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Congo army attacked measle vaccine sites-aid agency 6 Nov 2009 20:04 GMT
... * Congo's army targeted mass vaccination of civilians-MSF * ... for supporting Congolese offensive By Joe Bavier KINSHASA, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Congolese soldiers involved ... of the U.N. Security Council. New York-based Human Rights Watch has blamed the army for killing at least 505 ...
UN support for DRC under fire 6 Nov 2009 12:16 GMT
... military support for the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) has increasingly come under fire because ... described Kimia II as a "catastrophe" in human rights terms and called for a "change of strategy" by the UN ...
Congolese military accused of killing hundreds of civilians, Human Rights Watch says 3 Nov 2009 22:14 GMT
... Congolese military accused of killing hundreds of civilians, Human Rights Watch says KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A top human rights group is accusing the Congolese military of ...
UN defends role in Congo 4 Nov 2009 00:15 GMT
... The United Nations is committed to supporting Congo's army and has only withdrawn assistance from ... Alain Le Roy said the mission in Democratic Republic of Congo had no intention of withdrawing its broader ... an estimated 5.4 million people. New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused government soldiers on Monday of deliberately killing ...
Thousands flee DR Congo as battle rages in region 5 Nov 2009 14:35 GMT
... ethnic violence in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have crossed the border into neighbouring ... the violence took place. Meanwhile, a top human rights group is accusing the Congolese military of ...
Group: Congo military killed hundreds of civilians 3 Nov 2009 14:10 GMT
... KINSHASA, Congo (AP) -- A top human rights group is accusing the Congolese military of killing more than 500 civilians in eastern Congo and says ...
Congo military killed hundreds of civilians 3 Nov 2009 15:11 GMT
... KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A top human rights group is accusing the Congolese military of killing more than 500 civilians in eastern Congo and says ...
DR Congo troops killed 500 civilians since March: HRW 3 Nov 2009 00:30 GMT
... KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers have "deliberately killed" more than 500 ... offensive targeting rebels in the country's east, Human Rights Watch said Monday. "Human Rights Watch conducted 21 fact-finding missions in ...
Rights Group Demands UN Aid Cut-Off to Congolese Army 3 Nov 2009 16:50 GMT
... New York-based Human Rights Watch says the United Nations has taken the right step in ... step in suspending logistical support for a Congolese army unit accused of committing atrocities against ... are in place in protect civilians." Congo Kinshasa's Information Minister Lambert Mende Omalanga told reporters ...
U.N. defends Congo role despite army killings 3 Nov 2009 23:42 GMT
... * U.N. says must keep supporting Congo army offensive * Suspending peacekeeper backing would ... Alain Le Roy said the mission in Democratic Republic of Congo had no intention of withdrawing its broader ... an estimated 5.4 million people. New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused government soldiers on Monday of deliberately killing ...
Congo military killed 500 civilians 3 Nov 2009 19:30 GMT
... KINSHASA: A top human rights group is accusing the Congolese military of killing more than 500 civilians in eastern Congo and says the U.N. ...
U.N. cuts back aid for Congo army after killings 2 Nov 2009 23:13 GMT
... U.N. cuts back aid for Congo army after killings KINSHASA (Reuters) - The United Nations said on ... to take on the FDLR Rwandan rebels. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday government forces had killed at ...
UN cuts back aid for Congo army after killings 3 Nov 2009 10:40 GMT
... army killed more than 500 civilians * Congo army takes aim at new armed movement ... detail on army deployment) By Joe Bavier KINSHASA, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The United Nations ... to take on the FDLR Rwandan rebels. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday government forces had killed at ...
U.N. suspends support to DR Congo army units in east 2 Nov 2009 10:12 GMT
... U.N. suspends support to DR Congo army units in east KINSHASA (Reuters) - ... Nations will suspend operational support for certain Democratic Republic of Congo army units it believes have deliberately killed ... against Rwandan rebels despite mounting complaints by human rights groups and others about abuses by soldiers and the high number ...
UN suspends support to DR Congo army units in east 2 Nov 2009 10:52 GMT
... soldier from the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) holds his weapon at a checkpoint ... against Rwandan rebels despite mounting complaints by human rights groups and others about abuses by soldiers and the high number ...
UN suspends support for DR Congo army over killings 2 Nov 2009 18:52 GMT
... the FARDC (the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo)". "We have decided that MONUC (the UN ... over six million dollars (four million euros). Human Rights Watch in a report last month criticised UN peacekeepers, saying they "have ...
U.N. stops support for Congo troops 3 Nov 2009 11:52 GMT
... KINSHASA, Congo (Agence France-Presse) | The United Nations has ... for Congolese army units operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a top U.N. official announced Monday, accusing ... estimated cost of more than $6 million. Human Rights Watch on Monday said Congo's army had killed 500 civilians since ...
UN slashes aid for Congo army after killings 2 Nov 2009 23:16 GMT
... By Joe Bavier Kinshasa - The United Nations said on Monday ... would cut support for some units of Congo's armed forces amid allegations that the United ... to take on the FDLR Rwandan rebels. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday government forces had killed at ...
UN defends DRC role 4 Nov 2009 07:34 GMT
... The United Nations is committed to supporting Democratic Republic of Congo's army and has only withdrawn assistance from ... an estimated 5.4 million people. New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused government soldiers on Monday of deliberately killing ...
'500 civilians killed in DRC' 3 Nov 2009 09:21 GMT
... Kinshasa - Democratic Republic of Congo soldiers have "deliberately killed" more than 500 ... offensive targeting rebels in the country's east, Human Rights Watch said Monday. "Human Rights Watch conducted 21 fact-finding missions in ...
Sexual Violence On the Rise But Too Few Arrests 2 Nov 2009 09:05 GMT
... Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the latest study by the ... are signatories of various international and regional human rights instruments that promote the respect and protection of women's human ...
Sexual Violence On the Rise But Too Few Arrests 2 Nov 2009 10:12 GMT
... Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the latest study by the ... are signatories of various international and regional human rights instruments that promote the respect and protection of women's human ...
President Kabila Asked to Rehabilitate Lemera Hospital 4 Nov 2009 22:11 GMT
... seeks to remind the world that the Congolese government has not yet taken steps to ... promotion of justice and peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with particular emphasis in the East where ... women continue to be victims of massive human rights violations while the armed groups responsible for ...
UN suspends support for DRC military units 3 Nov 2009 06:13 GMT
... would be suspending operational support for certain Democratic Republic of Congo army units it believed had deliberately killed ... against Rwandan rebels despite mounting complaints by human rights groups and others about abuses perpetrated by soldiers and the high ...

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