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TODAY'S HEADLINES:

> Regional Response Urged for Uganda, Sudan, and Chad > Taylor Pleads Not Guilty to War Crimes > Economic Justice for All!

> UK defence minister questions Geneva Convention > Sweden retracts decision to expel award > Australian legislation 'threatens press freedom' > Sudan agreement in danger of unravelling > Plea for regional response to African crises

> Citizens launch petition to Prime Minister on Narmada Valley issue > Pakistan: Child marriages on the rise across rural Sindh > Reproductive and Child Health phase 2 funds on hold

> Salvadoran Government Reluctantly Acknowledges Responsibility for

> Farm Workers Target McDonald's, Suppliers Over Wages

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REGIONAL RESPONSE URGED FOR UGANDA, SUDAN, AND CHAD --------------------------------------------------- (4 apr 2006) The UN's Emergency Relief Coordinator is urged to see the linkages between conflicts and formulate a truly regional response to the crises in neighboring Sudan, Uganda, and Chad as he visits the region this week. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130269/7263/73017 From: Refugees International http://www.refugeesinternational.org

TAYLOR PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO WAR CRIMES -------------------------------------- (4 apr 2006) After 14+ years of war and some three years in exile, Charles Taylor finally faced a court indictment Monday, pleading not guilty to 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Security concerns promted a request to move the trial to The Hague. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130315/7263/73017 From: United Nations' Integrated Regional Information Network http://www.irinnews.org

ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR ALL! ------------------------- (4 apr 2006) Terry Messman is angry. It's time to fight against U.S. government policies that put more and more money to war and the wealthy while lifeline services for poor people face cutbacks and elimination, says the editor of Oakland's voice of the homeless. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130268/7263/73017 From: American Friends Service Committee http://www.afsc.org

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UK DEFENCE MINISTER QUESTIONS GENEVA CONVENTION ----------------------------------------------- (4 apr 2006) Changes need to be made to international law to enable countries to fight global terrorism, according to Britain's Defence Secretary John Reid.

http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130312/7468/73017

SWEDEN RETRACTS DECISION TO EXPEL AWARD --------------------------------------- (4 apr 2006) The Swedish Parliament administration has changed its decision to no longer allow the presentation of the Right Livelihood Award (the "Alternative Nobel Prize") in parliament. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130310/7468/73017

AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATION 'THREATENS PRESS FREEDOM' ------------------------------------------------ (4 apr 2006) An Australian Bill allowing interception of phone calls, emails and SMS messages without proper legal controls, together with a new anti-terrorism law, jeopardises press coverage of terrorism and organised crime, an international media watchdog said yesterday. http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130305/7468/73017

SUDAN AGREEMENT IN DANGER OF UNRAVELLING ---------------------------------------- (4 apr 2006) The agreement that ended 21 years of war in Sudan could begin to unravel unless the parties refocus on their core commitments and the international community plays a much more supportive and forceful role, says a new analysis.

http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130302/7468/73017

PLEA FOR REGIONAL RESPONSE TO AFRICAN CRISES -------------------------------------------- (4 apr 2006) A regional response is needed to end the appalling and deteriorating conflicts in Uganda, Sudan and Chad, a leading refugee action group has told UN envoy Jan Egeland, who is on a nine-day visit to the area. * Sudan bans UN emergency relief chief’s plane * Two decades of conflict take toll on northern Uganda * See also: Opinion and Analysis http://uk.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130299/7468/73017 From: Refugees International http://www.refugeesinternational.org

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CITIZENS LAUNCH PETITION TO PRIME MINISTER ON NARMADA VALLEY ISSUE ------------------------------------------------------------------ (4 apr 2006) Concerned citizens of the world have initiated an online petition addressed to the Prime Minister of India, expressing concern about the situation in the Narmada Valley, where on 8th March, 2006, the Narmada Control Authority gave clearance for the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam to be raised from 110.64m up to 121.92m. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130314/1893/73017

PAKISTAN: CHILD MARRIAGES ON THE RISE ACROSS RURAL SINDH -------------------------------------------------------- (4 apr 2006) In Khairpur, a city of some 125,000 people, located 450 km northeast of the port city of Karachi, Pakistan’s largest urban centre and the capital of the Sindh province, child marriages are increasingly common. The actual number of child marriages remains unknown, and it is believed that most such forced marriages go unreported. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130311/1893/73017

REPRODUCTIVE AND CHILD HEALTH PHASE 2 FUNDS ON HOLD --------------------------------------------------- (4 apr 2006) With the World Bank putting on hold as much as $1 billion in funding for health projects after corruption complaints˜as first reported by The Indian Express today˜the Finance Ministry has written to states and Central departments to ensure complete “transparency and integrity” in awarding contracts. http://southasia.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130309/1893/73017

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SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT RELUCTANTLY ACKNOWLEDGES RESPONSIBILITY FOR ----------------------------------------------------------------- (3 apr 2006) against a large banner backdrop boasting a picture of the government Commission on Disappeared Children’s first reencounter, amidst cries of “The president should be here” from family members of the disappeared, Chancellor of the Republic of El Salvador Francisco Laínez publicly expressed regret to the Serrano Cruz family on behalf of the Salvadoran government, but failed to explicitly ask them for forgiveness. http://amlat.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130258/1730/73017 From: Christians for Peace in El Salvador http://www.crispaz.org/

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FARM WORKERS TARGET MCDONALD'S, SUPPLIERS OVER WAGES ---------------------------------------------------- (4 apr 2006) WASHINGTON, D.C., Apr 3 (OneWorld) - Florida tomato pickers converged on McDonald's Corp.'s flagship Chicago restaurant over the weekend to protest poor working conditions and wages they say have stagnated for 30 years. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotoarticle/addhit/130267/4536/73017 From: OneWorld US http://us.oneworld.net

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