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Sex workers rally against new crime bill
April 2, 2009Original source: Sex workers smothered London's Piccadilly Circus in red umbrellas on Tuesday to protest against the criminalisation of their profession. Scores of workers from the nearby Soho district gathered at the Eros statue in the...
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Campaign launched for Turkish Metal Workers
April 2, 2009Reposted from www.imf.org TURKEY: The IMF and European Metalworkers' Federation demand Sinter Metal immediately cease violating workers' and trade union rights in the Dudullu Organized Industrial Zone in Turkey. In a joint letter to Sinter Metal...
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Janet Jagan, an extraordinary woman
April 1, 2009GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Tributes came from all over the world for former President of Guyana Janet Jagan, who died March 30 at the age of 88. She was the wife and partner of Guyana’s famed leader,...
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EU slams Europe-wide gay discrimination
April 1, 2009Lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals face widespread harassment, bullying and discrimination across Europe, according to an EU report released on Tuesday. The EU Fundamental Rights Agency said that harassment and discrimination occur 'in all areas of...
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The price tag for adapting to climate change
April 1, 2009JOHANNESBURG, 30 March 2009 (IRIN) - Countries staring into a gloomy future of low food production, less water, higher storm surges, longer dry periods and other expensive consequences of climate change have been told they can...
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