Rwanda and Zaire (DRC) 1990 to 1997, where the US blocked real humanitarian intervention
April 10, 2021
“Rwandan refugee children plead with Zairean soldiers to allow them across a bridge separating Rwanda and Zaire where their mothers had crossed moments earlier before the soldiers closed the border, in Zaire, now known as Congo, Aug. 20, 1994,” according to ABC News, where this photo appears. – Photo: Jean-marc Bouju, AP
by Ann Harrison
The cases of Bosnia and Rwanda are the most often cited in arguments for humanitarian war, Bosnia as a case in which the US and NATO intervened, Rwanda as a case in which they did not, but the truth of both histories is disputed. I spoke with Judi Rever, author of “In Praise of Blood: Crimes of the Rwandan Patriotic Front,” a book that upended the received history of the Rwandan war and genocide of 1990 to1994.
Navi Pillay
Earlier this month, Germany bestowed its highest civilian decoration, the Federal Cross of Merit, on South Africa s
Dr Navi Pillay. Here is an excerpt of the speech made by
German Ambassador
Martin Schäfer at the event.
I have come to Durban to express our recognition, to pay our respect and to express our gratitude to one of the most exceptional experts and influential actors in the realm of international criminal law and human rights in the world.
It is difficult to imagine a more meaningful, more logical and more impressive legal career than yours. Your achievements truly go beyond what any law student could possibly dream of when sweating over law books at University.