The Russian Ministry of Health has been on the defensive for the past few months, denying charges that it has failed to prioritize the needs of people with AIDS, resulting in widespread treatment interruptions.
Archive for November, 2010
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Topics: Daniel Wolfe, drug policy, HIV/AIDS, human rights, public health, Russia
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Understanding the complex situation of stateless ethnic Russians in Estonia requires understanding the history of Estonia itself.
Posted in: Europe, Rights & Justice
Topics: citizenship, David Vseviov, Estonia, Russia, Soviet Union, statelessness, World War I
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When you really dig into the numbers, educational inferiority is less of a black male problem and more of an American problem.
Posted in: Education & Youth, United States
Topics: black men & boys, Campaign for Black Male Achievement, Ivory Toldson
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There was an explosion of cash in the 2010 U.S. election campaigns and a disturbing amount of secrecy around its sources. I talked about this trend with Monica Youn of the Brennan Center for Justice.
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After violence erupted in southern Kyrgyzstan between ethnic Kyrgyz and Uzbeks this past June, many people questioned the role of the media in the conflict.
Posted in: Asia, Europe, Media & Arts, Rights & Justice
Topics: interethnic violence, Kyrgyzstan, Marina Sivasheva, osh, Uzbekistan, video
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As the war-crimes trial of former Congolese vice president Bemba opens in The Hague, the court has a chance to demonstrate its ability to hold a high-profile, fair, and speedy trial and to prove that it takes sex crimes very seriously.
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Patrick Tumwine from the Human Rights Network in Uganda shares his views on the prospects and challenges for human rights and the 2011 elections.
Posted in: Africa, Governance & Accountability
Topics: Human Rights Network, Patrick Tumwine, Sarah Pray, Uganda, video
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Political patronage is alive and well in Kenya despite provisions in the new constitution.
Posted in: Africa, Governance & Accountability
Topics: corruption, Kenya, Mugambi Kiai, transparency
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Women living with HIV in many parts of the world are being sterilized unnecessarily and without their consent. Now, women in Namibia are fighting back against this abusive practice.
Posted in: Africa, Health, Rights & Justice
Topics: forced sterilization, HIV/AIDS, Lydia Guterman, Namibia, video, women, women's rights
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Transgender Day of Remembrance memorializes those killed by anti-transgender violence around the world.