News Roundup – 20 March 2013
International Crisis Group report: Criminal Cartels and Rule of Law in Mexico
Human Rights Watch: Stop revenge crimes by armed groups against displaced persons in Libya
Possible reasons why Ntaganda requested the US Embassy in Kigali to surrender him to the ICC here and here
Amnesty International: 10 facts you should know about the crisis in the DRC
Turkey targeted in bomb attacks before expected rebel ceasefire
Syrian rebel official backs interim government
Islamic law comes to rebel-held Syria
US and Afghanistan reach deal on pullout of American special forces
On the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria:
Syria claims rebel chemical weapon attack kills 16
White House: No evidence of rebel chemical weapons use
Both Sides in Syria Want Inquiry on Chemical Arms
A new video on the New York Times “Watching Syria’s War” project shows “Huddled Under Blankets, Victims Treated with Oxygen Masks and Pepsi”. See this video for an introduction to the project.
Annyssa Bellal
Katharine Fortin
Rogier Bartels