Global IssuesAnnouncement of new and updated content on the globalissues.org web site. GlobalIssues.org is a web site attempting to look at various global issues to show they are inter-related.US Military Commissions ActEroding Accountable Government and Allowing Unchecked Powers- September 30, 2006 The US Senate recently voted in favor of the US Military Commissions Act of 2006 which has alarmed rights groups for being a serious step backwards in human rights. For example, the act strips the right of detainees to habeas corpus (the traditional right of detainees to challenge their detention); gives the US President the power to detain indefinitely anyoneUS or foreign nationals, from within the US, and from abroadit deems to have provided material support to anti-US hostilities, and even...http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/WarOnTerror/unchecked_powers.asp Landmine use decreases; so does funding for mine action- September 18, 2006 A new report by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines shows that the Mine Ban Treaty and the mine ban movement continued to make good progress toward eradicating antipersonnel landmines and saving lives around the world. However, despite an overall reduction in landmine use, there are a number of concerns, such as the reduced funding for mine action, hampering the ability of some poorer nations to tackle the issue effectively.http://www.globalissues.org/Geopolitics/ArmsTrade/Landmines.asp Immigrationsome 191 million immigrants live around the world- September 17, 2006 Approximately half of all immigrantssome 95 millionare women. 75% of immigrants live in just 28 countries. These and other statistics as well as some background and issues have been added to this immigration section.http://www.globalissues.org/HumanRights/racism/immigration.asp Venezuelataking away US influence in Latin America- September 2, 2006 Venezuela has been growing in influence in the Latin American region, and is increasingly seen as an alternative to IMFWashington-based influences whose policies have increased poverty in the region in the last two decades. Countries now have an alternative source of finance and assistance to try and deal with external debt, poverty and development woes, which could explain a major reason why the US is so vehemently opposed to the Chavez regime.http://www.globalissues.org/HumanRights/Media/Propaganda/Venezuela.asp Haitiviolence continues- September 1, 2006 The British medical journal, The Lancet, estimates that between February 29, 2004 (after Aristide was overthrown), and December 2005, 8000 individuals were murdered in just the greater Port-au-Prince area. Almost half of the identified perpetrators were government forces or outside political actors. Sexual assault of women and girls was common, with findings suggesting that 35,000 women were victimized in the area; more than half of all female victims were younger than 18 years. Haiti has been..http://www.globalissues.org/HumanRights/Abuses/Haiti.asp |