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  • International notes

    International notes

    November 12, 2004

    Haiti: OAS commission condemns atrocities The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organization of American States last week released a report condemning atrocities committed in Haiti since Sept. 30, the Haitian news agency AHP...

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  • Bush election: Team World got clobbered

    Bush election: Team World got clobbered

    November 12, 2004

    Most world leaders responded to the election of George W. Bush with diplomatically crafted congratulations. But beneath the polite veneer, a number of governments signaled their continuing disagreement with the administration’s approach to international affairs and...

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  • Saskatchewan OKs same-sex marriage

    Saskatchewan OKs same-sex marriage

    November 12, 2004

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Another victory for equal rights was won in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan Nov. 5 when a judge ordered the government to legalize same-sex marriage. Justice Donna Wilson of the Court of...

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  • Urge visiting rights for families of Cuban 5

    Urge visiting rights for families of Cuban 5

    November 12, 2004

    The National Committee to Free the Cuban Five put out an urgent appeal Nov. 6 for action to secure visiting rights for the family members of the five Cuban men unjustly sentenced to long terms in...

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  • Violence erupts in Ivory Coast

    Violence erupts in Ivory Coast

    November 12, 2004

    In the photo above, supporters of Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo march to the site of the Hotel Ivoire (pictured, top-left) in Abidjan, a major city in the west African nation, Nov. 8, where French armored...

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