Statement of the International Federation of Human Rights- (3 Oct 2001): While the American government is attempting to achieve the widest cooperation of States, including on the judiciary level, in order to fight terrorism in response to the horrific attacks on New York and Washington on the 11th of September, the same government supports a law against the International Criminal Court, which was introduced yesterday to the American Congress.pop
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Association of Iranian Women- The Association of Iranian Women is an independent, not-for-profit organization that campaigns for the improvement of women's rights. AIW reports violence against women and works to eliminate gender discrimination. The AIW was established in January of 1993 to educate and empower Iranian women throughout the United States.
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Coming apocalypse in central Asia- AlterNet article by Geov Parrish (5 Nov 2001): 7.5 million people at risk of dying in a matter of months. That's three times the number of people Pol Pot took years to kill. Thirty-five times the number that died in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, combined. If 5,000 died on September 11, we're talking the equivalent number of deaths to ten World Trade Centers, every day, for 150 days.
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Impact of Armed Conflict on Children- United Nations document from the 51st session: Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Children. Notes by the Secretary General: Elements of a comprehensive agenda for action by Member States and the international community to
improve the protection and care of children in conflict situations,
and to prevent these conflicts from occurring.
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US 'bombs for fathers, bread for children' derided- BLACK WORLD article by Thalif Deen (9 Nov 2001): A senior U.N. human rights official is criticising the U.S. decision to simultaneously bombard Afghanistan with bombs and food.
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