http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/archive/1884 sh_SH http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160929/1/1884 UNITED NATIONS, Jun 20 (OneWorld) - Calls for tough international action in Darfur are growing as the United States prepares to leave the UN Security Council's rotating presidency at the end of this month. http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160925/1/1884 WASHINGTON, Jun 19 (OneWorld) - Over 37 million people were living as refugees from conflict or persecution at the end of 2007, marking the second straight year of increases after a five-year decline, said a concerned UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) this week. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83829 The Ethiopian army is responsible for widespread "executions, torture, and rape" of civilians in the country's eastern Somali region, committed as part of Ethiopia's campaign against rebel insurgents, states a new report from an international human rights watchdog. Human Rights Watch http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160875/1/1884 The Supreme Court has declared that prisoners held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp must be given the chance to defend themselves in U.S. courts, drawing cheers from human rights activists that have been arguing the point for over six years. From: Human Rights Watch http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160848/1/1884 WASHINGTON, Jun 10 (OneWorld) - Members of Congress joined religious and civil society leaders today in an urgent call to stop the "drumbeat of war" with Iran and open up diplomatic talks to resolve growing tensions between Washington and Tehran.