January - February 2009
NewsNotes 34.1
Inauguration Day: Challenging times, new hope
Africa
Sudan: Fragile peace between North, South
Kenya: Comissions report on violence
Zimbabwe: Tracking the descent
Asia/Pacific and the Middle East
Asia: Financial crisis threatens deeper povertyBurma: World leaders press UN to intervene
Indonesia: Obama should press for human rights
Middle East: Nobel winner, activists urge peace
Latin America
Venezuela: Democracy continues to thrive
Ecuador: Default shows need for debt mechanism
UN: Progress of the world's women
Update on International Climate Change Treaty
Torture: Time for accountability