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Trade Group on EPA Chemical Regs: ‘If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority’

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2009

As the U.S. House of Representatives considers how far the EPA should go in regulating chemicals used in everyday products, trade groups are cautioning against over-regulation.The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection took comments on the EPA’s proposed overhaul the 1976 T ...

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US/South Korea: Obama Should Raise North Korea Rights Issues

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 16/11/2009

(New York) - President Barack Obama should take a strong stance on North Korean human rights issues during talks in South Korea on November 18 and 19, 2009, Human Rights Watch said today. Obama is scheduled to visit to discuss North Korea's nuclear capabilities and the US-South Korea Free Trad ...

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Italian authorities forcibly evict another Roma community

Posted on 12/11/2009

Amnesty International has condemned the forced eviction of a community of about 400 Roma people in the Italian capital, Rome. According to local NGOs and media, around 150 police officers evicted the families from the Via Centocelle camp, in the east of the city, on Wednesday morning. All the comm ...

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Fair trials needed in Bangladesh to ensure justice for victims of mutiny

Posted on 11/11/2009

The Bangladesh government must ensure justice for the victims of the February 2009 Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny by ensuring that all suspects receive a fair trial, Amnesty International said in a report released on Thursday. Looking for Justice: Mutineers on trial in Bangladesh carries tes ...

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Saudi Arabian and Yemeni forces must protect civilians in Sada conflict

Posted on 11/11/2009

Amnesty International has called on all parties to the conflict raging in Yemen’s northerly Sa’da region to treat detainees humanely and protect civilians. Fighting between Yemeni government forces and armed supporters of the late Shi’a Zaidi cleric Hussein al-Houthi is reported t ...

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