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Darfur Friedens- und Entwicklungs-Zentrum DFEZ … german and english texts simultaneousely on the pages

(The Darfur Peace and Development Centre DPDC was part of the coalition having organized the Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy held in Geneva on April 19, 2009)

Linked with Aid workers’ expulsion from Sudan impeding peacekeeping, relief efforts, and with Troubled U.N. Racism Conference Quickly Adopts Outcome Document.

Is a Charity Organisation in Switzerland in form of an independent, impartial and apolitical not-for-profit non-governmental organisation (NGO / Association) as defined by Article 60 and the following Articles of the Swiss Legal Code (ZGB). We work for the region of Darfur in West Sudan … (Homepage 1/2).

News; about Darfur (in german only); Statute english; Statuten deutsch;
Suchen /search; Links; Donation (scroll down): Please make your payments at: Post office giro account: 85-669519-9, IBAN CH39 0900 0000 8566 9519 9, BIC POFICHBEXXX, Darfur Friedens- und Entwicklung-Zentrum, DFEZ, Uster, Switzerland (Our charity organisation is exempted from tax – therefore, you can deduct your donations in your Swiss return of tax /Staats-, Gemeinde- und Direkte Bundessteuer: gemeinnützige Zuwendungen – Thank you very much indeed);
Address: Darfur Friedens- und Entwicklungs-Zentrum, Administration, 8610 Uster, Schweiz / Switzerland;
Contact.

Homepage 2/2: … What we want:   Continuer la lecture de « Darfur Peace and Development Centre DPDC »

(Originally in spanish – en espanol) … CADAL is part of the coalition having organized the Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy held in Geneva on April 19, 2009.

The Center for Opening and Development of Latin America (CADAL), with its main office in Buenos Aires and an office in Montevideo , Uruguay , is a private, non-profit, non-partisan foundation. It’s founding members and officers who share a Liberal-Democratic vision, have had prior participation in other Civil Society Organizations and come from journalism, academic activities related to Latin American politics and activism in the international promotion of human rights … (about 1/2).

English homepage;
Institutionals; Publications; Newsletter; Events; Donations;
Address: CENTRO PARA LA APERTURA Y EL DESARROLLO DE AMERICA LATINA, Av. Roque Sáenz Peña 628, Piso 2º Oficina R – 1035 – Buenos Aires – República Argentina;
Contact: by Tel/Fax: +(5411) 4343 – 1447, by e-mail.

About 2/2: … The creation of CADAL, in February 2003, took into account the political, institutional and economical crises in Latin America , their regional impact, and the future challenges regarding civic, political and economic liberties. In this sense, CADAL emerged to occupy in Latin America a space of simultaneously promoting political democracies and free-markets.   Continuer la lecture de « Centro para la apertura y el desarrollo de America Latine CADAL »

protecting the free expression of all religious traditions … The Becket Fund is part of the coalition having organized the Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy held in Geneva on April 19, 2009.

Linked with Saudi Arabia: Government to Regulate Marriage of Young Girls.

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty is a Washington, D.C.-based public interest law firm protecting the free expression of all religious traditions.  We are nonprofit, nonpartisan, and interfaith. The Becket Fund operates in three arenas: the courts of law (litigation), the court of public opinion (media), and in the academy (scholarship), at home and abroad (international) … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
rluipa; blaineamendments; lankaliberty; freepreach;
Media; News; Blog; Newsletter; Scholarship; Litigation; Employment;
Address: The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, 1350 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 605, Washington, D.C. 20036, USA; Contact.

About 2/2: … What Do We Believe?

• Freedom of religion is a basic human right that no government may lawfully deny; it is not a gift of the state, but instead is rooted in the inherent dignity of the human person. Religious expression (of all traditions) is a natural part of life in a free society, and religious arguments (on all sides of a question) are a normal and healthy element of public debate.  Religious people and institutions are entitled to participate in public life on an equal basis with everyone else, and should not be excluded for professing their faith.   Continuer la lecture de « The Becket Fund for religious liberty »

Association of Genocide Widows and Orphans (also in french)

(AVEGA is co-organizer of the Geneva Summit for Human Rights, Tolerance and Democracy, held in Geneva on April 19, 2009).

The 1994 genocide in Rwanda led to the violent death of an estimated one million Tutsis and moderate Hutus in just 100 days. Sadly the misery continues for thousands who live in untold hardship … (english homepage 1/2).

