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UN, in rebuff to U.S., sets up rights council
March 24, 2006UNITED NATIONS — The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution March 15 establishing a new Human Rights Council that will replace the UN’s old, largely discredited Human Rights Commission. While nearly every country worked toward consensus,...
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Belarusian voters re-elect president
March 24, 2006Belarusian voters re-elected President Alexander Lukashenko for a third term on March 16, handing him 82.6 percent of the vote in very heavy turnout, according to election officials. Although many election monitors, including those from the...
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Rally demands funds for NYC schools
March 24, 2006ALBANY, N.Y. — More than 2,500 New York City students, parents, teachers, City Council members and supporters came together here March 14 to demand billions of dollars in school funds that have been illegally held by...
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WHATSREALLYGOOD
March 24, 2006Resisting war The National Youth and Student Peace Coalition sponsored a “Day of Resistance” March 16 in communities across the country. Open mikes, concerts, marches and other events were organized to provide places “where our generation...
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Bay Area actions to highlight immigrant rights
March 18, 2006In a dramatic call for legalization, workers’ rights and civil liberties, immigrants and their allies will launch a week of action March 21 with a hunger strike at San Francisco’s Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Ave....
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