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ID090879
Title ProperCommonwealth update
LanguageENG
AuthorGruenbaum, Oren
Publication2009.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Nigerian security forces put down an Islamist uprising by militants of Boko Haram that left 700 people dead. The leader of the Pakistan Taliban, Baitullah Mehsud, was killed in a US missile strike and Islamist militants were pushed out of the Swat valley after weeks of fighting. Zambia's former president Frederick Chiluba was acquitted of embezzlement. The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative opposed Rwanda's application for Commonwealth membership. Tonga suffered one of its worst disasters in recent history when a ferry sank, killing 74 people.
`In' analytical NoteRound Table Vol. 98, No. 404; Oct 2009: p.519 - 533
Journal SourceRound Table Vol. 98, No. 404; Oct 2009: p.519 - 533
Key WordsCommonwealth ;  Nigerian Security ;  Nigeria ;  Pakistan ;  Taliban ;  Commonwealth Human Rights