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Today's lead stories:
Iraqi Interim Constitution Meets Criticism
US Condemned for Treatment of Detainees
Poisoning DC Residents with Lead-Water?
Exposing Sexual Abuse in US Military
Campaign for Women’s Land Rights in India
Cuidad Juarez: Hotspot for Crimes Against Women
FSRN Headlines
9 days after Haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide was
removed by what says he a coup orchestrated by the US government.,
violence continues in Haiti. This weekend, at least 6 people
were killed by gunmen opposed to Aristide during a demonstration
in support of Aristides return to the country. Sylvo Juste
reports from Haiti. Also today, Jean Bertrand Aristide spoke
with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now; and Sara Flounders with
the International Action Center, spoke to Aristide by cellphone.
Hundreds of people gathered in front of the White House on
Saturday to protest the coup that removed the Haitian President..
Selena Masuta reports from Washington D.C.
The peace caravan began its worldwide tour in Italy over
the weekend. Diletta Varlesse reports from Brescia.
In response to a recent honor killing, Turkish women are
in the streets, calling for an end to the practice, and changes
to laws that support inequality and sexual descrimination.
Ezgi Sertaj has more from Ankara.
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Iraqi Interim Constitution Meets Criticism
Hours after members of the US appointed Iraqi Governing
Council signed what's being called the country's interim Constitution,
Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric issued a fatwa, or ruling, against
it. In a statement, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani
said the document will "not gain legitimacy except after
it is endorsed by an elected national assembly.” Al-Sistani
also made clear his reservations about provisions for Kurdish
autonomy contained in the document. Aaron Glantz has more
from Northern Iraq.
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US Condemned for Treatment of Detainees
According to a report released today by Human Rights Watch,
U.S. forces in Afghanistan have arbitrarily detained civilians,
used excessive force during arrests of non-combatants, and
mistreated detainees in that country. The report concluded
that the U.S.-administered system of arrests and detention
in Afghanistan is illegal. Human Rights Watch called on the
U.S. to comply with international law. In Washington, D.C.
today family members of detainees in Guantanamo Bay demanded
that those held prisoner be granted the right to due process
under U.S. and international law. Darby Hickey reports on
their efforts.
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Poisoning DC Residents with Lead-Water?
Public outrage is growing as more information surfaces about
the extent of lead contamination in Washington, DC's drinking
water. Today, two families filed the first class action lawsuit
against the DC Water and Sewer Authority for concealing information
about the lead problem, while taking inadequate steps to protect
residents since 2001. If the lawsuit is successful, monetary
damages awarded to thousands of DC families is estimated in
the tens of millions of dollars. Following years of mismanagement
by authorities, DC residents are demanding action by officials
and a seat at the decision making table. Ingrid Drake from
our Washington Bureau has this report.
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Exposing Sexual Abuse in US Military
30% of women in the U.S. military are victims of sexual
assault, according to a report published in the march issue
of American Journal of Industrial Medicine. To coincide with
International Women's Month, Amnesty International and the
Miles Foundation have launched a new campaign entitled "Stop
Violence against Women". One goal of the program is to
improve the system for reporting physical and sexual abuse
of women by U.S. servicemen. From Washington DC, Victoria
Jones reports.
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Campaign for Women’s Land Rights in India
Today in the Indian state of Gujarat, a new fight for land
rights was kicked off by women who contribute substantially
in agriculture yet still have virtually no ownership rights.
Poor women across Indian, which is largely an agrarian economy,
are dependent on male family members to cultivate the land
and sustain their families. As FSRN correspondent Binu Alex
reports from Ahmedabad, today’s campaign aims to turn
that around.
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Cuidad Juarez: Hotspot for Crimes Against Women
One of the world's major hotspots for crimes against women
is located just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas.
For over a decade, hundreds of young women have disappeared
from Cuidad Juarez. While many remain missing, many have been
found raped, mutilated and killed. Despite the high number
of gruesome murders, no one has been tried or convicted of
the crimes. Shannon Young brings us this report from the border.
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