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News Clips - All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide/
Coupures de presse - Groupe parlementaire multipartite pour la prévention
du génocide
Good day / Bonjour,
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For your information, attached are articles from the past week on the subject of
genocide and crimes against humanity. Please note that the documents are
provided in their original language of publication.
À titre de renseignement, veuillez trouver ci-joint des articles parus la semaine
dernière touchant le génocide et les crimes contre l’humanité. Veuillez noter que les
articles transmis sont dans la langue officielle dans laquelle ils ont été rédigés.
Thank you / Merci
REPORTS – RAPPORTS
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Getting Back on Track: Implementing the UN Regional Strategy on
the Lord's Resistance Army
Waiting for Justice
En attente de justice
NEWSCLIPS – COUPURES DE PRESSE
Sudan / Soudan
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Sudan's army killing civilians in border state rebellions: HRW
HRW dénonce des raids aériens indiscriminés de l’armée soudanaise
South Sudan army blamed in deaths of 23 civilians
AU to broker troop withdrawal from Sudan, S.Sudan border
Army Seek to Decrease Tension With Former Darfur Rebels
Democratic Republic of Congo / République démocratique du Congo
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Roméo Dallaire says Congo in 'absolute anarchy'
DRC, M23 talks hit snag again
Crise au Nord-Kivu: négociations difficiles à Kampala entre la RDC et
le M23
Congo Army Arrests Several for Alleged Rapes
Le Sommet de la SADC approuve l'intégration d'une force neutre en
RDC
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UN to deploy additional 2000 peacekeepers in DRC
Other Related News / Autres Nouvelles
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5 more countries to end use of child soldiers: UN
HRW: Iran's statements not incitement to genocide
UN genocide tribunal affirms life sentence of Serb paramilitary leader
ICC judge presses for Gbagbo hearing 'without delay'
Gbagbo : l'audience de confirmation des charges doit avoir lieu "le
plus vite possible"
Extradition de Simone Gbagbo à la Haye : La Cpi rencontre les
autorités ivoiriennes
Libya Must Submit Evidence it is Investigating Gaddafi
Bangladesh war crimes judge Nizamul Huq resigns
El Salvador: Court Orders Investigation of 1981 Massacre
REPORTS – RAPPORTS
Getting Back on Track: Implementing the UN Regional Strategy on the
Lord's Resistance Army
PUBLICATION: Enough Project
DATE: 2012.12.05
INFORMATION: http://www.enoughproject.org/files/LRA_Joint_Report.pdf
A joint report by the Enough Project and a coalition of non-governmental
organizations seeks to assess progress made by UN actors against the benchmarks
outlined in the UN Regional Strategy on the Lord's Resistance Army. […]
Waiting for Justice
PUBLICATION: Human Rights Watch
DATE: 2012.12.05
INFORMATION:
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/guinea1012forUpload_0_0.pdf
This 58-page report analyzes Guinea’s efforts to hold those responsible for the
crimes to account. On that day, several hundred members of Guinea’s security
forces burst into a stadium in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, and opened fire on tens of
thousands of opposition supporters peacefully gathered there. By late afternoon, at
least 150 Guineans lay dead or dying, and dozens of women had suffered brutal
sexual violence, including individual and gang rape. More than three years later,
those implicated have yet to be held accountable. […]
En attente de justice
PUBLICATION: Human Rights Watch
DATE: 2012.12.05
INFORMATION:
http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/guinea1212frwebwcover.pdf
Le rapport de 67 pages analyse les efforts déployés par la Guinée pour traduire en
justice les responsables des crimes qui ont été commis. Ce jour-là, plusieurs
centaines de membres des forces de sécurité guinéennes ont fait irruption dans un
stade de Conakry, la capitale guinéenne, et ont ouvert le feu sur des dizaines de
milliers de partisans de l’opposition qui participaient à un rassemblement pacifique.
À la fin de l’après-midi, au moins 150 Guinéens gisaient morts ou mourants et des
dizaines de femmes avaient subi des violences sexuelles d’une extrême brutalité,
entre autres des viols individuels et collectifs. Plus de trois années se sont écoulées
et les personnes impliquées n’ont pas encore été tenues de répondre de leurs actes.
