| NVA in the Americas - 2009 April 17 |
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Anti-corruption is vital for prosperity in the Americas
By: Transperancy International, April 16, 2009 As the world faces a prolonged economic crisis the 34 heads of state meeting this week at the Summit of the Americas must ensure that transparency and accountability are an integral part of future actions to ensure prosperity in the hemisphere, according to Transparency International (TI). Read full article... US: Student activism that matters By: Jonathan Hollander, Columbia Spectator, April 15, 2009 Two weeks ago, a group of pro-Israel students and I traveled to Washington, D.C. to meet with congressional representatives about the America-Israel relationship. In addition to giving me new insight into the driving force behind America's Israel policy, the experience showcased the massive divergence between Columbia's anti-Israel activists and the American mainstream. You see, while the Columbia Palestine Forum is busy convincing everyone to boycott Israel, our lobbying mission took a practical and constructive stand in favor of peace and coexistence, something that I believe is sorely lacking among Columbia's anti-Israel radicals. Read full article... US: Hispanic groups call for Census boycott By: Haya El Nasser, USA Today, April 15, 2009 Some Hispanic advocacy groups are calling for illegal immigrants to boycott the 2010 Census unless immigration laws are changed. The move puts them at odds with leading immigrant rights advocates and creates another hurdle in the Census Bureau's quest to count everyone in the USA. Read full article... Venezuela: "Appointment of the Caracas District authority is an outrage" By: El Universal, April 15, 2009 Antonio Ledezma, the Metropolitan Mayor of Caracas, said that the recent appointment of Jacqueline Faría as the head of government of the Capital District is an "outrage" for the people of Caracas. "I am not making any value judgment about her. I am simply making a value judgment about an act that is unconstitutional. Besides violating the Constitution, the government is disregarding the will of electors. This is an outrage for the people of Caracas," Ledezma added. Read full article... Academics, activists and educators get a head start on Summit of the Americas issues By: Frances Robles, Miami Herald, April 15, 2009 Academics, activists and educators get a head start on Summit of the Americas issues. Poverty. Climate change. Public safety. Never mind the other hot topic -- Cuba. Nearly three dozen hemispheric heads of government will gather in Port of Spain Trinidad this weekend to tackle some of the world's most daunting problems. On Wednesday, local academics, activists and educators assembled to get a head start. Read full article... Guerrilla girl power: Have America's feminist artists sold out? By: Guy Adams, Independent, April 9, 2009 After a quarter of a century railing against the dusty establishment, the art world's most prominent group of radical feminists has decided to join it. The Guerrilla Girls, a collection of radical, left-leaning pop artists famed for wearing gorilla masks and fishnets to highlight sexism, racism, and other pillars of injustice, announced this week that its historic archive will be kept, for posterity, by the bluest of America's blue-chip cultural institutions. Read full article... US: New York district attorney exposes Iranian illicit financial transactions By: WSJ, April 9, 2009 There's good news, and some really bad news, about Iran's efforts to evade U.S. sanctions and infiltrate the U.S. financial system. The good news is that Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau's indictment this week of the Chinese firm LIMMT and its principal Li Fang Wei exposed some of Iran's illicit transactions. The bad news is that Tehran wasn't seeking U.S. currency simply as a safe haven in a turbulent market. The mullahs wanted dollars to buy critical ingredients in the production of long-range missiles and atomic warheads. And Mr. Morgenthau says they got them. Read full article... Peru: Rights groups applaud conviction of former president By: TMC News, April 7, 2009 "After years of evading justice, Fujimori is finally being held to account for some of his crimes," said Maria McFarland, senior Americas researcher at Human Rights Watch, who was in the courtroom for the verdict's announcement. "With this ruling, and its exemplary performance during the trial, the Peruvian court has shown the world that even former heads of state cannot expect to get away with serious crimes." Read full article... Share this article: 
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