A Grim Tenth Anniversary: The…
A Grim Tenth Anniversary: The Unnoticed Genocide in Darfur Eric Reeves February 25, 2014 In the remote Darfur region of western Sudan, a human disaster is accelerating amid uncontrolled violence. The United Nations’ undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs has called it probably “the world’s greatest humanitarian catastrophe.” Doctors
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ICC leads calls for DR Congo to…
ICC leads calls for DR Congo to arrest Sudan's Bashir AFP February 26, 2014 Kinshasa: The International Criminal Court led calls on Wednesday for the government of Democratic Republic of Congo to arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar Bashir, who is wanted on charges of genocide in Darfur. The Hague-based ICC said Kinshasa must meet its obligations
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Justice for Kim Jong-un
Justice for Kim Jong-un Providence Journal, Editorials February 24, 2014 That North Korea is a brutal society that deprives its people of basic human rights on a mass scale is no secret to anyone. Nobody is fooled by its leader’s closeness to Dennis Rodman, the former basketball player, or by the pretty parades of its high-stepping troops.
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Nigerian Islamists kill 59 pupils…
Nigerian Islamists kill 59 pupils in boarding school attack Reuters, Joe Hemba Feb 25, 2014 (Reuters) - Gunmen from Islamist group Boko Haram shot or burned to death 59 pupils in a boarding school in northeast Nigeria overnight, a hospital official and security forces said on Tuesday. "Some of the students' bodies were burned to ashes," Police Commissioner
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The mass graves of Bor, South…
The mass graves of Bor, South Sudan IRIN 24 February 2014 BOR - A handful of volunteers in almost deserted Bor, capital of South Sudan's Jonglei State, remove dead bodies from homes, put them in body bags donated by the International Committee of the Red Cross, and place them in mass graves. Since the emergence of an armed rebellion in mid-December,
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The hellish descent of the Central…
The hellish descent of the Central African Republic An escalating cycle of bloodshed has left tens of thousands dead and entire communities displaced in the Central African Republic. Peacekeeping forces have so far failed to stop the terror The Telegraph, Peter Bouckaert February 19, 2014 The death records of the Bangui morgue in the Central African
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DR Congo massacre may alter international…
DR Congo massacre may alter international law Case to be decided on March 7 could represent a breakthrough for justice related to sexual crimes during war. Benjamin Durr, Al Jazeera 15 Feb 2014 It was half past five on a Monday morning in February 2003 when the first men arrived. They ran to the centre of the village carrying machetes and spears and
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Ethiopia: Land, Water Grabs Devastate…
Ethiopia: Land, Water Grabs Devastate Communities Satellite Images Show Devastating Toll on 500,000 Pastoralists Human Rights Watch February 19, 2014 (Nairobi) – New satellite imagery shows extensive clearance of land used by indigenous groups to make way for state-run sugar plantations in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley, Human Rights Watch and International
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As Genocide Looms
As Genocide Looms The New York Times, by the editorial board February 17, 2014 The Central African Republic is on the verge of being torn apart by the rampages of Christian and Muslim militias and civilian mobs. Since French and African Union troops arrived there in December with a United Nations-sanctioned mission to prevent mass murder, the situation
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The European far right is on the…
The European far right is on the rise, again. Here's how to tackle it Vidhya Ramalingam, The Guardian February 13 It's an old problem, but, as European policymakers meet in Sweden on the subject, we have new ways to take action Europe has spent much of the past decade focused on policies to tackle the threat of Islamist extremism. However, so far this
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