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June 19, 2008

Mexico Asks World Court to Halt U.S. executions

by Emma Thomasson, Reuters, The Hague - Mexico asked the World Court on Thursday to take urgent steps to stop imminent U.S. executions of five Mexicans on death row who were denied their rights to consular assistance.

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Children Under the Sun

by Rupi Mangat, Mail & Guardian, South Africa - Not many people would give a street kid banging an empty drum a second glance. But...

To Turn the Tide on Piracy in Somalia, Bring Justice to its Fisheries

by Katie Stuhldreher, Christian Science Monitor, USA - Piracy will not be eradicated from the region until Somalia becomes a stable, functioning state with a...

Healing & Redefining Our World

by Wahleah Johns, Melinda Yazzie, Lilian Hill, Black Mesa Water Coalition, USA - "Our way of life is at jeopardy. The majority of the people...

Closing Gitmo Is Just the Beginning

by Suzanne Nossel, Guardian, UK - During his first television interview after winning the White House, president-elect Barack Obama reiterated his long-standing promise to shut...

Muslim Woman Defies Male Dominance

by Farah El Alfy, Al Jazeera, Qatar - Amal Soliman, a 32-year-old Egyptian woman, has endured intimidation and ridicule in the year since she applied...