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DR Congo

Ethnic hostility, fed by inter-group violence in Congo in addition to the impact of genocide in Rwanda and Burundi, has produced an environment where groups fear their entire existence is under threat and engage in pre-emptive attacks against civilians. More»

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Sudan

Civilian groups across Sudan suffer from ongoing violence and are at risk of new violence. Millions of Darfurians are displaced; recent sporadic fighting has killed hundreds in the south; a peace agreement between the north and south is perilous; and the country faces decisive political moments with national elections and a referendum on southern independence. More»

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Chechnya, Russia

In 1999, a massive Russian military force entered Chechnya, devastating it. Russian President Vladimir Putin proclaimed Chechnya pacified by Spring 2000. But peace remained elusive for Chechen civilians, victims of a continuing war of attrition. More»

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Bosnia-Herzegovina

During the conflict (1992-95) an estimated 100,000 people were killed, 80% of them Bosniak civilians. In July 1995, Bosnian Serb forces killed as many as 8,000 Bosniaks from Srebrenica. It was the largest massacre in Europe since the Holocaust. More»

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Rwanda

Between April and July 1994, at least 500,000 Tutsi were killed when a Hutu extremist-led government launched a plan to murder the country's entire Tutsi minority and any others who opposed the government's policies. More»

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Burundi

Civil war between Burundi's ruling Tutsi elite and rebels from the majority Hutu population began in 1993. It resulted in the death of an estimated 300,000 people, the flight of 500,000 refugees, and the internal displacement of 800,000 persons. More»