Informes

THE HAGUE, 5 August 2003. By an Application filed on 4 August 2003, the Republic of Liberia seeks to bring proceedings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Sierra Leone in respect of a dispute concerning the indictment…

(New York, August 5, 2003) The Ivorian government should immediately disband civilian militias and investigate abuses by its security forces and Liberian mercenaries in western Ivory Coast, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. The 55-page report,…

I. SUMMARY Since September 19, 2002, Côte d'Ivoire has been gripped by an internal conflict that has paralyzed the economy, split the political leadership, and illuminated the stark polarization of Ivorian society along ethnic, political and religious lines. It is…

SC/7837 Security Council 4804th Meeting (PM) The Security Council this morning, reaffirming its full support for the national reconciliation process in Côte d'Ivoire, renewed for six months the authorization given to troops of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)…

INTRODUCTION The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1497 from August 1st signals the willingness of the international community to intervene in the Liberian war of self destruction. The Security Council decided to support the US initiated Resolution and by a vote…

OVERVIEW Nineteen months after its eleven-year civil war was declared over, Sierra Leone is attempting to bring to justice "those who bear the greatest responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity". On 10 March 2003, under the codename, "Operation Justice",…

AI Index: AFR 34/016/2003 (Public) The deployment of West African troops must result in protection of civilians who have suffered for so long from grave human rights abuses by all sides, Amnesty International said today as the first contingent of…

At a Glance Summary The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) -- formerly known as Zaire -- suffered years of colonial oppression followed by widespread corruption and economic instability in the post-independence period. Since 1998 the country has been at war.…

By Richard Mutumba - The NewVision UGANDA is to repatriate 25,600 Rwandan refugees following an agreement between Rwanda, Uganda and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the Prime Minister's Office said yesterday. State minister for disaster preparedness and refugees Christine Aporu…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last Liberia Situation Report was dated July 25, 2003. BACKGROUND Liberia has been marked by intermittent civil war since…