http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/25/congo-bill-would-set-imprisonment-and-fines-for-homosexuals/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/25/congo-bill-would-set-imprisonment-and-fines-for-homosexuals/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:55:56 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=78380 Times Live: "The bill comprises seven articles including imprisonment and fines for homosexuals, and will be debated by the National Assembly's committee on society and culture." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/25/congo-bill-would-set-imprisonment-and-fines-for-homosexuals/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/28/democratic-republic-of-congo-where-so-many-children-die-bearing-children/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/28/democratic-republic-of-congo-where-so-many-children-die-bearing-children/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:46:08 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=66807 Toronto Star: "But few countries on Earth are worse to be pregnant in [than the Congo]. Every hour of every day, four females in the Democratic Republic of Congo die from complications of pregnancy and labour, according to statistics from the United Nations Population Fund. For every woman who dies giving birth, between 20 and 30 suffer serious health problems such as obstetric fistula." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/28/democratic-republic-of-congo-where-so-many-children-die-bearing-children/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/17/almost-half-of-deaths-in-kids-under-5-occur-in-5-countries/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/17/almost-half-of-deaths-in-kids-under-5-occur-in-5-countries/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 17:00:32 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/17/almost-half-of-deaths-in-kids-under-5-occur-in-5-countries/ Business Week: "Almost half of these deaths occurred in just five countries -- China, Nigeria, India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Pakistan. Africa (4.2 million) and Southeast Asia (2.39 million) accounted for the highest numbers of deaths . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/17/almost-half-of-deaths-in-kids-under-5-occur-in-5-countries/feed/ 0