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Subject: CENTRAL AND EAST AFRICA: IRIN weekly humanitarian round-up 582 3
June 2011
To: Jean-Francois Darcq <[email protected]>
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Table of contents
1. SUDAN: Rains aggravate plight of displaced <#13054a4427afdabe_1>
2. Analysis: Sex abuse in Kenyan schools <#13054a4427afdabe_2>
3. KENYA: Food crisis lands government in the dock <#13054a4427afdabe_3>
4. Analysis: Warnings and ructions over DRC polls <#13054a4427afdabe_4>
5. KENYA: Legislation failing to curb FGM/C <#13054a4427afdabe_5>
6. RWANDA: Rape, justice and privacy <#13054a4427afdabe_6>
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***SUDAN: Rains aggravate plight of
displaced<http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=92832>
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[image: lead photo]NAIROBI, 27 May 2011 (IRIN) - Seasonal rains are among
several factors to have exacerbated the crisis sparked by the sudden flight
of tens of thousands of civilians from the disputed Sudanese region of
Abyei, say aid workers, who point to both short- and long-term
repercussions.
Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=92832>
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***Analysis: Sex abuse in Kenyan
schools<http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=92845>
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[image: lead photo]MIGORI/NAIROBI, 30 May 2011 (IRIN) - Since discovering
that her 13-year-old daughter was pregnant about a month ago, Juanita* has
paid several visits to the local chief in her village in western Kenya,
seeking justice for her daughter and punishment for the man who abused her.
Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=92845>
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***KENYA: Food crisis lands government in the
dock<http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=92857>
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[image: lead photo]NAIROBI, 31 May 2011 (IRIN) - Just as it declares a
national disaster over drought, the Kenyan government is being sued over its
alleged failure to respect a new constitutional right to food. High prices
and poor rains have left some 2.4 million Kenyans at risk of severe food
insecurity, according to a report by the Famine Early Warning Systems
network (FEWS Net) covering the period between April and September 2011.
Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=92857>
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***Analysis: Warnings and ructions over DRC
polls<http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=92866>
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[image: lead photo]KINSHASA, 1 June 2011 (IRIN) - The second democratic
presidential election in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), scheduled for
28 November, runs the risk of further destabilizing the country because of
preparation delays and potential constitutional contradictions, say analysts
and observers.
Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=92866>
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***KENYA: Legislation failing to curb
FGM/C<http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=92869>
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[image: lead photo]NYAMATARO, 2 June 2011 (IRIN) - At her grandmother's home
in the western Kenyan village of Nyamataro, 14-year-old Ruth* lies on a mat
surrounded by visitors, all congratulating her on becoming a woman; the
previous week, Ruth was one of 10 girls to undergo female genital
mutilation/cutting.
Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=92869>
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***RWANDA: Rape, justice and
privacy<http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=92876>
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[image: lead photo]KIGALI, 2 June 2011 (IRIN) - A new report has rekindled
debate on whether the Rwandan government "betrayed" women who were raped
during the 1994 genocide by letting community-based gacaca courts process
their cases.
Read report online <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=92876>
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