Global Issues
News headlines for “Arms Control”, page 720
RIGHTS-AFRICA: Rwandan Woman Sentenced to Life for Genocide
- Inter Press Service
Rwanda’s former minister of family and women affairs and the only woman to be indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Pauline Nyiramasuhuko, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for genocide and rape, among other crimes.
NIGERIA: Islamic Sect’s Siege on Nation Borne Out of Frustration
- Inter Press Service
The sectarian crisis and recent violence by extremist groups, like the Jun. 16 bomb blast on the Nigerian Police Headquarters, are borne out of anger at prevailing economic conditions rather than religion, analysts say.
Obama Leaves Door Open to Long-Term U.S. Afghan Combat
- Inter Press Service
President Barack Obama's speech announcing that the 33,000 'surge' troops in Afghanistan will be withdrawn by 'summer' 2012 indicates that he has given priority to the interests of the military and the Pentagon over concerns by key officials in his administration over the impact of the war's costs on domestic socioeconomic needs.
Poor Countries Host Vastly More Displaced People Than Wealthier Nations
- Inter Press Service
The hardest part of Jan Egeland’s job is coming home at the end of the day. He is the Director of the Norwegian Institute for International Affairs and the former U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator, and has travelled to the farthest reaches of the world to help protect refugees and displaced people.
Amidst ‘Dire’ Humanitarian Crisis, U.S. Urges Ceasefire in South Kordofan
- Inter Press Service
As the date for South Sudan’s long anticipated Jul. 9 secession inches closer, on-going violence in the Northern state of South Kordofan threatens to destroy the country’s hopes for peace.
SOUTH SUDAN: Fuel Shortages Grip Country
- Inter Press Service
South Sudan is facing severe fuel shortages less than three weeks before it gains independence from the rest of the country. Many gas stations have shut down and those that remain open have people lining up overnight for fuel.
Libya Says NATO Strike Kills 19 Civilians
- Inter Press Service
The Libyan government says 19 civilians have been killed in a NATO air strike on the home of one of Muammar Gaddafi's top officials, a day after the Western military alliance admitted killing civilians in a separate attack.
North and South Sudan Sign Pact over Abyei
- Inter Press Service
North and south Sudan have signed an agreement to demilitarise the disputed Abyei region and allow in Ethiopian peacekeeping forces, former South African president Thabo Mbeki said on Monday.
BOOKS-PAKISTAN: Between a Rock and a Hard Country
- Inter Press Service
It is almost obligatory these days to subtitle books on Pakistan with some conjunction of 'failed', 'dangerous', 'lawless', 'deadly', 'frightening' or 'tumultuous'. Pakistan is a 'tinderbox', forever on the brink, in the eye of the storm, or descending into chaos. It is an 'Insh'allah nation' where people passively wait for Allah.
NEPAL: Govt Clears Last Minefield but Threats Remain
- Inter Press Service
Nine years ago, Bhagwati Devi Gautam was a field labourer in Rukum, one of Nepal’s worst insurgency-hit districts. Hurrying to attend a programme on the occasion of International Women’s Day, she was forced to halt at a police checkpoint for the mandatory examination of her handbag.
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