A Report from the World Forum on Agrarian Reform
The World Forum on Agrarian Reform, held from December 5-8, 2004, in Valencia, Spain, exceeded all expectations in terms of participation by grassroots soci
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Today There Will Be No Lessons
At quarter to four this morning the Hamash family building was bombed by the Israeli Army.
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The Legacy of President Arafat
Dearest friends at Grassroots International,
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YASSER ARAFAT 1929-2004
Enough has been said by enough people about Arafat's illness, which led to his death, about who he was and what it will be like without him. Let's allow our thoughts to go back to meeting him after his arrival in Gaza, ten years ago.
A group of Israelis, Jews and Arabs on a welcoming visit, were sitting waiting for him to enter the hall - on some back benches a group of Palestinian women and children. When Arafat came in, surrounded by a crowd of body-guards all much taller than him, we first only saw glimpses of the kufiya on his head. But suddenly he freed himself, his broad smile radiated happiness and hope, and he started to shake hands with everybody - the backbenches first, taking special care not to miss one child.
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Arafat’s Legacy
The Steering Committee of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation extends its sympathy to the Palestinian people on the death of President Yasser Arafat.
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Farewell Abu Ammar
With hearts full of sadness, PCHR mourns the passing away of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (Abu Ammar), and submit sincere consolations to his family and to the Palestinian people who are witnessing severe times as they are seeing their leader for the last time, who represented the symbol their struggle for liberty and independence. The passing away of Abu Ammar is the loss of a prominent Arab-Palestinian leader, who had been a symbol for the Palestinian cause for 40 years.
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Human Rights in Haiti
"In Haiti everything is priority, but our number one priority is putting an end to impunity.
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Lavalas Party Members Arrested at Radio Caraïbes
At 5:45pm on Saturday, 2 October 2004, the Haitian National Police arrested Lavalas leaders--Senators Yvon Feuille and Louis Gerald Gilles, Former Lavalas Deputies Rudy Hériveaux and Axène Josep
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National Colation for Haitian Rights (NCHR) Offers Condolences to the Families of Victims of Recent Violence
It is with great sadness that NCHR offers its heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the individuals who lost their lives in the violence and terror that has gripped Port-au-Prince during the past few days. Our condolences are also extended to the Haitian National Police as an institution as they deal with the loss of several of their fellow officers and comrades.
NCHR is disturbed by the level of violence and strongly denounces the increasing insecurity throughout the country in general, but specifically the recent events in the capital.
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GCMHP Calls for Immediate Intervention to Stop the Israeli Military
Over 66 Palestinians, including 19 children, have been killed and at least 246 injured since the Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) launched a renewed incursion into the northern Gaza Strip in a large scale operation called "days of penitence". It is the largest and deadliest offensive in Gaza in more than four years.
IOF, reinforced by over 200 tanks & armored personnel carriers and Apache helicopters, opened fire on the densely heavily populated Jabalya refugee camp and residential area in the village of Bait Lahiya.
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Urgent Appeal to Support Affected Poor Families in Jabalya and North of Gaza
Dear Friend of PARC,
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Israeli Occupying Troops Expand Their Offensive on the Northern Gaza Strip
Israeli occupying troops have continued their wide scale offensive on the northern Gaza Strip. In the last two days, 15 Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops. Thus, the number of Palestinians killed since the beginning of this latest offensive has mounted to 60, including 27 civilians, 18 of whom are children. In addition, at least 280 others, mostly civilians, including a number of children, have been injured, and a number of them have been rendered permanently handicapped.
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30 September 1991 – 30 September 2004
On 30 September 1991 the Haitian Armed Forces executed a bloody overthrow of then President Jean Bertrand Aristide, who had been democratically elected in the general elections of 16 December 1990. The military, assisted by the paramilitary group Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti (FRAPH) established a three year regime of terror that was characterized by widespread violence and the abandonment of fundamental human rights.
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Letter from Gonaives
Dear Friends,
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Palestinian and Arab prisoners in Israeli jails continue with hunger strike demanding improved conditions.
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
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Global Justice Fund Completes $1 Million Goal
In a challenging political and economic environment, Boston-based Grassroots International (GRI) announced today the successful completion of its $1 million Global Justice Fund.
“We launched this fund at the absolute trough of the recession and in a national political environment very hostile to international social change philanthropy,” said GRI Executive Director, Kevin Murray. “That we were successful says something important about the work of our international partners, and the ability of our donors to see the connection between global justice and real global security.”
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GRASSROOTS INTERNATIONAL HELPS PUT A GLOBAL FACE ON THE BOSTON SOCIAL FORUM
Thousands of social activists will gather at UMass/Boston July 23-25 for the Boston Social Forum.
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Haiti’s Tainted Economic Plan Risks Huge Waste of Donor Funds
Human Rights Groups Charge Kofi Annan & Colin Powell Attempt to Legitimize Program “Designed by and for Foreigners” at July 19-20 Meeting at World Bank
Public Protest Outside World Bank (18th & Pennsylvania, N.W.) – 8 am, Tuesday, July 20