Full Coverage: Solomon Islands
09.05.2002
Taiwan is discussing dumping low-level nuclear waste in the politically troubled Solomon Islands, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency.
more...From: Environment News Service (ENS) Related topics/regions: [Taiwan] [Nuclear Issues] |
24.09.2001
The Solomon Islands observed International Threatened Species Day earlier this month by raising awareness of the plight of the endangered Ghizo White-eye bird found only in the thick woodland vegetation of Ghizo Island.
more...From: WWF International Related topics/regions: [Conservation] |
20.12.2000
Human rights campaigners have condemned a sweeping amnesty law passed by the Solomon Islands parliament yesterday which covers abuses committed during two years of ethnic conflict.
more...From: Amnesty International UK Related topics/regions: [Human rights] |
05.10.2000
A ceasefire is now in place in the Solomon Islands while peace talks continue aboard a New Zealand navy ship anchored off the island's capital Honiara. But this is just one of a string of bitter ethnic splits in the Pacific region which has its roots in a struggle for land control, says Debbie Singh.
more...From: Inter Press Service Related topics/regions: [Asia and the Pacific] [Indigenous rights] [Geopolitics] [Conflict] |
08.09.2000
Efforts to end the civil war in the Solomon Islands are being undermined by human rights atrocities and a culture of impunity, says Amnesty International.
more...From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Related topics/regions: [Human rights] [Conflict] |
08.06.2000
The Solomon Islands is suffering the worst violence in its history as an independent state with ethnic groups from the islands of Malaita and Guadalcanal vying for power.
more...From: Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep Related topics/regions: [Population] [Conflict] |
27.12.1999
Amnesty International is calling for the release of all hostages taken during a year-long ethnic conflict in the Solomon Islands which has led to widespread human rights abuses.
more...From: Amnesty International - International Secretariat Related topics/regions: [Human rights] |
22.07.1999
Five people have been killed and 10,000 have fled their homes after three weeks of turmoil sparked by a rebel group demanding land rights on the Solomon Island of Guadalcanal.
more...From: Inter Press Service Related topics/regions: [Land] [Conflict] |
05.07.1999
Journalists covering ethnic conflict in the Solomon Islands have been warned they could run up against new emergency powers which outlaw reporting 'likely to cause racial disharmony'.
more...Related topics/regions: [Freedom of expression] [Media] |

