by William Fischer
published by Informed Comment
Ellen Goodman of the Boston Globe performs a genuine public service by calling our attention to yet another screw-up in America’s war against the Axis of Evil.
This one can only make us wonder if the government’s right hand knows what its left hand is doing.
By Inger Sethov
Reuters / Common Dreams
December 10, 2004
OSLO - Saying the planet is at risk from human activity, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai urged democratic reforms and an end to
corporate greed when she collected the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
The Scotsman
November 26, 2004
Young girls born in Europe to immigrant families from Africa are being ubjected to ritual genital mutilation, and authorities are doing little to discourage it, a leading women's rights activist warned.
Despite Reforms, Women Suffer Discrimination under Legal System
December 1, 2004
Human Rights Watch
Egypt’s divorce system discriminates against women and undermines their right to end a marriage, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. In October, the government established family courts but, like no-fault divorce introduced four years earlier, these have failed to tackle ongoing discrimination against women.
