On February 6 2019, BBC finally agreed to correct their reporting, correcting the fact that Mr Sindika Dokolo was never and had not legitimately been accused of any crimes in Democratic Republic of Congo (or any other jurisdiction). Defamation law posted on BBC website states: Journalists must operate within legal and ethical guidelines. Defamatory statements are those which 'tend' to expose a person to 'hatred, ridicule or contempt', cause them to be 'shunned or avoided' or lowered in the estimation of 'right-thinking members of society'. Journalism is about finding facts, interpreting their importance, and then sharing that information with the audience. In this case, the fact checking missed the fact that the judge in Democratic Republic of Congo who had made an unsubstantiated and false judgement, of fraud, was arrested and jailed. FreedomHouse.org states that in the Democratic Republic of Congo, civilians and opposition politicians are unable to influence … [Read more...] about BBC News Media Correction in a misreport of Sindika Dokolo
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Felix Tshisekedi’s improbable inauguration leaves Congo in a confused daze
Max Bearak, The Washington Post Published 10:28 am PST, Thursday, January 24, 2019 A supporter of Felix Tshisekedi wears a campaign badge in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. A supporter of Felix Tshisekedi wears a campaign badge in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. Photo: Bloomberg Photo By John Wessels Photo: Bloomberg Photo By John Wessels Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 A supporter of Felix Tshisekedi wears a campaign badge in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. A supporter of Felix Tshisekedi wears a campaign badge in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. Photo: … [Read more...] about Felix Tshisekedi’s improbable inauguration leaves Congo in a confused daze
Reflections from a Cold War Navy SEAL: I fought in Congo 50 years ago – Today it’s still plagued by problems
Flag of Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa (iStock) The Democratic Republic of Congo is scheduled to hold a presidential election Dec. 30, bringing back my memories of fighting in the African nation more than 50 years ago as a Navy SEAL, recruited by the CIA to help execute a clandestine paramilitary operation. If the election goes smoothly – despite a suspicious fire at an election commission warehouse last week that destroyed about 7,000 voting machines – it will be the first democratic transfer of power in the nation since it gained independence from Belgium in 1960. The vote had been scheduled for Sunday, but the nation’s electoral commission announced the postponement until Dec. 30 on Thursday, telling candidates it was “technically incapable” of holding the election Sunday due to violence and other problems. The presidential election has been postponed numerous times since 2016. While much has changed – including the name of … [Read more...] about Reflections from a Cold War Navy SEAL: I fought in Congo 50 years ago – Today it’s still plagued by problems
The Democrats Have an Immigration Problem
Sections Skip to content Skip to site index Feature Family separations, multibillion-dollar border-wall schemes, unleashed ICE officers —the Trump presidency has taught the Democrats what they stand against. Now they have to figure out what they stand for. The Families Belong Together march last June. Credit Credit Mark Peterson/Redux Supported by ByRobert Draper Oct. 10, 2018 In early June, the Washington office of Representative Pramila Jayapal began to hear rumors about the women. They had crossed into Texas, where Border Patrol officers promptly arrested them. But now the women were somewhere around Seattle, the city Jayapal represents. Her staff made calls. Usually, undocumented immigrants in the area were held at the Northwest Detention Center, a private facility operated under a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But the detention center had not received the women. There were too many of them for ICE to house. … [Read more...] about The Democrats Have an Immigration Problem
Trump administration pulls US out of UN human rights council
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