The Tsunamis’ Aftermath: Need for Urgent Responses
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) shares the grief of those faced with one of the worst natural catastrophes of recent times by way of
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Tsunami Aid
Indonesia's National Federation of Peasant Organizations (FSPI) and Sri Lanka's National Organization of Fisherfolk (NAFSO) have organized rescue and relief teams in Aceh and North Sumatra Indonesi
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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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The Hamlet of Palestine
At exactly 6:00 a.m. Thursday November 11, my phone rang. It was a colleague, calling to inform me that Arafat's death had been officially declared.
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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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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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Letter from Gonaives
Dear Friends,
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Reflections on the Boston Social Forum
When I first stood on the stage at the Boston Social Forum and saw the huge number of people who had come, all that was in my mind at that moment was: How can I deliver with my simple words the mes
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Grassroots International at the Boston Social Forum
Grassroots was proud to participate in the first Boston Social Forum, which took place July 23-25 2004 at U Mass Boston. It was the first U.S.
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A Development Plan Written ‘Behind Closed Doors’
Haiti has a new development plan aimed at pulling the country out of its age-old economic, social and political morass with new roads and schools, policy changes and millions upon millions o
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Haiti – A Flood of Injustice
In the last days of May, torrential rainfall fueled a series of flash floods that killed thousands in the area along the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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Globalization from Below
These remarks were delivered at the Resource Rights for All Lanch Party at Grassroots International on June 10, 2004.
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A Festival of Alternatives
This week, GRI's Maria Aguiar is in São Paolo for a series of meetings sponsored by Via Campesina, an international alliance of progressive rural organizations.
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Ayiti – A People in Search of a Country
A new country is being born within Haiti.