Abuses

Rights watchdog accuses the World Bank of complicity in rights abuses around Tanzanian national park

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KAMPALA, Uganda — A rights watchdog is accusing the World Bank of enabling the Tanzanian government’s violent expansion of a national park through financing from the global lender. The World Bank has failed to hold Tanzanian authorities accountable for serious rights violations, including extrajudicial killings and sexual assaults, relating to the expansion of Ruaha National … Read more

Haiti gang chief vows to struggle any international armed power if it commits abuses

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An ex-police officer thought-about by many to be Haiti’s strongest gang chief warned Wednesday that he would struggle any worldwide armed power deployed to the Caribbean nation if it commited any abuses. Jimmy Chérizier, greatest often known as “Barbecue,” additionally urged Haitians to mobilize towards the federal government. “We’re asking the … Read more