The proposal to suspend the EU-Israel agreement was launched by Spain, Ireland, and Slovenia over war crimes against the Palestinian population and in Lebanon. However, Italy and Germany vetoed the proposal.
Last Thursday, activists of the RentStrike network organized an anti-eviction picket to save an elderly resident of Rome, victim of an irregular lease, from a life of homelessness, thanks to an appeal to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. They had done so in May for a similar case.
Japan has capital punishment by hanging. A large majority of Japanese are in favour of it and often there are executions around this time of the year. However, there have been no executions since 28 July 2010. The current Justice Minister is under a lot of pressure to sign death warrants now.
'The Seeds Beneath the Snow' is a non-profit association founded in the spring of 2006. It is based in Pisa, Italy. The seeds are the themes it aims to deal with: nonviolence, peace, human rights and the environment. A tri-lingual (Japanese-Italian-English) library has been set up, as well as this website.
Si tratta di un bambino di sette mesi. Un essere umano che non aveva alcuna possibilità di essere percepito come una minaccia, nemmeno secondo le più distorte logiche militari.
L'insicurezza e la presenza di numerosi gruppi armati hanno fortemente ostacolato gli sforzi per contenere il virus. Va ricordato che il Ruanda da anni cerca di controllare le risorse minerarie congolesi sostenendo le milizie M23. Ed è al confine fra Congo e Ruanda che ha preso origine l'epidemia.
A murky tender has crowned the US F-35 fighter jet as the winner, turning Switzerland from a neutral country into one dependent on exclusive US technology. And now there aren't enough funds to purchase the 36 aircraft agreed at a "fixed price".
Una gara d'appalto opaca ha incoronato come vincitore il cacciabombardiere statunitense F-35 rendendo la Svizzera da paese neutrale in paese dipendente dalla tecnologia esclusiva degli Stati Uniti. E ora non bastano i fondi per acquistare i 36 velivoli concordati a "prezzo fisso".
Pax Christi International and Amnesty International take a strong stance
The scourge of irregular leases exposed
STOP EXECUTIONS IN JAPAN!
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