The daily update of human rights events around the world.
Lifting of ‘Gag Rule’ Helps Restart Much-Needed Health Services in Africa
Aid workers and experts say President Barack Obama’s decision to allow aid money to flow again to international groups that offer abortion counseling will help restart programs desperately needed in Africa, the continent hardest hit by a so-called “gag rule.” Common Dreams
US Turned Blind Eye to Somalia Abuses: Rights Group
The United States has turned a blind eye to abuses by its allies in Somalia and worsened the situation there by reducing a complex conflict to a front in its “war on terror,” a leading human rights group said. Common Dreams
Colombia rebels hand over captives
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) have handed over four hostages to a humanitarian delegation in the southern jungle region. Al Jazeera
Deaths as Sri Lanka hospital bombed
At least 13 people have been killed after a hospital in northern Sri Lanka was hit in three artillery attacks, United Nations officials have said. Al Jazeera
Israeli warplanes bomb in Gaza after mortar attacks
Israeli aircraft bombed Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the Islamist group said, after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed a “disproportionate” response to mortar fire that injured three Israelis. Reuters
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