‘Lies, lies and implausible lies,’ blasted Meles Zenawi, the enfant terrible of Ethiopia, in describing the 11 March 2010 US State Department’s ‘Report on Human Rights Practices’ in Ethiopia.

Morocco's latest human rights violations yet again display its characteristic contribution to the Western Sahara conflict. These insights show the extremes to which Morocco exercises its 'tools of persuasion'.

In a letter to Omunga, the provincial governor of Benguela did not authorize the demonstration because “the province of Benguela has not registered demolitions, forced land evictions and other acts that collide against the law”.