Central Office and different Regions, Challenges, Partnership, Objectives, News, Photos, Projects … these webpages are still under construction;
Achievements: PAGB (PROGRAMME D’APPUI AUX GROUPEMENTS DE BASE),  PAJI (PROGRAMME D’ADVOCACY, JUSTICE ET INFORMATION),  PRI (PROGRAMME DE RENFORCEMENT INSTITUTIONNELLES), PPSM (PROGRAMME PSYCHO-SOCIO-MEDICAL); Organigram;
Gifts; Survivors Fund SURF; links; MINALOG.gov; MINIJUST.gov; MOH.gov;
Address: Association of Genocide Widows – AGAHOZO, PO 1535 Kigali, Rwanda;
Contacts.

english homepage 2/2: … AVEGA-AGAHOZO was formed to address the needs of these people, including:  Continuer la lecture de « AVEGA AGAHOZO – Rwanda »

Europe’s Leading Centre of Development Studies

ISS is an international graduate school of policy-oriented critical social science. It brings together students and teachers from the Global South and the North in a European environment. Established in 1952 as the International Institute of Social Studies by Dutch universities and the Netherlands Ministry of Education it does research, teaching and public service in the field of development studies and international cooperation. We are located in The Hague, known as “The World’s Legal Capital” … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Sitemap;
Staff Publications; Annual Rreport 2007, 12 pdf-pages; Library; News; Press;
Research; Prospective Students; Children and Youth Studies; Education;
Economics of Sustainable Development; Events; Conferences /Public Debates;

Address: Institute of Social Studie, Kortenaerkade 12, 2518 AX The Hague, The Netherlands (for mail: P.O. Box 29776, 2502 LT The Hague);
Contact.

About 2/2:

• … Research: Research at ISS focuses on development studies. This transdisciplinary field of study seeks to understand phenomena of underdevelopment, development and change, with special reference to low-income countries. Poverty, globalisation, gender and inequity are key words in most of our programmes. You can find out more about research at ISS by taking a look at Ongoing Research at ISS
  
• Teaching: We offer a four-year PhD programme and an accredited 15.5-month MA in Development Studies with various specialisations for participants from over 50 countries. In addition we give postgraduate diploma programmes and short courses. The degrees, including the PhD, are recognised internationally and by Dutch legislation. Our more than 10.000 alumns figure at all levels of government, business and civil society in Africa, Asia and Latin America. You can read about all our teaching programmes in the  Prospectus 2009-2010 (4.80 MB)
• Public service: Our staff comes from many countries and is a source of knowledge and has wide experience in international development. We stimulate public debate on current issues, important for the exchange of knowledge and for increasing public awareness. ISS organises a wide variety of events, from large conferences to small roundtable meetings for selected groups. The staff is also engaged in institutional capacity development, contract research and advisory services for international agencies and national governments.

new energy – new people

« We created Greenjobs to ease the path of talent into the renewable energy industries, to ensure that their growth is never stifled through lack of people, » Dr. Peter Beadle, President of Greenjobs. (Homepage).

Sitemap; Mission; Leadership; Job Seekers; Search Jobs; Employers;
Forum and Resources: Green directory; Industry background; Industry news; Newsletter;
Address: P.O. Box 916, Fairfield, CA 94533, USA;
Contact.

About: Greenjobs was launched in 2004 to focus specifically on all aspects of employment in renewable energy worldwide. Greenjobs is staffed and supported by people with a long experience in the field of renewable energy (RE). Our headquarters are in California.  Continuer la lecture de « Green Jobs »

Training for the Solar Energy Industry

Linked with Alternative Energy – precursor engineering links.

Boots on the Roof is the premier Solar Energy training provider in the United States, with the mission of training the next wave of Solar Contractors, Engineers, Architects, Sales and Business Professionals, and Entrepreneurs. Our courses are ideal for:

• Licensed Contractors (Electrical, HVAC, Plumbing, Roofing, and General Contractors) who wish to reposition their businesses to bring Solar Power to their communities;
• Fast growing companies looking to quickly train newly hired staff: sales professionals, project managers, engineers and designers … (full text Homepage).

Courses; Questions for Solar Schools; 6-day Solar Training Boot Camp; Testimonials;
Partnerships; and a special link to UNITEK; Our blog; Newsletter;
Address: Boots on the Roof, 4670 Auto Mall Parkway, Fremont, CA 94538, USA;
Katy Digiorgi, the Link Exchange Manager’s e-mail;
Contact and enroll.

