Human Rights in Ivory Coast Deteriorating, Warns Top UN Official

 10 March 2011 – A top United Nations official warned today that human rights violations, including rapes, abductions and killings, are escalating amid the ongoing post-electoral crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, with at least 27 people killed in just the past week.  According to investigations conducted by UN human rights officers in the country, at least… Continue reading Human Rights in Ivory Coast Deteriorating, Warns Top UN Official

DR Congo: UN Report Details Suffering of Rape Victims, Recommends Reparations

 3 March 2011 –A United Nations report unveiled today highlights the deprivations endured by thousands of victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including poverty, denial of justice and lack of access to medical and psychological treatment, and recommends the establishment of a reparations fund. “Remedies and Reparations for Victims… Continue reading DR Congo: UN Report Details Suffering of Rape Victims, Recommends Reparations