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NEWSCLIPS – COUPURES DE PRESSE
Sudan / Soudan
Sudan's army killing civilians in border state rebellions: HRW
PUBLICATION: Reuters
DATE:2012.12.12
INFORMATION:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/12/us-sudan-hrwidUSBRE8BB0N420121212
Sudanese government forces are killing civilians in rebel-held border areas with
indiscriminate bombardments that include improvised "barrel bombs" filled with
nails and jagged metal, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
A senior member of the Arab-African country's ruling party dismissed the report as
"completely incorrect". […]
HRW dénonce des raids aériens indiscriminés de l’armée soudanaise
PUBLICATION: Jeune Afrique
DATE:2012.12.12
INFORMATION:
http://www.jeuneafrique.com/actu/20121212T095458Z20121212T095456Z/soudan
-du-sud-hrw-denonce-des-raids-aeriens-indiscrimines-de-l-armee-soudanaise.html
L'armée soudanaise a mené des raids aériens indiscriminés et commis d'autres
violations graves du droit humanitaire international au Kordofan-Sud et au Nil Bleu,
deux régions du sud du pays, où elle combat des mouvements rebelles, a dénoncé
mercredi Human Rights Watch.
L'organisation a appelé l'ONU à diligenter une enquête et à sanctionner les
responsables des violations commises dans ces combats qui ont débuté à l'été
2011, au moment de l'indépendance du Soudan du Sud, quand l'armée a cherché à
assoir son autorité sur des groupes rebelles ayant combattu aux côtés des Sudistes
pendant la guerre civile (1983-2005). […]
South Sudan army blamed in deaths of 23 civilians
PUBLICATION: Associated Press
DATE:2012.12.11
INFORMATION:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5isEHGNJUFv8c_0DSPtLEL3W
FU4-Q?docId=563568c6df72402591b04681cb36d9bf
South Sudan soldiers are being blamed for the deaths of up to 23 civilians in two
separate regions in the world's newest country.
A South Sudanese official said Tuesday that the first incident took place in Jonglei
state last week. The official said soldiers rounded up civilians and fired on the
group, killing 13. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not
authorized to speak to the press.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan, UNMISS, says it is investigating the
incident. […]
AU to broker troop withdrawal from Sudan, S.Sudan border
PUBLICATION: Reuters
DATE: 2012.12.10
INFORMATION: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/10/sudan-southidUSL5E8NA4TU20121210
Sudan and South Sudan have asked the African Union to help hammer out details
of a proposed withdrawal of troops from their disputed border, defence ministers
from both countries said on Monday, as stalled talks continued to delay oil exports.
Week-long negotiations in Khartoum failed to reach an agreement on how to
withdraw their armies, a step both sides had said was necessary to resume oil
exports from landlocked South Sudan through Sudan. […]
Army Seek to Decrease Tension With Former Darfur Rebels
PUBLICATION: Sudan Tribune
DATE:2012.12.07
INFORMATION: http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article44776
The Sudanese army reiterated Friday that its troops ambushed armed men ready to
launch rockets on Al-Fasher, stressing this incident does not affect its commitment
to the peace agreement.
The leader of the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM), Al-Tijani Al-Sissi,
threatened on Thursday that his group might walk out of the Doha Document for
Peace in Darfur (DDPD) after an attack by the Sudanese army on his fighters
outside the capital of North Darfur on Wednesday. The army said the ambush was
on the rebels. […]
Democratic Republic of Congo / République démocratique du Congo
Roméo Dallaire says Congo in 'absolute anarchy'
PUBLICATION: CBC
DATE: 2012.12.04
INFORMATION:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/12/03/wrd-congoromeo-dallaire-canada-m23-rebels.html
The United Nations should take more action to fill the vacuum of governance that's
caused Congo to fall into "absolute anarchy" since April, Canadian Senator Roméo
Dallaire says.
"This has been an exercise that has simply gotten worse as we've seen less
engagement by both the [UN] Security Council, and in my opinion the international
community," said Dallaire, a retired lieutenant-general who led the UN mission in
neighbouring Rwanda during the 1994 genocide. […]
DRC, M23 talks hit snag again
PUBLICATION: The New Times
DATE: 2012.12.11
INFORMATION: http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/index.php?i=15203&a=61666
Negotiations between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government and
M23 rebels stalled again yesterday after the M23 delegation refused to turn up to
listen to the DRC government rebuttal on allegations made against it.
Uganda’s Defence Minister Crispus Kiyonga and ICGLR facilitator opened the
meeting that was only attended by the DRC delegation and a few religious leaders.
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Crise au Nord-Kivu: négociations difficiles à Kampala entre la RDC et le
M23
PUBLICATION: Jeune Afrique
DATE: 2012.12.10
INFORMATION:
http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Article/ARTJAWEB20121210090546/sadc-josephkabila-rdc-ougandacrise-au-nord-kivu-negociations-difficiles-a-kampala-entre-lardc-et-le-m23.html
Le gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et les rebelles du
M23 se sont réunis dimanche 9 décembre à Kampala, capitale de l'Ouganda, pour
tenter de négocier un retour à la paix dans l'est de la RDC.
