News Roundup – 6 December 2012
December 6, 2012
Colombia-FARC peace talks resume in Cuba as kidnapping issue heats up
Mali rebel groups agree ceasefire, as the UN Security Council discusses the report by the UN Secretary-General on Mali:
- Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs tells Security Council that Political dialogue, not military force, priority in tackling Mali crisis (see also here)
- Joint Letter by human rights NGOs to UN Security Council on an International Military Force for Mali
U.S.-Approved Arms for Libya Rebels Fell Into Jihadis’ Hands
Syria’s rebels in new effort to unite ranks
Amnesty International report about Abyan conflict inYemen: “a human rights catastrophe”
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