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June 2008

Activists Support Int'l Day for Torture Survivors

06/27/2008 Today, on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, dozens of human rights groups around the world spoke out in solidarity with torture survivors and asked policy makers and regular citizens to support rehabilitation services.
From: International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims

Corruption Is 'Cause, Catalyst' of Water Crisis

06/26/2008 Corruption is a fundamental cause and catalyst of the global water crisis, which currently threatens the lives of billions of people around the world, says a new report from a global coalition against corruption.
From: Transparency International

Image: Buying water in Iraq. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network

Tajikistan Demolishes Country's Sole Synagogue

06/26/2008 The Tajik government has torn down the only synagogue left in the country, bringing worship services and food aid programs for the Jewish community to a halt.
From: Forum 18

Zimbabwe: What Now?

06/25/2008 WASHINGTON, Jun 24 (OneWorld) - Zimbabwe's civil society groups and the U.S. government agree that the decision by opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to withdraw from this Friday's run-off election was the right one, but as talk of potential negotiations and military interventions abound, no one can predict with any certainty what will happen next.

Image: Is the Mugabe-Tsvangirai fight reaching its final round? © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

U.S. Mayors Vote to Rethink Bottled Water Contracts

06/25/2008 A conference of U.S. mayors -- with support from restaurants, businesses, and public interest groups -- passed a resolution Monday to phase out municipal use of bottled water in favor of tap water.

Pakistan May Commute Death Sentence

06/25/2008 To commemorate the birthday of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, the Pakistani government is recommending President Musharraf commute the death sentences of more than 7,000 prisoners to life imprisonment.

Europe's Role in U.S. Torture Policies Condemned

06/24/2008 European governments are dodging the truth about the U.S. practice of kidnapping and illegally sending terrorism suspects for interrogation in countries with a reputation for torture, a leading rights group says in a new report.

Image: © Citizens for Global Solutions

Philippines Typhoon Death Toll Rises

06/24/2008 Typhoon Fengshen, which hit the Philippines this weekend and is now moving towards China, has killed 244 people, left hundreds missing, and made thousands homeless in the island nation.

Japan Pressed to Sell Surplus Rice

06/24/2008 Japan should take a global leadership role and act to stem the food crisis by re-exporting its 1.5 million tons of surplus rice -- at reasonable prices -- say a trio of international policy experts.

New Pressure to Prosecute Brutal Chadian Dictator

06/24/2008 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 23 (IPS) - Two years after the African Union mandated Senegal to conduct the trial of Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, who is accused of thousands of political murders during his eight-year reign, the prosecution remains in limbo, six human rights groups complained in a joint statement Monday.

Tsvangirai Quits Zimbabwe Election

06/23/2008 In the wake of escalating violence, concerns of "genocide," and failed mediating attempts, Zimbabwe's main opposition leader declared Sunday that he would no longer participate in the final-round presidential vote scheduled for this week.
From: Mail and Guardian (South Africa)

Image: Mugabe and Tsvangirai have been sparring for years. The result: thousands of political deaths and detainees. © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

S. Africa Urged to Grant Zimbabweans Asylum

06/23/2008 South Africa must stop deporting refugees back to Zimbabwe -- in violation of international law -- and grant them temporary asylum from the political repression that has forced so many to flee the country, says a human rights watchdog.
From: Human Rights Watch

Image: A Zimbabwean family with little left. © United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network

Darfur Action Urged After UN's Strong Words

06/20/2008 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 20 (OneWorld) - Calls for tough international action in Darfur are growing as the United States prepares to leave the UN Security Council's rotating presidency at the end of this month.

Protesters Arrested at Suu Kyi Birthday

06/20/2008 Several supporters of the Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi were arrested in Yangon (formerly Rangoon) Thursday while commemorating the democracy advocate's 63rd birthday.

Two Years After Massacre, Aid Group Quits Sri Lanka

06/19/2008 Almost two years after 17 of its members were murdered, the humanitarian group Action Against Hunger has pulled out of Sri Lanka, beginning a new international campaign in the hope of finding justice.

Country Guide: Sri Lanka

37 Million Refugees in Spotlight This Week

06/19/2008 WASHINGTON, Jun 19 (OneWorld) - Over 37 million people were living as refugees from conflict or persecution at the end of 2007, marking the second straight year of increases after a five-year decline, said a concerned UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) this week.

