Africa
Arab Revolution hits Sudan
Street clashes continued in the Sudanese capital Khartoum for a second day after massive protests broke out over the regime's move to cut fuel subsidies.
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Africa
Charles Taylor’s 50-year sentence upheld on appeal
The UN Special Court for Sierra Leone rejected an appeal by former Liberian president Charles Taylor of his convictions for war crimes.
Africa
AI: demand Sudan president surrender to ICC
Amnesty International called upon UN members to demand Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir turn himself in to the International Criminal Court to face genocide charges.
Africa
Somalia: protest forced evictions in Mogadishu
Thousands of displaced people who have taken refuge in Somalia’s capital are being forcibly evicted from makeshift camps by government forces, Amnesty International protests.
Africa
Somali Islamic scholars denounce Shabab in fatwa
Some 160 Somali religious scholars came together in Mogadishu to issue a fatwa denouncing al-Shabab, saying the rebel group has no place in Islam.
Africa
Is Rwanda really bombing itself?
The DRC charges that Rwanda's government used its M23 proxy rebel force to shell its own territory—as a provocation to justify a direct military intervention in eastern Congo.
Africa
Somali militants in Kenya incursion
At least 10 Shabaab rebel fighters were killed in heavy clashes with Kenyan security forces after the Somali rebels crossed the border and attacked a military patrol.
Africa
US awards $15 million to Somali torture victim
A US judge awarded $5 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages to a victim of torture at the hands of a Somali military colonel 25 years ago.
Africa
Darfur: ethnic war exploding again
Efforts by pastoralist militias to bar refugees from returning to their lands in Darfur have sparked yet a new wave of fighting and displacement—with 250,000 uprooted this year.
Africa
HRW protests Rwanda aid to Congo rebels
Human Rights Watch reports that the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo is still receiving assistance from Rwanda despite continued human rights abuses.
Africa
Senegal police arrest former Chad dictator
Senegalese police detained former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre to face an African Union trial on charges of crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture.
Africa
China mining firms contribute to Congo abuses: AI
Chinese-owned mining companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo are contributing to a culture of human rights abuses, Amnesty International reports.