Ban Ki-moon cites UN report showing gross human rights violations and atrocities conducted by both sides in civil war. May 15, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for a special tribunal for South Sudan, saying there are grounds to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed since widespread violence began five…
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South Sudan: Bodies found in wells, houses burned in ongoing violence
By JOSPHAT KASIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 13, 2014 (Leer, South Sudan) — Bodies stuffed in wells. Houses burned down. Children playing on military hardware. And infants showing the skeletal outlines of severe hunger. These are the scenes from a remote part of South Sudan — Leer — where Doctors Without Borders has just begun feeding…
The Legal Implications of Violating the Law of War
By Ogeno Jackson Ambrose, Esq. Opinion May 12, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — In the Pre-19th Century, the limitation on the conduct of armed conflicts varied immensely and dependant on time, place and the Countries or Parties involved but the 19th Century ushered a successful effort to create a set of internationally recognized laws governing the conduct and…
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