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Article: VOA NEWS: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR STRONGER UN FORCE IN EASTERN DRC

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October 30, 2008
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The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Joe DeCapua

The human rights group Amnesty International says the recent dramatic escalation of violence puts the eastern DRC at risk of becoming a "humanitarian catastrophe." Amnesty is calling for more UN peacekeeping troops to be sent to the region and greater international pressure to be placed on the warring parties.

Tawanda Hondora, deputy director of Amnesty International's Africa program, spoke from London to VOA English to Africa Service reporter Joe De Capua about how the current crisis could be resolved.

"Several things can actually be done at this stage to prevent the situation deteriorating further. And the first [is] that ...

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