ICTR appeals chamber sends another genocide suspect to Rwanda

 (News of Rwanda) by gahiji The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) prosecution has contended that the case of Rwandan genocide suspect, Bernard Munyagishari should go ahead and be transferred to Rwanda for trial as earlier on decided On 6 June 2012 the Referral Chamber Designated (“Referral Chamber”) referred Munyagishari’s case to the authorities of the Republic of Rwanda for trial before the High Court of Rwanda. However, the transfer came to a deadlock when both Munyagishari and the Prosecution filed their notices of appeal against the Impugned Decision on 19 and 20 June 2012, respectively. During the...

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UN Security Council Press Statement On Central African Republic

The following press statement was issued today by Security Council President Eugène-Richard Gasana ( Rwanda): The members of the Security Council heard a briefing by Jeffrey Feltman, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, on the situation in the Central African Republic. The members of the Security Council expressed strong concern at the worsening humanitarian and security situation, and the weakening of the Central African Republic institutions. They called on competent authorities to restore peace and security in Bangui and outside of Bangui by deploying adequate forces. They called on all parties to allow safe and unhindered...

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Myanmar Muslims face uncertain future after attack

Khin Maung Win Muslims people remove debris from a damaged mosque following fresh anti-Muslim violence broke out in Okkan, 64 kilometers (40 miles) north of Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Hundreds of rampaging Buddhists armed with bricks on Tuesday, stormed a clutch of Muslim villages in the country's latest outbreak of anti-Muslim violence. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win) Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 9:31 am  Updated: 11:02 am, Wed May 1, 2013. (Associated Press) They slept terrified in the fields, watching their homes burn through the night. And when they returned on Wednesday,...

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World Press Freedom Declines

(Voice of America) Carla Babb May 01, 2013  WASHINGTON — Freedom House, an independent watchdog dedicated to expanding freedom around the world, has released its annual report on global press freedom ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Friday. Media and press freedom have declined in several areas across the globe. Just one out of six people across the globe enjoyed a free press last year. Freedom House President David Kramer says the global decline in press freedom is a huge concern. "A free press is critical to any country's democratic development. It acts as a check and balance....

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EU debates biopiracy law to protect indigenous people

Men chop up roots and plants for use in Zulu medicine at the Muti market in Durban, South Africa, 2010. Photograph: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images  (The Guardian by Marc Hall) Pharmaceutical firms would need to compensate indigenous people for using their knowhow in creating new medicines Marc Hall for EurActiv, part of the Guardian development network guardian.co.uk,   Wednesday 1 May 2013 11.59 EDT The European parliament is debating a draft biopiracy law requiring industry to compensate indigenous people if it makes commercial use of local knowledge such as plant-based medicines. Under...

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Knesset Marks Turks' Genocide of Armenians

MK Rivlin: "We cannot ignore the catastrophes of others because of diplomatic considerations." By Arutz Sheva First Publish: 4/23/2013, 11:22 AM Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan AFP/File The Knesset will hold a ceremony to mark the memory of the Turkish genocide of Armenians, almost 100 years ago, on Tuesday. MK Reuven Rivlin (Likud) said before the ceremony that he believes that "as human beings and as Jews, we must not ignore the catastrophe of another nation for any reason, including diplomatic considerations, important as they may be." "We will mark the annual memorial day for the massacre of the Armenian...

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