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Human Rights & Minorities

Rwanda: Munyakazi - UN Appeals Court Rejects Genocide Accused's Trial in Country

The Appeals Court of International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has upheld decision of the Lower Court to deny Prosecutor's request to transfer genocide accused former businessman, 73-year-old Yusuf Munyakazi, to stand a...

Zimbabwe: Children Should Know About Abuse

Posted to the web 13 October 2008 Harare It is very important to evaluate and find out how much knowledge children have on the issues involving child abuse. In rural areas the headmen are tasked to gather the people around in...

Kenya: How to Manage Transition Back to Democracy After Poll Chaos

The peace agreement signed early this year recommended the setting up of transitional justice mechanisms, a comprehensive constitutional review, land reforms, institutional transformation and socio-economic change.

Judge Schofield Fights On for the Cause of Justice

Posted to the web 13 October 2008 David Okwemba Nairobi Mr Justice DEREK SCHOFIELD, the suspended Chief Justice of Gibraltar, served as a High Court judge in Kenya and left the country under controversial circumstances in 1987....

Rwanda: Gacaca Court to Hear Former Accountant's Appeal

The appeal of Jean de Dieu Munyengabe, alias Padiri, 55, will begin Monday before the Appellate Court of the Kibungo sector and has already caused quarrels between survivors of the genocide, reports Hirondelle Agency.

Uganda: Using Child Beggars is Criminal

Posted to the web 13 October 2008 Jonas Mbabazi Kampala UGANDA is a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as well as the African Charter for the Rights and the Welfare of the Child. Under these conventions,...

Survivor of Rwandan genocide shares story at SNC

Prayer, forgiveness helped carry Tutsi woman through tragedy By Paul Srubas • psrubas@greenbaypressgazette.com • October 13, 2008 DE PERE — Her story is one of unimaginable terror and hardship, but when Immaculee Ilibagiza...

McCain's Armenia Problem (full article)

The Atlantic Monthly October 8, 2008 http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200810u/armenian-american-vote McCain's Armenia Problem by Daniel Nichanian Eight years ago, George W. Bush was battling an unexpectedly competitive John...

Tbilisi's attack affected over 5,000 people - Russia's top investigator

MOSCOW, October 13 (RIA Novosti) - Georgia's aggression in breakaway South Ossetia in August affected more than 5,000 people, Russia's top investigator has told a German newspaper. A number of Russian peacekeepers and a...

Jimmy Smits lands special guest role on 'Dexter'

Jimmy Smits plays prosecutor in new season of "Dexter" In "The West Wing," Smits became the first minority president "Character is something different than I've done before," Smits says Actor says he finds real-life election...