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| After Wars, Mass Rapes Persist |
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Article on the incidence of rape , especially young children in Liberia.
By Nicholas D. Kristof(The New York Times, 05/20/2009)
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| Child Soldiers Mature Into Remorseless Fighters, Threaten Africa's Stability |
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This article discusses the problem of child soldiers in Africa becoming adults. They have little other choice than to continue fighting, raising concerns in the U.S. intelligence community of terrori...
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| Prosecuting Charles Taylor |
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Liberia cannot be rebuilt and peaceful elections cannot be held until their former leader, the notorious warlord Charles Taylor is behind bars. Therefore Nigeria must be turned over to the US for a W...
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| Bring Charles Taylor to Justice |
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The author writes that the United States should press Nigeria, which currently is harboring Charles Taylor, the former Liberian dictator, to turn Mr. Taylor over to the Special Court for Sierra Leone....
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| Stop turning away, America |
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A West African force should take charge in war-ravaged Liberia, says former U.S. diplomat John Hirsch, but it needs help from Washington. (Globe and Mail, 7/31/2003)
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| Wanted: UN peace force |
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The need for one can be seen in Liberia. (Guardian, 7/29/2003)
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| How to secure peace in Liberia |
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The United States must lead urgent international action to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe spreading across West Africa, argue leading experts from the International Crisis Group. (Guardian, 6/29/...
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| An End to Liberia's Misery |
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A prescription for Liberia. By Chris Hennemeyer and John Prendergast. (Washington Post, 6/17/2003)
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| What about Africa's mass graves? |
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Explores U.S. lack of effort to help Liberia. By Dennis Jett. (Christian Science Monitor, 6/12/2003)
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| No Asylum for Atrocity Lords |
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Critique of granting asylum to Liberia's Charles Taylor. By David J. Scheffer. (Washington Post, 7/10/2003)
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| Time for Ottawa to act |
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Amnesty calls on Canadians to airlift African refugees to Canada, as they did with Kosovars. By Alex Neve. (Toronto Star, 7/10/2003)
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| A Trustee For Crippled States |
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Supports the proposal to reactivate the U.N. Trusteeship Council to oversee Liberia's recovery. By Suzanne Nossel. (Washington Post, 8/25/2003)
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| Peace Before Prosecution? |
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Using Liberia and Kosovo as examples, calls for a mechanism to guide tribunals whose actions might have a significant and unexpected impact on peace negotiations. By Morton Abramowitz and Paul Willi...
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