Today’s update of human rights events around the world.
SUDAN: Arab leaders snub al-Bashir warrant
Arab Leaders meeting in Doha, the Qatari capital, have rejected an international arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president accused of war crimes in Darfur. al Jazeera
BURMA: Dying, and Alone, in Myanmar
The people of Myanmar, a country that seems to have been marked for suffering, receive little foreign assistance – the country ranks among the lowest per capita for such aid in the world. The same is true for assistance for people with H.I.V./AIDS. Médecins Sans Frontières estimates that 240,000 people are currently infected with H.I.V. in Myanmar and that 76,000 are in urgent need of antiretroviral drugs. Every year, about 25,000 people with the virus die. New York Times
IRAQ: US soldier jailed for Iraq murders
A US army sergeant has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his part in the killing of four Iraqi detainees, the army said. al Jazeera
U.N.: Peacekeepers-for-Hire? Not so Fast, Critics Warn
Is the U.N. willing to emulate the U.S. model of engaging private defense and security firms in dealing with issues of war and peace? U.N. officials say no. But some analysts and observers hold that in the future, the privatization of peacekeeping may be accepted as an international norm. IPS
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