Archive for October, 2009

Ban started an international investigation into killing of dissidents in Guinea

October 31st, 2009

The three-member commission aims to investigate the circumstances and events of 28 September 2009 and related loshechos which occurred immediately afterwards, said ina statement by UN spokeswoman Michele Montas.

The mission will be led by former Minister Mohamed Bedjaoui Exterioresargelino, who will be assisted by the former Minister Burundian Human Rights and Kayiramirwa Françoise laabogada Pramila Patten of Mauritius.

Montas indicated that the three committee members inthe next few days will travel to New York to meet with general elsecretario and then will travel to Geneva (Switzerland) and Guineapara carry out the task entrusted to them. The investigation will

technical support office laAlta Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) UN NaviPillay, which has its headquarters in that city in Switzerland, he said.

The Security Council UN unadeclaracion reported on Thursday condemning the violence with which the military junta troops led by Captain Dadis Moussa Camara, suppressed their opponents. » More: Ban started an international investigation into killing of dissidents in Guinea

U.S. GDP data boost shares in Europe and Wall Street

October 30th, 2009

The government report gave the strongest signal to date that the economy has entered a new stage of recovery, though fragile, and that the worst recession since the 1930s has ended.

The prices of stocks in the Stock Exchange in New York on Thursday posted its best day in three months, after the Commerce Department said GDP rose at an annual rate of 3.5% in third quarter which revived investors in recent days had sold shares to signs of weakness in the housing sector and a disappointing report on consumer confidence.

industrial average Dow Jones rose 199.89 points or 2.1%, to 9962.58. It was the best day of this relation since 15 July. The Dow rebounded much of the ground lost in the week, while it decreased the demand for safer investment instruments, as Treasury bonds. The Standard Poor #39; s of 500 stocks rose 23.48 points, to 2.3%, to 1066.11, while the Nasdaq Composite Index gained 37.94 points, or 1.8%, to settle at 2097.55. In addition, weakness of the dollar became more attractive commodity in the eyes of foreign buyers. » More: U.S. GDP data boost shares in Europe and Wall Street

The official Cuban media proclaim victory for the condemnation of the blockade at the UN

October 29th, 2009

The state news agency Prensa Latina said again, the U.S. government was in almost total isolation in his intransigence to maintain the siege. The sentence was 187 votes in favor, with only three against (USA, Israel and Palau) and two abstentions (Marshall Islands and Micronesia). Prensa Latina also noted that the Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, referring to alleged messages U.S. President Barack Obama, her colleague on the island, Raul Castro, said that the blockade is a unilateral and criminal policies, and can not wait to lift Cuba gestures.

The digital edition of Granma newspaper, spokesman for the ruling Communist Party, which has been called a strong condemnation of the U.S. blockade against Cuba.

Once again, the cruel policy that keep U.S. administrations against the Cuban people was cut off before the international community, in a show of rejecting those who would destroy their revolution, he said in turn the National Information Agency (AIN). » More: The official Cuban media proclaim victory for the condemnation of the blockade at the UN

Amnesty accuses Israel of Palestinians smuggle water

October 28th, 2009

The human rights group based in London, also said in a report released Tuesday that Israel has prevented infrastructure projects that improve water supply to Palestinians in the West Bank and in Gaza. This shortage has affected all levels of Palestinian life, he said in an interview Monday with The Associated Press Amnesty researcher on Israel, Donatella Rovera. They must be given a larger quantity of water. Water, an important point of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, is considered a subject that must be resolved so they can reach an agreement peace. The matter is complicated by the division of the Palestinian territories. The ruling moderate Fatah movement in the West Bank and the Hamas militia controls the Gaza Strip. Every Israeli uses an average amount of water four times a Palestinian, whose consumption is below the minimum level recommended by the World Health Organization, the report said. » More: Amnesty accuses Israel of Palestinians smuggle water

Zelaya and Micheletti commissions back to the negotiating table

October 28th, 2009

The talks resumed today at 5:00 pm (2300 GMT), Rivera told reporters Rodil, a member of the commission shall dialog Zelaya, who was ousted last June 28. Representing Micheletti said in a brief comunicadoque Zelaya commission has acknowledged receipt of nuevapropuesta presented today the de facto regime for the partesinvolucradas on restitution of the deposed president come antequien appropriate. Add to lie in wait to resume dialogue to 17.00hora local (23.00 GMT). We propose that these (commissions dialogue), exercising his constitutional right to petition to come quiencorresponda, under the procedural safeguards established The State of law, says the initiative presented today by role-Micheletti in the negotiations. Rivera said the proposal Micheletti, remove unosparrafos did not say which is embedded in the Agreement SanJose sponsored by the President of Costa Rica, Óscar Arias. » More: Zelaya and Micheletti commissions back to the negotiating table

