Informes

HR/SC/96/19 Measure Also Passed Supporting Middle East Peace Process The Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities called for an end to human-rights abuses in Kosovo and Iraq and urged international judicial assistance for Rwanda and Burundi. The Subcommission's recommendations…

By SARAH MARTONE BUTARE, Rwanda (AP) -- Thousands of Rwandan Hutu refugees came home aboard U.N. trucks Monday from a camp in Burundi where soldiers beat three refugees to death over the weekend. The convoy of more than 60…

Recalling its declarations of 25 June and 5, 15, 23 and 26 July 1996, the European Union reiterates its deep concern about the situation in Burundi. It urges all sides to refrain from violence and to commit themselves to,…

Repatriation from Burundi UNHCR reports that from Thursday 1st August to Monday 19th August, there have been a total of almost 36,000 Rwandan refugees voluntarily repatriating from Magara camp in Burundi. Estimates of those now remaining in the camp are…

From Paul Ejime; PANA Staff Correspondent LAGOS, Nigeria (PANA) - Guinean President Lansana Conte, on a stop-over visit to Nigeria, Monday met in Abuja with the Nigerian leader Gen. Sani Abacha. Nigerian foreign ministry officials said, at the instance of the…

PHILADELPHIA -- Burundian peace activist and Quaker pastor, David Niyonzima, will visit 15 U.S. cities, September 15 - October 15, to ask for material and moral support of those in his country who are working for peace and reconciliation.…

By CHRIS TOMLINSON Associated Press Writer MAGARA CAMP, Burundi (AP) -- Soldiers shot three Rwandan Hutus to death at a refugee camp Sunday in northern Burundi, refugees said. Refugees at Magara camp, 78 miles northeast of the capital Bujumbura, said Burundian soldiers…

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 This is number 22 in a series of weekly reports from…

MONROVIA, Liberia (Reuter) - Liberians threatened with eviction from a U.S. embassy housing compound where they took refuge during factional fighting began leaving Saturday, but a handful vowed to stay put. The 250 Liberians remaining in the compound across from the…