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Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch arbitrary executions in Niger

On 19 December 2007, two main opinions / reports appeared concerning the situation in northern Niger:


opinion of Amnesty International

http://www.amnesty.org/fr/for-media/press- releases / niger-EXA-extrajudiciaires © cution et dà © placements de population dans le-
(currently only available in French)

AI calls it explicitly to the government of Niger to respect the Geneva Convention.
The report documented by eyewitness reports of arbitrary executions of Tuareg or held for Tuareg civilians - were killed in retaliation for attacks by the MNJ of the Army of Niger - according to the Amnesty report.

ai being explicitly used the term "execution extrajudicaires" (except legal executions) that are contrary to the Geneva Convention. The Amnesty report speaks of 13 documented summary executions, thus confirming the principle of the MNJ claimed by newsgroup.nordniger and more widespread fact of retaliation by the army of the Niger civilians.

The MNJ is on their website ( http://mnj.blogspot.com/ ) to a much higher number of such arbitrary executions.




Report of HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

http://hrw.org/english/docs/2007/12/19/niger17623.htm
( English / anglais )
http://hrw.org/french/docs/2007/12/19/niger17647.htm detailed - - report published by Human Rights Watch

(francais / French / French)
same time one has.

This report includes confirmed by several eyewitness reports, the arbitrary executions.

addition Human Rights Watch also reports of rapes at Tuareg women, the slaughter of cattle (one of the livelihoods of the Tuareg), as well as arbitrary arrests. All these human rights violations committed by members of the armed forces of Niger.

The MNJ is charged, robbed several non-Tuareg or to have robbed.

The MNJ denies this and points out that these incidents were not perpetrated by members of the MNJ.

Other human rights violations are not charged to the rebel group.

(for copyright reasons, we give here only the additional link back to the corresponding statements / reports for information.)

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Niger army confirmed: Lost and other attacks on population

In recent days, the situation in northern Niger in the confrontation between the MNJ (Mouvement pour la Justice of Nigeria of) and the Army of the Niger (FAN) worsened significantly.

was first on 20 November 2007 killing of two civilians near the village of Atri in the Air region, reported by the Nigerien army, were the victims Abarchi Adam (70 years) and Ghoumour Assaleh (25 years). Those killed were civilians, according to the MNJ and were shot for no reason.

On 23 November 2007 warned the MNJ in the region of Arlit active uranium mining company AREVA about to make further shipments through the region inhabited by the Tuareg. It stressed the MNJ that all truck transport on the route of Arlit and Akouta towards the Atlantic coast, where the uranium is loaded for shipment to France to ships taking place at your own risk.

At the same time, 23 November 2007, in the Agadez region, another four civilians randomly shot , including a religious leader.
The bodies of the killed were (about 25 km from Agadez) near the village Tchintibizguinte found in a common grave where they had been buried without any precaution. The victims showed gunshot wounds in the ears, on the forehead and at heart level.

are also in Agadez, about 500 people in the market of the Regional Union of the Vegetable Cooperative of Agadez (Regional Union of Cooperatives Maraîchère d'Agadez) and was arrested at a market, of which only about 250 in the evening on liberty was, and the whereabouts of the other person, according to MNJ Report unclear.


military confrontation

Since 25 November, intensified military hostilities between the MNJ and the Nigerien army. The government in Niamey had sent a convoy of hundreds of military vehicles heading north to attack the positions of the MNJ.
Some of the participating officers during the rebellion of 1990 - part 95 in the Nigerien troops and the massacre of Tchintabaraden in which several hundreds of Tuareg civilian had been killed by the army.

The thrust of the Nigerien army in the north by the MNJ stopped at several places. It was the Nigerien army involved in heavy fighting, losing in which these soldiers, vehicles, weapons and ammunition.

A major battle took place near the village of Aweyderer. According to the MNJ has fragmented this confrontation, the column of the Nigerien army in two and brought to a halt their advance. According to the MNJ were on the side of the Nigerien army 14 dead and 17 wounded and four vehicles destroyed.

On 29 November MNJ reported that the advance is the Nigerien army to the MNJ bases with about 300 vehicles failed and the army withdrew to Arlit to treat their wounded.

Another column of the army could resort to Iferouane penetrate, where a number of soldiers had endured in an army barracks; Iferouane was during the last few weeks have been almost completely isolated from the outside world.

