Rapports

BUJUMBURA, Burundi (PANA) - The willingness of the Burundi leader, Pierre Buyoya, to negotiate with rebels of the National Council for the Defence of Democracy has met with strong opposition within the country. In a letter of Oct. 9 to…

Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0423 1. UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN BANGUI REPORTS THAT HEAVY RAINS DURING MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER CAUSED FLOODING ALONG OUHAM AND GRIBINGUI RIVERS IN NORTH AND OUBANGUI RIVER IN SOUTH OF COUNTRY. SITUATION 2. …

DATE=10/17/96 TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT NUMBER=2-204726 TITLE=LIBERIA/PEACEKEEPERS (L-ONLY) BYLINE=PURNELL MURDOCK DATELINE«IDJAN CONTENT= VOICED AT: INTRO: THE COMMANDER OF THE WEST AFRICAN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN LIBERIA HAS CALLED FOR RE-INFORCEMENTS (EDS: WEDNESDAY) TO CURB ONGOING CLASHES BETWEEN RIVAL FACTIONS IN THE WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY. V-O-A CORRESPONDENT PURNELL MURDOCK REPORTS FROM OUR…

The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Rwanda left today on a week-long mission to the country in compliance with the mandate given him by the Commission on Human Rights under its resolution S-3/1 of 25…

Following the opening by ECOMOG troops of the highway to Grand Cape Mount on 9 October, UNHCR Liberia on Friday sent a three-person mission to Bo Waterside, a town on the border between Liberia and Sierra Leone.The purpose of…

Dear Sir \ Madam, International Alert Report: Eastern Zaire As you know the situation in eastern Zaire has worsened considerably over the past month. The attached report from one of our Field Officers demonstrates how explosive the current position is and the…

The Burundi and Rwandan refugees who fled Runingo camp in eastern Zaire's Uvira region are returning to the camp after order was restored following an attack on Sunday. With the restoration of order, UNHCR plans to resume its activities…

08 - 15 Oct 1996 Ref: DHAGVA - 96/0422 The Burundian government reacted angrily to the12 October decision by neighboring countries to maintain economic sanctions against Burundi. Despite the Buyoya regime's hopes that recent measures to reinstate parliament and allow the…

HR/96/59 Roberto Garreton, the Commission on Human Rights' Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Zaire, began today a new visit to the country. Over the course of the two-week mission he will meet with several officials of…

DATE=10/14/96 TYPE=BACKGROUND REPORT NUMBER=5-34670 TITLE=ZAIRE / ATTACK /REACT BYLINE=WILLLIAM EAGLE DATELINE=WASHINGTON EDITOR= CONTENT= NOT VOICED: INTRO: ON SUNDAY, AN ARMED BAND OF MEN ATTACKED A RWANDAN REFUGEE CAMP IN SOUTH EASTERN ZAIRE -- LEAVING AT LEAST FOUR DEAD AND NINE WOUNDED. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REFUGEES BLAMES THE…