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Arab Americans meet hits detentions, war

June 20, 2003

CRYSTAL CITY, Va. – Delegates at the 20th convention of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) here June 12-15 called for ending the U.S. occupation of Iraq, creation of a Palestinian state, and termination of Attorney...

International notes

June 19, 2003

South Africa: Gov’t releases AIDS guidelines South Africa’s Department of Labor last week released guidelines to help employers, workers and trade unions deal with the impact of HIV/AIDS in the workplace, including preventing unfair discrimination, conducting...

Iraqi civilian outrage mounts against U.S.

June 19, 2003

As U.S. attacks intensified this week against continuing armed resistance in Iraq, reports also grew of civilian outrage at sweeps, house searches and mass detentions conducted by the U.S. troops. U.S. military activity has focused on...

World confronting many epidemics

June 12, 2003 By Phil E. Benjamin

The recently concluded 56th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted the many-faceted ongoing world health crisis. The meeting, with 2,000 participants from 192 member states, dramatized the incredible dangers facing children, people living in...

Activists say Bring down the wall

June 12, 2003

TUCSON, Ariz. – Kicking off a campaign to “Bring down the wall” on the border with Mexico, a broad-based coalition of community organizations and individuals held a teach-in here May 31. Organizers of the teach-in, which...