The daily update of human rights events around the world.
MYANMAR: Six Million Burmese Need Food
The United Nations has warned of acute food shortages in parts of Burma, despite a better than expected rice harvest over the past year. BBC
CHAD: Press Senegal on Habré Trial
More than 30 months after it asked Senegal to prosecute the former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, the African Union should ensure that the trial moves forward, five African and international human rights groups said today. FIDH
IRAQ: KBR Must Be Accountable for Iraq Deaths
U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday raised concerns about the U.S. military’s increased use of private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan, and said KBR and other companies should be held accountable for the electrocution deaths of U.S. soldiers and other mistakes. Common Dreams
GAZA: Israeli raid injures Gaza children
At least eight people, six of them children, have been injured by an Israeli air attack in the southern Gaza Strip, sources tell Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera
COLOMBIA: Colonel and Soldiers Called to Trial for Peace Community Massacre
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office Wednesday ordered one army colonel and nine soldiers to appear before court for their alleged responsibility in a 2005 massacre. Colombia Reports
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