]> http://www.aandolan.org en http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/01/18/sudan17834.htm When Sudanese President Omar El Bashir arrives in Ankara on January 21 for a state visit, the Turkish government should publicly urge him to end the ongoing atrocities in Darfur, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the Turkish government. Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/01/19/senega17778.htm The arrival of a European Union delegation in Dakar on Monday to assist Senegal in preparing the trial of Hissène Habré will boost efforts to bring the former Chadian dictator to justice, a group of African and international human rights organizations said today. Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/01/18/uae17833.htm When labor ministers from 22 Asian and Middle Eastern countries meet in Abu Dhabi this week to discuss Asian contract migrant workers, they should address widespread violations of migrant workers’ rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/01/15/japan17728.htm Human Rights Watch Sends Letter to Foreign Minister Koumura Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/01/15/india17753.htm The West Bengal state government in India should immediately create an independent and impartial inquiry into serious acts of violence in Nandigram since early 2007, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International India said today. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CHINA_PLASTIC_BAGS?SITE=MIBAX&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT BEIJING (AP) -- Declaring war on the "white pollution" choking its cities, farms and waterways, China is banning free plastic shopping bags and calling for a return to the cloth bags of old - steps largely welcomed by merchants and shoppers on Wednesday.... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:26:24 -0500 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SKOREA_FIRE?SITE=MIBAX&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Fire tore through a refrigeration warehouse under construction in an industrial district south of the capital Monday, killing 40 workers and sending toxic fumes into the air, officials said.... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:11:17 -0500 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WAR_CRIMES_TAYLOR?SITE=MIBAX&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Prosecutors launched their war crimes case against former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Monday, taking testimony from an expert on blood diamonds and showing video of a Sierra Leone miner whose hands had been hacked off.... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:39:39 -0500 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/INDONESIA_SUHARTO?SITE=MIBAX&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's health was improving Monday, with fluids successfully being drained from his heart and lungs and his appetite slowly returning, days after he was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, doctors said.... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:19:40 -0500 http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/01/04/slanka17684.htm Warring Sides Should Better Protect Civilians Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500