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19 Nov 2017, 6:18 pm by Douglas A. Berman
Here are excerpts: The Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa’s second-largest nation by area, is known for nefarious trade in copper, coltan, cobalt, tin and other minerals. [read post]
16 Nov 2017, 5:30 am by Jennifer Suder
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein [official website] called [press release] Wednesday for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to deal with those protesting the general election time change in accordance with international human rights laws and standards. [read post]
7 Nov 2017, 9:13 pm
It also includes a case study of the work of the ICRC in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [read post]
25 Oct 2017, 3:34 pm by Jacob Sapochnick
The following countries have treaties with the United States that allow qualifying nationals to apply for Treaty Trader status: Albania Czech Republic Kosovo Romania Argentina Denmark Kyrgyzstan Serbia Armenia Ecuador Latvia Senegal Australia Egypt Liberia Singapore Austria Estonia Lithuania Slovak Republic Azerbaijan Ethiopia Luxembourg Slovenia Bahrain Finland Macedonia Spain Bangladesh France Mexico Sri Lanka Belgium Georgia Moldova Suriname Bolivia Germany Mongolia Sweden… [read post]
23 Oct 2017, 10:59 am by Jonathon Churchin
The UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) [official website] on Monday denounced [press release] the arrest of 30 opposition party members as part of a crackdown by President Joseph Kabila's [BBC profile] government. [read post]
30 Sep 2017, 2:45 pm by EEM
Immigration Medical Screenings: A New Era of Inadmissibility on Health-Related Grounds," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(10), 1107 (Sept. 2017)"Refugees, Asylum-seekers and Undocumented Migrants and the Experience of Parenthood: A Synthesis of the Qualitative Literature," Globalization and Health, 13:75 (Sept. 2017)"Use and Disuse of Malaria Bed Nets in an Internally Displaced Persons Camp in the Democratic Republic of the… [read post]
29 Sep 2017, 10:45 am by EEM
Immigration Medical Screenings: A New Era of Inadmissibility on Health-Related Grounds," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(10), 1107 (Sept. 2017) [open access]"Refugees, Asylum-seekers and Undocumented Migrants and the Experience of Parenthood: A Synthesis of the Qualitative Literature," Globalization and Health, 13:75 (Sept. 2017) [open access]"Use and Disuse of Malaria Bed Nets in an Internally Displaced Persons Camp in the Democratic… [read post]
20 Sep 2017, 9:30 am by Matthew Santiago
[JURIST] The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) [official website] on Tuesday called on [press release] the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to protect all refugees and asylum seekers in the wake of a deadly shooting incident last week. [read post]
19 Sep 2017, 7:27 am by Derek T. Muller
Troubled states like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, and Haiti have recently come under United Nations scrutiny for delaying their elections.And then there’s California, where Democrats are attempting to postpone a recall effort to hold onto a supermajority in the legislature.In April 2017, the California legislature approved a major new gasoline tax and annual vehicle fee signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. [read post]
13 Sep 2017, 8:15 am
It also includes a case study of the work of the ICRC in the Democratic Republic of Congo. [read post]
7 Sep 2017, 6:34 am by Dan Carvajal
Uzbekistan 7.5% Asia Turkmenistan 8% Asia Hungary 9% Europe Montenegro 9% Europe Andorra 10% Europe Bosnia and Herzegovina 10% Europe Bulgaria 10% Europe Gibraltar 10% Europe Kosovo, Republic of 10% Europe Kyrgyzstan 10% Asia Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of 10% Europe Paraguay 10% South America Qatar 10% Asia Timor-Leste 10% Asia Macao 12% Asia Moldova, Republic Of 12% Europe Oman 12% Asia Cyprus 12.5% Europe Ireland 12.5% Europe Liechtenstein 12.5% Europe Worldwide… [read post]
5 Sep 2017, 8:34 am by John Jascob
Waters and Moore also dispute Piwowar’s claim of a de facto embargo against conflict minerals sourced from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC); Waters and Moore noted companies’ initial reluctance to source these minerals from the DRC, but also cited reports that lawful DRC minerals exports had resumed.Moreover, the congresswomen challenge Piwowar’s assertion that U.S. national security interests may be hurt by the conflict minerals rule. [read post]
6 Aug 2017, 9:16 am by Rachel Gerber
[JURIST] Increasing violence in the Kasai provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become more ethnic-based, according to a report released [press release] Friday by a team of UN human rights investigators. [read post]
28 Jul 2017, 7:52 am by Elizabeth Lowman
[JURIST] Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka, the leader of a militia in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), turned himself in to UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) [official website] on Wednesday. [read post]
24 Jul 2017, 9:15 pm
Here's the abstract: International Law and New Wars examines how international law fails to address the contemporary experience of what are known as 'new wars' - instances of armed conflict and violence in places such as Syria, Ukraine, Libya, Mali, the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. [read post]
24 Jul 2017, 10:40 am by Venkat Balasubramani
’ When rastajay92 reposted the image, he also commented: ‘Real Bongo Nyah man a real Congo Nyah [emoji of a raised fist]. [read post]
16 Jul 2017, 5:17 am by Howard Friedman
 During the first months of the Trump Administration, the largest number of refugees (3,235) came from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [read post]
30 Jun 2017, 6:24 am by Jim Sedor
Abramoff retroactively registered after he attempted to set up a meeting between then-President-elect Donald Trump and the president of the Republic of Congo. [read post]