Posted by warvictims on June 6, 2008
Sri Lanka bombings move toward capital
The Army has blamed Tamil Tiger separatist rebels for recent attacks, which have targeted civilians near Colombo.
By Arthur Brigh
Christian Science Monitor
At least 21 people were killed and 47 more were wounded in an explosion on Friday targeting a crowded bus near Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan Army blamed the attack on Tamil Tiger separatists. The attack was the third in the last two weeks that has targeted civilians around the Sri Lankan capital – far from the front lines of fighting in northern Sri Lanka. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on June 6, 2008
All of Darfur ‘a crime scene,’ UN Security Council is told
By Neil MacFarquhar
International Herald Tribune
UNITED NATIONS, New York: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court presented a grim portrait of conditions in the Darfur region of Sudan to the UN Security Council, as a majority of council members pushed for what would be the first statement in three years condemning the Sudanese government. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on June 6, 2008
UN advises ending of refugee status for Sierra Leoneans who fled country
UN News Centre
6 June 2008 – The United Nations refugee agency says it is recommending that refugee status for Sierra Leoneans who fled their country should be ended because the root causes of the West African nation’s refugee problem have ceased to exist. Read the rest of this entry »
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