Sunday, April 3, 2011

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The ethnic killings plaguing Ivory Coast



At least 800 people have died in the town of Duekoue in western Ivory DeCosta, as has denounced the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The head of the ICRC delegation in the country said that the killing was particularly surprising in its magnitude and brutality.

As reported by the BBC, the fighting continues in the key city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast's financial capital, among the allies of outgoing President Laurent Gbagbo, and the forces of President-elect, Alassane Ouattara, who are fighting for control of this city, seat of government.

The ICRC spokeswoman Dorothea Krimitsas, explained that "there is no doubt that there have been large-scale killings, which the international agency is investigating. He also assured members of the Red Cross reported that they have seen "countless bodies" in the streets of Duekoue, which "suggests that it is ethnic violence."

"The Red Cross condemned the direct attacks against civilians and reminds the parties to the conflict there to defend people who are on their territories in all circumstances", said the head of the delegation, Dominique Liengme .

The Geneva-based organization said tens of thousands men, women and children had fled the fighting in Duekoue since last Monday.

The city lies at a strategic crossroads in western Ivory Coast and has been under the control of forces loyal to Ouattara since Tuesday.

Meanwhile, after days of fighting, pressure grows internacionalsobre Laurent Gbagbo, who is clinging to power despite losing the presidential election.

The European Union (EU) and the U.S. have called back to Gbagbo to end the fighting and turn in the presidency.

In recent days troops its rival, internationally recognized as the winner of the elections, seized control of almost the entire country except some feuds Gbagbo.

Alain Toussaint, a man close to Gbagbo, told the TV station 'I-Télé, "the president" rather die than surrender. "

Meanwhile, it remains unclear the fate of Gbagbo, 65. According to the BBC station is close with his family at his residence in Abidjan. An overseas flight would be difficult due to closed borders Ouattara.

Through social networks like Twitter, inhabitants of Abidjan reported looting and burglaries. "In our neighborhood there automatic looting," said William Ahouma on Twitter. "Where are the peacekeepers?" Asked Edith Brou meanwhile. "People are panicking," he added.

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According to one source, about 50,000 Army soldiers defected to the ranks of Ouattara or their weapons.

Ouattara, meanwhile, called the Armed Forces to disarm and avoid a civil war. According to the president-elect, Republican troops loyal to his party and came to Abidjan, so it is unnecessary to continue with bloodshed. "I call to be made available to your country and return to legality, "Ouattara said on Channel TCI.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

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Olympe de Gouges


Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793)

Born in 1745, the daughter of a butcher and a washerwoman, she married a rich old man. After being widowed, left with enough money to support herself in Paris since 1788, living off the meager income he received as a writer . Poorly educated, grammar, spelling and handwriting left much to be desired and his writings tended to be too wordy and pompous. Despite their sustained efforts, failed to be a bestselling author.

ridiculed for her outspoken and opinionated feminism, his early attempts to organize women, breakaway manifesto for women's rights and despised as a traitor to the revolution for opposing the death penalty against King Louis XVI and his family, became a target of the Jacobin Terror.

prolific political writer, came out clearly against repression and against Jacobin Robespierre and Marat. Accused of being a reactionary realist was guillotined in 1793.

However, the work of Olympe de Gouges went to the Once deeply feminist and revolutionary. Exalted ideas of the French Revolution, published in 1791 a manifesto entitled The Declaration on the Rights of Women and the Citizen. Modeled on the Declaration of 1789 and apply in full to women, wrote the hitherto most brilliant and radical plea for women's claims.

Gouges demanded equal treatment of women compared to men in all aspects of life, public and private: the right to vote, hold public office, to speak publicly on political issues, equal public honors, law private property, to participate in the military and education and even the same power in the family and church.

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Sentenced to 5 years a couple vegetarian death left her baby in France


A couple of vegetarians tried in France because his 11 month old died due to an unbalanced diet and lack of adequate medical care has been sentenced to five years in prison, which shall serve 30 months.

The court in its ruling lowered the request of the prosecutor, who had requested ten years imprisonment for the couple, contrary to consume any foods of animal origin and has another daughter of 12.

The marriage has already spent four months in prison, so that when applied for sentence reductions under French law may not have to go back to jail. Poor feeding

The Court of Amiens (north west France), Joël and Sergine Le Moaligou, 45 and 40, respectively, left to die to Louise in 2008 by failing to properly feed him and deprive him of a medication traditional would have saved his life, even though they knew she was sick.

Instead, they resorted to poultices, methods and products that proved inútiles.Cuando the status of the girl and her weight (5.7 kg) were disturbed enough, called the fire department, but they only could see that his daughter, who until then had been fed only breast milk, had died.