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Story Edition - Nigeria urged to end impunity after massacre
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World › Nigerian town reeling from massacre
japantoday Wednesday, March 10, 2010 1:11:00 AM CET | info 
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Entities: Abuja-Nigeria[2]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[3]; Navi Pillay[1]; Bashir Adigun[1]; Jonah Jang[1]; Goodluck Jonathan[1]; Corinne Dufka[1];
Other categories: Society; Terrorist Attack; Conflict;
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Jonah Jang said: “I reported to the commander of the army and he told me that he was going to move some troops there,” “Three hours or so later, I was woken by call that they have started burning the village and people were been hacked to death and I tried to locate the commanders. I couldn’t get any of them on the telephone”
Automatic weapons fire punctuated by screams erupted after dark Tuesday in a Nigerian city located near villages where massacres just two days ago left more…...
Nigeria urged to end impunity after massacre
iol Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:26:00 AM CET | info [other]
Entities: Navi Pillay[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Umaru Yar'Adua[1]; Jonah Jang[1]; Goodluck Jonathan[1];
Other categories: Society; Terrorist Attack; Conflict; Security; Ban Ki-moon;
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Jonah Jang told: "The army should live up to expectations and stop the carnage in Plateau. If they cannot then they should as well get out of the place,"
The United Nations, the United States and Human Rights Watch have urged Nigerian authorities to ensure that those responsible for the weekend attacks on three Christian villages are brought to justice....
Gunshots heard in violence-wracked Nigerian town
msnbc Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:58:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Abuja-Nigeria[1]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[3]; Navi Pillay[1]; Bashir Adigun[1]; Jonah Jang[1]; Goodluck Jonathan[1]; Corinne Dufka[1];
Other categories: Society; Terrorist Attack; Security;
Quotes in this article
Jonah Jang said: "I reported to the commander of the army and he told me that he was going to move some troops there," "Three hours or so later, I was woken by call that they have started burning the village and people were been hacked to death and I tried to locate the commanders. I couldn't get any of them on the telephone"
Automatic weapons fire punctuated by screams erupted after dark Tuesday in a Nigerian city located near villages where massacres just two days ago left more than 200 people dead. Nigeria - Africa - Fraud - Advance Fee Fraud - Jos...
Gunshots heard in violence-wracked Nigerian town
AP Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:25:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Abuja-Nigeria[1]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[3]; Navi Pillay[1]; Bashir Adigun[1]; Jonah Jang[1]; Goodluck Jonathan[1]; Corinne Dufka[1];
Other categories: Society; Terrorist Attack;
Quotes in this article
Jonah Jang said: "I reported to the commander of the army and he told me that he was going to move some troops there," "Three hours or so later, I was woken by call that they have started burning the village and people were been hacked to death and I tried to locate the commanders. I couldn't get any of them on the telephone"
JOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Automatic weapons fire punctuated by screams erupted after dark Tuesday in a Nigerian city located near villages where massacres just two days ago left more than 200 people dead.......
Latest News : Nigeria urged to investigate religious violence
tehrantimes Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:53:00 PM CET | info [other]
Nigeria urged to investigate religious violence JOS, Nigeria (Dispatches) – Human rights activists called Tuesday for Nigeria to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the deaths of more than 500 unarmed people in renewed violence between Christians and Muslims....
UN human rights chief says new approach needed to halt cycle of violence in Nigeria
reliefWeb-latestUpdates Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:26:00 PM CET [other]
"In both cases, women and children and elderly people were among those who were viciously slaughtered," Pillay said. "After the January killings, the villages should have been properly protected....
Nigeria urged to end impunity after village massacre
thestar Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:16:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Nick Tattersall[1]; Stephanie Nebehay[1]; Dominic Evans[1]; Felix Onuah[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Umaru Yar'Adua[1]; Jonah Jang[1]; Navi Pillay[1]; Goodluck Jonathan[1];
Other categories: Society; Terrorist Attack; Conflict; Ban Ki-moon;
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Jonah Jang told: "The army should live up to expectations and stop the carnage in Plateau. If they cannot then they should as well get out of the place,"
JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria must prosecute those behind a weekend massacre and address underlying issues of poverty and discrimination if it is to end a cycle of violence in the zone between its Muslim north and Christian south, rights groups and diplomats said....
Nigeria urged to end impunity after village massacre
eastandard Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:09:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Navi Pillay[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Umaru Yar'Adua[1]; Goodluck Jonathan[1]; Corinne Dufka[1];
Other categories: Society; Terrorist Attack; Conflict; Ban Ki-moon;
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Corinne Dufka said: "This kind of terrible violence has left thousands dead in Plateau state in the past decade, but no one has been held accountable,"
JOS, Nigeria, March 9 - Nigeria must prosecute those behind a weekend massacre and address underlying issues of poverty and discrimination if it is to end a cycle of violence in the zone between its Muslim north and Christian south, rights groups and diplomats said....
Rights Officials Call for Justice in Nigeria Massacre
nytimes Tuesday, March 9, 2010 6:33:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Navi Pillay[1]; Shehu Sani[1];
Other categories: Society; Terrorist Attack; Conflict;
After ethnic violence flared in January in Jos, the military patrolled the city, but neglected nearby villages where acts of reprisals took place over the weekend....
Nigeria: UN Rights Chief Calls for New Approach to End Cycle of Violence in Country
allafrica Tuesday, March 9, 2010 6:13:00 PM CET | info [other]
Entities: Navi Pillay[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1];
Other categories: Society; Ban Ki-moon;
The United Nations human rights chief said today she was appalled by the latest "massacre" of hundreds of villagers in northern Nigeria, and called for authorities to tackle the underlying causes of the tension in the region....
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Jonah Jang said: “I reported to the commander of the army and he told me that he was going to move some troops there,” “Three hours or so later, I was woken by call that they have started burning the village and people were been hacked to death and I tried to locate the commanders. I couldn’t get any of them on the telephone”
japantoday Wednesday, March 10, 2010 1:11:00 AM CET
Jonah Jang told: "The army should live up to expectations and stop the carnage in Plateau. If they cannot then they should as well get out of the place,"
iol Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12:26:00 AM CET
Jonah Jang said: "I reported to the commander of the army and he told me that he was going to move some troops there," "Three hours or so later, I was woken by call that they have started burning the village and people were been hacked to death and I tried to locate the commanders. I couldn't get any of them on the telephone"
msnbc Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:58:00 PM CET
Jonah Jang said: "I reported to the commander of the army and he told me that he was going to move some troops there," "Three hours or so later, I was woken by call that they have started burning the village and people were been hacked to death and I tried to locate the commanders. I couldn't get any of them on the telephone"
AP Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:25:00 PM CET
Jonah Jang told: "The army should live up to expectations and stop the carnage in Plateau. If they cannot then they should as well get out of the place,"
thestar Tuesday, March 9, 2010 9:16:00 PM CET
Corinne Dufka said: "This kind of terrible violence has left thousands dead in Plateau state in the past decade, but no one has been held accountable,"
eastandard Tuesday, March 9, 2010 8:09:00 PM CET
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