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UN panel slams U.S. on death penalty, racism
August 11, 2006UNITED NATIONS — After reviewing information provided by the U.S. government and dozens of nongovernmental organizations, the UN’s Human Rights Committee (HRC) has issued a scathing condemnation of human rights abuses in the U.S. The July...
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WORLD NOTES
August 11, 2006Mexico: Mayan people losing out Mexico’s low intensity warfare against Zapatista-led Mayan communities in Chiapas has aggravated the suffering of indigenous people there. According to a study released in June by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR),...
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Mexicos voters reject token recount
August 11, 2006MEXICO CITY — Falling short of widespread demands for a full vote recount, the Federal Electoral Tribunal here ruled Aug. 5 that it would only recount votes in 9.7 percent of polls. The decision sparked widespread...
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Chavez makes world tour
August 11, 2006Fresh from the Mercosur Summit in Argentina, where his country was admitted to full membership, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez left July 23 on a world trip to strengthen alliances, secure trade deals and gain support for...
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Israelis march for peace
August 11, 2006TEL AVIV, Israel — The biggest Israeli demonstration against the war to date took place here Aug. 5 in the heart of the city’s downtown. Close to 10,000 demonstrators from all over the country, among them...
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