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World Notes

November 18, 2005

Colombia: Protesters occupy church A peaceful occupation of San Francisco Church in downtown Bogota by hundreds of Afro-Colombians from the country’s western coastal region earlier this month resulted in government concessions on measures affecting the Afro-Colombian...

Haitis justice system in collapse

November 18, 2005

Two years after a U.S.-backed coup ousted democratically elected President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti’s judicial system is in a state of collapse. According to William Quigley, law professor at Loyola University of New Orleans, “The justice system...

Were too young to go to war

November 18, 2005

CHICAGO — Braving cold, gray skies on a Monday afternoon, Nov. 14, about two dozen parents, youth and peace activists gathered outside Lane Tech High School on this city’s North Side to greet students with “opt-out”...

National Clips

November 18, 2005

WASHINGTON: Vets rally to restore benefits Veterans rallied at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Nov. 11 in opposition to the Bush Iraq war and demand full funding to provide care for wounded soldiers. According to the...

End the blockade of Cuba, UN says

November 18, 2005

In an all but unanimous vote on Nov. 8, the UN General Assembly for the 14th consecutive year called for the U.S. government to get rid of its 45-year-old economic blockade of Cuba. A Cuban resolution...