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Mexico farmers sow NAFTA dissent
The Mexican farmers heading to the capital in rejection of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are growing along their way.
Mexico anti-NAFTA march moves to capital
The Mexican farmer march against the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will enter Sunday the city of Chihuahua on its way to this capital.
Norwegian medicine for Vedanta
On 19 November 2007, the Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi received some unusual visitors...
863 citizen groups call on World Bank president to respect Bolivia's withdrawal from arbitration court
More than 800 citizens groups from 59 countries on every continent presented a petition on Tuesday, January 15 to World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick, expressing concerns about the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), whose Administrative Council Mr. Zoellick chairs.
Farmers protest all over Mexico
Farmers from the Mexican states of Durango, Chiapas, and Chihuahua carried out street protests and roadblocks Wednesday in rejection of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
La Société civile mauritanienne déterminée à combattre les APE
La société civile mauritanienne est déterminée à combattre les Accords de partenariat économique (APE) proposés par l'Union européenne à la signature des Etats africains
Marche contre les Ape : Forte mobilisation des jeunes pour un partenariat gagnant-gagnant
15h50, le signal est donné sur le boulevard de la République. La foule s'étend des environs du bloc des Madeleines à l'école Jeanne d'Arc. Elle est composée en majorité de jeunes qui brandissent des pancartes. “ Non au chantage économique ”, “ Oui au développement, et à la croissance, non à la régression des pays africains ”, Les Ape, un danger pour l'Afrique ”, “ la jeunesse dit non aux Ape ”. D'autres scandent des slogans hostiles aux Ape. “ Nous ne signons pas ”, lancent-ils. Les tee-shirt et foulards disent aussi non à la signature des accords de partenariat économique.
Mexico workers, Church slam NAFTA
Mexican farmers and trade unions are protesting and carrying out legal actions against the North American Free Trade Agreement, for considering it a mortal blow against the national agricultural sector. The Catholic Church warned in official declarations that the elimination of taxes on subsidized imports of corn, bean, powder milk, and sugar may well force a large number of Mexican farmers to leave their lands.
Mexican farmers block border with US to protest free trade accord
Some 200 Mexican farmers blocked on Tuesday the Cordoba-Americas bridge linking the country with the United States to protest the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
NZers raise concerns over free trade with China at global rights event
Christchurch supporters of the Human Rights Torch Relay are asking how New Zealand can consider a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China -- a regime facing allegations of large-scale genocide and organ harvesting.