Peace & Justice Update - Summer, 2008
Volume 19, Number 5
The countries for the Peace & Justice Update have been chosen as areas of focus at the Institute.
Source information: Information presented in this update is condensed from wire and newspaper reports from Lexis/Nexis and from electronic sites on the World Wide Web. Complete bibliographical information is unavailable from these services, but every attempt has been made to properly cite information and give credit to source materials. This update is intended for use by IPJ staff and associates for informational purposes only. As the material in this update is condensed, and does not directly quote the primary source, information from the update should not be quoted.
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The Peace & Justice Update is written by the Summer 2008 interns at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego. The interns are
Azaam Samad (Whittier College)
Ben Lee (University of San Diego)
Erica Embree (University of California, Berkeley)
James Giganti (Columbia University)
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UPDATE SUMMARY
CAMEROON
Cameroonian and Nigerian governments proceed as planned amid court orders of suspension and declarations of independence; Former Minister of External Relations arrested for Albatross scandal
COLOMBIA
Uribe lauds other governments at Regional Anti-Drug Summit; Colombia rejects offer for mediations
GUATEMALA
Attorney-General resigns; Inter-American Commission on Human Rights files petition against State of Guatemala in Court of Human Rights
NEPAL
Political consensus paves way for unified government; Controversy over VP’s use of Hindi continues
SIERRA LEONE
One year after national elections, Crisis Group report addresses Koroma government performance; Mining accident leaves two missing and dozens wounded
SRI LANKA
United States expresses concern over treatment of media personnel in Sri Lanka; Heavy fighting kills 40 combatants
SUDAN
UN extends Darfur mission; UN faces outside pressure over ICC indictment
UGANDA
Army Chief speaks out on 2011 elections; Baganda kingdom growing more hostile over land claims
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