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People’s Summit Alive With the Sound of Voices

Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin

By Fabiana Frayssinet

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 15 (TerraViva) – Swallowed up in the crowd in front of the spectacular Guanabara Bay, indigenous leader Apolinario from Brazil’s Amazon rainforest acted as an impromptu guide on the first day of the People’s Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Continue Reading

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Cumbre de los Pueblos comienza a afinar sus voces

Posted on 15 June 2012 by admin

Por Fabiana Frayssinet

RĂŤO DE JANEIRO, 15 jun (TerraViva) – Perdido como el resto entre la multitud frente a la imponente bahĂ­a de Guanabara, el lĂ­der indĂ­gena Apolinario, de la selva amazĂłnica brasileña, hizo de guĂ­a improvisado en el primer dĂ­a de la Cumbre de los Pueblos, en RĂ­o de Janeiro. Continue Reading

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Q&A: Battle for Human Rights in Rio Is “Far From Over”

Posted on 14 June 2012 by admin

Rousbeh Legatis interviews NAVANETHEM PILLAY, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 14 (IPS/TerraViva) – Human rights should be explicitly recognised as an indispensable ingredient of sustainable development at the Rio+20 summit in Brazil, says Navanethem Pillay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Continue Reading

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Sociedade civil está no trem da Rio+20

Posted on 23 April 2012 by admin

FabĂ­ola Ortiz

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brasil, 23 de abril de 2012, (IPS) – (TierramĂ©rica).- Uma plataforma online que admite atĂ© 400 mil pessoas conectadas ao mesmo tempo permitirá apresentar recomendações aos governantes reunidos na ConferĂŞncia Rio+20

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