Early on August 25, 2008, Sudanese police and national security forces conducted what they described as a weapons search and seizure operation at the Kalma displaced persons camp in South Darfur. During the operation, more than 30 persons were killed and scores more injured, the majority women and children. As yet, the circumstances of the deaths are unclear.

Southern African leaders should adopt the proposed Gender and Development Protocol at their upcoming summit after amending it to include crucial provisions deleted in 2007.

Twenty years after the uprising in Burma, the military government continues to sharply restrict fundamental rights and violently suppress dissent. The US recently took action enforcing a law that strictly bans the import of rubies and jade from Burma. Read more...