. Another 320,000 veterans likely suffer from traumatic brain injury (TBI), a type of physical brain damage often caused by explosions from roadside bombs. http://fi.oneworld.net/article/view/159910/1/1883 Rauhanliitto vaatii Suomen hallitusta liittymään rypäleaseiden täyskieltoa kannattavien maiden joukkoon. Kansainväliset rypäleaseneuvottelut alkavat Dublinissa ensi kuussa. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83410 Wherever you live, this year's Stop the Arms Trade Week (1-8 June) is a great opportunity to take coordinated local action against the weapons trade. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159548/1/1883 UNITED NATIONS, Apr 7 (IPS) - The United Nations remains virtually crippled as two proposed peacekeeping missions -- one in Darfur and the other in Somalia -- are making little or no progress. http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/159514/1/1883 UNITED NATIONS, Apr 7 (IPS) - The United Nations remains virtually crippled as two proposed peacekeeping missions -- one in Darfur and the other in Somalia -- are making little or no progress. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/159432/1/1883 UNITED NATIONS, Apr 3 (OneWorld) - A leading humanitarian group is calling for the United Nations Security Council to take additional measures to help about 1 million Somalis who have been rendered homeless by the ongoing armed conflict in their country. http://unimondo.oneworld.net/article/view/159224/1/1883 Nuovo record per l'esportazione di armamenti italiani che nel 2007 sfiora i 2,4 miliardi di euro grazie soprattutto ad un'autorizzazione per missili contraerei della MBDA (Finmeccanica) verso il Pakistan: il regime di Islamabad con 471,6 milioni di euro si attesta come il primo compratore di armi "made in Italy". Sono i primi dati del Rapporto annuale reso noto oggi dalla Presidenza del Consiglio che sono stati presentati dall'Ufficio del Consigliere Militare ad una delegazione della Rete Disar http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159204/1/1883 At least 40 civilians have fallen prey to aerial bombings by US-led forces in Afghanistan in last two weeks alone. Aid agencies say more than 12,000 people have been killed since 2001. Anger among the people against NATO forces is mounting and they have begun to equate them with the Russians. http://fi.oneworld.net/article/view/159164/1/1883 Burma on jälleen kiihdyttänyt lasten pakkovärväystä armeijaansa, Kansainvälinen työjärjestö ILO ja ihmisoikeusjärjestöt raportoivat. http://fi.oneworld.net/article/view/159130/1/1883 Ecuadorin sotilas- ja diplomaattipiireissä epäillään, että Yhdysvallat osallistui kolumbialaisten sissien tappamiseen Ecuadorin alueella maaliskuun alussa. http://unimondo.oneworld.net/article/view/159066/1/1883 Rete Italiana Disarmo e Campagna di pressione alle 'banche armate' organizzano sabato 29 marzo a Roma presso la Città dell’Altra Economia il Convegno nazionale: "Oltre l’insicurezza delle armi: politica, istituzioni, società civile a confronto". Il convegno, intende tra l’altro promuovere un confronto con rappresentanti del Governo per offrire elementi di valutazione dell'operato e presentare al pubblico le richieste della Rete Disarmo ai candidati premier in materia di legislazione nazionale e