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- UN adds four Lashkar-e-Taiba members to terrorist sanctions list
UN Security Council members added four leaders of Lashkar-e-Taiba to the sanctions blacklist of people with known contacts in al-Qaida and Taliban groups, including Muhammad Saeed, known to be the group's leader. The penalties under the sanctions include an assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo. BBC (12/11) 
- New Uganda hospital wing opens to treat fistula
A hospital in Uganda has been reconstructed and now features a wing specializing in fistula cases. It is one of exceedingly few medical centers that is able to care for women who suffer from the condition: Uganda's medical school does not offer training for fistula repair and few hospitals have the equipment to carry out the operation. By next year, the hospital will be prepared to handle as many as 1,000 fistula cases per year -- two to four times the current number. The Monitor (Uganda) (12/11)
- Myanmar to get more U.S. aid, says Laura Bush
The U.S. will provide an additional $5 million in aid to the people of Myanmar affected by Cyclone Nargis earlier this year, U.S. First Lady Laura Bush said Wednesday. Despite concerns early on that aid was not reaching those in need, evidence of successful disbursement and continued need prompted the decision. AlertNet.org/Reuters (12/11)
- Mugabe cracks down on illegal diamond miners
Zimbabwe police and military, under the direction of President Robert Mugabe, have been engaged in a bloody campaign against illegal diamond miners, an effort that Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights likens to a war. Recently discovered diamond fields have offered the richest industry in years, an irresistible trade in a nation plagued by poverty and sky-high inflation. Zimbabwe's opposition party says it has the names of 140 people, though it is widely believed that many more have been killed. The Guardian
(London) (12/11)
- Poland climate talks productive, but limited
The global economic crisis, transition of power between administrations in the U.S. and still-divisive issues over scopes of responsibility has left observers expecting little big news to emerge from the ongoing climate talks in Poland. Instead, the representatives are expected to continue work on such issues as halting deforestation and indigenous peoples' rights. The New York Times (12/11) , TIME (12/10)
- Expert interviews on the state of the climate in Poznan talks
This report on the climate talks in Poznan, Poland, features interviews with three experts on the current climate talks: Steve Howard, CEO of The Climate Group; Andrew Pendleton, secretariat of The Global Climate Network; and Nigel Arnell, director of the Walker Institute for Climate System Research at the University of Reading. CNN (12/11)
- North Korean prisoner's harrowing stories from concentration camp
Shin Dong-hyuk, the only person known to have escaped from a North Korean prison camp and defected to South Korea, tells harrowing stories of vile human rights abuses from his internment, which began when he was age 14 and ended just three years ago, when he was 23. Leading human rights activists vetted his description of life in the concentration camp. The Washington Post (12/11)
- Briton's death choice spurs debate
The Wednesday evening broadcast of a film chronicling the real life voluntary euthanasia case of Briton Craig Ewert on British television has increased debate on the right to die and British laws on the subject. The New York Times (12/11)
- Chinese activist arrested for disseminating petition online
After publishing an open letter online with thousands of signatures in which he argues for the end of one-party rule and various other extensive political reforms, dissident Liu Xiaobo was arrested by Chinese officials. Liu staged the appeal on the day before International Human Rights Day and in advance of the 30th anniversary of China's policy of reform and openness. Another dissident suspected of organizing the petition, Zhang Zuhua, was arrested but released after interrogation. The
Washington Post (12/11)
- Report: U.S. arms sales fuel rights abuses
Undemocratic regimes and governments guilty of perpetrating human rights abuses are the main purchasers of U.S.-produced arms to the tune of $32 billion a year, the New America Foundation said in a report released Wednesday. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Colombia and Bahrain are among the U.S.' biggest arms clients. The Toronto Star/The Associated Press (12/10)
- Bush urges Darfur action
The United Nations must work harder and faster to deploy peacekeeping troops in Darfur, and Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir should not think he will escape international justice, U.S. President George W. Bush said Wednesday. AlertNet.org/Reuters (12/10)
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