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An independent United Nations human rights group today called on Chinese authorities to report on the fate of some 300 Tibetan monks who reportedly were arrested in April, and to investigate "the ongoing practice of enforced disappearances" in the Asian country.

On Friday the International Monetary Fund issued a report saying that it expects the US economy to grow at a slower pace than what many economists had predicted. Higher oil prices and lower factory output are partly to blame according to the report. As forecasts continue to downgrade US growth many analysts and leaders in the non-profit sector are expanding their resources to help Americans maneuver through what has been a looming cloud of national economic uncertainty.

Livestock is important for the Bedouins (file photo)

Through no fault of their own, many patients that have undergone hip replacement surgery are experiencing unwanted side effects and even overall failure of the metal implant placed into their hip to stabilize this very important joint. Dissatisfied patients are reporting increased pain, infections that can spread systemically, fractures of nearby bones, dislocation of the entire hip joint, sensitivity reactions to the metal material and general loosening of the parts. As such, medical manufacturers of faulty hip implants issued a hip implant recall in 2003, which is still having repercussions today as seen recently with 80 Wisconsin lawsuits filed Monday, June 13, 2011. One of the biggest companies and products to be affected is the DePuy ASR Hip Replacement System made by Johnson and Johnson.

Opponents of gay marriage are challenging notions of judicial neutrality in a San Francisco courtroom on Monday. They're arguing that a federal judge who struck down California's ban on same sex marriage last year was biased because he's in a same-sex relationship.

Hazardous work is among the worst forms of child labour

During Nepal’s UPR, 24 states raised caste-based discrimination and Dalit rights. The ALRC therefore welcomes the recent endorsement by the Parliament of the 'Untouchability Bill', which criminalizes the practices of 'untouchability' in the public and private spheres, but urges the government to implement its provisions effectively. We also urge the establishment of the National Dalit Commission as a statutory body, and the development of a national action plan to address caste-based discrimination comprehensively.

Leadership is made more challenging in the humanitarian sector by insecurity and risks to lives when mistakes are made

Luis Moreno-Ocampo