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Human Rights Watch: UN Supports Atrocities in Congo

Nick McMaster — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:10:00 CST

Women and children beaten to death with clubs, hacked up with machetes—or, if they're "lucky," gang-raped and left alive. Such shocking acts are sadly commonplace in the conflict that has consumed Congo, perpetrated by both Rwandan rebels and their enemies in the Congolese army. The army, however, enjoys generous...

US Must Seize Chance to Make Impact on Darfur

Kevin Spak — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:33:00 CDT

The US will take over as president of the UN Security Council next month, and, in the Wall Street Journal, Mia Farrow and Nancy Soderberg say that ending the Darfur genocide should be a key goal during its term. Sudan is denying entry to all non-African UN peacekeepers, the actress...

Sudan OKs U.N. Peacekeepers

Olivia Gage — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:26:44 CDT

Sudan agreed to allow 3,000 U.N. peacekeepers into its devastated Darfur region yesterday, but American and British officials were quick to say that it's not enough to stem genocide. They're calling for a force of 17,000 to 20,000, as agreed to in a peace accord signed...