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Monthly Archives: November 2006
Child Soldiers Used in Armed Conflict
Child soldiers continue to be recruited and used around the world, according to UN report UN Press Release: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=20666&Cr=child&Cr1=# 20 November 2006 – Government forces, rebel groups, armed militia and mercenaries operating in conflicts in at least 12 countries recruit … Continue reading
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Human Rights Watch Condemns Use of Child Soldiers
UN: Security Council Must Punish Users of Child Soldiers from HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH 16 Parties Persist in Recruiting Minors (New York, November 27, 2006) – The 14 armed groups and two governments that refused repeated UN demands to stop using … Continue reading
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UN Security Council Gets Report on Child Soldiers
The commitment of the Security Council is crucial for the sake of children in armed conflict UN Press Release: http://www.un.org/children/conflict/pr/2006-11-28t… New York, 28 November 2006 – As the Security Council examines the report of the Secretary General on Children and … Continue reading
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Iraqi Refugees Are Being Ignored
Iraqi refugees — issue needs to be tackled with help from international community By Bill Frelick published in The Jordan Times, November 30, 2006 When the emperor arrives, the welcoming dignitaries endeavour to keep out of sight and hearing any … Continue reading
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First Step: Muslims Must Forgo Violence
A Culture of Violence By Evelyn Gordon, Jerusalem Post, November 29, 2006 Virtually not a day has passed recently without some famous person declaring that resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the key to solving all the problems of the Muslim … Continue reading
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Dialogue Between Zwick and Reify
Zwick Responds to Reify Reify asks: —–Original Message—– From: reify Sent: Nov 29, 2006 9:22 PM To: Israel Zwick, editor@cnpublications.net Subject: Re: Explain, so that I may rest in piece….. An inmate in our asylum is all he [Olmert] is. … Continue reading
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Closing the Achievement Gap
Recent Research on the Achievement Gap How lifestyle factors and classroom culture affect black-white differences An Interview with Ronald Ferguson from Harvard Education Letter, November, December 2006 For more than a decade, economist Ronald Ferguson has studied achievement gaps. In … Continue reading
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UN Council Condemns Only Israel
UN censures Israel over human rights 27/11/2006 – 18:11:36, from BreakingNews.ie The UN Human Rights Council today passed two resolutions criticising Israel, but kept its record intact of singling out no other country for human rights abuses.The 47-nation council, which … Continue reading
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