About:

• Boots on the Roof is managed by a team of Education Industry veterans with a long track record of certification-based and degree-based education programs in various technical and health care fields. Having successfully partnered with professional organizations nationwide to train tens of thousands of students, we started Boots on the Roof specifically to train the next generation of Renewable Energy Entrepreneurs, Contractors, Engineers, Architects and Business People.  Continuer la lecture de « Boots on the Roof »

• UNESCO’s programme Memory of the World aiming at preservation and dissemination of valuable archive holdings and library collections worldwide.
• Documentary heritage reflects the diversity of languages, peoples and cultures. It is the mirror of the world and its memory. But this memory is fragile. Every day, irreplaceable parts of this memory disappear for ever.
• UNESCO has launched the Memory of the World Programme to guard against collective amnesia calling upon the preservation of the valuable archive holdings and library collections all over the world ensuring their wide dissemination.

Programme Objectives; Registred heritage; news archives; Projects; Background; Secretariat; Newsletter;
Activities by region /country: Africa, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific (and also the Memory of the World Committee for Asia/Pacific MOWCAP), Europe and North America, Latin America and the Caribbean;

Objectives: The vision of the Memory of the World Programme is that the world’s documentary heritage belongs to all, should be fully preserved and protected for all and, with due recognition of cultural mores and practicalities, should be permanently accessible to all without hindrance.  Continuer la lecture de « Memory of the World »

(also in espanol)

Linked with Flipping Frenzy.com.

Our objective is simple: to utilize our intimate knowledge of Federal and Consumer Homeowner Laws to help our clients in this housing crisis that is threatening the American Dream. We believe in the reality of financial freedom and that everyone has the right to pursue happiness without becoming a victim of circumstance. We simply refuse to be silent in a time when homeowners need a clear voice the most! (Homepage).

Online-Form for a No-Cost Evaluation;
Blog: you have to register first; FAQ;
Address: Federal Loan Modification FLM, 7555 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618, USA;
Contact: by e-mail, and online.

About: At Federal Loan Modification Law Center our objective is simple : to utilize our intimate knowledge of Federal and Consumer Homeowner Laws to help our clients in this housing crisis that is threatening the American Dream. We believe in the reality of financial freedom and that everyone has the right to pursue happiness without becoming a victim of circumstance. We simply refuse to be silent in a time when homeowners need a clear voice the most!   Continuer la lecture de « The Federal Loan Modification Law Center Online FLM »

Real Estate and Mortage Fraud, news and information

Linked with The Federal Loan Modification Law Center Online FLM.

FlippingFrenzy.com is your source for news, information and commentary about Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud. Launched in the fall of 2005, FlippingFrenzy.com has quickly become one of the leading online resources for following the crusade to spot, stop, and report real estate fraud. Using this site, homeowners and real estate industry professionals alike can learn about the latest efforts in the fight against Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud, which the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) now calls one of the fastest growing white collar crimes in the United States today … (about us 1/2).

Sitemap;
About Our Founder, Ralph R. Roberts, CRS, GRI; About fraud; Articles; Media and News; Our blog;
Suspect fraud: click in the left column of each page on the link; Recognising fraud; Report a fraud; Links;
Contact for media /press inquires; Ms. Lois Maljak, Ralph Roberts Realty, 67775 Van Dyke, Washington Twp, MI 4809, Phone: 586.751.0000, Fax: 586.752.8959, her e-mail;
Address Flipping Frenzy.com: 67775 Van Dyke, Washington, MI 48095, USA, (Tel/Fax at the bottom of each page);
Contact for Flipping Frenzy.com.

About us 2/2:  FlippingFrenzy.com features many valuable tools and resources, including:

• The Flipping Frenzy Blog: Authored by noted writer, speaker, trainer, author, and REALTOR® Ralph R. Roberts, CRS, GRI, the Flipping Frenzy Blog is one of only a handful of blogs covering the Real Estate Fraud and Mortgage Fraud space. Whether you’re interested in summaries and recaps of the latest Real Estate and Mortgage Fraud proceedings from around the United States and elsewhere, or alerts focusing on the latest real estate scams, the Flipping Frenzy Blog is the place for you. Click here to read the Blog.  Continuer la lecture de « Flipping Frenzy.com »

the latest manoeuvres of the new oligopolies and what they mean

Oligopolies have been around as long as commerce has. The term denotes a situation where there are few sellers for a product or service. The members of an oligopoly change the nature of a free market.  While they can’t dictate price and availability like a monopoly can, they often turn into friendly competitors, since it is in all the members’ interest to maintain a stable market and profitable prices … (full text Defining the new oligopoly).

Homepage;
Basic principles of oligopolies (with 18 subcategories); Oligopsonies; Oligonomy defined; Competition matrix;
Topic Index;
Company profiles;
About Wal-Mart;
Pseudo-variety (in the beer market);
Contact: Steve Hannaford’s e-mail.

