humanitarian news and analysis Table of contents 1. Sexual violence in conflict – what use is the law? 2. In photos: A decade on, effects of Uganda's war linger 3. Aid under fire: A timeline of MSF's withdrawal Sexual violence in conflict – what use is the law? LONDON, 30 January 2015 (IRIN) - Through conflict after conflict, sexual violence persists, not just as individual crimes but as a weapon of war. In short, sexual violence persists because it is effective. Read report online In photos: A decade on, effects of Uganda's war linger NAIROBI, 30 January 2015 (IRIN) - A senior commander of the Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, made his first appearance at the...

  DRC: Martin Kobler welcomes military operation against FDLR https://m.soundcloud.com/radiyoyacuvoa/martin-kobler-welcomes-military-operation-against-fdlr ### "Aho kwanga no guhora dutuka Abakotanyi n'Umutware wabo, dukwiriye kubasabira ngo Imana ibavane mu bikohwa by'Ibinyabubasha (ibyo ku isi n'iby'ikuzimu) byabigaruriye bikabagira abacakara babyo",  Mwarimu  Rewoporidi MUNYAKAZI. __._,_.___ Posted by: Nzinink <nzinink@yahoo.com> Reply via web post • Reply to sender • Reply to group • Start a New Topic ...

  http://www.anngarrison.com/audio/2015/01/29/553/open-letter-to-bloomberg-news-re-lorettta-lynch-and-the-ictr Open letter to Bloomberg News re Lorettta Lynch and the ICTR Submitted by  Ann Garrison  on Thu, 01/29/2015 - 18:06 TO: Bloomberg News and Bloomberg News writer  Del Quentin Wilber RE: Bloomberg News Report:   Rwanda Tribunal Taught Loretta Lynch Real Power of Prosecutors   News outlets have been praising Loretta Lynch's credentials as a former Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Whatever else Loretta Lynch's qualifications may be, this is not a credential to praise or take pride in. Those who know the disgraceful history of victor's justice at the ICTR, and its service to the predatory US/NATO agenda in the Global South, are aware of this. See my KPFA News produced with CIUT-Toronto host Phil Taylor and published on the San Francisco Bay View website, for a start, " Phil ...

  News and Events from the Centre of African Studies View this email in your browser Dear all This year we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Centre of African Studies Cambridge, for our programme of events click here . Registration for our annual lecture given by Professor James Ferguson of Stanford University is now open and places are filling up quickly! To reserve a seat click here .   News from the Centre of African Studies   The Audrey Richards Annual Lecture in African Studies 2015   Professor James Ferguson Stanford University Give a Man a Fish: From Patriarchal Productionism to the Politics of Distribution in Southern Africa (and Beyond) For the abstract of the lecture click here . Thursday 26 March 2015 at 5pm Rooms SG1 & SG2, Alison Richard Building 7 West Road, Cambridge Followed by a reception in the atrium   James Ferguson is the Susan S and William H Hindle Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences and Professor in the Depa...