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One World: October 2010
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Human rights watch and discussions. Sunday, October 24, 2010. Connecting Violence with the Illegal Mineral Trade in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. S violence in Eastern Congo, particularly gender-based violence, directly linked to the illegal trade of minerals? According to in-depth research conducted by the UN and others, in a word, yes. But how? And what can be done about it? Eastern Congo is rich in minerals like. Most information in this blog is pulled from two UN reports. The first is tit...
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One World: Poverty and Human Trafficking in South Asia
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Human rights watch and discussions. Wednesday, February 9, 2011. Poverty and Human Trafficking in South Asia. A post for a couple of different blogs; it builds on a previous blog). Poverty and Human Trafficking. Southeast Asia is a hub for human trafficking. Too often, young girls are lured by traffickers through promises of well paying. In the cities. If you have read. By Nicholas Kristof and his wife Sheryl Wudunn, you will already be aware of the. Poverty is the primary factor in human trafficking....
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One World: February 2011
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Human rights watch and discussions. Wednesday, February 9, 2011. Poverty and Human Trafficking in South Asia. A post for a couple of different blogs; it builds on a previous blog). Poverty and Human Trafficking. Southeast Asia is a hub for human trafficking. Too often, young girls are lured by traffickers through promises of well paying. In the cities. If you have read. By Nicholas Kristof and his wife Sheryl Wudunn, you will already be aware of the. Poverty is the primary factor in human trafficking....
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One World: March 2011
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Human rights watch and discussions. Monday, March 7, 2011. 8220; Invest in a girl, and she will do the rest, but to do that, she needs your help now. When a girl living in poverty turns 12, her life reaches a crossroads. One path has her marrying – one in seven marry at the age of 14 in developing parts of the world – becoming pregnant by 15, possibly contracting HIV, and possibly forced to sell her body in order to survive. An extra year of primary school boosts girls' wages by 10 to 20 percent. An ...
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One World: September 2010
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Human rights watch and discussions. Thursday, September 30, 2010. The Congo and Voices of Refugees. Wednesday, September 8, 2010. An Update on the Situation in the Congo. He situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as Zaire, is worse than previously suspected, although it is hard to fathom anything much worse. The numbers of women systematically gang-raped has increased from an estimate of around 240 to now closer to 500, all during the same two week time period of July 30. Argot...
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One World: January 2011
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Human rights watch and discussions. Thursday, January 27, 2011. Sometimes, we are given a vision. In lingers in our hearts, it whispers in our thoughts, and it tugs at our consciences. It may a world changing idea, or a personal dream, like climbing Mount Everest or publishing a poem. Whatever it is, don't ever brush it aside as being ridiculous, selfish, or unachievable. Don't wait to have everything perfect, don't wait for approval or understanding from others. Just do it. Although this may not be as m...
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One World: The True Tiger Mother
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Human rights watch and discussions. Saturday, February 5, 2011. The True Tiger Mother. It's 9:34 pm, and I am editing a transcript for Hasina Kharbhih, warrior extraordinaire in the battle against human trafficking. I should have edited it a month ago, but I volunteered for too many things and subsequently got stuck in the land of procrastination. The child said no, and a. Rescues, rehabilitates, and restores the girls to their families (when possible). Trina Talukdar's. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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One World: Do It Now
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Human rights watch and discussions. Thursday, January 27, 2011. Sometimes, we are given a vision. In lingers in our hearts, it whispers in our thoughts, and it tugs at our consciences. It may a world changing idea, or a personal dream, like climbing Mount Everest or publishing a poem. Whatever it is, don't ever brush it aside as being ridiculous, selfish, or unachievable. Don't wait to have everything perfect, don't wait for approval or understanding from others. Just do it. Although this may not be as m...
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One World: Short Little Post
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Human rights watch and discussions. Thursday, January 20, 2011. As most of you know through Facebook, Paul and I have started a fair trade fine arts company. Please visit our website at www.lostworldimports.com. We are very excited about this. Our grand opening will be the first week of June, and we are traveling to India in late March to contract with some artists. Just thought I would share :). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Reno Berkeley Files. Shonda Rhimes and Feminism.
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