Our prosecution team is charging the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, with human rights

Next, the Sudanese government violates article #3 by supplying the Janjaweed military regime with military power and covering up military crimes. The government of Sudan has interfered with anyone who has tried to stop the Janjaweed regime. Along with this they have covered up or attempt to cover up the military investigation against the Janjaweed government. Since these acts of violence have been allowed to go on a total of 400,000 Darfurian innocent civilians have been killed, (“Facts on Darfur” NP).The United Nations along with the ICC are acting out against this, on March 4, 2009 had a warrant for the arrest of Sudan leader Omar al-Bashir.  Finally, the Darfur has violated the right to life of article #3 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights. The people of Darfur of unarmed and are up agianst a government backed military regime. This has caused much unrest for the people, and lives are being infringed upon. People are being slaughtered daily by a ruthless regime, without ever having a chance to live life.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has always been an extremely poor country. They rank as the poorest country in the world but have a high number of natural resources (“World Without Genocide”). The Congo has an unemployment rate of around ninety-five percent, more than half of the Congo people do not have access to clean water, and their mortality rates among children is highest of any country in world (“Congo Voice”). Their economic situation made it even harder for the

The continent of Africa has been exposed to countless of years of tragedy including forced slavery and colonialism. One of the most devastating hits to Africa is the civil war that occurred in Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002. This country experienced a decade long war in an endeavor to achieve economic stability and a democratic political system for Sierra Leoneans. There are many facets that contributed to the warfare that occurred in the small nation, from the reason why the conflict started, the numerous participants and their affiliations, and cessation as well as the effects thereafter.

In developing countries such as Sierra Leone and Sudan, there are many types of violence, propaganda, and corruption used to create this vulnerability, which leads to vicious cycles of displacement and war. The corruption that is present in these governments is rather significant and the fear that is instilled into civilians by the military or militia causes a power imbalance. Furthermore, the abuse of drugs and alcohol is caused by the lack of education in many of these developing countries. Civilians are persuaded to join these organizations with the use of drugs such and cocaine and crack. The lack of availability of education and awareness of the effects of such drugs puts civilians in a vulnerable position. Being born in certain developing countries comes with everlasting conflict, which commonly leads to vulnerable environments and further displacement. Most of the time these conflicts arise over natural resources, religion or contrasting political views. The current action being taken by foreign aid has had a very minor impact. New Statesman writer Dinaw Mengestu discusses African literature comparing past to present, “Growing up in the United States, I was acutely aware of how everything I saw and heard about my native Ethiopia was being translated...We died by the millions, and with the exception of a handful of thoughtful accounts by western journalists, little was said and done from the outside, and even less was uttered out loud from within” (Mengestu, 2007). This further reflects the issue of not being recognized on a global scale and being misinterpreted by the rest of society. In order to protect these civilians from the corruption, violence and propaganda, there is a need for further action. Firstly, this issue needs to be recognized and humanized by foreign governments. The amount of awareness needs to drastically increase in order for civilians and foreign

The RUF then realized that they could obtain money from the diamond mines in eastern Sierra Leone, they took over extremely large areas of land and started mining the diamonds, then they began illegally smuggling the diamonds into Liberia, selling the diamonds and receiving a great deal of money, and using that money to buy weapons and supplies to use against innocent civilians and the government. (Sierra Leone’s Civil War). These diamonds played a crucial part in the war because without them the RUF would not have had a substantial income which was later used to fund child soldiers and many of the other horrible things. Foday Sankoh, the leader the RUF encouraged his soldiers to abduct children from villages they had raided, force them to take drugs, and turn them into soldiers that were trained to kill without thinking about it. The girls would also be turned into “wives” of the soldiers and were treated as sex slaves (Martin). This harsh thing happens all the time all over the world and they children are left helpless. This is a major issue in our world that need to be fixed but it requires help of

The adverse effects of military occupation in Uganda can be traced back to the beginning of colonization. European countries like Britain, Belgium, and France all rushed into Africa at the end of the 19th Century trying to get their slice of Africa. Some nations were worse than others, but the two common themes that tied African imperialism together were racism and exploitation. For decades, the Ugandan people were under rulers that exploited them and treated them as if they could not be trusted in society. The torn society of Uganda has been affected by years, even decades, of war and militarized occupation. They face a corrupt government, broken economy, and execrable poverty. Military occupation of land is a powerful tool

began working with the U.S. Agency for International Development, under the leadership of a dean of the University of

