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We Must Declare a Non-Violent Revolution

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dr Congo, Egypt Protests, Gender Equality, Tunisia, Honour Killings, Somalia, United Nations, Action Aid, Fgm, International Women's Day, Margot Wallstrom, Barack Obama, Rape as Weapon of War, Unhcr, Iran, Bosnia, Egypt Revolution, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Discrimination, Maternal Death, Congress, The Senate, Aids, UK, US, Michelle Bachelet, World News
Bianca Jagger

Are we so complacent that we feel we do not need to demand gender equality? Many women are convinced there is equality between men and women. But this simply is not true. Here are the facts on the matter.

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Crisis in Cancún

Benjamin Todd Jealous | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Climate Change, Cancun, Naacp, Action Aid, Naacp Global Warming, Cancun Climate Conference, Cancun Climate Talks, Cancun Climate Change, Cancun Climate Summit, Cancun Climate Meetings, Green News
Benjamin Todd Jealous

Across Africa, changing weather patterns and erratic rainfall are making farming more and more difficult, contributing to food crisis and famines in country after country. Support and leadership from the US is urgently needed in Cancún and beyond.

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Undermining Human Rights in the Name of Development

Bianca Jagger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Orissa, India, Corporate Social Responsibility, Dongria Kondh, Development, Vedanta, Bianca Jagger, Kondh, Church of England, Action Aid, Amnesty International, Joseph Rowntree Trust, Human Rights, Profit, Mining, Niyamgiri, Un, World News
Bianca Jagger

When I arrived at the airport in Orissa, I was struck by a billboard there: "Mining happiness for the people of Orissa - Vedanta." What cruel irony. The poster should have read instead, "Undermining happiness for the people of Orissa."

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NGO Leaders Challenge G-20 Summit To Expand Scope

Huffington Post Contributors | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Greenpeace International, G8, Rich Versus Poor Countries, Plan International, Global Economy, G20 Summit, Low Income Countries, International Save the Children Alliance, Third World, President Barack Obama, Action Aid, World Bank, Imf, China, Amnesty International, London, Care International, Unemployment, Global Financial Crisis, World Vision International, Global Poverty, Oxfam International, g20, G-20, G-20 Summit, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

By: Irene Khan - Secretary General, Amnesty International Dr Gerd Leipold - Executive Director, Greenpeace International Jeremy Hobbs - Executive Dir...

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