Monthly Archives: July 2009

The US has been asked to focus on human rights abuses during an African trip by its Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.Africa director of Human Rights Watch, Ms Georgette Gagnon, in a letter asks the US official to put Kenya’s leaders to account for human rights abuses committed after the 2007 General Election.Mrs Clinton’s eight-day [...]

The top UN official in Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, reacted angrily to allegations that the AU troops had fired on civilians during the February 2 incident. In a February 3 interview with the Voice of America radio service, Ould-Abdallah said: “What happened is to divert attention from what is going on here, and as usual to [...]

World leaders, including President Barack Obama, have called for the immediate release of Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Abugida Ethiopian American Information Center » Free Birtukan Mideksa – by Abebe Gellaw

do you know what you are talking?? MELE ZENAWI HAS NEVER HELPED SOMALIA WHEN IT WAS IN RUIN BUT WHEN THEY ARE ON THE BRINK OF FINDING PEACE, HE VICIOUSLY ATTACKED THEM, LITTLE GIRLS HAVE BEEN RAPED, INNOCENT CIVILIANS HAVE BEEN KILLED…IF HE WANT SOMALIA TO BE PEACEFUL HE WOULD HAVE HELPED THEM THE LAST [...]

Reports | Human Rights Watch

This 113-page report is the first independent, on-the-ground investigation of the fighting that wracked Mogadishu in March and April 2007, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of civilians and the displacement of 400,000 people. Ethiopian, Somali and insurgent forces are all responsible for rampant violations of the laws of war in Mogadishu. This report documents [...]

(New York) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should emphasize human rights on her seven-nation trip to Africa, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Clinton.The 11-day trip, to begin on August 4, will take Clinton to Kenya, South Africa, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Liberia, and Cape Verde. While in [...]

Human Rights Watch welcomes your upcoming visit to Africa beginning next week. As you promote economic opportunity and growth in your seven-nation trip, we urge you to also emphasize good governance, respect for human rights, and the rule of law. These are essential to providing the conditions favorable to economic progress in Africa as well [...]

On 3 July 2009 the African Union (AU) agreed that its members should withhold cooperation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the arrest and surrender of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. The court issued its arrest warrant for President al-Bashir on 4 March 2009 for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur.The [...]

NEW YORK – July 31 – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should emphasize human rights on her seven-nation trip to Africa, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Clinton.The 11-day trip, to begin on August 4, will take Clinton to Kenya, South Africa, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Liberia, and Cape [...]