According to various witnesses on the spot moved to the Nigerien army currently out to shoot at more or less safe distance, the mountain regions of the Air Mountains. This tactic calls in doubt, more civilian casualties than they would be promising military.


background

The uranium, which is operated by the French company for 30 years on a large scale in the region of Arlit, leads to a serious radioactive contamination of Water, flora and fauna, from air and food and related diseases among the local population.
In radiological examinations were as significant concentrations of uranium in drinking water and high radioactivity was detected - the pressures to achieve the 7 to 110-times the limits set by the World Health Organization WHO limit (!). Overall

been previously mined uranium in Niger, worth many millions of euros, the government budget is financed from Niger to 30% of the revenue from uranium mining.

The local population benefits from these funds have little or not at all, but is faced with major environmental and health risks, which People are obviously willing to bear no longer.

Other factors of the conflict is ongoing, ethnic-based discrimination, which provides for the Tuareg minority in Niger subjected by the dominant Hausa population. This systematic discrimination is reflected in the contract of employment, medical care, in school funding, in the political integration, as well as low in all other areas of the social fabric of the Republic of Niger: Tuareg few find a job in the city to get the chance for higher education or admission to a high political office.

addition the government invests in the economic majority of Tuareg populated, rural north neither local nor in education or health projects.

This is in contradiction to the fact that the government of Niger in the Peace Treaty, which was completed in 1995 with the Tuareg in Burkina Faso, promised to solve these problems. Fifteen years later, however, has changed in the marginalization of the Tuareg changed, while the other hand, since the revenue from uranium mining in the regions inhabited by the Tuareg pastoral areas have increased by many times.

should not be forgotten that indirect responsibility, which the Western countries as uranium buyers (And users of "green" nuclear energy in their own country) over the way who, as the raw material is extracted in the mining countries .

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massacre in northern Niger

08/10/2007

On 1 October we were told that a patrol of the Nigerien army FAN (Forces armées Nigeria) in the extreme-northern region near the Algerian border five vehicles stopped, which drove north, and forced the occupants to get out. The fan then separated from the dark-skinned light-skinned passengers who are believed to have been held for Tuareg.

The soldiers shot the FAN these people.

A day after the incident, the soldiers attacked the same FAN further south, in the area between Assamaka and Arlit, 17 Tuareg in their tents and then shot at random and without any reason.

According to reports, the MNJ ( Mouvement pour la Justice of Nigeria of) were these people not on the armed opposition movement.

All persons who were shot were involved at the relevant time in any fighting. There is no court decision or the like against them.

, it violates the FAN and the Nigerien government again against the Geneva Convention and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights!

is Furthermore, the journalist of Radio France International, Moussa Kaka, Niger in jail, he reported on the current conflict in the north and had to have ties with the MNJ, what is he now accused by the government of Niger. This violates the general press freedom. In the other reporters without borders set (Reporters sans frontières) a for his release.

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Humane "bandits" and an unrepentant President

25/09/2007

situation in northern Niger heats up

result of the various mining areas around towns and villages in the northern region, particularly at Iferouane, the civilian population is very restricted in their movements. Food deliveries are not possible in some cases, the few available foods are offered at unaffordable prices of basic services is generally insufficient. As a result, many people fled from the northern regions to the south.

state of emergency for the region of Agadez

Meanwhile, the President of the Republic of Niger, Mamadou Tandja, for the department of Agadez end of August, a three-month state of emergency was declared. This has the Nigerien army a free hand the continuing unrest in seven months to bring under control. The means which it uses to include, but are questionable. Since the application of the emergency law, over 100 civilians detained temporarily, of which at least 10 people are still worrying without charge and in inhumane conditions in detention

is that it is those people who are for a dialogue the government and the MNJ (Mouvement pour la Justice of Nigeria of) engage, or tell about the events in northern Niger.

The arrest or detention of civilians in the custody of army or Police, who are not involved in the armed conflict meets the offense of "arbitrary detention" (arbitrary arrest), making it a violation of Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Even Amnesty International strongly condemned the arbitrary arrests.

further restrictions on press freedom

few days ago, on 20 September 2007, was Moussa Kaka, correspondent of Radio France Internationale (RFI) was arrested, because he repeatedly sent on the conflict had.

