2013-10-20 By Archen Baloch As if Pakistan made death and destruction were not enough, Mother Nature struck the 6th most powerful quake to Balochistan on Tuesday, 24 September killing almost 1000 people and injuring scores. This merciless earthquake was so powerful that it gave rise to a small island off the Gwadar coast […]
Kenya: Closure of Massive Refugee Camp Draws Criticism
NGOs warn that forcing Somalis to return home would contravene international law. By J.J. Wangui – International Justice – ICC ACR Issue 366, 15 Oct 13 Local and international rights groups have criticised demands by a group of Kenyan legislators to close down a massive refugee camp on the country’s northern border with Somalia. The […]
Journalist Held Incommunicado By Police in Uzbekistan Since September 21.
By Inga Sikorskaya Human rights groups are seriously concerned for the wellbeing of Sergei Naumov, a journalist held incommunicado by police in northwest Uzbekistan since September 21. Naumov, who is 50, has contributed material to IWPR, the Russia-based news site Fergana.ru, the Politzhurnal magazine in Moscow, and a state-approved environmental affairs journal in Uzbekistan. His […]
Uzbekistan: Chronic Under-investment in Water Management
By Georgy Vitryakov – Central Asia Residents of Angren, an industrial city in Uzbekistan, complain that the water supply is erratic and polluted. Water only comes out of the taps for a few hours a day, and even then it is often dirty and smells bad. Problems with water provision in this city of 170,000 […]
Traumatic Past Haunts Bosnian Croat Village
Survivor recalls 1993 atrocities in his own Croat village, and also speaks with regret about killings in nearby Bosniak settlement. By Aida Mia Alic – International Justice – ICTY A marble monument dominates the small hill overlooking Krizancevo Selo, a Croat village near the town of Vitez in central Bosnia. The memorial bears the names […]
JK CM describes PDP politics a Pandora’s Box
Pattan (Baramulla), , August 31(Scoop News)-JK Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Saturday hit People’s Democratic Party (PDP) left, right and centre describing its politics a Pandora’s Box containing nothing but false promises, slogans, hoax, emotional blackmailing and bias to grab power. Addressing a public gathering at Pattan in Baramulla District of North Kashmir, the Chief Minister […]
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