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Nearly Forgotten Forces of WWII In Congo.

Nearly Forgotten Forces of WWII In Congo, Old Soldiers Tell of Difficult Days Under Colonial Command By Stephanie McCrummen Washington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, August 4, 2009 WALIKALE, Congo -- While books and films have lionized the last surviving...

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25 juillet 2009

Congo's east dire, Goma prison Africa's worst: UN

By Thomas Hubert KINSHASA (Reuters) - A prison in eastern Congo's town of Goma is the worst in Africa, with 850 prisoners crammed into a jail built for 150 making conditions "inhumane", a top United Nations human rights official said. Dmitry Titov, the...

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21 juillet 2009

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The Home Office has announced that it plans to cut support for asylum seekers, who already receive only 70% of income support. Refugee Action believe that this is totally unacceptable and discriminates against those seeking sanctuary, who are already...

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17 juillet 2009

Sudanese asylum seekers bundled onto plane in bungled deportation case

An investigation has been launched into allegations that immigration officers tried to deport a Sudanese family after a Government minister ordered their removal be put on hold. The family, who have not been identified, were held at Yarl's Wood Detention...

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7 juillet 2009

PUBLIC MEETING IN PARLIAMENT ON DEPORTATIONS TO DR CONGO‏

PUBLIC MEETING IN PARLIAMENT ON DEPORTATIONS TO CONGO THIS WEDNESDAY Dear Friend Before parliament goes into recess we have decided to call a public meeting on deportations to Congo: Boothroyd Room Portcullis House Westminster Wednesday 8 July 2009 from...

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7 juillet 2009

Immigrants 'don't top housing list'

Claims that immigrants are given priority access to social housing have been dismissed as a myth by the equalities watchdog. A study for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) found that only 1.8% of social tenants had moved to the UK within...

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1 juin 2009

KAMBA FAMILY CAMPAIGN: Leitishia and Jeanine – help us keep their hope alive………

Leitishia and Jeanine Kamba were just children in the war torn Democratic Republic of Congo when they lost both their parents. Their older brother Blaise, took responsibility for his sisters and has been mother, father and mentor to them ever since. This...

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31 mai 2009

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Mission in DR Congo Assists Military in Offensive Against Hutu Rebels

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced on Saturday that it is supporting Congolese government forces (FARDC) in an ongoing military offensive against an ethnic Hutu militia to protect civilians...

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17 mai 2009

Rwanda: Fresh FDLR Raids Claim More Congolese Nationals

Kigali — New reports coming out of the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, have claimed that several government soldiers were killed by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebels over the weekend. The lawless group...

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6 mai 2009

Congo: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Sixth session of the UPR

13 April 2009 Public amnesty international Democratic Republic of Congo Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review Sixth session of the UPR Working Group of the Human Rights Council November-December 2009 Executive summary In this submission, Amnesty...

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