Rape Charges Dropped Against Nine Year Old Boy

By Michael Kiefer, The Arizona Republic
A Maricopa County Juvenile Court judge on Wednesday dropped charges against a 9-year-old boy accused of rape.

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UN Expert Sounds Alarm Over Court Order For Liberia To Pay Back ‘Vulture Funds’

UN News Service, New York
A United Nations human rights expert voiced concern today over the decision of a court to order Liberia to pay debts of about $20 million to two so-called “vulture funds” – private investment firms that buy the debts of struggling countries or companies at below face value and then aggressively [...]

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Africans, African Americans Must Stand Up to be Counted or They Would Not Count in America

By Paul I. Adujie, New York
There is strength in numbers. So goes an age old adage. That adage seems to be a perfect   imperative for continental Africans and all peoples of African descent who need to be counted in the forthcoming US Census in 2010 and even beyond.

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Nigerian Govt Sued on Absence of President Yar’Adua

Gulf Times, Reuters/Lagos
A leading Nigerian human rights lawyer has launched legal action to try to force President Umaru Yar’Adua to hand executive powers to his deputy while he is receiving medical treatment in Saudi Arabia.

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Liberian Government Urged to Act on Truth and Reconciliation Panel’s Recommendation for War Crimes Prosecutions

By Elise Keppler, New York
 
The Liberian government should investigate and prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during Liberia’s brutal armed conflicts, Human Rights Watch said today.

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Haiti My Love. We Are All Haitians Now. Haiti Cheri, Mon Amour, Je t’aime

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By Paul I. Adujie, New York

 

I am overwhelmed with emotions. I am mournful and tearful. I am so saddened and feel broken and helpless. I am compelled to ask why Haiti tragedies are seemingly ceaseless and endless. And why is it that Haiti never gets any respite? Why is it that Haiti has all through history suffered calamities, catastrophes and disasters? Why is a once- great people in a nation which was full of promise now perpetually embroiled in palpable devastation and abject poverty? More on page 1131

Editor @ January 23, 2010

Liberia’s Executive Mansion Clarifies News Report that President Sirleaf is in Land Dispute

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Executive Mansion, Monrovia

A news story carried in the “News Newspaper” Wednesday, January 20, 2010 edition, maliciously captioned: “Johnson Sirleaf in Land Dispute…Residents Say It’s Robbery,” is grossly inaccurate. More on page 1129

Editor @ January 23, 2010

Liberian Red Cross Establishes Tracing Service for Haiti’s Quake Victims

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By Mambu James Kpargoi, Monrovia

In the wake of the devastating earthquake that wrecked Haiti about two weeks ago, the Liberian National Red Cross Society (LNRCS) has set up a tracing service to assist individuals residing in Liberia to locate their relatives and friends who were affected by the disaster. More on page 1127

Editor @ January 23, 2010

Judge Issues Order for Dismissal in Boley v. The Advocates for Human Rights

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Minneapolis, MN

 

In a ruling issued on January 22, 2010, United States District Court Judge Patrick Schiltz dismissed completely the lawsuit brought by Dr. George Boley against The Advocates for Human Rights for a statement made by its Deputy Director during a radio interview in November 2006. More on page 1125

Editor @ January 23, 2010

Liberian Government Excluded from Arms Ban

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UN News, New York

The 15 member UN Security Council (UNSC) has excluded the Liberian government from an arms embargo enforced on the West African country since 2003. More on page 1114

Editor @ December 20, 2009