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Four Vietnamese poets Hoang Cam, Le Dat, Phung Quan and Tran Dan were part of a movement which criticised life under communism. Now 50 years after they were imprisoned and their works banned, they are to be awarded a prize by the Vietnamese government
Vietnam News Digest Vietnam recognises jailed poets (BBC news)
Posted: 03/21/07 18:53 by Kali
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Chile activist group leader arrestedTopics: • human rights •
The long-sought leader of the Arauco-Malleco Association (CAM) Mapuche group, José Huenchunao Mariñán, has been captured by police. The indigenous rights activist, has been a fugitive from justice since August 2003, and faces a ten-year prison sentence for arson against forestry companies.
Chile News Digest CHILE: MAPUCHE ACTIVIST GROUP LEADER ARRESTED (Santiago Times)
Posted: 03/21/07 12:58 by Giovanni
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Does child sex abuse exist in Central America?Topics: • human rights •
According to Casa Alianza, an organization which works with homeless children in several Central American countries, between 35,000 and 50,000 children are forced into prostitution in the region. It claims thatone of the driving forces behind the abuses is tourism.
Costa Rica News Digest Child Sex Abuse - Everybody Knows, Nobody Says Diego Cevallos (Americas.org)
Posted: 03/20/07 05:19 by Alain
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Arrested after petitioning court to drop chargesTopics: • human rights •
After resurfacing and petitioning the Supreme Court to have his arrest warrants overturned, Satur Ocampo, of the left-leaning Bayan Muna (Nation First) political party, was in fact arrested. He is wanted for ordering the killing of 15 party members during a purge in the 1980s.
Philippines News Digest Philippine police arrest lawmaker wanted over 15 murders (Yahoo News)
Posted: 03/19/07 11:46 by Kali
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Freed after 19 years in prison without trialTopics: • human rights •
After being held in the psychiatric wing of the Tacumbu prison in the capital Asuncion for 19 years without trial, Jose Garcia, 39, was given his first court hearing, cleared of wrongdoing and immediately released,
Paraguay News Digest Prisoner freed after first hearing in 19 years (Yahoo News)
Posted: 03/19/07 08:57 by Giovanni
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