Global Economic Crisis Reduces Human Rights Enforcement

The enforcement of human rights requires a great effort worldwide, and one result of the recent global economic crisis has been a reduction in justice for victims of rights abuses. Food shortages, enforcement against violence, and less information being passed via news media are all issues directly related to stressed economic conditions. A recent release [...]

Globalinks 2/26/10

Photo by bixentro Italian oil spill ‘deliberate’ Al Jazeera English, 2/26/10 Plastic rubbish blights Atlantic Ocean BBC News, 2/24/10 Plan Would Eliminate AIDS/HIV Within 30 Years Voice of America, 2/24/10 Poverty: Is Anyone Listening? Detroit Free Press, 2/23/10 Poverty muddies response to W. African drug trade Washington Post, 2/16/10

Globalinks 11/10/09

Millions in the United States lack access to affordable, adequate housing UN News Centre, 11/9/09   Maldives anger at climate inertia BBC News, 11/9/09   Creating a Landfill to Have Cleaner Air New York Times, 11/7/09   ‘Authorized’ Minga in Colombia? The Challenges of Popular Movements Upside Down World, 11/5/09   Security walls divide Iraqis [...]

Media Activism In An Era of Unreason: Recognizing Poverty

On Monday, October 5, the United Nations will recognize World Habitat Day, a day to confront the challenge of the lack of affordable and decent housing for those in poverty. Currently, one third of the world’s urban population live in a slum, meaning that one in three people that live in an urban center have [...]