In Libya, mass murder and the sin of silence Updated: May 9
Print article TARHUNA, Libya - When the militiamen abducted Abdul Ali al-Falus and his four sons last year, their family had every reason to fear the worst. By then, the Kaniyat militia had killed scores and perhaps hundreds of civilians in this pastoral town, many of them shot multiple times at close range, often blindfolded, handcuffed and with legs tied, according to officials and community leaders. And no one had stopped the militiamen or held them to account. Not Libya’s internationally recognized government, which was aligned with the Kaniyat until two years ago.
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Rhino Poachers Return After South Africa Eases Pandemic Restrictions
May 06, 2021
A tranquillised rhino is seen after dehorning, amid mounting fears of a rebound in rhino poaching, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) travel restrictions ease, at the Balule Nature Reserve in Hoedspruit, Limpopo province, South Africa April 26, 2021.
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Rhino
poaching is rising again in South Africa. Wildlife parks say that poaching has increased since the government eased pandemic restrictions.
Limits on international travel had the
benefit of keeping poachers away. In 2020, 394 rhinos were poached, 30 percent fewer than 2019 and the fewest since 2011.
In November, South Africa began easing international travel restrictions.
Rhino poaching is on the rise again in South Africa since government loosened the Covid-19 restrictions, following a year-long lull due to the pandemic, wildlife parks say.
The strict limits on local and international travel, imposed in March last year, had kept the poachers at bay. Last year, 394 rhino were poached, 30% fewer than the year before and the lowest yearly tally since 2011.
But then South Africa began easing international travel restrictions in November.
There is a very real and realised threat as poaching pressure has increased since the lockdown perhaps to meet the demand from the international markets
“Since November, December last year and into this year, this landscape and particularly Kruger National Park has been experiencing serious numbers of rhino poaching,” said Jo Shaw, the Africa Rhino Lead for WWF International Network.