Radio France International had already been fined in July with a one-month broadcasting ban in Niger because the channel had reported on the conflict in the north of the country. Until 20 August 2007 was recorded RFI operation again.

Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières), is in for a release of Moussa Kaka and reports on other violations of press and speech freedom. Furthermore, the northern region of Niger for domestic and foreign journalists is locked.

clashes between MNJ and FAN (Force Armée Nigeria)

Meanwhile, it has in recent weeks have come several times for clashes between the Nigerien army FAN and members of the MNJ, and complaining on both sides are victims. move

To the government of Niger to negotiations, gave the Nigerien MNJ soldiers repeatedly that he had been captured in attacks, the International Committee of the Red Cross.

At the start of Ramadan last week also were the prisoners of the attack on Tezirzayt in June this year released.

same time, the MNJ announced its part for the period of Ramadan to a ceasefire. On the part of the fan or the government were to no comments.

Tandja's communication policy

Although the President Mamadou Tandja continues to speak of bandits and drug smugglers, he asked the neighbor Libya for help in mediating between the rebels. The role of Libyan President Muammar Khadafi, however, remains opaque. The end of August Khadafi sued three independent newspapers in Niamey, which present him some time ago as a supporter of the MNJ. At the same time Khadafi is accused Niger claim to territories and their natural resources to. Nevertheless Tandja sees his political hopes to resolve the conflict in the governments of Libya, Sudan and Algeria, as opposed to directly negotiate with the MNJ.

Niger, the Tuareg and the uranium

has Meanwhile, the government of Niger for the first time independent uranium sold on the world market. Hitherto the French company AREVA, the Monopoly in Niger, after a crisis AREVA had to make concessions to the government of Niger. French President Sarkozy called for under the disclosure of the use of funds from revenue of uranium sales.

The exploitation of resources, especially uranium in northern Niger, the associated environmental risks and economic participation for people from the mining areas are a major reason for the current debate.

Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples adopted

In on 13 September 2007 by the UN General Assembly adopted Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples), the MNJ will strengthen its efforts.

The importance of the declaration is seen, inter alia, ensuring the rights of indigenous peoples, which include the Tuareg also through their extensive participation in the declaration of self-determination explicitly recognizes, and their right to the mineral resources in their traditional settlement areas respected.

There Tense situation in Mali

Meanwhile, there also disturbing events in the north of the neighboring country of Mali. Since late August there has been in the Kidal region in bloody clashes between the Malian army and Tuareg around the leader Ibrahim Ag Bahanga.

are the causes of the conflict is not a stranger before. As in Niger, it is to implement the peace agreements of 1995, extensive development projects for the north and a larger profit share of the northern regions of the raw material sales.

While it by the MNJ and Ag Bahanga is no cooperation, the governments of Mali and Niger military to work at their borders to the so-called "bandits" and "drug smuggling" under control.

Unlike the Niger government is becoming Mali, however, ready to talk. Leading Tuaregrebellen from the rebellions in the 60s and 90s since mid-September mediate between the government and Ag Bahanga. Mali was now starting to concessions in the distribution of development aid. Algeria also said his support for development projects in northern Mali. The Malian army would wait for the time being and not start a new counter-attacks.

Ibrahim Ag Bahanga reacts insightful and freed captured soldiers. In addition, a truce was negotiated. Whether the situation in Mali is in balance so that remains to be seen.

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further government on a collision course with Tuareg rebels

16/08/2007


be further arbitrarily civilians in the department of Agadez in Niger arrested by the army. So far no trace of them. Meanwhile, in the region have been discovered around Iferouane land mines, such as civilians and Tuareg fighters report unanimously.

are increasingly in recent weeks, supporters of the MNJ (Mouvement pour la Justice of Nigeria of ") and from the ranks of the FAN (Force Armée Nigeria) and the FNIS (Force d'intervention et de sécurité national) rebel movement overflowed. In May, deserting soldiers of the FNIS guarding a uranium mine of the French company AREVA in Imouraren, with their pay and weapons, in order to join the MNJ.

then accused the government of Niger, AREVA, they would provide or the MNJ Tuareg rebellion . Support This culminated on 26 July in the expulsion of Dominique Pin, the representative of AREVA in Niger. End of June was already Gilles Denamur, a security expert at AREVA, expelled from the country since he, according to the government of Niger an accomplice of the last Tuareg rebellion of 1990 - was 1995th

