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- Bolivian legal research organization firebombed
- Oxfam America's South America regional office expressed concern and sympathy regarding the attack on the Centre for Legal Studies and Social Research (CEJIS) ...
- Rodolfo Pocop: an indigenous perspective on mining in Guatemala
- New economic realities in Central America reveal strong concerns about the future of Mayan culture.
- Rethinking culture: changing practices and proverbs in Oromiya
- Referendum on Rio Blanco mining project
- "Do you agree with having mining activity in the district of Carmen de la Frontera?" This is the question that thousands of citizens will answer on Sunday ...
- Oxfam America denounces death threats against rights advocate in Peru
- Calls on the authorities to investigate death threats and intimidation.
- Human rights violations follow the money
- Groundbreaking hearings on the responsibility of the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank to respect human rights exposes violations related to loans ...
- UN-backed military operation in eastern Congo likely to cause widespread suffering for thousands of civilians warns Oxfam
- Conflict surrounds expansion of Peru gold mine
- Local communities turn to legal measures to protect land, water.
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- Oxfam launches the Make Trade Fair campaign
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- Mary Robinson on human rights, functional literacy in West Africa, and saving the family farm
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- Engendering an Equitable Society: Focus on Women's Rights
- Oxfam funds fuel-efficient stoves that help women
- A $132,000 program helps thousands of displaced women stay safer in Darfur by providing 4,200 households with fuel-efficient stoves.
- Oxfam America partner Dr. Juan Almendares receives humanitarian award
- "My greatest inspiration was my mother...When I graduated from the university, I had three callings: To work on behalf of the poor, to educate, and to dedicate ...
- New laws and new-found respect for women in Mozambique
- Legal reforms help widows provide for their children, and will change the status of women.
- Number of people affected by climate disaster up 54 percent by 2015
- Guardians of culture hold key to change
- Local traditional healers work to transform views of women—and their role in Mozambique society.
- For resettled community, not all are satisfied with new home
- New clinic doesn't quite make up for lost lands, higher expenses for displaced farmers.
- Ethiopian women rediscover role as peace builders
- By raising awareness of the suffering produced by conflicts, women help find alternatives to violence.
- Dream of rights for women
- The vision of equity drives new effort to defend rights and defeat HIV/AIDS.
- Demolished Ghanaian village wins court decision
- Mining company gets bill for houses, school destroyed in 1997.
- Crossing the cultural divide
- In the mountains of Peru, indigenous leaders are taking a multicultural approach to overcoming centuries of racism and discrimination—and fighting poverty.
- Building a culture of peace in Senegal
- In a region reeling from over 20 years of war, students learn about peace, respect, human rights, and how to resolve conflicts peacefully.
- Balancing culture, new law in Mozambique
- Educating traditional leaders builds respect for women and their rights in the new Family Law.
- An act of courage
- Gaspard Onokoko is a man of peace, and a courageous defender of human rights.
- A new campaign led by women
- A call for more resources and better laws, along with education for women and all young people, will reduce violence.
- A lesson in rights
- A crowded urban school benefits from strong ideals of peace, citizenship, and human rights.
- Zimbabwe looks to new domestic violence law
- Women's Coalition writes a progressive law and pushes it through Parliament.
- When enough is enough
- How one organization brought opponents together to stop political violence in Zimbabwe.
- Una vida diferente: women create a different life
- A campaign in El Salvador to reduce violence against women is forcing people to take a hard look at their culture and painful history of violence.
- Río Blanco: history of a mismatch in Peru
- Here is a summary of the facts that have marked the relationship between the mining company and the local communities.
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