Monthly Archives: March 2006

Pakistani Earthquake Used as Opportunity to Steal Property from Widowed Women

March 6, 2006 – 1:00 am

According to the United Nations’ Integrated Regional Information Networks, the earthquake in Pakistan at the end of last year was used as an opportunity to steal land and other property from unmarried women.

Typical of such victims is Zumera Bibi. The IRIN report describes how Zumera and her four daughters left their house temporarily after the […]

By Brian Carnell | Posted in Pakistan | Comments (0)

Overpopulation Doesn’t Kill People, War Kills People

March 6, 2006 – 1:00 am

A study in the January 7 edition of The Lancet claims that the ongoing civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo is killing as many as 38,000 people each month, largely by magnifying the levels of malnutrition and preventable disease in that country.

Based on surveys conducted in 19,500 homes in the Democratic Republic of […]

By Brian Carnell | Posted in Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Comments (0)