The dire human rights and humanitarian crisis facing the people of
Somalia has been revealed in a groundbreaking new Amnesty International
report.
Ethiopian forces and forces of the Transitional Federal Government of
Somalia (TFG) have been accused of targeting civilians in an attack on
a Mogadishu mosque that left 21 dead.
Central African leaders and the UN have been urged to secure the
release of more than 350 men, women and children thought to have been
abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army.
At least 18 Palestinians, including children and other unarmed
civilians, were killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on
Wednesday.
The US military launched air strikes in Basra on Friday for the first
time since the Iraqi authorities began their crackdown on the Mahdi
Army, followers of the Shi’a cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
At least 12 people are reported to have been killed in fighting between Iraqi government forces and armed militia in Basra.
Heavy fighting between Iraqi government forces and armed militia in Basra and other Iraqi cities is creating a grave risk to civilians, Amnesty International said today, as it urged all parties to refrain from indiscriminate or disproportionate attacks and to respect civilian life.
Five years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the country is still in disarray.
Five years after US-led forces toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraq remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world for human rights, Amnesty International said today.
Israeli military air strikes and artillery attacks on the Gaza Strip
during the last few days have killed over 100 Palestinians, including
dozens of children and other civilian bystanders.
