Human Rights Watch wants the Senegalese government to investigate violent assaults on two human rights activists during protests in Dakar. The group says Alioune Tine and Oumar Diallo were attacked Thursday by youths from the political party of President Abdoulaye Wade. Opposition protesters clashed with police to protest the ruling party’s efforts to change the […]
Human Rights Watch Protests Beating of Senegalese Activists
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
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UN Court Convicts First Woman in 1994 Rwanda Genocide
Posted June 24th, 2011 at 6:50 am (UTC-5)
A U.N. court has sentenced a former Rwandan government minister to life in prison for her role in the 1994 genocide in that country. The United Nations-backed tribunal in Tanzania sentenced Pauline Nyiramasuhuko Friday on charges of genocide, conspiracy to commit genocide and rape as a crime against humanity. She is the first women convicted […]
UN Says 150 Women Raped in DRC
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 9:25 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations says more than 150 women in the Democratic Republic of Congo were raped during a two-day attack in South Kivu province this month. In a statement Thursday, the U.N.’s special representative on combating sexual violence, Margot Wallstrom, blamed the attack on undisciplined Congolese security forces. She said former rebels in Congo are […]
Senegal Drops Bid to Change Constitution After Protests
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has abandoned efforts to change the constitution as clashes erupted between riot police and opposition supporters in the capital, Dakar. Thousand of protesters, some throwing stones, gathered outside Senegal’s parliament, where lawmakers were meeting Thursday to debate the proposed changes. Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse the demonstrators. […]
Explosions Heard in Southern Somalia
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 5:50 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses in southern Somalia say they heard huge explosions Thursday near the port town of Kismayo. The witnesses say the blasts took place south of the city, which is controlled by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. It is not clear what caused the explosions. Witnesses told the French News Agency that they also heard the […]
US Pushing for UN Troops in Sudan’s Abyei Region
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 4:10 pm (UTC-5)
The United States is pushing for the United Nations Security Council to approve a draft resolution that would send thousands of peacekeepers to Sudan’s disputed Abyei region. The U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Susan Rice, said Thursday the resolution would authorize the deployment of 4,200 Ethiopian troops to the region, which lies on the north-south […]
US First Lady Promotes Healthy Living in South Africa
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama teamed up with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu to promote healthy living during the latest stop on her African tour. The first lady met with the archbishop emeritus at Cape Town Stadium Thursday, before taking to the pitch and kicking a football (soccer ball) around with some children. Obama […]
4 DRCongo Police Sentenced to Death for Activist’s Murder
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced four police officers to death for the murder of an influential human rights activist. The court sentenced another police officer to life in prison for the death of Floribert Chebeya. Chebeya headed one of Congo’s most prominent human rights organizations – Voice of the […]
Aid Group Decries Mass Rape in DR Congo
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 1:15 pm (UTC-5)
A medical aid group says more than 100 women in the Democratic Republic of Congo were raped during a two-day attack in South Kivu province this month.. Doctors Without Borders says the rapes took place around the town of Fizi on June 10 through June 12. A regional official with the group, Megan Hunter, said […]
Aid Group Decries Mass Rape in DR Congo
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
A medical aid group says more than 100 women in the Democratic Republic of Congo were raped during a two-day attack in South Kivu province this month.. Doctors Without Borders says the rapes took place around the town of Fizi from June 10 to June 12. A regional official with the group, Megan Hunter, said […]
