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Unenforced laws undermine forest people's rights: Study
Washington, May 30 (IBNS) New research released by the non-profit group Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) on Wednesday shows that hundreds of millions of forest peoples in tropical nations, including in India, have, in the last 20 years, quietly gained unprecedented legal rights to the land and resources owned under customary law.The research, which comes ahead of the Earth Summit in Rio in June,

DOJ looking into Alabama prison sex abuse claims

Rape, sexual assault and harassment from male guards are a way of life for prisoners at an Alabama women's prison, according to inmates past and present, and the Justice Department is looking into

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Facebook, founder and banks sued over pre-IPO analyst calls

Facebook Inc and banks involved in the company's IPO were sued by the social networking leader's shareholders, who claimed the defendants hid Facebook's weakened growth forecasts ahead of its

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UN, Libya announce joint initiative to improve food security
The United Nations food agency and Libya on Fridaysigned an agreement to collaborate in a joint programme that seeks to increase food production while protecting the country's natural resources.

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Regulators, investors turn up heat over Facebook IPO

Two top U.S. financial regulators said on Tuesday the issues around the initial public offering of Facebook should be reviewed, putting fresh pressure on the company, its lead underwriter, Morgan

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Vodafone disconnects India IPO plan for now

The Initial Public Offer (IPO) of Vodafone India is set to remain in the freezer for some more time. Marten Pieters, managing director and chief executive officer of Vodafone India, said the company

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