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Last week, an American court ruled against three members of a militia in the state of Kansas. The jury found the three men Curtis Allen, Patrick Stein and Gavin Wright -- guilty of two charges: plotting to use a weapon of mass destruction and conspir
By Nico Colombant Bukavu, Congo 29 September 2006 watch Congo Rape Victims Even though the war is officially over in the Democratic Republic of Congo, rapes are still rampant in unstable parts of the mostly lawless country. The perpetrators are usua
Turkish forces have intensified an offensive against Kurdish militia targets in northwestern Syria. The operation is aimed at removing the Peoples Protection Units, or YPG, from Afrin. The United States-supported Kurdish group controls the town. Turk
By Marianne Kearney East Timor 19 June 2006 East Timor's FM Jose Ramos-Horta, right, rebel leader Vincente da Concecao, 2nd right, talk to rebel group in a mountin village, East Timor, June, 19, 2006 The leader of a breakaway militia group in East T
By David Lewis In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a militia leader loyal to the government says that he has captured the headquarters of rebels operating in eastern Congo. There has been no independ
Iraqi Refugees Building New Lives in America 伊拉克难民选择在美国开始新生活 These women are Iraqi refugees who resettled in the United States. They are safe from the violence of Iraq. But the war is not over for them. Many struggle wit
By Challiss McDonough Cairo, Egypt 25 May 2006 Egyptian pro-reform judges stand in front the Supreme Court house during an anti-government protest in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, May 25, 2006 At least 300 pro-reform judges in Egypt stood in silent protes
Hollywood Films Focus on Women Abused in Bosnian War Who were you before the war? asks Serbian commander Danijel of his captive, a Muslim woman named Ajila from Sarajevo. Their complicated relationship plays out during In The Land of Blood and Honey,
Ukraine Volunteer Militia Deploys to East During Cease-fire NEAR KYIV More volunteers with Ukraine's Donbas Battalion, a pro-government militia that recently merged with the National Guard, were preparing to deploy to the restive east Monday - in the
By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 07 December 2006 Hundreds of Kenyans marched in the streets of Nairobi, calling for the end of rapes and other abuses being committed against girls and women in Darfur. The march is one of several events planned worldwide t
By David Lewis U.N. peacekeepers and militiamen clashed Sunday in war-torn northeastern Congo's Ituri district. Two militiamen were killed and two peacekeepers were wounded during the two-hour battle.
By Margaret Besheer Bagdad 07 April 2007 A US military convoy drives through Diwaniyah, south of Baghdad, Iraq, 06 Apr 2007 Iraqi and U.S. forces continued security operations for a second day in the southern city of Diwaniyah. Meanwhile, Iraqi offic
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 10 April 2007 The U.N. refugee agency says as many as 400 people were killed in southeastern Chad 10 days ago during cross-border attacks by Sudanese Janjaweed militia. The death toll is far higher than previous estimates by Ch
By Marianne Kearney Jakarta 05 April 2008 Indonesia's Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a former pro-Jakarta militia leader, ruling that he did not commit gross human rights violations during East Timor's vote for independence in 1999. M
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 08 April 2008 Just hours after being released following two years in a Jakarta prison, former pro-Jakarta militia leader Eurico Guterres announced plans to run for Indonesia's parliament next year. As VOA's Nancy-Ameli
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 06 April 2007 The U.N.'s Chief Human Rights Official blames widespread sexual violence in conflict ridden Darfur on Sudanese Government Forces and allied militia. Louise Arbour is urging the Sudanese government to conduct an im
By Noel King Goma 08 October 2007 The United Nations says the prevalence of sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is the worst in the world. Since fighting erupted in the region six weeks ago between rebels and the Congolese arm
By Selah Hennessy Dakar 20 May 2007 President Laurent Gbagbo has attended a ceremony in western Ivory Coast to mark militia disarmament. Experts say successful disarmament would be an important step in the country's peace process, but they also say t
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 June 2006 Members of a newly deployed Fatah militia parade in the West Bank town of Tulkarem Sunday June 4, 2006 The deployment of a new security force in the West Bank i
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 21 August 2007 The United Nations is accusing armed groups backed by the Sudanese government of systematic rapes and other forms of sexual abuse in South Darfur.In its report, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Right