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| July 3, 2001 |
Silent Appeal to save the Kyoto Protocol. Eritrean Lawyer's
study programme in Tokyo |
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Peace Boat's Summer at Sea 2001 Global Voyage left Japan on May 22 and will be returning to Japan
on August 26, 2001 after crossing the two great canals of the world and visiting 19 countries.
Over 600 people are onboard. >>read
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- Peace Boat in Kenya
- Overview of Global University Module 2: Globalisation
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Silent Appeal to save the Kyoto Protocol
In anticipation of Prime Minister Koizumi's upcoming visit to President Bush later this week, during
which climate warming and the Kyoto Protocol are due to be discussed, several Japanese and international
NGO's, including Peace Boat, will hold a 'silent appeal' to urge the Japanese leader to ratify
and thus protect the Protocol.
Amidst growing criticism of the United States for its refusal to adhere to the 1997 Protocol,
which calls on all countries to work together in reducing carbon dioxide emissions, and a steadily
growing resolve amongst those nations still committed to it, particularly in Europe, to forgo
US cooperation and go it alone, pressure on Japan to take a leading role in ensuring the survival
of the Protocol has been growing.
This Wednesday's appeal will see large numbers of people come together to surround the presidential
residence in Tokyo. The appeal will call upon Prime Minister Koizumi to stand firm against expected
pressure from the US and ratify the treaty.
The appeal will begin at 1pm on Wednesday 27 2001. Those who are interested in joining should
meet at exit 3 of the Kokkai-gijidou-mae subway station. More information can be found on the
Greenpeace homepage. |
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Eritrean Lawyer's study programme in Tokyo comes to an end
This week, young Eritrean lawyer, Zerisenay Debrezion completed a study programme in Tokyo, organised
by our Eritrea Law School Project Team, and returned to Eritrea. Mr Debrezion visited a number
of leading law firms, NGOs, university legal departments and courts during his two-week visit.
Mr Debrezion, a research assistant in Asmara University, hopes to put his the knowledge gained
during the programme to use in his helping his young nation to develop its judicial infrastructure.
The country suffers not only from a lack of material resources, but also human resources, a consequence
of a long history of colonization and war, and Mr Debrezion hopes to take a leading role in addressing
this problem in the future.
During a press conference at the Peace Boat office, Mr Debrezion also commented on Article
9 of the Japanese Constitution, which renounces war. "I fully support (this) provision of
the Japanese constitution because I believe all nations in the world should strive to attain
the (peaceful ideal it advocates, as we are moving towards one nation in globalisation," he
said.
The study programme was one of a number of projects organised by the Eritrean Team, which aim
to support the development of Africa's youngest country as well as foster friendship at a grassroots
level between Eritrea and Japan. |
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