RWANDA: Community service “inadequate punishment”, say survivors
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| Fri 30 Apr, 2010. |
Sixteen years after the Rwandan genocide, thousands of perpetrators who confessed their roles before the traditional Gacaca Courts have been released and sentenced to community service, but survivors say this is an inadequate punishment. Read more...
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SRI LANKA: Muslims and Tamils deal with the past
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| Fri 30 Apr, 2010. |
Sri Lankan Muslims displaced during the country’s decades-long civil war are slowly returning home, but the challenge of reconciling with their Tamil neighbours, and their past, remains. Read more...
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ZIMBABWE: Court ruling tests patience of blood diamond activists
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| Fri 30 Apr, 2010. |
Global Witness, a leading light in establishing the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), a global system to prevent "blood diamonds" being sold into the market, is facing a "dilemma" now that the Zimbabwe High Court has allowed the sale of stones from the Marange diamond fields. Read more...
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YEMEN: Car-jackings hamper relief work in Amran Governorate
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| Thu 29 Apr, 2010. |
Five young men block the road, their guns pointed at the approaching vehicle. The driver from NGO Islamic Relief (IR) slows down and stops by the makeshift checkpoint on Amran Road, which connects the Yemeni capital Sanaa with the northern province of Saada. The gunmen, aged 13-18 tell the IR staff to get out of the car. In the distance a World Food Programme (WFP) truck approaches. It, too, is stopped by the tribespeople. Both vehicles are seized but the personnel are released. Read more...
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SOMALIA: From refugee camp to university campus
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| Thu 29 Apr, 2010. |
They spent most of their lives in crowded refugee camps after their families fled violence in Somalia but now 22 men and six women have won scholarships to study in Canada. Read more...
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IRIN Radio: New Somali radio drama shows how hard work can change lives
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| Wed 28 Apr, 2010. |
Halima is a mother of five living in the village of Raqayle. Her jobless husband Hassan spends more hours in the `qat’ parlour with his friends than looking for ways to feed the family. So, saddled with debts, and burdened initially by her own lack of confidence, Halima launched a small business venture delivering cooked food to people’s homes and workplaces. Read more...
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YEMEN: Protests threaten stability
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| Wed 28 Apr, 2010. |
A wave of protests in cities throughout Yemen earlier this month is prompting concerns that if the government does not react appropriately, the country’s stability and unity could be at risk. Read more...
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SOMALIA: Where fun is forbidden
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| Wed 28 Apr, 2010. |
Living in a war-torn city is hard enough for Mogadishu's youngsters, but even those few opportunities for entertainment they used to enjoy have now been banned. Listening to music, watching football or films can earn one up to 30 lashes from the enforcers who patrol neighbourhoods checking for "un-Islamic" behaviour. Read more...
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