Ulster: INLA Irish paramilitary group renounces violence

October 28th, 2009

INLA's announcement – the group behind dozens of killings over three decades of violence in Northern Ireland – coincides with the arrival in Dublin, on an official visit of U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, who that same Sunday travel to Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland. A representative of the INLA's political wing, the Irish Socialist Republican Party, Martin McMonagle, announced at a meeting near Dublin that the INLA informed Socialist Republican Movement after a process of deep discussions, consultations and analysis, decided that armed struggle is over. The goal of a republic of 32 counties will be better achieved through only peaceful political struggle, he said in reference to the claim of a united Ireland, including the British province of Northern Ireland. The announcement came during a ceremony at Bray, a outside Dublin, but no mention of arms deliveries, while the Irish press said that it could reach further. The INLA, a dissident splinter group of the IRA (Irish Republican Army) , is responsible for some of the deadliest attacks during the Troubles. » More: Ulster: INLA Irish paramilitary group renounces violence

McChrystal and Obama meet in Copenhagen, discuss Afghanistan

October 28th, 2009

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The top commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan and NATO met Friday with U.S. President, Barack Obama, the first time since suffering a gloomy assessment of efforts in the war and called for more number of troops. Obama and Gen. Stanley McChrystal met aboard Air Force One in Copenhagen before Obama began the trip back to Washington, after pleading with the Chicago International Olympic Committee to be the host of the Summer Games in 2016, the White House. McChrystal's report on the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, Obama delivered last month, is the center of a review of war strategy in the country, which will decide whether to send more troops to an increasingly unpopular war. Obama met Wednesday at the White House with their most important advisers on foreign policy and McChrystal through a video conference. The meeting in Copenhagen, which lasted about 25 minutes, was arranged after McChrystal fly from London, where met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and gave a speech Thursday. » More: McChrystal and Obama meet in Copenhagen, discuss Afghanistan

The creeds of the world unite in Brazil to seek religious freedom

October 27th, 2009

Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists and gathered at the Second hinduistasse Walk LibertadReligiosa Defense, which was also attended by many Gypsies Hare Krishna movement seguidoresdel and religions of African origin suchas Candomble, Umbanda and other cults. We still suffer, as elsewhere in the world, only here Brazil, and the mixture is very large, we are a little mastolerados, but there are still many prejudices and muchadiscriminacion he told Efe the founder and president of the Brazilian UnionGitana, Mio Vacite. mobilization across the beach of Copacabana under solcanicular and the sound of African drums and chants were untoque festive march. practitioners of capoeira, a combination of dance with artemarcial of African origin, also participated along with other movements conrepresentantes as Baha'is, indigenous, and spiritualists Filhos de Gandhi, among others. » More: The creeds of the world unite in Brazil to seek religious freedom

Venezuela delivered to Colombia border in the bodies of victims of slaughter

October 27th, 2009

Caracas, 26 oct (EFE) .- The repatriation of the bodies of murdered ochocolombianos the Colombian-Venezuelan border was assumed by the Government of Venezuela, who will deliver them to the authorities as in Colombia today in the border, reported local hoymedios. The Venezuelan government assumed responsibility for larepatriacion of the corpses of the eight Colombians, who along to alternative four members of an amateur football team, including Peruvian ellosun and a Venezuelan were abducted on 11 end October in Venezuelan border town of Fernandez Feo. The bodies of eight Colombians, the Peruvian delvenezolano were found last Saturday, while ensuring that those known elmomento were the perpetrators of the massacre. Also, one of the hostages survived, uncolombiano who is being held in a clinic venezolanabajo tight security, while the whereabouts of otrapersona is unknown. Meanwhile, the news channel reported that larepatriacion Globovision will materialize in the next few hours, when the eight Colombian cuerposde be moved by autoridadesvenezolanas, land, until the Bridge SimonBolivar International, which will be delivered to the authorities in Colombia. » More: Venezuela delivered to Colombia border in the bodies of victims of slaughter

Cuban dissidents imprisoned thank Moratinos efforts but see no change

October 26th, 2009

We welcome the release of Brother Nelson Aguiar, medianteel granting a parole, and permission granted to foreign viajaral two compatriots to receive atencionmedica following the recent visit to Cuba Moratinos, said a communique signed by 37 members of the group, some other presosy yet released for health reasons. However, we stress that will not be considered demostrativosde general changes in Cuban government, which merezcanmodificaciones policy in Spain and the European Union, anadeel document referring to the purpose of the minister to eliminate the common position of the EU that irritates Havana because exigedemocracia and human rights. Of the 75 convicted , still 53 remain in infrahumanascondiciones, forced to live with common prisoners altapeligrosidad and all with serious diseases, most adquiridasen prison, recalled the opposition. Besides, he continues, there are about politicospacificos of 200 prisoners in conditions similar to ours. » More: Cuban dissidents imprisoned thank Moratinos efforts but see no change