Genocide Monitor

Genocide Monitor: May 14, 2008

Genocide Intervention Network — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:35:05 -0400

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean army and security forces are implicated in post-election violence. Since the end of March, twenty opposition supporters have been killed and hundreds more injured. The opposition MDC already won a parliamentary majority and MDC presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai received 47% of the votes in the recent election. Due to the plurality result, a run-off is planned in the near future.

Darfur: The security situation is deteriorating with 14 civilians killed in recent airstrikes and aid workers increasingly targeted by opportunistic violence. The national census has also sparked fighting between rebels and government forces. The peace process continues, but may be negatively impacted by recent JEM attempts to attack Khartoum.

Democratic Republic of Congo: Renewed violence in North Kivu displaced hundreds of civilians and caused a suspension of humanitarian aid in the province. The ICC unsealed another warrant against a Congolese war criminal. MONUC peacekeepers are charged with assisting rebels in North and South Kivu.

Somalia: US airstrikes killed an insurgent commander and dozens of civilians. Recent US attacks may impact upcoming peace talks.

The Genocide Monitor: Feb. 6, 2008

Genocide Intervention Network — Wed, 6 Feb 2008 08:59:34 -0500

Kenya: As the post-election violence continues, the death toll has reached over 1,000, and more than 300,000 civilians have been displaced.

Darfur: Ethiopia and Bangladesh have offered to loan at least five helicopters to UNAMID.

Eastern Chad: Thousands of rebels surrounded the Chadian capital on Feb. 1, triggering heavy fighting for over three days that generated over 100 civilian casualties. International support from the United Nations and France has allowed President Deby to take back control.

The Genocide Monitor: Jan. 30, 2008

Genocide Intervention Network — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:51:52 -0500

Kenya: US envoy Jendayi Frazer said the violence in Kenya, though not genocide, can be described as "clear ethnic cleansing."

Kenya: The UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide sent a staff member to investigate the situation.

Darfur: Sudanese militias reportedly attacked 21 civilians in a village in west Darfur.

Eastern Chad: European Union foreign ministers formally launched a 3,500-strong peacekeeping mission, called MINURCAT, to protect civilians and aid workers in eastern Chad.

The Genocide Monitor: Jan. 23, 2008

Genocide Intervention Network — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:07:57 -0500

Darfur: Musa Hilal, a Janajaweed leader who is targeted by UN and US sanctions, has been promoted to become the assistant to the minister of federal affairs in the government of Sudan.

Darfur: Banditry caused 13 World Food Programme trucks to be stolen between September and December 2007.

Democratic Republic of Congo: A new study finds that 45,000 civilians have been dying per month for the last decade, yielding a total of 5.4 million deaths. These are the highest morality levels in a conflict since World War Two.

Kenya: As violence continues to devastate the country, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Kenya to head the negotiations between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga.

Darfur News Brief: Jan. 16, 2008

Genocide Intervention Network — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:42:30 -0500

Sudanese government planes bombed rebel positions in at least two villages which led to civilian casualties in West Darfur.
A group of armed men, reportedly from the Janjaweed, overran a prison and released 90 detainees in South Darfur.
The government of Sudan admitted to attacking a UNAMID convoy.