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7/30/2010
Pakistan Poll Finds Widespread Disillusionment
Eli Clifton*
WASHINGTON, Jul 29 (IPS) - The recent Wikileaks dump of war-related documents has brought little new to the debate over Washington's ongoing military involvement in Afghanistan, but allegations that Pakistan's intelligence services are aiding the Taliban has brought renewed attention to U.S. concerns over its reliance on Islamabad in battling Taliban and al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan.
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Human Rights Situation Deteriorates in Honduras
Jim Lobe*
WASHINGTON, Jul 29 (IPS) - Six months after the inauguration of President Porfirio Lobo, the human rights situation in Honduras continues to deteriorate, according to two major New York-based groups. "Threats and attacks against journalists and the political opposition have fostered a climate of intimidation, while impunity for abuses remains the norm," according to a short report released by Human Rights Watch Thursday.
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Thailand Faces Flak for Backing Mekong Dams
Marwaan Macan-Markar
BANGKOK, Jul 29 (IPS) - Northern Thai villagers living on Mekong River's banks are poised to join a growing tide of opposition against a planned cascade of 11 dams to be built on the mainstream of South-east Asia's largest body of water. These communities, many of them from the northern Thai province of Chiang Rai, are drafting a petition to be submitted in the coming weeks to Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. They see this step as the first in a long battle to protect a riverine culture and livelihood that has come down generations.
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Peruvian President Admits Corruption Has Tarnished Government
Angel Paez
LIMA, Jul 29 (IPS) - In his Independence Day speech in the Peruvian Congress, which was broadcast nationwide, President Alan Garcia admitted that corruption has tarnished his administration, although he lectured the judicial branch for delays in punishing those responsible.
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Women in Madagascar Form Own Political Parties for Fair Representation
Lova Rabary-Rakotondravony
ANTANANARIVO, Jul 29 (IPS) - Brigitte Rasamoelina and Yvette Sylla are women with two different approaches to politics in Madagascar. One formed a political party, while the other decided to legalise her organisation as an association. But both women are considering running in Madagascar's November elections. But they know that it will not be an easy road. "We'll have to be assertive and prove ourselves," they each confided separately to IPS.
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Cubans Turn to Marriages of Convenience for Citizenship
QUITO, Jul 29 (IPS) - Cuban nationals can be found every day at the busy corner of Amazonas and Naciones Unidas avenues in the Ecuadorean capital, where the National Civil Registry Office is located. Hundreds of weddings between Cubans and Ecuadoreans have taken place in the building. In addition, people from Cuba have to visit the National Civil Registry Office to apply for or renew their national identity document or "cedula", whether as residents or naturalised citizens.
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Japan's Rising Wages Won't Scare Investors Away from China
Uganda Finding Less Counterfeit Drugs
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7/29/2010
U.N. Declares Water and Sanitation a Basic Human Right
Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 28 (IPS) - When the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) back in December 1948, 58 member states voted for a historic document covering political, economic, social and cultural rights. On Wednesday, nearly 62 years later, a widely-expanded 192- member General Assembly adopted another memorable resolution: this time recognising water and sanitation as a basic human right.
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7/28/2010
Life At A Time Of Suicide Bombings
Zofeen Ebrahim
LAHORE, Pakistan, Jul 28 (IPS) - Like any other Friday morning, hordes of people flocked at the shrine of 11th-century Sufi saint, Hazrat Ali Hajveri, that is near Bhaati Gate inside Lahore's walled city on Jul. 2. By that afternoon, a much larger crowd had gathered at the site, this time for the usual Friday prayers.
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7/29/2010
Let Information Flow, State Tells Malaysia's Federal Government
Baradan Kuppusamy - Asia Media Forum
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 28 (IPS) - The freedom of information bill pending in opposition-ruled Selangor state may be just at the state level, but it throws a direct challenge to the federal government of Malaysia and its strict controls on the media. The bill's tabling by the state government led by the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (People's Alliance) coalition, done on Jul. 15, is unprecedented in this South-east Asian country, where much of mainstream media are under government control and where independent media are often suppressed or harassed.
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