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- One step forward in campaign to end violence against women
- El Salvador’s legislative assembly passes new law regarding violence against women.
- Setting a good example
- Jesus Nazareno’s anti-discrimination ordinance is a model for others in the area.
- The injustice of racism
- How racism and discrimination contribute to poverty for indigenous people in Peru.
- Local approach to fighting racism
- Start with helping people confront their own attitudes, then change local laws to protect basic rights.
- Song of the Forest
- Indigenous people in Peru's Central Jungle look to the future while preserving their culture and traditions, deeply rooted in the past.
- Waiting for justice
- In Peru, indigenous people are awaiting legislation that would uphold their rights—rights to be consulted about oil, gas, mining, and other economic ...
- What Happened at the G20?
- Initial analysis of the London summit
- G20 must put fight against poverty at the center of global economic reforms
- Global leaders must not squander historic opportunity for reform.
- Oxfam outlines four stepping stones to the G20's 'new world order'
- Gulf Coast government guide
- A Directory of the National, State, and Local Officials Representing Coastal Mississippi
- Song of the Sirens
- Why the US–Andean FTAs undermine sustainable development and regional integration
- The Andean challenge: getting there and catching your breath
- At 16,000 feet above sea level, the air is thin in the mountain hamlets of Peru. Oxfam America and its partner, Asociación Proyección, are reaching out to ...
- Calling Caylloma: mountain radio connects far-flung herders
- A newly installed network allows Peruvian herders to call for help fast.
- In Peru, Oxfam helps mountain hamlets prepare for the next bout of bad weather
- Acres of barley, gravity-fed sprinklers, and radio towers are some of the tools Oxfam has helped to provide Peruvian herders working high in the Andes.
- New tool helps communities focus on human rights
- A new system will help community members do their own analysis of the effects of foreign investment on human rights.
- "Africa's future is up to Africans"
- President Obama's first speech in sub-Saharan Africa hits important points on good governance, responsible use of natural resources, trade, and defeating ...
- In Peru, farmers and shopkeepers wonder how they will begin again after destructive rains
- Heavy rainfall in Peru has caused flooding and left widespread damage, including the destruction of homes, crops, and small businesses.
- Rains across Peru destroy crops, small businesses, and thousands of homes
- Oxfam partner works to install toilets and distribute hygiene kits to families living in temporary shelters.
- Lifeblood at risk
- In northern Peru, small-scale farmers can earn more by growing organic products. They say the rush to mine for copper in the mountains above their farms would ...
- Field report from Afghanistan
- Smart Development in Practice series
- US legislators, Oxfam partners discuss gold mining in Ghana
- Meeting focuses on the impact of mining on poor communities, and shows how upcoming US legislation can help people claim their rights.
- British High Court freezes mine company assets
- Monterrico Metals will be required to compensate injured people and their communities if courts in the UK find the company responsible for human rights ...
- Failing the Cardozo test
- Why US foreign assistance legislation needs a fresh start
- New potential for conflict in Peru’s Amazon
- Madre de Dios could be next flashpoint in ongoing confrontation between indigenous communities and foreign oil, gas, and mining companies.
- Protect and serve or train and equip?
- US security assistance and protection of civilians
- Helena Christensen witnesses impacts of climate change in Peru
- Giada de Laurentiis marks World Food Day with trip to Peru
- Multi-agency report reveals disparity in living conditions for Louisianans
- A Portrait of Louisiana
- Louisiana Human Development Report 2009
- CIFCA mission confirms human rights violations in Honduras
- An international human rights mission that traveled to Honduras confirmed violations of human rights after the coup d'état that ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
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