Social Watch News
Published on Mon, 2011-10-24 17:22
The Supreme Criminal Appeals Court of Bahrain dropped on Sunday several charges against 20 doctors accused of serious offences related to the political unrest occurred in February. “This is a positive step and it is good for the justice system,” said Bahrain Human Rights Society secretary-general Dr Abdullah Al Deerazi, reported Gulf Daily News. |
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Published on Fri, 2011-10-21 12:56
It is often argued that social and economic investments that benefit children and poor households are not affordable or that government expenditure cuts are inevitable during adjustment periods. But a paper published by Unicef shows valid alternatives, even in the poorest countries. |
Published on Fri, 2011-10-21 12:50
Far from putting an end to the hunger in the world and from improving farmer’s quality of life, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are raising food insecurity and health hazards and failing to increase the yields of crops, according to new scientific studies. And now Chinese authorities prepare to ban the commercialization of transgenic rice and wheat for the next five to ten years, as reported the Third World Network (TWN). |
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Published on Thu, 2011-10-20 11:59
Twenty-one human rights organizations (among them the Egyptian Association for Community Participation Enhancement, focal point of Social Watch in that country) accused this week the interim government in Cairo and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of inciting the sectarian violence that caused almost 30 deaths this month in Maspero. |
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jeronimo gama O Social Watch, uma rede de Organizações da Sociedade Civil dedicada à monitorização das políticas sociais em todo o mundo, e representada em Portugal pela Oikos, acaba de lançar a edição mais recente do Índice de Capacidades Básicas (ICB), integrado por indicadores de bem-estar humano que mostra progressos muito lentos nos últimos 20 anos. Este Índice desacredita as avaliações do Banco Mundial segundo as quais a pobreza extrema se teria reduzido para metade entre 1980 e 2005. |
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Texto Cristina Santos A rede, Social Watch, verifica progressos muito lentos nas últimas duas décadas, em particular na educação, saúde e nutrição. O Índice de Capacidades Básicas apenas aumentou 10 por cento, entre 1990 e 2010. |
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Published on Wed, 2011-10-19 09:22
The Nepalese Campaign for Climate Justice Network (CCJN) and other groups organized a demonstration on Oct. 12 near the office of the World Bank in Kathmandu against the role of that international financial institution in the Green Climate Fund. |
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