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Two British soldiers are facing a court martial after refusing to fight in the war against Iraq for moral reasons. The men, both from 16 Air Assault Brigade, have been sent home and face up to two years in jail for disobeying orders. A third serviceman, a reservist who refused to travel to the GulfContinue reading “British soldiers face jail for refusing to fight in Iraq”

But he found no trace of the depleted uranium (DU) some scientists believe is implicated in Gulf War syndrome. Other researchers suggest new types of radioactive weapons may have been used in Afghanistan. The scientist is Dr Asaf Durakovic, of the Uranium Medical Research Center (UMRC) based in Washington DC. Dr Durakovic, a former USContinue reading

Hyderabad (India), Savar (Bangladesh), Managua (Nicaragua), 5th January 2003: PEOPLE’S HEALTH MOVEMENT and INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE’S HEALTH COUNCIL launches: The Million Signature Campaign: A march on the Internet demanding HEALTH FOR ALL NOW! “In the next 24 hours, over 30,000 children will die from preventable diseases on our planet earth. Today, while the world is writingContinue reading “Million Signatures on the Internet to demand “Health for all now””

URGENT APPEAL 19th November 2002 The Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees (UPMRC) condemns the Israeli occupation of the Medical Relief Center in Jenin that occurred today, Tuesday 19th November 2002, at 5.00 am. We have received information that much of our equipment was intentionally destroyed. Our doctors and nurses were threatened at gun-point andContinue reading “Urgent appeal from Palestine 19 November 2002”

Venezuela: Organizaciones de derechos humanos y de desarrollo rechazan pronunciamiento militar Las organizaciones de derechos humanos y de desarrollo abajo firmantes, preocupadas por la presencia de violencia discursiva y no discursiva en la vida pol?tica del pa?s, y ante la reciente manifestaci?n p?blica de un grupo de oficiales activos de la Fuerza Armada Nacional, convocandoContinue reading “Exigen tolerancia y respeto a la Constitucion”

submitted by: PNHP Number of Hispanics lacking health insurance up 270,000 in USA Number of Uninsured Hispanics Up 50% in Last Decade in the USA Eight States Also Experience Increase in Uninsured Despite Slight National Drop Layoffs & Recession Expected to Increase People Without Insurance in 2002 New York City – While the number ofContinue reading “Uninsured Hispanics Up 50% Last Decade in USA”

THIS IS AN URGENT CALL FOR ALL HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS WORLWIDE TO INTERVENE IMMEDIATELY The Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees Urgent Appeal- July 16, 2002 Continuing Curfew Creates Humanitarian Disaster For nearly a month, two million residents of the West Bank have been under almost constant curfew. This deliberate policy by the Israeli government hasContinue reading “Palestinian Urgent Appeal – July 16, 2002”

The state-run daily, Seday-e Edalat, reported yesterday that 13 women were flogged in the city of Qom. Among them were three pairs of sisters. They were each sentenced to 180 lashes. Flogging women for “prostitution” and “drinking alcohol” and issuing these kinds of barbaric sentences against women come from mullahs who themselves run prostitution andContinue reading “13 women flogged in Qom Iran”

The Dutch Government has given the go-ahead to the Women on Waves group to offer the abortion pill to pregnant women on board their boat, Aurora. The Aurora is due to set sail again for countries where abortion is forbidden. It will dock in international waters and members of Women on Waves will offer adviceContinue reading “Legal boost for Dutch abortion ship”

By Gregory Wilpert April 15th It looks like Venezuela is not just another banana-oil republic after all. Many here feared that with the April 11 coup attempt against President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela was being degraded to being just another country that is forced to bend to the powerful will of the United States. The successfulContinue reading “Venezuela resisting!”