À peine débutées, les négociations entre le gouvernement de la République
démocratique du Congo (RDC) et les rebelles du Mouvement du 23-Mars (M23) sont
déjà dans l’impasse. Les discussions, entamées dimanche 9 décembre, ont même
failli capoter presque immédiatement, après que le chef de la délégation des
rebelles, Francois Rucugoza se soit lancé dans une vaste critique de Kinhasa. Il a
notamment affirmé que le conflit dans l'Est était dû à « une mauvaise gouvernance
et, surtout, à un manque de leadership visionnaire ». […]
Congo Army Arrests Several for Alleged Rapes
PUBLICATION: Voice of America
DATE: 2012.12.05
INFORMATION:
http://www.voanews.com/content/congo-army-arrests-severalalleged-rapes/1559048.html
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at least 70 rape victims have been
receiving treatment in the small town of Minova, which was recently looted by men
in military uniform, according to the United Nations. The DRC army has a large
base in Minova and says it has arrested several soldiers there suspected of rape
and looting.
Minova, a town in South Kivu province, is where units of the Congolese army
regrouped after they were defeated by M23 rebels in the battle for Goma last
month. […]
Le Sommet de la SADC approuve l'intégration d'une force neutre en RDC
PUBLICATION: Angola Press
DATE: 2012.12.09
INFORMATION:
http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/fr_fr/noticias/politica/2012/11/49/SommetSADC-approuve-integration-une-force-neutre-RDC,1e606345-6dea-4090-80c43dcff4068b79.html
Dar Es Salaam - La Communauté de développement de l'Afriquwe australe (SADC)
a décidé, samedi, à Dar Es Salaam (Tanzanie), l'envoi d'une force en état d'alerte
dans l'est de la République Démocratique du Congo, sous l'égide de la Force
Internationale Neutre (FIN), pour assurer la paix dans cette région.
C'est ce qui ressort du Sommet extraordinaire des chefs d'Etat et de Gouvernement
de la SADC qui a pris fin samedi soir à Dar Es Salaam (Tanzanie), consacré à la
définition des moyens pour trouver une solution à la crise politique en RDC, à
Madagascar et au Zimbabwe. […]
UN to deploy additional 2000 peacekeepers in DRC
PUBLICATION: Rwanda News Agency
DATE: 2012.12.11
INFORMATION: http://rnanews.com/regional/6774-un-to-deploy-additional-2000peacekeepers-in-drc/
The UN plans to boost its force in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by
deploying an additional 2,000 peacekeepers to the existing 17,500, the UN force
strategizes possibilities of using aerial vehicles on DRC territory.
UN peacekeeping operations spokesman Kieran Dwyer told the AFP news agency
that peacekeeping diplomats have already met the Rwandan and Congolese
governments to seek approval for the deployment of unarmed drones to sharpen
the arsenal of the peacekeeping and combat capabilities of the force. […]
Other Related News / Autres Nouvelles
5 more countries to end use of child soldiers: UN
PUBLICATION: Agence-France Presse
DATE: 2012.12.05
INFORMATION:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g3eQCrhx8PJzEomtRbptnfyZoig?docId=CNG.a5e5df9aaa0d1351f5795db3ff865de5.21
Five more countries -- Bolivia, Comoros, Guinea Bissau, Kuwait and Yemen -- have
signed up to an international declaration promising to end the use of child soldiers,
officials said Wednesday.
Some 105 countries have now signed up to the so-called "Paris Commitments"
agreed in 2007 in France to end the recruitment of child warriors. But the UN says
tens of thousands of children are still involved in conflicts around the world. […]
HRW: Iran's statements not incitement to genocide
PUBLICATION: Jerusalem Post
DATE: 2012.12.08
INFORMATION: http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=295129
The head of New York-based Human Rights Watch refused to label as genocidal
Iranian calls to obliterate the Jewish state and compared Iran’s mullah leadership to
the Shas party.
The Wall Street Journal’s David Feith, as assistant editorial features editor with the
paper, obtained internal HRW emails and published last week a report, headlined
“Dancing around genocide,” about alleged HRW bias against Israel and an
internecine conflict within HRW’s top leadership about the group’s head, Kenneth
Roth, and his failure to take Iran’s calls to destroy Israel seriously. […]
UN genocide tribunal affirms life sentence of Serb paramilitary leader
PUBLICATION: UN News Service
DATE: 2012.12.04
INFORMATION:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=43678&Cr=icty&Cr1=#.UMeuwjn
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The United Nations war crimes tribunal set up in the wake of the Balkan conflicts of
the 1990s today reaffirmed the life sentence of a Serbian paramilitary leader, Milan
Lukic, who was previously found guilty of inhumane acts including murder, cruel
treatment and violations of the laws of war.
