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Sunday 19th February 2012
A good thing:
A Bangladeshi State Government is trying to encourage people in rural areas to use Methane, released from manure, as an alternative fuel to wood and oil (after it has been processed of course). Using Methane for cooking – and in some cases for heating and lighting too – can help prevent deforestation, as there is less need for fuel wood.
Read more: http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/biogas-expansion-protecting-incomes-forests-in-rural-bangladesh/
A bad thing:
Via UN Wire: Violent crime in Caribbean countries — where 27% of the world’s murders occur among only 8.5% of world’s population — is not only having a negative impact on business and investment, but hampering development, according to a report by the UN Development Programme.
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/feb/17/caribbean-crime-hindering-development-report?newsfeed=true
A thing to change:
Amnesty International: Teachers, and former leaders of the Bahrain Teachers Association, Jalila al-Salman and Mahdi ‘Issa Mahdi Abu Dheeb, were arrested in March and April 2011, in connection with the association’s calls for strikes amid the spring 2011 protests. They were sentenced to three and ten years in prison, respectively, following unfair trials before the National Safety Court in Bahrain – a military court established to hear charges arising from the protests. Both Jalila & Mahdi were held incommunicado and experienced ill-treatment and torture. Their next appeal is scheduled for February 19, 2012.