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From: OneWorld US
Related: [Africa] [Refugees] [Social Exclusion] [Conflict]

Palestinian Orphanages 'Under Siege'

06/19/2008 Hundreds of children, including 240 orphans, will be affected by the Israeli military's recent decision to shut down schools and orphanages belonging to the Islamic Charitable Society.

'Tipping Point' for Renewable Energy

06/19/2008 WASHINGTON, Jun 18 (OneWorld) - Renewable energy is approaching a "tipping point" and should expand dramatically in the next decade, further narrowing the gap between alternative forms of energy and fossil fuel use, said environmental and economic experts at a forum here Monday.

Food Prices Require G-8 Action on Africa

06/18/2008 The G-8 foreign ministers, meeting next week, must deal decisively with the humanitarian toll that rising food prices and reduced foreign aid are taking on Africa, said a panel of leaders focused on African progress.

Image: Africa and the G8 © OneWorld US

Wastepickers Demand, Receive First Toilet

06/18/2008 Wastepickers in Delhi, who live and work in profoundly unsanitary conditions, won a major concession earlier this month from their local government: a portable toilet.
The Advocacy Project

Topic Guide: Water and Sanitation

U.S. Lawmakers Back Bhopal Survivors

06/17/2008 Sixteen U.S. congresspeople have asked the prime minister of India to support Bhopal activists, who survived the toxic 1984 explosion of a Union Carbide pesticide plant, by bringing this corporation and its new owner, Dow Chemical, to justice.
From: Bhopal.net

Asians Uniting Against Corruption

06/17/2008 BANGKOK, Jun 16 (IPS) - Cambodian lawmakers are still to offer unanimous support for a petition aimed at combating corruption that was presented to the National Assembly in mid-May. The call was a cry from ordinary people -- over a million of them.

Earthquake Efforts Focus on Chinese Children

06/17/2008 WASHINGTON, Jun 16 (OneWorld) - The greatest effect of China's Wenchuan Earthquake may not be on Sichuan Province's buildings, but rather, its children. Local and international groups have launched several initiatives to help meet the needs of many of the estimated 3 million children affected by the earthquake.

G-8 Urged to Relieve Haiti's Debt

06/14/2008 Nearly 3,000 Americans have signed a petition by an international aid group urging the G-8 finance ministers, meeting this weekend, to cancel Haiti's "illegitimate" billion dollar debt as Haitians struggle to endure sky-rocketing prices of food and fuel.

Read more
From: Jubilee USA Network
Related: [Haiti] [Aid] [Emergency Relief] [Food]

Country Guide: Haiti

Higher Prices Means Less Food Aid - UN

06/14/2008 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 13 (OneWorld) - Millions of people across the world are more likely to face hunger and starvation due to disruption in aid deliveries caused by the rising prices of food, UN officials said this week.

UK MPs Vote to Extend Pre-Charge Detention

06/13/2008 The UK's House of Commons voted this Wednesday to extend the period for which terrorist suspects can be jailed without charge from four to six weeks, in what human rights advocates warn is an erosion of civil liberties.

Topic Guide: Terrorism

Ethiopian Army Accused of Crimes Against Humanity

06/13/2008 The Ethiopian army is responsible for widespread "executions, torture, and rape" of civilians in the country's eastern Somali region, committed as part of Ethiopia's campaign against rebel insurgents, states a new report from an international human rights watchdog.
Human Rights Watch

Country Guide: Ethiopia

Afghan Aid Efforts in 'Urgent Need of Reform'

06/13/2008 Afghan president Hamid Karzai unveiled a new 5 year plan for social and economic development at a conference to reform aid efforts to Afghanistan in Paris yesterday, writes the UN News Agency.

Image: The new development strategy will give regular Afghans a greater role in their country's development. © Edward Grazda / Eurasianet (Open Society Institute)

Rights Activists Hail Landmark Guantanamo Ruling

06/13/2008 The Supreme Court has declared that prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp must be given the chance to defend themselves in U.S. courts, drawing cheers from human rights activists that have been arguing the point for over six years.
From: Human Rights Watch

Major Makeover Proposed for U.S. Foreign Aid

06/13/2008 WASHINGTON, Jun 12 (OneWorld) - It's high time to revamp the way Washington delivers foreign aid, since the current system is well past its sell-by date, according to a new report reflecting broad consensus among foreign policy experts, development aid practitioners, and members of Congress.

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