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    War on Maoists
    Praful Bidwai

    The Indian government must at once stop the military operation against its own citizens in the tribal heartland and open unconditional talks with the Maoists.

    The anniversary of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasia Baburova’s murders
    Boris Kagarlitsky

    On January 19, 2010 one year will pass since the murder of a human rights lawyer and an anarchist activist. This is the day of antifascist mobilization that will be observed every year.

    Lessons of the Gaza Freedom March
    Walden Bello

    Although the Gaza Freedom March did not enter Gaza, due to the obstacles imposed by the Egyptian government that eventually lead to divisions among the marchers, the protests organised in Cairo caught the attention of the international media and showed that the people of Gaza were not forgotten...

    The struggle of electrical workers in Mexico goes on (Part I)
    Manuel Perez Rocha

    Despite the growing poverty and unemployment in Mexico, the current government insists on continuing the failed process of “structural reforms” by dismantling the nation's energy industry.

    25 years of shame
    Praful Bidwai

    The government’s deplorable response to the Bhopal gas disaster and its attempt to shield the polluter constitute a blot on India's democracy.

    Goldstone & International Law
    Phyllis Bennis

    The Goldstone report is significant not only because of its detailed documentation of war crimes committed in the Gaza war, but also because of its direct reference to universal jurisdiction, that calls on all governments to arrest and try any individual responsible for the alleged crimes.

    European Union and Transnational Corporations
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    Brid Brennan
     Jesús Carrión, David Llistar, Erika Gonzalez, Pedro Ramiro, Juan Hernández Zubizarreta, Tom Kucharz, Francesco Martone

    Extensive documentation of the operations of the European transnational corporations in Latin America and the Caribbean and their systematic abuses of human rights is brought to the attention of European policy makers in the European Parliament Hearing held in Brussels on November 18, 2009.

    Profit Before People and Human Rights
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    Brid Brennan
     Jesús Carrión, David Llistar, Erika Gonzalez, Tom Kucharz, Karen Lang, Francesco Martone

    The report exposes the role of EU institutions in constructing a complex political and legal architecture which allows European transnational companies to operate with impunity in the region.

    Interview: Neoconopticon report
    Ben Hayes

    The lack of debate on EU's emerging policies on security is not just about "sleepwalking into a surveillance society”, it is also turning a blind eye to the start of a new kind of arms race, one in which all the weapons are pointing inwards.

    Defence industry dominates EU’s security research programme

    The NeoConOpticon report, released by the Transnational Institute (TNI) and Statewatch, reveals the extent to which Europe’s largest defence and IT contractors are benefiting from a €1.4 billion EU “security research” programme that has the explicit aim of fostering a European Homeland Security...

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