World
Quebec mulls proportional vote system
April 9, 2004VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Quebec government will be the first provincial jurisdiction in Canada to advance legislation that would create a new mixed electoral system that includes proportional representation (PR). The Liberal government led by Premier...
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April 9, 2004Haiti: Executions continue Supporters of forcibly deposed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide continue to be executed, death-squad style, despite the presence of U.S. and French occupation troops. Human rights activists say most killings are by the heavily armed...
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Indians resisting the politics of hate
April 9, 2004NEW DELHI – General elections to India’s lower house, the Lok Sabha, will be held in four phases in April and May.
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April 2, 2004Haiti: Lavalas describes repression In a March 25 press conference, spokespersons for President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s party, Fanmi Lavalas (FL), cited the killing or kidnapping of many FL supporters, the Haitian press agency AHP reported. They said...
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March 26, 2004Colombia: Coke workers on hunger strike On March 15 Coca-Cola union workers in Colombia began a hunger strike in front of Coke bottling plants in several cities, including Barrancabermeja, Bogota, Cali, Cartagena, and Medellin. “If we...
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