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Telephone 1-514-933-6797

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Editor  Derek MacCuish

The Upstream Journal is a Canadian magazine focused on human rights, Third World poverty and international development.

Published by the Social Justice Committee of Montreal

Social Justice Committee

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Articles: attributed, noncommercial use

Photos: Use may be restricted or not permitted. Check with photo source.

Online edition ISSN 1712-834X

"Canadian perspectives on global justice"

Spring 2010 edition now available:

Winter 2010

Cover: Ruqia Aroo, 80, carries her malnourished grandson near the carcasses of her dead herd of cattle, 1100 kms south east of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo by George Mulala/IRIN

Feature: “World in Crisis” The environment, poverty, conflict, resource scarcity - is there hope for the future?
We get the opinions of:

Paul Martin
Elizabeth May
George Stroumboulopoulos
William Watson

Other stories:

  • The West Africa orphanage business - children’s welfare comes second to profit
  • The killing of rights defenders - Chechnya,
    The Philippines
  • No independent thought allowed - Uzbekistan after Andijan
  • Ethiopia dam project stirs local opposition - gets African Development Bank financing, but World Bank hesitates

Eye on Ottawa:

  • Why Canada doesn’t support the latest UN move to strengthen economic, social and cultural rights
  • The Canadian government attack on KAIROS and other NGOs
  • Government's rights organization in crisis

Our 30-second video on small arms. Read the special issue on the arms trade here.

Music: "World Wide Gun" by Chris Velan