Kolawole Olaniyan
Kolawole Olaniyan
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The failure by the DRC government to create a professional, truly unified army is contributing in a large measure to the continuing instability in the east and needlessly putting civilian lives at risk.
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It is not enough for the Nigerian government to initiate an investigation. We need an international commission of inquiry that will report directly to the UN Secretary-General and make its findings public.
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It is a fundamental principle of criminal justice that justice delayed is justice denied.
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African leaders owe it to their people to work vigorously with President Obasanjo to see that Taylor faces trial expeditiously,
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However, real unification of the armed forces is a prerequisite for elections that are free of human rights abuses, and for the success of future peace-building in the country,
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This plan is welcome. But fundamental problems relating to the discipline, training and accountability of the integrated brigades need also to be addressed as a matter of priority.
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Civilians in the east are looking to their government for protection. But in many cases government soldiers are acting little better than the insurgent groups.
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This very worrying trial has major implications for human rights, media freedom and democratization in Ethiopia. It will be a crucial test of the independence and impartiality of the Ethiopian judiciary.
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We call on the Ethiopian government to halt the police violence and set up an independent and impartial commission of inquiry.