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What Happened to Congolese General Laurent Nkunda?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 03.21.2012

Georgianne Nienaber

Why is the U.S. propping up the regime of Rwanda's Paul Kagame as it continues to trample on the free speech of those opposing his rule? Look no further than the new state of the art embassy in Kigali.

Nyiramasuhuko: The Mother Who Awarded Rape For Murder

Sam Sasan Shoamanesh | Posted 10.09.2011

Sam Sasan Shoamanesh

The wheels of international criminal justice may be slow, but turn they will, and as Pauline Nyiramasuhuko's case would come to illustrate, they can generate important judicial outcomes.

Refugees Are Normal People

Leora Tanenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Leora Tanenbaum

"Refugees are normal people, like you and me," says Rose Mapendo, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the extraordinary new documentary Pushing the Elephant.

Rwanda: Road to Recovery

Isobel Coleman | Posted 05.25.2011

Isobel Coleman

Risen from the ashes of genocide, Rwanda is in many ways an African success story.

Congolese Groups Demand Ouster of Abusive Army Commander

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Georgianne Nienaber

Fifty Congolese human rights and civil society organizations, along with Human Rights Watch (HRW), lodged a formal complaint today against Colonel In...

Kabila Says "Peace Before Justice" in DRC; Rebel General Gadi Ready to Fight

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Georgianne Nienaber

Before we discuss the President of Congo's call for peace before justice, consider this. Eastern Congo is a mess. The military situation is so complex...

Rwanda: When 'Never Again' Happened Such a Short Time Ago

Bernard Pollack | Posted 05.25.2011

Bernard Pollack

We've never traveled anywhere quite like Rwanda. The country's wounds may never completely heal, especially when "never again" happened here such a short time ago.

Conflict In Congo Rages On Despite 49 Years Of Independence

Huffington Post Contributor | Posted 05.25.2011

By Rebecca Hamilton Goma, DRC - Jimmy Makozo is ten years old. He should be in school. Instead, he is on the streets of Goma desperately reaching ou...

Stateless People Number Up To 15 Million People Worldwide (AUDIO)

WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011

WorldFocus.org

Imagine you have no birth certificate, no passport and no legal rights. You're trapped in the country where you were born, but no document indica...

Hungry Cows, Hungrier People

Josh Ruxin | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Ruxin

In a country where ethnic distinctions were often linked to the number of cows owned, the free distribution of cows in Rwanda is a great equalizer. But if the cows are hungry, so are the people.

Remembering The Rwandan Genocide 15 Years Later (SLIDESHOW)

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Georgianne Nienaber

The images in this report are atrocious and in some cases obscene. But, they speak the truth of what happened during 100 days in 1994.

The Inauguration and the Historical Spectre of Genocide

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

Raymond J. Learsy

The sea of joyous humanity on the Mall in Washington gave us a snapshot of what a million people looked like. It gave us some inkling of the sheer size of what was perhaps humanity's greatest crime.