Over this period, most of our street actions (protests, performances and campaigns) demanded confrontation with our criminal past, i.e. seeking accountability (individual/criminal, political and moral).
The following release by four mainstream human rights organizations focuses as usual on crimes committed by the state in Algeria. Crimes by non-state actors - Islamic Armed Groups (GIA), Islamic Salvation Army (AIS) etc - are only mentioned in passing.
An international women’s human rights organization advocating for gender-inclusive justice and working towards an effective and independent International Criminal Court (ICC).
Supporters of some militia leaders have clashed with an armed Islamist group. Their opponents say the Islamic courts are terrorising local people. A top cleric says fighting will continue until the other side surrenders.
As the results of Iraq's parliamentary elections began to trickle in, one Washington based group of Iraqi expatriates were more concerned with gender, than with party or ethnic affiliation.
Women for Women International address the UN Security Council and shares thoughts and observations about the role of women in peace-building in Afghanistan.