Full Coverage: Conflict

31.05.2005 Former U.S. President Bill Clinton, in Colombo as a special UN envoy for Tsunami reconstruction, categorically called the abduction of tsunami affected children, by the LTTE, to be trained as child soldiers, a " Horrible crime."

26.05.2005 The Dominican Republic - Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) is a threat to poor people in developing countries, said international agency Oxfam today, as the presidents of five Central American countries and the Dominican Republic are meeting with President Bush. The six presidents have just completed an unprecedented road show to convince US citizens and their lawmakers to support the Free Trade Agreement between their countries and the US, but opposition to the agreement is mounting.

26.05.2005 On October 6, 1976 a plane took off from Caracas carrying 73 persons, including the members of a teenaged fencing team. The plane was blown to bits shortly after departure, leaving no survivors.

26.05.2005 La capitale bolivienne a passé la journée d'hier isolée du reste du pays en raison des manifestations et des barrages de routes, auxquelles s'ajoutera aujourd'hui la fermeture de son aéroport international. Le président Carlos Mesa a répété qui continuera son mandat jusqu'en 2007 tandis que se multiplient les doutes sur cette possibilité.

26.05.2005 Demanding immediate withdrawal of the ban on news and informative programmes broadcast, Radio Journalists in Nepal have announced protest programmes. The government banned news broadcasts on FM radio after the royal coup took place in February this year.

25.05.2005 Presqu’un an a passé depuis le jugement du Tribunal international de justice à l’effet que la construction du Mur par le gouvernement israélien était illégale. Dans son jugement, le tribunal réclamait de l’ONU des actions concrètes pour mettre fin à cette situation. Mais en pratique, rien n’a été fait.

25.05.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., May 25 (OneWorld) - The United States has ramped up arms sales to some of the world's most repressive and undemocratic regimes in a misguided attempt to bolster counter-terrorism efforts since the Sep. 11, 2001 attacks on U.S. soil, says a new report from leading arms trade researchers.

24.05.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., May 24 (OneWorld) - U.S. political celebrities and activists demanded Tuesday that the White House ''take specific steps to stop the genocide in Darfur'' and warned that inaction could push the death toll in the war-wrecked Sudanese region past one million people by the end of this year.

24.05.2005 The health personnel of Doctors Without Borders, who have been working in Darfur since January 2004, bring us glimpses into the life and conditions of the people they encountered there. The first of this week's five-part series features the stories of women and girl victims of sexual violence. Check back each day for new insights about life in Darfur.

23.05.2005 Four development organizations in Nepal suspended activities last week after aid workers were brutally beaten by Maoist insurgents in the country's impoverished western province. In the capital, Kathmandu, the king's seizure of power has meant a narrowing space for journalists, academics, and NGOs to work.

23.05.2005 Successive military trials have found four Russian officers not guilty for shooting six Chechen civilians, including a pregnant woman and an elderly man, even though the facts of the shootings were not denied. "Virtually no one has been brought to justice for thousands of severe human rights violations in Chechnya, a situation that perpetuates the violent conflict there," says a new report launched last week.

16.05.2005 Though it hailing January's Iraqi elections, the U.S. government has prevented the new Shi’ite government from taking full control of its own intelligence services, even moving sensitive files to the U.S. military headquarters and launching an Iraqi secret police organization that reports only to the CIA--not to any Iraqi agency or official.

13.05.2005 The exhumation of bodies from the mass grave in Suha village, near Bratunac, was completed yesterday, May 12. 38 bodies of killed women, children and elderly people were found in the grave. It is assumed that the bodies belong to Bosniaks killed at the beggining of Bosnian War on the territory of Bratunac Municipality.

12.05.2005 Global Giving connects individuals who want to help with projects on the ground that need funding. The new Darfur portal offers a range of opportunities to support projects keeping Darfurians safe and helping to rebuild their lives.

10.05.2005 More than 100,000 Americans have died in military combat since the end of World War II, and none were in defense of the United States. Unless we are to "suffer the fate of every other empire--dissolution and bankruptcy," we must "boot the imperialists" out of power and "get rid of the lobbyists representing foreign governments," argues veteran and journalist Charley Reese.

10.05.2005 The ineffective "Plan Colombia," a U.S-backed strategy to fight the Colombian drug trade, was endorsed by Secretary of State Condeleeza Rice during a recent visit to the country. Lutheran World Relief's president Kathryn Wolford argues that the U.S. position only adds to the political instability and drug trafficking in the country considered to have the worst humaniarian crisis in the Western hemisphere.

09.05.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., May 9 (OneWorld) - A leading rights watchdog has urged the African Union (AU) to hasten and enlarge its deployment of peacekeepers to Sudan's war-blighted Darfur region amid warnings the humanitarian situation there is worsening.

09.05.2005 After a week of fighting that displaced tens of thousands and may or may not have involved Rwandan troops,Congolese dissident leaders agreed to a ceasefire Tuesday. The UN mission to the country immediately announced that peacekeepers and humanitarian aid would be sent to the region.

09.05.2005 One of Sudan's two deadly conflicts may be close to ending this week as officials said they expect to finalize a comprehensive peace agreement within a few days. The deal would cover national power-sharing arrangements and administration of territories while imposing a permanent ceasefire after 21 years of fighting.

09.05.2005 "We are convinced that the presence of U.S. troops is a destabilizing force in the region and contributes to the increasing loss of life," a prominent faith-based humanitarian group said Wednesday. Noting that a solid majority in the U.S. now believe the war was a mistake, the group called for the U.S. to give way so the UN and other agencies, working with the Iraqi interim government, can bring peace and stability.