 Palestinian Diplomats Keeping Alive U.N. War Crimes Report
 02.10.2009 19:12  33 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: Council, United, General, South, African, Israeli, Nations, Assembly, General Assembly, South African, Judge, Human, Human Rights, Rights, Gate, United Nations, Palestinian
GENEVA — Palestinian diplomats said Friday they will ensure a United Nations report on war crimes in Gaza "remains alive," despite agreeing to delay a vote in the U.N. Human Rights Council on passing the document to the General Assembly for further action. The investigation, led by former South African Judge Richard Goldstone, concluded in a 575-page report that both Israeli forces and Palestinian militants committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity during their Dec. 27-Jan. 18 conflict in Gaza. The 47-nation rights council had been expected to pass a resolution this week that could have brought Israeli officials one step closer to prosecution at the...
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| Palestinians say Goldstone report 'remains alive'
02.10.2009 14:01 26 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: United, General, South, African, Nations, Assembly, General Assembly, South African, Human, Human Rights, Rights, Israel, Gate, United Nations, Palestinian, Palestinians
GENEVA - Palestinian diplomats said Friday that they would ensure a United Nations report on war crimes in Gaza "remains alive" despite the U.N. Human Rights Council's decision to delay a vote on whether to pass it to the General Assembly for further action. The investigation led by former South African judge Richard Goldstone concluded that both Israel and Palestinian militants committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity during their Dec. 27-Jan. 18 conflict in Gaza. The 47-nation rights council had been expected to pass a...
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| How Chavez may have spoiled ousted Honduran leader's return
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01.10.2009 2:32 21 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
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McClatchy Newspapers - TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras An accidental betrayal by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez may have forced the ousted leader of this Central American nation to seek refuge in the Brazilian embassy here on Sept. 21 as world leaders gathered in New York for a United Nations General Assembly meeting. Czytaj więcej »
| Burma-US meeting held in New York
30.09.2009 8:53 22 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
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A senior US diplomatic official has reportedly met with a delegation from Burma on the margins of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York. Kurt Campbell, assistant US secretary of state for Asia, is thought to have met Burma's science minister U Thaung. Meanwhile US Senator...
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| Brazil: A New Counterweight to the United States
30.09.2009 7:51 26 wyświetleń 0 komentarzy
Tags: President, United, Honduras, General, American, Juba, Assembly, General Assembly, Central, Manuel, President Manuel, Honduran President, Brazilian, Brazil, Luke
Brazilian President was 40,000 feet in the air on Sept. 21, en route to the U.N. General Assembly in New York, when he got the news. Exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, after sneaking back into his Central American country, had shown up at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa seeking refuge. Lula, like every other world leader, has called for Zelaya's restoration ever since the Honduran was ousted by a military coup on June 28; so he had little choice but to let him into the embassy. But when Lula arrived in Manhattan, according to numerous sources, his irritation was plain. "He was taken by surprise and put in an uncomfortable position," says one Brazilian source. "Brazil was on the...
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