Tuesday, 15 July 2008

News Stories (15/07/08)

Sudan angered by genocide claims (BBC News) - [text online]

Sudan head accused of war crimes (BBC News) - [text online]

Aid groups mull leaving Somalia (BBC News) - [text online]

Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir faces war crimes charges (The Daily Telegraph) - [text online]

Sudanese president, Omar al-Bashir, charged with genocide (The Times) - [text online]

‘Anti-Islamist group’ charged with plotting military coup in Turkey (The Times) - [text online]

Gordon Brown turns to EU after failed Zimbabwe vote (The Times) - [text online]

Failed asylum-seekers are abused by private security companies, says report (The Independent) - [text online]

Mercenaries join Mugabe's ruthless terror campaign (The Independent) - [text online]

MPs demand inquiry into torture of Briton overseas (The Independent) - [text online]

African Union: Suspend Sudan genocide charge (The Independent) - [text online]

After eight years, Gaza student walks to freedom and an education (The Independent) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : OCHA Kenya Humanitarian Update vol. 27, 03 - 09 Jul 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

ReliefWeb/OCHA Situation Report : Humanitarian action in Southern Sudan weekly bulletin, week 26, 29 Jun - 05 Jul 2008
(ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Sudan warns ICC legal process could harm Darfur peace (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Colombia: Report highlights humanitarian concerns in Putumayo region (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Somalia: Thousands flee Beletweyne as clash fears mount (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Azerbaijan: IDPs still trapped in poverty and dependence - IDMC (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

OPT: UNRWA signs 4 agreements valued at USD 6m with Saudi Committee (ReliefWeb) - [text online]

Azerbaijan: IDPs still trapped in poverty and depenence (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre) - [Full Overview (html/pdf)]

Memorandum to Djibril Bassolé: Building blocks for peace in Darfur (ENOUGH Project) - [text online]

The Merits of Justice (ENOUGH Project) - [text online]

Deportation threat lifted from asylum seekers (The Independent) - [text online]

African migrant wins deportation battle (Scotsman) - [text online]

EU immigration plan draws flak in Africa (EU Business) - [text online]

Italy rejects accusations of racism from EU assembly (EU Observer) - [text online]

Visa plan for 'risky' visitors (BBC News) - [text online]

Immigration: Bail bonds and electronic tags proposed for illegal migrants (The Guardian) - [text online]

Post-PC dignity (The Guardian) - [text online]

'They threatened to break my neck' (The Guardian) - [text online]

Asylum seekers assaulted by private security teams, says report (The Guardian) - [text online]

What's behind the baby boom? (The Guardian) - [text online]

South Africa: Changing pattern of displacement from Zimbabwe (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

Close to 400 Lao Hmong repatriated from Thailand (UNHCR Briefing Note) - [text online]

Winnipeg's refugee rapper with a mission (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Report highlights humanitarian concerns in Colombia's Putumayo region (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Zimbabweans face uphill struggle in search for asylum in South Africa (UNHCR News) - [text online]

Newcomers Must Earn The Right To Stay In The UK (Home Office Press Release) - [text online]

Results Of Britains First Global Visa Review (Home Office Press Release) - [text online]

President’s Corner: ICC Case Against Bashir is Risky but Right (Refugees International) - [text online]

Afghanistan: Refugees' Difficult Road Home (Refugees International) - [text online]

Darfur: ICC Moves Against Sudan’s Leader (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

ICC: Good Progress Amid Missteps in First Five Years (Human Rights Watch) - [text online]

“Utter hypocrisy” as government fails to act on Zimbabweans left destitute in the UK (Refugee Council) - [text online]

UN awaiting clarification on future support to Nepalese peace process (UN News) - [text online]

ICC Prosecutor seeks charges against Sudanese President for Darfur crimes (UN News) - [text online]

SWAZILAND: Siphiwe Hlope, "Today women are so courageous"
(IRIN News) - [text online]

Selected News Sources:

BBC News - http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Times Online - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/

The Telegraph - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Independent - http://www.independent.co.uk/

The Guardian: Special News Reports on Immigration & Refugees: http://www.guardian.co.uk/immigration/0,,1397447,00.html

UNHCR News - http://www.unhcr.org/news.html

UN News Centre - http://www.un.org/news/

ReliefWeb - http://www.reliefweb.int

Reuters AlertNet - http://www.alertnet.org/

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