tagged w/ Uzbekistan
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Fashion Week Cancels Show of Uzbek Dictator’s Daughter Clothing Line ‘Guli’ off New York CatwalkFashion Week Cancels Show of Uzbek Dictator’s Daughter Clothing Line... more
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"Children's clothing store Gymboree has lots of cute Halloween costumes for sale this week, but the cotton in those costumes may be harvested under conditions worthy of a horror movie.
Almost 2,000 Change.org readers have already taken action to tell Gymboree and Abercrombie & Fitch to join the many other major clothing companies that have spoken out against the widespread forced labor of children in Uzbekistan's cotton industry. Abercombie & Fitch has since responded stating they have a policy not to source cotton from Uzbekistan because of these egregious human rights abuses.
But Gymboree remains scarily unmoved.
Even as many of you joined a national call-in day to Gymboree two weeks ago, the company remained silent on this critical issue. Many of you have also used Twitter to spread the word and communicated your concern on Gymboree's Facebook page.
Recently, the International Labor Rights Forum posted photographs of children working in Uzbekistan's cotton fields during the current cotton harvest on Gymboree's Facebook wall, so that the company could actually see some of the faces of the millions of children forced to leave school and work in the fields. Unfortunately, Gymboree swiftly removed the photographs and swept the reality faced by these children under the rug, while continuing its silence on the abuse. The photograph featured in this post is among those removed by Gymboree, and you can view more of them online here: http://laborrightsblog.typepad.com/international_labor_right/2010/10/the-photographs-gymboree-doesnt-want-you-to-see.html "
Please sign the petition at the link and share it with friends:
http://humantrafficking.change.org/blog/view/the_child_labor_photographs_gymboree_doesnt_want_you_to_see
Join The Organic Movement:
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Gabriel and Uriel, father and son, own and operate their own barber shop and shoe repair store in the heart of Manhattan. But what makes them special is that Uriel, the father, serenades his customers with the Klezber Clarinet .. old jewish songs. Beautiful! L'Chaim!Gabriel and Uriel, father and son, own and operate their own barber shop and shoe... more
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The UN Human Rights Committee says the government of United States’ ally Uzbekistan needs to improve its rights record. Government persecution of human rights defenders and journalists, persisting torture and ill-treatment of detainees and the impunity with which it occurs, and the continued lack of accountability for the 2005 massacre of mostly unarmed protesters in the city of Andijan topped the committee's concerns. The committee also raised concern about forced child labor.The UN Human Rights Committee says the government of United States’ ally... more
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A former British ambassador to Uzbekistan said in a recent lecture that the CIA relied on intelligence from tortured prisoners the agency sent to that country. He said: "I'm talking of people being raped with broken bottles. I'm talking of people having their children tortured in front of them until they sign a confession. I'm talking of people being boiled alive."A former British ambassador to Uzbekistan said in a recent lecture that the CIA relied... more
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Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924.
During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land poisoned and the Aral Sea and certain rivers half dry.
Independent since 1991, the country seeks to gradually lessen its dependence on agriculture while developing its mineral and petroleum reserves.
Current concerns include terrorism by Islamic militants, economic stagnation, and the curtailment of human rights and Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistance to the Red Army... more
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The government's counter terrorism unit yesterday warned of concrete terror threats against Israelis traveling abroad, especially in Sinai, Thailand and Turkey.
While the counter terrorism bureau already issued the warning a number of weeks ago, it chose to reiterate it ahead of the High Holidays at the end of September, a time when many Israelis holiday abroad.
The bureau, a branch of the Prime Minister's Office, advised Israelis currently in Egypt, and in particular in Sinai, to leave immediately.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday confirmed that Israel security forces had recently foiled two attempts by the Lebanese militia Hezbollah to kidnap Israeli businessmen abroad.
Last month, new intelligence on Hezbollah's intentions to abduct Israelis abroad prompted the bureau to issue a warning to travelers, who were advised to take special precautions.
In its warning, the unit explained that intelligence reports suggested Hezbollah was planning abductions as revenge for the assassination of Imad Mughniyeh, the militia's operations chief, who was killed in a Damascus car bombing in February. Israel has denied any involvement in the bombing.
The counter terrorism unit stressed that a continuous threat exists in Thailand called upon Israeli citizens to avoid unnecessary visits. The unit warned that a potential threat also exists in the Philippines, Turkey and Uzbekistan. The government's counter terrorism unit yesterday warned of concrete terror... more
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5 June 2008
Uzbekistani human rights defender Mutabar Tadzhibaeva, who was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2006, was unexpectedly released on Monday, 2 June.
The prisoner of conscience, who won the 2008 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders last month, was driven to her home in Margilan and reunited with her family. Tadzhibaeva passed her thanks to NGOs including Amnesty International, which had campaigned for her release. 5 June 2008
Uzbekistani human rights defender Mutabar Tadzhibaeva, who was... more
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