· Bizimungu sentenced to 30 years in prison · Nzuwonemeye and Sagahutu each sentenced to 20 years imprisonment · Ndindiliyimana sentenced to time served since 2000 and released Trial Chamber II of the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda today convicted Augustin Bizimungu, François-Xavier Nzuwonemeye, Innocent Sagahutu and Augustin Ndindiliyimana in the ‘Military II’ trial. It subsequently sentenced Bizimungu to 30 years in prison and Nzuwonemeye and Sagahutu each to 20 years imprisonment while Ndindiliyimana was sentenced to time served since he was arrested in Belgium on 29... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent – Unidentified people have set the ‘New Vision’ journalist Goodluck Musinguzi’s home on blaze using petrol. New Vision is the leading news paper in Uganda owned by the government. Musinguzi’s home which is located at Hamabare village, Rushaki ward, Southern division, Kabale municipality was attacked on the night of May 10, 2011. Human Rights Network for Journalists-Uganda (HRNJ-Uganda) reports that the assailants dispensed petrol around his house using a sponge which had been drenched in the petrol to start the fire. “We were awakened up by fire which was started near my bedroom window and a barking... Continue Reading
By Own Correspondent, from Ghana -In a release from Kampala dated May 10, 2011,The Ugandan parliament should reject the Anti-Homosexuality Bill that has been the subject of public hearings in recent days before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. The Parliamentary Order Paper of 10 May indicates that the bill could be debated by the Parliament and come up for a vote on May 11, 2011. The bill would introduce the death penalty as a sanction for some consensual sex between members of the same sex, the same penalty provided for terrorism... Continue Reading
By Correspondent Chinyere Ogbonna – The United Nations launches the first global Decade of Action for Road Safety in a bid to reduce a scourge that kills an estimated 1.3 million people annually and leaves millions of others injured or permanently disabled. Governments around the world are holding public events this week and unveiling national safety plans as they kick off the Decade of Action, which the UN World Health Organization (WHO) hopes will provide the necessary spur for a united response to the problem. In a remark, the Director-General of WHO, Margaret Chan, describes road traffic accidents as a... Continue Reading
By Ohemeng Tawiah, Nhyira Fm/Kumasi-Ghana – Ivorian refugees at Nsuta-Beposo in the Sekyere Central of the Ashanti Region in Ghana are appealing to President Mills to help restore lasting peace in their country. The refugees claim to be descendants of former Ivorian leader Houphouet-Boigny, believed to have migrated from Nsuta in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The say having shown neutrality in the post-election conflict, the Ghanaian President is well placed to help bring down tension between supporters of newly-installed President Alassane Ouatarra and ousted Laurent Gbagbo. The arrest of Mr. Gbagbo and swearing in of Alassane Quattara has been... Continue Reading
