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LONDON (AP) — Amnesty Interna
tional called for an end to the killing,
torture and arbitrary imprisonment of
the world's children Monday.
As world leaders prepared for this
weekend's World Summit for Children,
the London-based human rights organi
zation described violations in 19 coun
tries including Iraq. Israel. South Africa
and the United States.
"Of all the victims of human rights
violations, children are among the least
able to stand up for their rights. Govern
ments must therefore be particularly
vigilant in protecting those rights."
Amnesty said in an appeal.
UNICEF, the United Nations Chil
dren's Fund, is organizing the summit
that will discuss ways of improving the
lot of millions of children whose lives
are threatened by poverty, disease or
malnutrition.
At least 60 heads of state, including
President Bush and British Prime Minis
ter Margaret Thatcher, will meet Sept.
29-30 at the United Nations headquar
ters in New York.
Mexico hit by rains
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico (AP) — Rescue
workers searched collapsed low-income
homes Monday for more victims of flash
floods that left at least 45 dead, the Red
Cross said. At least 30 others were miss
ing.
"There are still more dead." said Al
fonso Magallanes Contreras, a Red Cross
paramedic and rescuer.
More than 5.000 people were left
homeless by the weekend storm, the
worst to hit the northwestern city in 90
years, authorities said. More than 5
inches of rain had fallen since Saturday,
and the rain continued Monday.
Gov. Fernando Baeza Melendez de
clared an emergency in and around Chi
huahua. the state capital, which was
hardest hit by the flash floods that thun
dered down gullies Sunday and into a
normally nearly dry river that cuts
through the mountain city.
"This tragedy that brought mourning
to many Chihuahua families will be a
mark in history. But we will know how
to act. We are going to provide all the
help needed to those who have lost their
homes." Baeza Melendez said.
Rescue workers estimated about
240.000 people in the city of about
600.000 were virtually without water,
power or telephones. Sewers in many
areas were overflowing, posing health
hazards.
Baeza Melendez said that of the 45
victims. 32 had been identified
More than 350 homes were destroyed,
and 1 .(KM) more were damaged. Baeza
Melendez said.
"Some homes disappeared complete
ly by the floodwaters from one of the
streams," Red Cross radio dispatcher
Heri-berto Perez said in a telephone in
terview.
In the Colonia Villa neighborhood
alone, on the north side of the city,
more than 150 houses collapsed, a re
port from the governor's office said
About 300 automobiles and other vehi
cles were also wrecked by the flood.
Plant explodes
BUCHAREST. Romania (API — A car
bide oven exploded at a chemical plant
in Transylvania on Monday, killing five
people and injuring 10, state radio said.
Two of the injured were reported in
critical condition.
Experts ruled out sabotage and said
early findings indicated the explosion
in Timaveni. 240 miles north of the cap
ital. was probably caused by a mixture
of air and carbon monoxide gases that
collected near the furnace.
The blast came as the furnace was be
ing prepared for operation after five
weeks of routine maintenance checks,
the radio quoted sources at the plant as
saying.
It said damage could total $1 million.
The government later called urgently
for a law to form a special military corps
to guard important industrial plants na
tionwide. the state news agency
Rom pres reported.
However, the decision seemed to arise
from increased pilfering at state-owned
works. Government officials have indi
cated that the theft of spare parts or
damage to plants during break-ins could
lead to major industrial accidents like
Monday's.
The explosion was the third in two
months at chemical plants in Transylva
nia, but a government statement said
the number of industrial accidents was
half of last year's.
Bhutto indicted
LAHORE. Pakistan (AP) — A special
court on Monday ordered ousted Prime
Minister Benazir Bhutto to stand trial on
a second corruption charge involving
gas contracts and alleged nepotism.
Bhutto is accused of canceling lucra
live contracts for the distribution of liq
uefied gas and giving them to friends
and relatives.
On Sunday, justice Rashid Aziz Khan
also ordered Bhutto. 37. to stand trial on
Oct. 2 on another corruption charge,
this one involving the alleged illegal
sale of government-owned land to a
company owned by a cousin.
If convicted of either charge. Bhutto
could be barred from the Oct. 24 elec
tions and from participating in politics
for up to seven years.
Soviet economy downturns
MOSCOW (AP) — While their leaders
hedged and debated an economic rescue
plan, Soviet consumers have lost pa
tience with dwindling supplies of even
basic goods such as bread, cigarettes,
matches and paper.
I,ast week. President Mikhail S. Gor
bachev admitted the Soviet Union had
run out of time as well.
"We must move and act," Gorbachev
scolded legislators Friday when they
failed to muster a quorum to act on eco
nomic reform. “Don’t wait.”
After months of indecision over what
path to take, the Soviet parliament vot
ed Monday to accept in principle a plan
to move to a free market economy and
reject central planning.
In the spring, Prime Minister Nikolai
Ryzhkov drew up an economic reform
plan that called for continued central
planning, a strong central government
and a slow transition to the market. But
it was quickly rejected by the parlia
ment and returned to him for rework
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