Briefly Noted.* Two Guatemalan military officers have been arrested and charged with the April 1998 murder of Catholic bishop and human rights advocate Juan Jose Gerardi. One of the officers, Col. Byron Disrael Lima Estrada, had received military police training at the U.S. Army School of the Americas. For more information, visit www.soaw.org. * Rep (programming) REP - A directive used in IBM object code card decks (and later PTF Tapes) to REPlace fragments of already assembled or compiled object code prior to link edit. . Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) has announced a "conceptual framework For the concept in aesthetics and art criticism, see . A conceptual framework is used in research to outline possible courses of action or to present a preferred approach to a system analysis project. " for a cabinet-level U.S. Department of Peace. Promoting domestic and international nonviolent conflict resolution, its funding would be based on 1 percent of the annual defense budget. Read the full proposal at www.house.gov/kucinich/action/peace/htm. * More than 1,000 scholars and clergy have signed a "Declaration on Sexual Morality, Justice, and Healing Healing See also Medicine. Achilles’ spear had power to heal whatever wound it made. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad] Agamede Augeas’ daughter; noted for skill in using herbs for healing. [Gk. Myth. ," which calls for "full inclusion of women and sexual minorities in congregational con·gre·ga·tion·al adj. 1. Of or relating to a congregation. 2. Congregational Of or relating to Congregationalism or Congregationalists. Adj. 1. life" as well as "a faith-based commitment to sexual and reproductive rights Reproductive rights or procreative liberty is what supporters view as human rights in areas of sexual reproduction. Advocates of reproductive rights support the right to control one's reproductive functions, such as the rights to reproduce (such as opposition to forced ," including access to abortion. Signed mainly by liberal Protestants and Unitarian Universalists, conservative critics have charged them with using religious language to "overthrow biblical morality." * In response to a White House plan to send $1.6 billion in mostly military aid to Colombia, the Mennonite Church Noun 1. Mennonite Church - formed from the Anabaptist movement in the 16th century; noted for its simplicity of life Protestant denomination - group of Protestant congregations in Colombia issued a letter to President Clinton asking him to "substitute military involvement in our country for a large-scale investment in lasting peace." (See the full text at www.prairienet.org/cpt/colombia. html.) Human Rights Watch also criticized the current administration policy, calling for additional funding for civilian staff to aid in monitoring and investigating human rights abuses. |
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