Peace & Justice Update - Fall, 2008
Volume 20, Number 7
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 Fall 2008 interns at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego. The interns are:
Elisabetta Colabianchi (University of San Diego)
Chris Groth (University of San Diego ’06)
Carolyn Smith
(University of California, San Diego)
Ali Wolters (University of San Diego)
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UPDATE SUMMARY
BANGLADESH
Tensions between Bangladesh and Burma shift to land borders.
Questions arise prior to elections.
COLOMBIA
Plan Colombia receives dismal report.
Colombia and U.S. try to recover from human rights abuse scandal.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Nkunda’s rebels close in on strategic town.
Increased foreign involvement feared.
GUATEMALA
Criminal gang kills 16 in bus fire.
Kaibiles take up peacekeeping role in the DRC.
NEPAL
Constituent Assembly regulations finalized; constitution drafting expected to begin soon.
Army Integration Special Committee to be restructured.
PERU
Amnesty International criticizes new bill marking a step back for human rights.
Peru prepares to sue Yale over Inca artifacts.
SOUTH AFRICA
Refugee camps are closing for xenophobia victims.
SADC holds regional summit in Johannesburg.
UGANDA
Karamojong women oppressed by traditions.
Police arrest suspected gunmen terrorizing residents.
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