Amnesty International on Tuesday slammed what it called a "steady erosion" of minority rights in Italy as the country's record came under review by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Amnesty laments 'erosion' of minority rights in Italy
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9-Feb-10 - Holy See at U.N.: Solution to Poverty Found in Population Growth, Not Population Control
9 Feb 2010 | 11:52 amArchbishop Celestino Migliore, apostolic nuncio and permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, has told a UN commission that population growth, rather than population control, can help societies overcome poverty. -
South Africa: Foreign nationals attacked with 'impunity'
9 Feb 2010 | 11:12 amJOHANNESBURG , 9 February 2010 - Foreign nationals are being attacked with "impunity" in South Africa, a leading human rights organization charged as the latest service delivery protests turned violent and several hundred residents turned their anger on Ethiopian refugees living in Siyathemba township, about 80km east of Johannesburg. -
Outside the bubble
9 Feb 2010 | 9:48 amThe Real Americans: Solo show. Written and performed by Dan Hoyle. Directed by Charlie Varon. -
ND refers to gov't 'insistence' on granting citizenship to migrants
9 Feb 2010 | 9:29 amMain opposition New Democracy party on Tuesday reiterated its disagreements with a high-profile government draft law extending citizenship to eligible second generation children of migrants.
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Amnesty laments 'erosion' of minority rights in Italy (Canada.com)
9 Feb 2010 | 12:36 pmAmnesty International on Tuesday slammed what it called a "steady erosion" of minority rights in Italy as the country's record came under review by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. -
SOUTH AFRICA: Foreign nationals attacked with "impunity" (AlertNet)
9 Feb 2010 | 8:53 amSource: IRIN Foreign nationals are being attacked with "impunity" in South Africa, a leading human rights organization charged as the latest service delivery protests turned violent and several hundred residents turned their anger on Ethiopian refugees living in Siyathemba township, about 80km east of Johannesburg. -
Bob Garver's Oscar tip sheet (The Herald-Mail)
9 Feb 2010 | 8:16 amFor the first time since the 1940s, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has elected to nominate 10 films for Best Picture. Here is a quick breakdown of the nominees. -
Declining Greek Economy Fuels Anti-Immigrant Mood (NPR)
9 Feb 2010 | 4:36 amSeventy percent of migrants entering the European Union arrive through the Greek archipelago. With job opportunities vanishing in northern Europe, more and more immigrants are staying in Greece, even as a weak economy prompts a rising intolerance of foreigners. -
Theater review: U.S. outside 'liberal bubble' (San Francisco Chronicle)
9 Feb 2010 | 12:27 amRATING: (WILD APPLAUSE)The Real Americans: Solo show. Written and performed by Dan Hoyle. Directed by Charlie Varon. Through March 6. The Marsh, 1062 Valencia St., San Francisco. 90 minutes. $15-$50. Call (800) 838-3006, www.themarsh.org. "Imagine a society...
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Amnesty laments 'erosion' of minority rights in Italy - Vancouver Sun
9 Feb 2010 | 12:03 pmIn Geneva, Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Vincenzo Scotti told the Human Rights Council that Rome was committed to fighting racism and xenophobia. Scotti told the 47-state UN body: "The stigmatisation of certain ethnic or social groups remains a ... -
Are you born or do you become Greek? - OpEdNews.com
9 Feb 2010 | 11:42 amThe true reasons behind xenophobia is neither the fear for jobs nor for security. Undoubtedly, the most dangerous ideas derive from the so-called "law of blood". Given the fact that Greece is one of Europe's least ethnically diverse countries (almost ... -
SOUTH AFRICA: Foreign nationals attacked with "impunity" - Reuters AlertNet
9 Feb 2010 | 8:36 amSimilar acts of xenophobia took place during service delivery protests eight months ago in the same township, when the perpetrators were also arrested but charges of public violence were subsequently dropped. "Many of those affected by the violence ... -
Catholic World News - Catholic Culture
9 Feb 2010 | 8:07 amTurning to the issue of immigration, Archbishop Migliore decried xenophobia while urging immigrants to respect the law. “Intolerance and mutual friction between citizens and newcomers is always more noted in countries of intense immigration,” he ... -
Toyota 2010: A Widening Quality Crisis - MLive.com
9 Feb 2010 | 7:17 amToyota is in the midst of its biggest quality crisis ever, which is somewhat unfortunate for the latest book on the auto industry by New York Times senior business correspondent Micheline Maynard, The Selling of the American Economy: How Foreign ...
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South Texas Chisme: The high price of xenophobia
9 Feb 2010 | 6:48 amThe high price of xenophobia. First-time offenders with no previous criminal histories — who would have previously been removed from the country though the civil immigration system — are increasingly facing the threat of jail time and a ... -
More cracks in India: Can it survive Shiv Sena xenophobia ...
8 Feb 2010 | 10:08 pmWill Shiv Sena Marhati xenophobia destroy Bollywood? Wives & daughters Mortgaged in India. Linguistic chauvinism and national unity. The Sena's obnoxious diatribes against Jews and the Chinese are not isolated murmers-they are part and ... -
Latino Voters Could Be A Force In 2010, Keep Up The Xenophobia GOP ...