AREVA dismissed the indictment returned repeatedly. On 27 July turns on French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged a speedy solution. After subsequent discussions between the two governments and AREVA Niger extended the contracts with the uranium mining company AREVA, the Niger in the monopoly hitherto possessed. The new agreement improves the conditions for the benefit of Niger for the government many times.

has, since the Niger government still has no control over the rebel movement in the north, they asked the neighbors for help in dealing with the MNJ. The President, Mamadou Tandja played down the rebellion continued, speaking of "armed bandits" and "drug smuggling", which talks makes previously impossible. Offered in mid-July at Burkina Faso as a mediator between the rebels and the government. Even in the past Rebellion were successful peace talks among others carried out by using Burkina Faso.

early as 15 July 2007, the MNJ announced the formation of a political office, whose goal is to reach the big Tuareg diaspora in the Western world to build international relations and representations of the MNJ and coordinate fundraising activities.

MNJ The signals are still willing to negotiate. This was on 5 August with the release of six soldiers who were taken prisoner in the attack on Tazerzayt, further emphasized.

order to give his demands, the MNJ attacked on 9 on the 10th August, a power plant, the uranium mines of AREVA supplied with electricity and a fuel depot in Agadez, which is used by the FAN. In subsequent clashes between the MNJ and the FAN two civilians were killed by the Nigerien army.

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New Tuareg Rebellion: mortgage of the past?

20/07/2007

simmering since February this year in the north of the Republic Nigerian unrest again. Already many are dead - including civilians - and reported missing. Unresolved conflicts will lead to a new version of the events of 1990-95?

Many Tuareg some representatives of the Tuareg rebellion of the nineties have been last February to a new front with the name of the Mouvement pour la Justice of Nigeria "*, short MNJ, together. Since then there have been several armed clashes between the army of the Niger and the MNJ. Also, more commercial time in foreign institutions attacked, such as a uranium mine in the French company Areva.

The arrest and murder of three civil, very old Tuareg men by the military in the region Tezirzayt (now several, including military sources in Niger confirms) and missing persons from over 250 after arrests missing civilians, brought the conflict to escalate. As retaliation, the rebels of the MNJ attack on the military base made in Tezirzayt, killing 17 Nigerien soldiers were wounded 43 and captured 70. called shortly after the attack MNJ of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the medical care of severely injured prisoners secure. On 25 June, released the 30 severely wounded soldiers and handed over to a delegation of the ICRC to transfer to hospital of Arlit.

Despite international attention, which found the events in recent weeks, the government of Niger continues to speak of "armed bandits" and "drug smuggling". She refuses, the Tuareg rebels and to recognize their organization MNJ, which is according to the MNJ website for all of Nigeria, regardless of ethnicity, uses. Accordingly, many have already connected the non-Tuareg MNJ fighters.

addition to the government's refusal to recognize the rebellion, an active censorship of the press is operated: On 1 July, suspended the independent newspaper "Aïr Info" in Agadez for their reporting on the events for 3 months. Three other private newspapers in Niamey were given warnings.

The Tuaregrebellen have repeatedly signaled its willingness to hold talks with the government. This, however, under the condition that her organization as a rebel MNJ movement recognizes.

kuriserten several times (but unconfirmed) information according to which the government of Niger had asked other countries for military Untersützung. Most recently, on 3 July on the website of the MNJ announced, President Mamadou Tandja sought to acquire from the Ukraine battle helicopters MI-24, to attack the camp of the MNJ.

The reasons for the conflict can be seen in the continuing deprivation of the North and in the exploitation and exploration (particularly by France and China) of the rich uranium deposits that a significant Health and environmental risk for the local population is. Under the mediation of France, Algeria and Burkina Faso 1995, the last armed rebellion by the Tuareg, a peace agreement between the Tuareg and the Niger government had ended. This agreement will find a comprehensive administrative and military decentralization of the country also increased investment in the northern region, particularly in education and primary health care. Similarly, the population of the North, consisting largely of Tuareg, granted some autonomy. According to the MNJ, the concessions in the peace agreement of 1995 by the government is only selectively or not at all put into action.

* movement of Nigeria for justice