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Impunity in rape cases thrives

by IRIN | 0 » | Jun22 10
FREETOWN - Police records in Sierra Leone show that after months of court appearances, Janice, 35, dropped charges against ...
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Silence endangers girls

by IRIN | 0 » | Jun14 10
ZIGUINCHOR - Girls' safety hinges on families' willingness to speak out about sexual violence, researchers in Senegal's southern Casamance ...
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Troops reinforcing a porous and dangerous border

by IRIN | 0 » | May26 10
MUSINA - South African special forces troops have begun a six-month deployment along the troubled border with Zimbabwe, where rape, ...
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Poor conditions mean double jeopardy for inmates

by IRIN | 0 » | Apr30 10
Doing time in Zambia's prisons may be a death sentence, regardless of the crime or conviction, as conditions behind ...
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Drought, banditry threaten stability in Uganda’s Karamoja region – IRC

by IRIN | 0 » | Sep21 09
NAIROBI, 21 September 2009 (IRIN) - Violent conflicts and cattle rustling have reduced in Uganda's northeastern Karamoja region, but severe ...
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Le gouvernement pointé du doigt pour des rafles punitives après une attaque rebelle

by IRIN | 0 » | Sep26 08
Le gouvernement soudanais a une nouvelle fois été accusé d'avoir procédé à des exécutions sommaires et à des arrestations ...
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Une ONG se retire après une attaque contre ses employés

by IRIN | 0 » | Sep26 08
Une organisation internationale (ONG) a suspendu ses activités à la suite d'attaques contre ses employés dans l'Ituri, une ...
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Indice de corruption 2008 – Résultats mitigés

by IRIN | 0 » | Sep26 08
Neuf pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest ont progressé, et neuf autres ont encore reculé au classement 2008 de Transparency international (TI) ...
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Terrorist attack hits already-fragile economy

by IRIN | 0 » | Sep26 08
Alleged terrorist attacks on 14 September in Tourine in the northeast killed 11 soldiers and their civilian guide, ...
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Reputation for corruption worsens

by IRIN | 0 » | Sep26 08
Guinea fell five spots in the 2008 ranking of perceptions of corruption released by the watchdog non-profit Transparency ...

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