MADRE News
July 2008
Opposition to ICC Indictment
Posted on: Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Keywords: Peace Building, Sudan, Africa
The following countries are members of institutions that have condemned the ICC indictment of Sudanese President Bashir. The African Union: (*also in Arab League) *Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Repulic Chad Comoros...
The International Criminal Court Targets Sudan's President: Is it Justice or Regime Change?
Posted on: Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Keywords: Peace Building, Sudan, Africa
On July 14, the chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) moved to indict Sudan's president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir on charges of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in Darfur. The move has sharply divided the international community;...
G8 to Poor Women: Let Them Eat Dirt
Posted on: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Global Food Crisis, Food Sovereignty
Last week, leaders of the world’s richest countries, the Group of Eight (G8), met to chart the course of the global economy at the luxurious Windsor Hotel Toya Resort and Spa in Toyako, Japan. While President Bush and his colleagues...
G8's Food Crisis Agenda Must Focus on Women's Human Rights
Posted on: Monday, July 7, 2008
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Global Food Crisis, Food Sovereignty
July 7, 2008—New York, NY—As the Group of 8 (G8) nations today begin their three-day summit in Toyako, Japan, MADRE issued an open letter to world leaders emphasizing that upholding women's human rights is key to resolving the global food...
A Women's Declaration to the G8: Support Real Solutions to the Global Food Crisis
Posted on: Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Global Food Crisis, Food Sovereignty
To: Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (Japan) Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Canada) President Nicolas Sarkozy (France) Chancellor Angela Merkel (Germany) Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (Italy) President Dmitry Medvedev (Russia) Prime Minister Gordon Brown (United Kingdom) President George Bush (United States) ...
Women Leaders Submit Letter to the G8, Demand Action on Food Crisis
Posted on: Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Keywords: Economic Justice, Environmental Justice, Global Food Crisis, Food Sovereignty
July 1, 2008—New York, NY—Next Monday, as the G8 gathering of the world's wealthiest countries begins, devising solutions to the food crisis raging across the planet will be high on the agenda. Today, MADRE and four of its sister organizations...
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