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Guinea Massacre and rapes at rally were premeditated.

Posted by mantemx on Tuesday, 27 October, 2009

A U.S.-based human rights group says the Sept. 28 massacre by Guinean troops of at least 150 people and the rapes of dozens of women at a pro-democracy rally in Guinea were premeditated — and that rapes of kidnapped women continued for days.

The leader of Guinea’s military junta has blamed the attack on “uncontrolled” elements of the army. But In a report released Tuesday, Human Rights Watch cited witnesses who saw senior officers at the stadium where the massacre and rapes took place.

The group says the presidential guard entered the stadium and immediately opened fire on defenseless pro-democracy protesters. Soldiers then began raping women in and outside the stadium, suggesting it was organized.

GUINEA MASSACRE

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Violations of human rights by the warring parties in Congo.

Posted by mantemx on Tuesday, 20 October, 2009

Congolese Army soldier watches a truck near the frontline

The United Nations on Tuesday launched a cry of alarm over the “madness” behind a growing wave of rapes committed by the warring parties in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

“Once again we’re condemning violations of human rights by the warring parties in Congo, it seems that this rape madness is continuing,” said Elisabeth Byrs, a spokeswoman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

The UN urged a halt in the use of rape as a “weapon of war,” Byrs said.

Her comments followed an incident earlier this month in Sud-Kivu province which is believed to have involved government troops in the area.

“We are demanding that the perpetrators be brought to justice. On October 5 in Bunyakiri, five women were raped by what we think were members of the national army and a woman was killed,” Byrs added.


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