As part of its extensive philanthropic program, Google announced on Tuesday that it would award a $3 million grant to fight global human trafficking.The award goes to three non-governmental organizations stationed in various regions who will work together on the project.
The Czech government approved a measure that would, if passed by parliament, require political parties to publicly disclose financial statements on the Internet. The bill is meant to fight corruption ahead of elections in 2014, AFP reported, but serious shortcomings may limit its success.
An estimated 600,000 migrant workers are victims of forced labor in the Middle East, according to the United Nations International Labor Organization (ILO), and these workers often find themselves without recourse due to flawed legal systems.
"In Freedom Square, the provocations began when the cops told us not to sit on the steps of the pedestals of the statues. They gave no reason why we couldn't. They tried to incite passions but they failed,” Safaryan said.
"When I referred to my rights as enshrined in the Constitution, the police told me, ‘You can keep that constitution. It doesn’t interest us.’ That was the extent of their response.”
The police of the Republic of Armenia, in thoroughly appraising the tendencies in the public meetings that have been conducted on Freedom square in recent days and a number of illegal actions carried out or planned in the context of those meetings, has repeatedly emphasized the necessity of observing the provisions provided by the RA Constitution, international obligations and the laws "On freedom of assemblies" and "On Police." They indicated that...
Shakaryan argued that even though Turkey pulled out under pressure from Baku, it was positive overall because the flights would have been used to bolster the Turkish side on the eve of April 24.
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