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Observations and Recommendations on the International Criminal Court and the African Union

June 27th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

I. Introduction

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Equatorial Guinea: Abuses Ahead of AU Summit

June 22nd, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

Equatorial Guinea’s government has spent lavishly on diplomatic accommodations while neglecting the rights of the country’s poor in the lead-up to hosting the African Union summit. The government has also sharply limited public dissent and critical reporting. While most citizens of Equatorial Guinea languish in poverty, President Teodoro Obiang’s government, which holds the revolving AU chairmanship, spent more than US$830 million to construct a luxury complex for the summit outside the nation’s capital, Malabo.

(Washington, DC) – Equatorial Guinea’s government has spent lavishly on diplomatic accommodations while neglecting the rights of the country’s poor in the lead-up to hosting the African Union summit, Human Rights Watch and EG Justice said today. The government has also sharply limited public dissent and critical reporting.

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AU: Press Libya to Obey African Court’s Order

April 19th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

(Nairobi) – The African Union (AU) should put pressure on Libya to comply with the African Court’s order to halt attacks on civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling, on March 25, 2011, was the first against a state by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Court).

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Somalia Slides

April 19th, 2010 | Author: Letta Tayler, counterterrorism researcher

The Somali war widow shuddered as she recounted how al-Shabaab insurgents jailed her for a week and whipped her 185 times, doling out lashes during prayer calls. She received this punishment for selling cups of tea.

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