By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The Holy See’s permanent observer to the United Nations is warning about the dramatic social consequences of the global recession which could cause a rise in power of governments with a "dubious commitment to democracy" and push an additional 53 million people below the threshold of living on less than $2 a day.
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A senior cleric in Saudi Arabia has publicly defended the practice of permitting girls as young as 10 years old to marry in that country, saying those who think this practice is inhumane are following a “bad path.”
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By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
With the opening of the Beijing Olympics only days away, the U.S. House passed a resolution calling on the Chinese Government to end human rights abuses in order to ensure that that 2008 Olympic Games can take place in an atmosphere honoring the Olympic traditions of freedom and openness.
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by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Spain may soon become the first country on earth to grant the equivalent of human rights to apes, chimpanzees, and orangutans.
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