Around the World (Apr 18, 2008)

[Kamal_Farran]

CHINA:
Olympic Flame Turns Up Heat on Sponsors
Corporate Social Responsibility Rhetoric Does Not Match Reality
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/16/china18572.htm

KYRGYZSTAN:
Halt Unwarranted Raids
Police Search ‘Safe Space’ for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/17/kyrgyz18570.htm

MEXICO:
Rights Commission Distorts HRW Report
Officials Should Address Deficiencies, Not Defend Them
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/17/mexico18584.htm

NEPAL:
Victory of Nepalese Maoists in elections – where to now?
http://www.marxist.com/victory-nepalese-maoists-elections.htm

TURKEY:
Government Amendments Will Not Protect Free Speech
Article 301 Should Be Abolished
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/17/turkey18591.htm