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- Pillay urges Syria to end crackdown
Syrian authorities must halt a violent crackdown on pro-reform elements and allow a fact-finding mission into the country to assess the validity of claims of security forces abuses, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says. Syrian human rights groups say more than 1,100 people have been killed and as many as 10,000 detained since protests erupted in March. Reuters (6/9)       - Syrian condemnation is pushed forward under threat of veto
Syria must be investigated over claims of systematic violations of human rights during its crackdown on anti-government demonstrators, according to a draft resolution submitted Wednesday by Britain, and co-sponsored by France, Germany and Portugal, at the UN Security Council. It was unclear whether the resolution would be voted upon without first being snuffed by a veto by Russia, one of the council's five permanent members, which is wary that Western powers could interpret the resolution as permission to intervene militarily in Syria as they have in Libya. ForeignPolicy.com/Turtle Bay blog (6/8), The Christian Science Monitor (6/8) - Vaccinations of poor children save lives, and money
 The lives of some 6.4 million children could be saved if vaccines were more widely available in 72 of the world's poorest countries, studies show. Moreover, greater immunization of children would save billions of dollars over the coming decade: more than $151 billion in treatment costs and lost productivity. A study from Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation found that poorer countries need assistance in funding vaccination programs, and that such programs provide strong return on investment in terms of future health care costs. Reuters (6/9) - Canada alters development policy
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is shifting his country's support away from direct grants to funding multilateral banks to issue loans to address infrastructure, poverty and other development challenges. Harper sees this process as more effective in encouraging countries receiving loans to make development sustainable. The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (6/9) - Study supports combat role for female soldiers
Female soldiers demonstrate the same level of resilience to combat stress as their male counterparts, according to a study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology. The study's authors hope the results will encourage authorities in the U.S. to lift restrictions on females serving with combat units. AlertNet/Reuters (6/8) - Carbon project to protect Canada's Darkwoods begins
The Nature Conservancy of Canada has raised more than $4 million through the sales of carbon credits equal to 700,000 tons of carbon-dioxide emissions, in what the group says in the largest North America forest carbon project. The sales help protect 55,000 hectares of forested mountains called Darkwoods in British Columbia. The Toronto Star (6/9) - ICC investigates rapes in Libya
 Allegations of rape are likely to be added to the charges pending against Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi at the International Criminal Court after the UN body's chief prosecutor said Wednesday that sexual attacks on women were being used as a weapon to put down Libyan popular revolt. The government reportedly has been encouraging the attacks by distributing Viagra to soldiers. The Guardian (London) (6/9) - ICC prosecutor says Bashir is committing more crimes
Recent attacks on civilians by Sudanese forces are war crimes and the country's President Omar al-Bashir is challenging the United Nations Security Council's authority, International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo says. Bashir, who denies the claims, has already been charged by the ICC with war crimes and crimes against humanity. Google/Agence France-Presse (6/8) - Vote for the best "tagline" for a new and emerging social network dedicated to connecting people on the cutting edge of mobile health and electronic health technologies (mHealth and eHealth). Which do you like best?
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