Entries Tagged as 'UN Security Council'

April 22, 2008

UN Soldiers Brutally Attack Haitian Street Vendors

ACTION ALERT FROM HAITI ACTION COMMITTEE

Protest brutal attack on Haitian street vendors by UN soldiers!

Bullet holes are visible in this photo from UN assault on Haitian street vendors
On Saturday, April 11th, a little past 3 p.m., a MINUSTAH (UN) soldier, Nigerian Cpl. Nagya Aminu, was shot and killed in downtown Port-au-Prince. While this killing was [...]

January 23, 2008

CUBA Calls for Urgent UN Restructuring to Break Vise Grip of Security Council

The Cuban ambassador to Nigeria called for the restructure of the UN in order to break the vise grip that the Security Council and especially the permanent members of the Council have over United Nations operations. Of course, the US is the main “gripper” here. Cuba is the perfect country to raise this [...]