8 Feb 2010 | 1:04 pmThe Republican party seems dead-set on alienating America's fastest growing bloc of voters. In a report out Monday, the immigration reform advocacy group. -
More cracks in India: Can it survive Shiv Sena xenophobia ...
7 Feb 2010 | 11:00 amFailed States. The Shev Sena vials of hate about “Mumbai for Maharashtrians only” is more insidious than the most vocal Nazi racism that was built on ethnic. -
S&S slams awards “xenophobia”
6 Feb 2010 | 2:04 pmGood old anglophone xenophobia and ignorance may be reason enough for the particular blandness of this year's Bafta lists — I'm not going to shy away from saying that. But another part of the problem is these ghetto categories … if you ...
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Book Review: DEAD AID: why aid is not working (Ghanaweb.com)
8 Feb 2010 | 9:09 pmBook Review: DEAD AID: why aid is not working and how there is a better way for Africa. Dambisa Moyo A new book has added to the voices demanding whether all the aid sent to Africa has helped the continent, or whether it would do better without such aid. -
Re: Ghana Armed Forces To Recruit 1,200 Personnel (Ghanaweb.com)
7 Feb 2010 | 9:09 pmOn February 4, 2010, the informative and oft-accessed Ghanaweb.com Internet portal carried a very important, yet confusing, news item about plans by the Ghana Armed Forces to enlist 1,200 Ghanaians who will train and later serve as officers in the three main branches of the military: Army, Navy and Air Force. -
Forum: Humanities Council grants should be spared (Athens Banner-Herald)
6 Feb 2010 | 3:19 amIn his fascinating 1978 book "On Human Nature ," Edward O. Wilson wrote of the causes of war: -
RE: Ethnocentrism and Akan Persecution In Ghana (Ghanaweb.com)
2 Feb 2010 | 9:08 pmNathan Harvey, Why Do You Hate Ewes So Much? -
The bestiality of tribal bigotry (Ghanaweb.com)
2 Feb 2010 | 9:08 pmI am an Ashanti, he is an Ewe, she is a Fante, and they are northerners: and so what!! It is a pity that we have allowed tribe, ethnicity, political affiliation, etc. to set us against each other.
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Book Review: DEAD AID: why aid is not working - GhanaHomePage
8 Feb 2010 | 8:54 pmBook Review: DEAD AID: why aid is not working and how there is a better way for Africa. Dambisa Moyo A new book has added to the voices demanding whether all the aid sent to Africa has helped the continent, or whether it would do better without such ... -
Vodou, Haiti and Separating Sense from Nonsense: Responding to Former ... - OpEdNews.com
7 Feb 2010 | 7:15 pmLawrence Harrison's disturbing article in the Wall Street Journal, Haiti and the Vodou Curse , is filled with ethnocentrism, religious intolerance, and ignorance of the subject addressed, namely Haiti's underdevelopment. Haiti's poverty is an ... -
Vodou, Haiti and Separating Sense from Nonsense - Salon
7 Feb 2010 | 5:56 pmLawrence Harrison’s disturbing article in the Wall Street Journal, Haiti and the Vodou Curse, is filled with ethnocentrism, religious intolerance, and ignorance of the subject addressed, namely Haiti’s underdevelopment. Haiti’s poverty is an ... -
Diversity Brings Better Life - Auburn Plainsman
4 Feb 2010 | 7:26 pmAs the world gets smaller and smaller, people have got to leave the ethnocentrism, fear and misconceptions back in the 20th century. Let our parents be the last generation to hold onto those things. Racism doesn’t end with black and white, and ... -
The Invention of the Jewish People - Counter Punch
4 Feb 2010 | 9:32 am“know for a certainty that a Jewish nation has been in existence since Moses received the tablets of the law on Mount Sinai, and that they are its direct and exclusive descendants (except for the ten tribes, which are yet to be located). They are ...
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Inductivist: Happiness and ethnocentrism among whites
9 Feb 2010 | 7:43 amHappiness and ethnocentrism among whites. This graph summarizes GSS data on happiness and the importance of one's ethnicity among whites (N = 1087): You can see that whites who say their ethnicity is very important are more likely than ... -
Bias and Ethnocentrism in Anthropology
4 Feb 2010 | 7:15 amWhat most biases come from an anthropologist is a tendency called ethnocentrism. Ethnocentrism is the idea of interpreting another culture, judging them, based upon the views and value system of the anthropologist's home culture. ... -
Intercultural Understanding is better than Ethnocentrism
3 Feb 2010 | 9:46 pmIt is a spoof on the familiar cliché that we, in the West, must try to understand the “other”'s legitimate grievances, and not be always so ethnocentric.The leaders of the Islamic struggle against American imperialism are facing ... -
Ethnocentrism And Akan Persecution In Ghana
3 Feb 2010 | 3:02 amEthnocentrism And Akan Persecution In Ghana Yes, the weeding out of Akan military personnel is in full swing. From the exclusive recruitment exercises for the Ghana Army, conducted in the Volta region only, to other confirmatory ... -
“Countering Ethnocentrism In Karachi By Creating Coastal Province ...
1 Feb 2010 | 10:59 pmForecast of Quaid-e-Azam about Pakistan with reference to Provincialism, ( 28 March,1948,Dhaka) “If we begin to think of ourselves as.
