Publication archives

Mar 22, 2005

Arrests curb Biscuit protest

From the Mail Tribune, by Jim Craven and Paul Fattig Loggers revved up their chainsaws Monday afternoon to begin felling trees charred by the 2002 Biscuit fire on Fiddler Mountain after 11 protesters were arrested trying to block access to the U.S. Forest Service timber salvage sale.
Mar 21, 2005

USA's Rice: China's Growing Economy "Positive Factor"

Beijing, 21 March: Visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said here Monday 21 March that the US side thinks "it is a positive factor that Chinese economy is growing." "China's very rapid economic growth and its obvious impact on the international economy is something that everybody is watching and that everybody is concerned about," Rice told a press conference.
Mar 19, 2005

EU Constitution Opposition Surges

PARIS -- The political elites of France and the rest of Europe were shocked yesterday by an opinion poll that for the first time suggested a majority of French voters will reject the European Union Constitution in a referendum in 10 weeks.
Mar 17, 2005

Planting the Rights Seed: A Human Rights Perspective on Agriculture Trade and the WTO translated into Nepali

This has been translated into Nepali from the original English.
Mar 17, 2005

Planting the Rights Seed: A Human Rights Perspective on Agriculture Trade and the WTO - Hindi Version

Translated into Hindi by the Indian Social Action Forum, this report discusses how international human rights law is impacted by the World Trade Organization's agriculture agreement.
Mar 17, 2005

Planting the Rights Seed: A Human Rights Perspective on Agriculture Trade and the WTO

Mar 17, 2005

Planting the Rights Seed: A Human Rights Perspective on Agriculture Trade and the WTO - Fact Sheet

Excerpted from Sailing Close to the Wind: Navigating the Hong Kong WTO Ministerial. A fact sheet based on the longer report examining how agriculture trade rules at the World Trade Organization impact human rights.
Mar 17, 2005

Isle Royale moose decline continues (MN)

From the Duluth News Tribune, by John Meyers Battling unusually warm weather and an unrelenting infestation of ticks, moose of Isle Royale are continuing to die off at a rapid rate. Only 540 moose were on the island this winter, down from 740 last year and less than half of the 1,100 found two winters ago, Michigan Technological University researchers found.