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Rwanda genocide survivors may boycott U.N. court

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:18:28 +0000

Source: Reuters * Genocide survivors may boycott U.N. court over acquittals * U.N. tribunal has convicted 39 of 47 cases heard By Hereward Holland KIGALI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Survivor groups from Rwanda's ...

Thailand: End Detention of Lao Hmong Refugees

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:42:56 +0000

Source: Human Rights Watch (New York) - The Thai government should immediately end the detention of 158 Lao Hmong refugees held in poor and abusive conditions for three years, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime ...

Cooperation between states in the Americas vital to protect refugees in migration flows

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:57:13 +0000

Source: UNHCR A regional conference on refugee protection and mixed migration in the Americas gets under way with call on states to cooperate over the issue.

Maggy Barankitse wins The Guardian's Achievement in International Development Award

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:23:27 +0000

ActionAid Maggy Barankitse has been announced as the winner of the Guardian's first ever Achievement in International Development Award.

Another Way Into Ethiopia - Trucks, Rhythm, Food and Life

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:33:00 +0000

Source: WFP Every day dozens of WFP chartered vessels ply the oceans of the world en route to distant ports. Laden with food the vessels steer their course towards the continents of Asia, South America and Africa ...

DRC-CONGO: New wave of refugees flees fresh fighting

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:18:50 +0000

Source: IRIN Renewed clashes in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have led to a further wave of refugees, leaving corpse-littered villages in the affected area deserted, say humanitarian officials.

US civilian experts train for the real Afghanistan

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:29 +0000

Source: Reuters * Civilian element key part of Obama plan * Training center offers role-playing with Afghans * 974 civilians expected in Afghanistan by year-end By Sue Pleming BUTLERVILLE, Ind., Nov 20 ( ...

PHOTOS: Kenya, Rift Valley- 20 000 people evicted from their homes in the forest

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:54:00 +0000

Source: AlertNet

South Africa: UNHCR condemns xenophobic violence in Western Cape

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:57:34 +0000

Source: UNHCR UNHCR condemns the latest xenophobic attacks that have driven some 3,000 foreigners, including refugees and asylum-seekers from Zimbabwe, from their shacks in De Dooms, a grapelands farming community ...

LIBERIA: "The new war is rape"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:40:04 +0000

Source: IRIN In Liberia rape survivors are increasingly speaking up and seeking help as awareness of rights increases, but social taboos persist and seeking justice does not always mean that justice is served.