Tutti i temi: Iraq

30.11.2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 29 (OneWorld) - U.S. war veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan have announced they're planning to descend on Washington, DC this March to testify about war crimes they committed or personally witnessed in Iraq.

27.11.2007 Domestic violence in the Russian Federation; sex slavery in India; self-immolation in Central Asian republics; gender-based violence and HIV; and 'compensation' marriages are the five underreported stories used by the UN Population Fund to launch a campaign against gender-based violence.
From: UNFPA

25.11.2007 Amid media reports that thousands of refugees are going back to Iraq, the UN refugee agency says that while improved security conditions were welcome it was not yet time to promote returns.

20.11.2007 Needy Iraqi refugees living in Syria have begun to receive food aid from a coalition of international agencies who will be working in the region over the next two months.

17.11.2007 Remembrance Day was marred by the unacknowledged deaths in Iraq - a genocide that threatens to outstrip the horrors of Rwanda in the numbers killed and displaced, says John Pilger.
FromNew Statesman

14.11.2007 Puolet evakkoon lähteneistä on jäänyt jumiin kotimaahansa. Kaikilla ei ole varaa lähteä, vaikka halua olisi.

07.11.2007 Reporters in Iraq risk their lives no matter what their gender, but six Iraqi women were recently honored for their courageous coverage of women's issues in defiance of a violent and male-dominated culture.
From: Women's E-News

06.11.2007 Millions of Iraqis don't have the means to leave and are trapped in a country where consistently recurring violence makes life difficult, according to experts.