Around the World (May 01, 2008)

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BURUNDI:
Government Should Act to End Police Abuses
Climate of Impunity Contributes to Illegal Detention, Beatings and Torture
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/29/burund18676.htm

CHINA:
Tibetan Protesters Denied Fair Trial
Sentenced in Secret After Party Urges ‘Quick Hearings’
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/30/china18684.htm

IRELAND:
Ten years on from the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement
http://www.marxist.com/ireland-ten-years-good-friday-agreement.htm

JAPAN:
Press China’s President to Protect Human Rights
Prime Minister Fukuda Should Highlight Rights Issues in Bilateral Relations
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/30/japan18693.htm

LEBANON:
Protect Domestic Workers From Abuse, Exploitation
Labor Day Campaign Challenges Employers to ‘Put Yourself in Her Shoes’
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/30/lebano18672.htm

NEPAL:
Cancel Deadly Force Orders for Mt. Everest Torch Protests
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/30/nepal18691.htm

EXPECTED TODAY:
Local elections, for 137 English councils and all Welsh councils, to take place in the United Kingdom.
Elections for the London Mayor and London Assembly to take place.
Entry into force of the London Agreement, aimed at reducing the translation costs associated with European patents.