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18 Jan 2008
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Democracy and Human Development
The United States will provide $200,000 to the Kenya Red Cross Society for relief supplies for people displaced by violence related to the disputed presidential election. "I condemn the use of violence as a political tool and appeal to both sides to engage in peaceful dialogue aimed at finding a lasting political solution," President Bush says. (complete text)
Zimbabwe Human Rights Lawyers Fight State-Sanctioned Violence
A group of dedicated Zimbabwean lawyers that defends victims of politically motivated persecution in Zimbabwe is honored by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice with her first Freedom Defenders Award. Lawyer Arnold Tsunga, who fled his country after learning that he was on a government hit list, accepts the award on behalf of the nongovernmental organization Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights at a special ceremony in Washington held December 10. (complete text)
African Americans’ Struggles, Triumphs Shown in Photo Exhibition
An exhibition of 100 striking black-and-white photographs evokes the personal stories and hard-won victories of influential African Americans who helped shape the life of their nation over the past 150 years. Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits -- the inaugural exhibition of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture -- traces the history of the United States from the vantage point of people who have suffered discrimination, oppression and injustice. (complete text) Related Items:  The U.S. Civil Rights Movement |
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