Tag: Zimbabwe
I'll Get Even With You
pO157.
Posted to Politics on Tue May 20, 2008 at 12:58:43 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.
Race and anti-foreigner riots intensified in South Africa, as police announce at least 22 people were killed in the latest round of violence.
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International Human Rights Norms and Regional International Organizations [Essay]
port1080.
Posted to Politics on Sat Oct 06, 2007 at 11:37:42 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.
International support for human rights has been in the news recently due to the crack-down of the Myanmar military junta on pro-democracy protests over the last week. It is often assumed that participation in international organizations, such as the United Nations, or regional groupings, such as the Organization of American States, will help socialize states into obeying human rights norms. In the following essay, I argue that, in fact, international organizations often serve as a cover for human rights abuses to be carried out, and fail in their expected utility as an effective tool for preventing them.
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Zimbabwe faces major food shortage; worsening humanitarian crisis
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Posted to Etcetera on Thu Nov 23, 2006 at 08:44:57 AM EST (promoted by Acefantastik). RSS.
The World Food Program reported today that after numerous assurances by the Government of Zimbabwe that it had enough food for its own people donations for emergency supplies dropped significantly. It now appears out that there is not enough food to go around and donors have reduced contributions by at least a third, putting up to 2 million at risk for starvation.
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