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The ICC convicted Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga, found guilty of using child soldiers in Congo from 2002-2003. The ruling happened this past week at the Hague. I think this is a step in the right direction. Holding people and governments, nations, corporations, and individuals accountable for crimes against humanity needs to happen. Its past due Read more
March 17, 2012 in Genocide, The Congo by thetalkingstick
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Supreme Court Justices are divided as to whether or not corporations should be held liable in Human Rights Violations in other countries. It appears that corporations will once again receive a pass on any accountability toward protecting human life in areas like the Congo, where mining operations have displaced millions of people to refugee camps Read more
March 1, 2012 in Genocide, History, The Congo by thetalkingstick
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6 Million Dead Over 6 Million Dead Just what does that really mean anyway? 6 million dead does not include all the people living and dying in refugee camps. Living and dying in camps with no food, no shelter and no medical care. How long could you survive living under these conditions? This sounds like Read more
February 11, 2012 in Genocide, The Congo by thetalkingstick
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Over 6 Million People have died since conflict in the Congo began. Yet this rarely makes the news. This number surpasses the number of lives lost in the Holocaust. The world vowed then, that they would never allow this to happen again, yet is has happened again. The conflict has its roots in the mid-70s. Read more
February 9, 2012 in Genocide, The Congo by thetalkingstick
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I was doing some research online today to try to get some up to date information on Eastern Congo. I came across some photos of the Kibati Refugee Camp, its about 7 miles from Goma and is a place I am interested in knowing more about. What struck me first is the state in which Read more
February 6, 2012 in Genocide, History, The Congo by thetalkingstick
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