POPULATION: 'Time to Shelve the ICPD Plan of Action’
Zofeen Ebrahim interviews Muslim youth advocate IMANE KHACHANIBERLIN, Sep 16 2009 (IPS) - At least 1.5 billion people aged 10...
POLITICS: Zimbabwe Blasted for Condoning “Sexual Terror”
Thalif DeenUNITED NATIONS, Dec 10 2009 (IPS) - Zimbabwe s ruling political party has been accused of launching a widespread...
RIGHTS-US: Lawsuit Probes Role of Psychologists in Terror War
William FisherNEW YORK, Nov 2 2009 (IPS) - The state board responsible for licensing and disciplining psychologists in Louisiana is...
PERU: IACHR Calls for Justice for Victims of Forced Sterilisation
Ángel PáezLIMA, Nov 26 2009 (IPS) - The Peruvian government is once again being called on to bring to justice...
HEALTH-INDIA: Hunger Haunts Hospitals
Ranjit DevrajNEW DELHI, Jan 2 2010 (IPS) - As a nurse, Amita Dhaka sees much suffering, but what she finds...
RWANDA: Efforts to Contain HIV/AIDS Among Teens Slacken
Aimable TwahirwaKIGALI, Feb 13 2010 (IPS) - Eighteen-year-old David Kimenyi* is sure he infected his girlfriend with HIV. They had...
MALAYSIA: Creation of Commercial Hospital Wings a Mistake -Critics
Baradan KuppusamyKUALA LUMPUR, Mar 14 2010 (IPS) - A Malaysian government scheme to create commercial private wings in major government...
Latin America Feels the “Garzon Effect”
Daniela Estrada*SANTIAGO, Apr 19 2010 (IPS) - Latin America owes Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón, who is facing prosecution in his...
RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Green Initiative Gives Hope to the Disabled
Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Pakistan, May 20 2010 (IPS) - Talib Hussain, 29, became the sole breadwinner of his family of seven...
PERU: ‘Don’t Minimise’ Impacts of Amazon Oil Spill
Milagros SalazarLIMA , Jul 1 2010 (IPS) - Pluspetrol s Jun. 19 petroleum spill has left the Marañón River, in...