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Human Rights Watch Damns MONUC in Congo: Leaked UN Internal Memo Supports the Accusations

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

Read More: Dr Congo, Rwanda, Nkunda, Maiming, Anneke Von Woudenberg, Monuc, Hrw, Fdlr, Raping, Civilians in War, Fardc, Cndp, Atrocities, Kimia II, Laurent Nkunda, Eve Ensler, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), World News
Georgianne Nienaber

What has happened to the innocent in Congo goes far beyond anything that rational minds can comprehend. Is this why the US has turned such a blind eye to what is happening there?

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Oxfam Testimony from Congo: "We are the Wretched of the Earth; They are Killing Us in the Name of Peace."

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 08.14.2009 | World

Read More: Drc, Rwandan Militias, Rape, War, United Nations, Oxfam, Monuc, Georgianne Nienaber, Congo, Fdlr, Laurent Nkunda, Conflict, Fardc, Cndp, Hrw, Media Lies, Alan Doss, Kivus, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

The aid group OXFAM did something no one else has done and took a survey of the civilians in eastern Congo and asked them how the campaign was affecting them.

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Lalibre Reports: Is it Too Late for Eastern Congo?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

Read More: Drc, Fdlr, Genocide, Joseph Kabila, Radio Okapi, Paul Kagame, Kimia II, Congo, Umoja Wetu, Laurent Nkunda, Lalibre, Fardc, Georgianne nNenaber, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

Recent events and an ignored report by the independent United Nations' Special Rappateur predicted the current escalation, but no one in American media appears to be listening.

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UN: Arms from Sudan Add to Congo Humanitarian Disaster

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 06.29.2009 | World

Read More: Free Press, Drc, United Nations, Propaganda, Bosco Ntaganda, Georgianne Nienaber, Oxfam, Arms Shipments, Media, Jendayi Frazer, State Department, Journalism, Tim Shortley, Carter Center, Sudan, Human Rights Watch, Banyamulenge, Hrw, Joseph Kabila, Paul Kagame, Monuc, Cndp, Laurent Nkunda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Violence, Congo, Congo War, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

How involved was the United States State Department in the destabilization of the Kivu provinces in eastern DRC? Did our State Department officials become "terrorists" in the eyes of a revolutionary movement in Congo?

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PUPPY BO'S COMPETITION: World Leaders' Pets (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

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The Obamas finally debuted the newest addition to their family, a (possibly gay) Portuguese water dog named Bo. The highly anticipated first dog join...

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Who Is Laurent Nkunda? Savior or Villain in Congo?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

Read More: War, Joseph Kabila, Barack Obama Hilary Clinton, Human Rights, Congo, Refugees, Laurent Nkunda, Rwanda, Media Distortions, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

Nkunda is a militant revolutionary in the tradition of, say, a George Washington, or Fidel Castro; men with visions of unity and independence for their countries and peoples whose methods were indeed martial.

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Ben Affleck Reports From Congo

Huffington Post | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 03.15.2009 | World

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Ben Affleck has written an essay for TIME about his trips to Congo and the devastating conflict there. The picture of the eastern region of the Demo...

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Justice Threatens Peace in Congo & Rwanda

Olivier Kamanda | Posted 03.04.2009 | World

Read More: Rwanda Genocide, Rwanda, Amnesty International, International Law, Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Laurent Nkunda, Criminal Justice System, Africa, Criminal Justice, World News
Olivier Kamanda

In recent months, a number of warrants, arrests, and prosecutions have provided African countries with an opportunity to test the international criminal legal regime.

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Laurent Nkunda, Congo Rebel Leader, Arrested By Rwanda

AP | EDDY ISANGO AND TODD PITMAN | Posted 02.23.2009 | World

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KINSHASA, Congo — In a stunning reversal of alliances, Rwandan troops captured Congo's most powerful rebel leader, a longtime ally who the Congo...

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Congo Rebel Faction Holds Landmark Talks With Government

AP | T.J. KIRKPATRICK | Posted 02.16.2009 | World

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GOMA, Congo — The leader of a splinter rebel faction in eastern Congo said Friday his forces would stop fighting the government and the two side...

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Exclusive Interview: Congo Rebel Leader Accused Of War Crimes Tells His Story (SLIDESHOW)

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

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Georgianne Nienaber

Congo rebel leader General Laurent Nkunda has been accused by human rights organizations of ordering his troops to rape and murder civilians and pilla...

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Congo Finally Agrees To Talk To Rebels

AP | T.J. KIRKPATRICK | Posted 01.05.2009 | World

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GOMA, Congo — Congolese officials agreed Friday to talk peace with rebels whose recent offensive has brought the country's eastern region back t...

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Next Administration Must Address Conflict in Congo

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Conservation Wars, Killing, Resources, Bill Clinton, Virunga Park, War, Proxy Wars, Paul Kagame, Looting, Un, Refugees, Congo, Laurent Nkunda, Monuc, Fotc, Mccain Administration, President Obama, Obama Administration, President McCain, Home News
Georgianne Nienaber

The humanitarian crisis in Congo has worsened, with tens if not hundreds of thousands of people displaced. It is time for world leaders to take on this issue and contribute to bringing an end to the conflict.

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