Informes

Briefer: Christiane Berthiaume Zaire Bukavu and Uvira report that everything is quiet. There has not been any movement of Banyamulengwe -- longtime residents in Zaire of Rwandan Tutsi origin -- in the South Kivu region toward Rwanda. Kigali says…

SECRETARY-GENERAL REJECTS ALLEGATIONS BY GOVERNMENT OF ZAIRE AGAINST UNHCR The following was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali: The Secretary-General has learned with deep concern about accusations made by the Government of Zaire that…

COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-fourth session Item 10 of the provisional agenda Question of the Violation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in any Part of the World, with Particular Reference to Colonial and Other Dependent Countries and TerritoriesReport…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Zairean troops beat up two U.N. staffers after television reports claimed that U.N. agencies were helping armed Rwandan soldiers infiltrate the country, U.N. sources said Monday. U.N. officials denied the Zairian television report, broadcast last weekend, and…

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) -- A bus full of relief workers hit a land mine as it traveled to a camp for Rwandan refugees in eastern Zaire, killing two people and injuring 34, relief groups said Sunday. The victims of the…

GENEVA, Sept 3 (Reuter) - United Nations census takers at crowded Rwandan Hutu refugee camps in Zaire faced a boycott by refugees who feared indelible ink used on them for registration might make them sterile or help to identify…

U N I T E D N A T I O N S Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network PO Box 30218, Nairobi. Tel: +254 2 441125 Fax: +254 2 448816 E-mail: irin@dha.unon.org INTRODUCTION This report describes developments in Masisi, Rutshuru and…

Depuis deux ans, Katia Hosting sillonne sans cesse l'Afrique centrale, et notamment le Zaïre, comme consultante pour l'organisation de défense des droits de l'homme Human Rights Watch. A chacune de mes visites, explique-t-elle, je trouve les villes plus délabrées. Cela…

U N I T E D N A T I O N S Department of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network Tel: +254 2 441125 Fax: +254 2 448816 e-mail: irin@dha.unon.org INTRODUCTION This week the UNHCR and its humanitarian partners on Idjwi Island…

Correction: IRIN Burundi Refugee Update, 1 August 1996 We apologize for an error in yesterday's Burundi Refugee Update. The new arrivals in Uvira over the last two months total about 15,000, not 50,000 as stated. We are pleased to offer…