http://www.oneworld.net/article/archive/94 sh_SH http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160929/1/94 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/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/160875/1/94 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/link/gotolink/addhit/83833 The Caterpillar corporation came under fire during its shareholder meeting yesterday for continuing to sell machinery to Israel that is used to demolish Palestinian homes. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83801 Fijian civilians, activists, and opposition political leaders have endured two years of increasingly harsh human rights abuses since the military overthrew the government in 2006, blogs Ryan Bodman while traveling the Pacific. From: Aotearoa Independent Media Center