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) dismissed all of
Mr. Lukic’s eight grounds of appeal. The affirmation of Mr. Lukic’s sentence is the
first time the Tribunal has upheld a sentence of life imprisonment, according to the
court. […]
ICC judge presses for Gbagbo hearing 'without delay'
PUBLICATION: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
DATE: 2012.12.11
INFORMATION:
http://www.rnw.nl/africa/bulletin/icc-judge-presses-gbagbohearing-without-delay
A hearing to decide if ex-Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo should go on trial
for crimes against humanity, allegedly committed in the west African country,
should be held without further delay, an International Criminal Court judge said
Tuesday.
"It's been a year that we have had a procedure that's not started yet. It's
imperative that we have a confirmation of charges hearing as soon as possible,"
judge Sylvia Fernandez de Gurmendi said.
She then mooted a date in February next year as a possibility. […]
Gbagbo : l'audience de confirmation des charges doit avoir lieu "le plus vite
possible"
PUBLICATION: Agence-France Presse
DATE: 2012.12.11
INFORMATION: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hXFRUAUDwpEP8-4gTKYu9ZSI3Tg?docId=CNG.03c6cf6fa138889ed191a82ef208370d.691
L'audience de confirmation des charges contre l'ancien président ivoirien Laurent
Gbagbo doit avoir lieu "le plus vite possible", a assuré mardi la juge Silvia
Fernandez de Gurmendi, assurant envisager février 2013.
"Cela fait un an que nous avons une procédure qui ne commence pas et c'est
absolument impératif que nous ayons une audience de confirmation des charges le
plus vite possible", a déclaré la juge, ajoutant : "cela serait possible au cours du
mois de février 2013". […]
Extradition de Simone Gbagbo à la Haye : La Cpi rencontre les autorités
ivoiriennes
PUBLICATION: Le Soleil
DATE: 2012.12.06
INFORMATION:
http://www.lesoleil.sn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23301%3A
extradition-de-simone-gbagbo-a-la-haye--la-cpi-rencontre-les-autoritesivoiriennes&catid=54%3Apolitics&Itemid=119
Une délégation de la Cour pénale internationale (Cpi) s'est entretenue, hier, à
Abidjan, avec le gouvernement ivoirien, qui n'a pas encore répondu à la demande
de la Cour de lui transférer l'ex-Première dame Simone Gbagbo, soupçonnée de
crimes contre l'humanité. […]
Libya Must Submit Evidence it is Investigating Gaddafi
PUBLICATION: Hirondelle News Agency
DATE: 2012.12.11
INFORMATION:
http://www.hirondellenews.org/icc/315-libya/33963-111212icclibya-libya-must-submit-evidence-it-is-investigating-gaddafi
The International Criminal Court has given Libya until January 23 to prove that it is
conducting investigations in the case of Saïf Al-Islam Gaddafi. In A December 7
decision, ICC judges thus gave Tripoli more time to try and take back the case.
Saïf Al-Islam Gaddafi was arrested in Libya on October 30, 2011, and is being held
in the southwestern town of Zintan. The ICC has issued an arrest warrant for him
for crimes against humanity committed after February 2011 in Tripoli, Misrata and
Benghazi. On May 1, Tripoli asked the Court to allow it to try him. At the invitation
of the ICC, Libya presented its arguments to the Court in The Hague on October 10
and 11, but seems not to have convinced the judges that it is investigating Gaddafi.
So they are now asking for evidence. […]
Bangladesh war crimes judge Nizamul Huq resigns
PUBLICATION: BBC News
DATE: 2012.12.11
INFORMATION: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20677752
The presiding judge of a special tribunal looking into alleged crimes against
humanity during Bangladesh's independence war in 1971 has resigned citing
"personal reasons".
The resignation of Nizamul Huq came days after his private emails and Skype
conversations were leaked to the media. […]
El Salvador: Court Orders Investigation of 1981 Massacre
PUBLICATION: New York Times
DATE: 2012.12.10
INFORMATION: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/world/americas/el-salvadorcourt-orders-investigation-of-1981-massacre.html
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled that a 20-year-old amnesty
law does not cover war crimes committed during El Salvador’s long civil war. The
ruling, which was announced Monday, ordered the government to investigate the
massacre in the region of El Mozote 31 years ago and to prosecute and punish
those hold responsible. […]