With the advent of the so-called “economic war”, Amin began to systematically drive out approximately50,000 to 70,000 Asians out of Uganda and took control of dozens of businesses which were distributed among his supporters and the government. This was the first step in the spiraling fall of the country’s economy which would reach inflation rates of as high as 1000%. Amin also decided to sever ties with Britain and chose to seek support from Libya and the Soviet

Imagine, one day your life was the way it always is, and then all of a sudden someone comes into your home and your city and changes everything by using force and fear to do so. Or hearing that in a nearby area and it could come to you, hearing about these horrible acts in the news paper and media. This is the reality of a lot of people in low income places like uganda and the surrounding areas, and many others. Areas that are governed by a Dictator are usually consumed in poverty and horrible living conditions. Causing immeasurable deaths for personal gain, the assassination of a dictator can be justified due to these things.

In Matthew Stein’s, Uganda’s IDPs a Legacy of War, (http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/4172/ugandas-idps-a-legacy-of-war) the issue of Joseph Kony’s reign is brought to attention. The Lord’s Resistance Army has been a continuous threat to Uganda, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the Central African Republic (CAR) for the past several years. While attempted efforts of rebellion have been taken place, their destruction has had a lasting negative impact. Measures have been taken to protect the people in Uganda where the threats have been the greatest.

For the last twenty-six years, the self-appointed government had done all in its power by controlling the people and killing the dream of many. Furthermore, relative to the available resources, the potential of the country and the needs of the people, no substantial progress had been achieved in terms of development. Ironically, Eritrea has a long coast in the Red sea, it has two seaports, valuable minerals, and most of all, a very hard working, well cultured and God-fearing people—a sound base of any country’s progress. Instead, the government built a wide network of prisons and secret detention centres. It also carried out arbitrary and random arrests. Furthermore, if launched a forced labour program and violated the citizens’ basic human rights. Consequently, Dec 2015 the UN accused the Eritrean government of violating human rights.

and Unlawful Military Detention in Rwanda.” This report documents unlawful detentions in military camps and “widespread and systematic torture by the military”(“Rwanda Detention”). Cases were found where judges and prosecutors ignored complaints from current and former detainees about their ill-treatments. Ida Sawyer, director at Human Rights Watch stated, “Impunity for unlawful detention and the systematic use of torture has lead many victims to give up all hope for justice” (qtd. “Rwanda Detention”). Research proves that Rwandan military forces can use torture whenever and however they please. This is a violation of Rwandan and international law, which prohibits

Over the course of the past decade, UN sanctions has changed from comprehensive measures to targeted sanctions directed at individuals and small groups. This modification, in addition to other strategies outside the UN, have the means to make sanctions a more effective tool, where Thomas Biersteker states that targeted sanctions are effective about 20% of the time (Biersteker, Sanctions as Tools of Compliance: When and How do They Work?). The recently lifted UN sanctions on Liberia since 2003, are a prime example of how targeted sanctions can be successful. The sanctions contributed to the downfall of President Charles Taylor, who was found guilty of 11 counts of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international

The conflict in the Republic of Congo can generally be attributed to a lack of democracy. The lack of democracy has developed an unfair supply of resources and corruption amongst government officials. Corruption in government slows the economic growth for all societies. The government is weak, and the judicial system is vulnerable against large political interference. Political conflict and the damage of social and economic structure have destroyed the economy. Corruption among government officials and foreign investors in the Republic of Congo has increased widespread poverty, hampered economic development, and widened unequal income and wealth distribution that is negatively affecting the poor more than the rich. By implementing new

Imagine being given only 90 days to pick up your life and leave a place you call home. The Non-Citizen Asian population of Uganda was given only three months, ninety days to be precise, to leave the country. Later Asians who were Ugandan citizens were also expelled. Idi Amin’s reasoning for expelling 60,000 Asians from Uganda is still unclear. There are many theories put forth, but they remain mere speculation. As a result of Idi Amin’s erratic behavior, jingoism, and ruthlessness, Uganda’s economic ultimately suffered to this day from this act.