BANGLADESH: Battle lines drawn over “indigenous” label IRINnews.org DHAKA, 2 September 2011 (IRIN) - Human rights activists are abuzz over the implications of the possible removal of the word "indigenous" from official documents relating to some of the poorest and most marginalized ethnic groups in Bangladesh. ... |
KENYA: Dadaab - locals vs refugees IRINnews.org DADAAB, 2 September 2011 (IRIN) - For months, the Kenyan government resisted opening an extension of the world's largest refugee complex in Dadaab to accommodate Somalis displaced by drought and conflict, finally relenting in late August. ... |
INDONESIA: FGM/C regulations mistaken as endorsement, experts fear IRINnews.org WEST JAVA, 1 September 2011 (IRIN) - Guidelines on how to perform female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) issued by the Indonesian Ministry of Health could cause an increase in the practice, medical experts and rights groups fear. ... |
LIBYA: Overstretched health service needs sustained support IRINnews.org BENGHAZI, 1 September 2011 (IRIN) - Recent fighting in Libya, especially in the capital Tripoli, has taken a toll on medical services with overstretched personnel working under very difficult conditions, and seriously ill and injured patients unable to ... |
WEST AFRICA: Smoothing the way for more pit latrines IRINnews.org DAKAR, 31 August 2011 (IRIN) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and NGOs operating in West Africa say the main barrier to more pit latrines in rural areas is not poverty or lack of resources, but a lack of understanding about costs and benefits. ... |
GAMBIA: Climate of fear ahead of presidential poll IRINnews.org DAKAR, 31 August 2011 (IRIN) - Human rights advocates watching Gambia are worried that abuses against perceived dissenters will rise as the November presidential election nears, killing any chance of a free and fair poll. Already the official campaign ... |
CAMBODIA-THAILAND: Men trafficked into "slavery" at sea IRINnews.org PHNOM PENH, 29 August 2011 (IRIN) - Taing Ky* and his cousin were told they would be gardeners in Thailand, but instead they were forced to work on Thai fishing boats. Each year, hundreds of Cambodian men, many impoverished farmers, are lured from ... |