About: This site is an attempt to make sense of the business pages in the newspaper, particularly the stories about mergers and acquisitions. I am developing a theory about how and why big companies keep growing bigger, and some of the dynamics behind their moves.  Continuer la lecture de « Oligopoly Watch »

Linked with DARE briefs European Parliament on EDC/HRE.

The Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe (DARE) Network was officially launched on 28 June 2003 in Antwerp (Antwerp Declaration on Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe).
The network currently consists of 44 members from 28 countries in Europe ( how to become a member of DARE). DARE publishes the regular eDARE newsletter, reports and other publications … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
News – on the DARE-blog;
Publications;
The EU-project;
Become a DARE-member;
Addresses: Chair: Ingrid Halbritter, Kromolj 86, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina;
DARE Project Office Berlin: Georg Pirker, Arbeitskreis deutscher Bildungssttätten, Mühlendamm 3, 10178 Berlin, Germany;
Contact.

About 2/2: …  Goals: WHY DARE? – DARE is a Europe-wide network of NGOs and other organisations devoted to raise the profile of Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC) and Human Rights Education (HRE), promote transcultural and transnational cooperation, and enhance the quality of education within these fields.  Continuer la lecture de « Democracy and Human-Rights Education in Europe DARE »

DONO is a functional NGO based in Khujand, Tajikistan, and registered as an LLC (limited liability company) at the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tajikistan in 2007.

Linked with DONO – About us, and with О нас.

Internationally` DONO communicates in Russian and English, but its domestic language is Tajik, a sister language of Farsi written in Cyrillic script.

[added April 16: The name of our organization in Tajik is: Маркази интеллектуали ва таълими «Доно» (written in Cyrillic), and Markazi intellectuali va ta’limi “Dono” (written in latin letters)].

The name DONO has been derived from a famous verse of the great epic Shahnameh composed by Ferdowsi in late 10th century. The verse is:

• Tavana buvad har kih dono buvad
• Ze danish dile  pir borna buvad

The verse is in praise of ‘knowledge’ and its meaning is as this:

• One who has knowledge is a powerful person
• An old heart becomes youthful with knowledge

Our Activity: As the verse explains, the crux of our activity is dissemination of knowledge. DONO is supplements to formal education.

DONO has received two blogs on our blog-construction. You find their own presentation in English and in Russian:

• AEHRF’s Central-Asian blog in Russian;
• AEHRF’s Central-Asian Blog in English.

A warm welcome to DONO and to their further publications, to participate in a worldwide activity creating consciousness for human rights, health, justice in economy and law, education and for overall development of  humanity to lead a life of quality and dignity.

Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign

Mission Statement: The Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign is committed to unite the poor across color lines as the leadership base for a broad movement to abolish poverty. We work to accomplish this through advancing economic human rights as named in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, such as the rights to food, housing, health, education, communication and a living wage job … (full text).

Homepage;
Actions; Members; Press; Blog;
Address: Sabathani Community Center, 310 East 38th St Room # 126, Minneapolis, MN 55409, USA;
Contact.

About: … The Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign is building a movement that unites the poor across color lines. Poverty afflicts Americans of all colors. Daily more and more of us are downsized and impoverished. We share a common interest in uniting against the prevailing conditions and around our vision of a society where we all have the right to health care, housing, living wage jobs, and access to quality primary, secondary, and higher education. Continuer la lecture de « Economic Human Rights.org »

Application deadline: 15 May 2009 – Call for Applicants, 7th International Human Rights Academy will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 17 until 31 October 2009.

The International Human Rights Academy is a Human Rights course of two weeks, organized every year in South Africa or in Europe under the auspices of six reputable universities from The Netherlands, Belgium, The Republic of South Africa and the United States of America.

The 7th International Human Rights Academy will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from 17 until 31 October 2009. The various intensive courses that make up the Academy are designed to provide high quality legal education in comparative international Human Rights and in Humanitarian Law, with an emphasis on the practical aspects in various fields.

Only a limited number of applicants will be selected to participate in the 2009 Academy. The content of the course presupposes a fair existing knowledge of human rights, and participants must be at a graduate or professional level. The working language of the course is English, and candidates applying for the course are expected to be able to converse fully in the English language.

Participants of the course usually include:

• Academics
• Staff of international, regional and national non-governmental organizations
• Judges, lawyers and other legal practioners
• Post graduate students

More Information about the Academy and the application form can be found on this website. If you have any questions, feel free to send an email to the IHRA secretariat.

Links:

This event is also named: on Friedrich Naumann Stiftung; on wcl.american.edu; on HURIdics; on The University of the Western Cape online.