U.N. confirms probe into allegations of torture by Gaddafi's forces

The torture inquiry, the latest international move to bring pressure on Libya's Moammar Gaddafi, is confirmed as NATO ministers meet to weigh options for intervention.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/09/AR2011030903905.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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Somalia: Pirates - a Nightmare Without Borders

On Friday, five Somali pirates will be sentenced in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. A further 700 Somalis are either convicted or awaiting trial for charges of piracy in 14 different countries. In the meantime, piracy off the Coast of Somalia is still a highly lucrative trade; gangs often demand millions of dollars in ransom. The fight against this illegal business is fraught with legal and practical challenges.

Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201108121331.html

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Egyptian Interior Ministry dissolves much hated state security agency

CAIRO - Egypt's interior minister on Tuesday dissolved the country's widely hated state security agency, which is accused in torture and other human rights abuses in the suppression of dissent against ousted Hosni Mubarak's nearly 30-year rule.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031502767.html?wprss=rss_world/africa

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