Arab states,non-aligned countries and the European Union expressed support for the report's recommendation calling for speedy and credible investigations at the domestic level.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

The report says violence is at about the same level it was in 2004, after the U.S.-led invasion but before the escalation of violence and sectarian murders that peaked in 2006 and 2007.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

The report says there has been no change in the extremely poor level of respect for religious freedom in North Korea,where some of the as many as 200,000 people held in political prison camps are reportedly there for religious reasons.

VOA: standard.2009.10.26

Despite widespread exposure to risk, relatively few respondents report board-level oversight of their water policies, strategies or plans (39%), and even fewer report setting concrete targets or goals (30%).

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Many companies report a high level of satisfaction with employees who were once on welfare.

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Many who have left big firms to join or start boutiques report a similar level of learning, growth and fun.

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