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Six actual or potential conflict situations around the world deteriorated and two improved in October 2008. Fighting and displacement sharply increased in the east of DR Congo; although a ceasefire was holding as CrisisWatch went to press, the risks are high and sustained international commitment is needed. The Indian state of Assam saw explosions killing over 60 and serious inter-communal violence, while suicide bombings killed around 30 in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland and neighbouring Puntland. The situation also deteriorated in Ingushetia, Peru and Thailand, but improved in Bolivia and the Maldives. For November, CrisisWatch identifies DR Congo as a Conflict Risk Alert.
Correcting Course: Victims and the Justice and Peace Law in Colombia
30 October 2008
Critically undermined by government disinterest in the victims of the armed conflict, transitional justice in Colombia seriously risks failing.
Azerbaijan: Defence Sector Management and Reform
29 October 2008
Reform of Azerbaijan’s controversial army is stalling for lack of political will.
Recent reports & briefings
- Oil for Soil: Toward a Grand Bargain on Iraq and the Kurds, Middle East Report N°80, 28 October 2008
- The Philippines: The Collapse of Peace in Mindanao, Asia Briefing N°83, 23 October 2008
- Sudan’s Southern Kordofan Problem: The Next Darfur?, Africa Report N°145, 21 October 2008
- Burma/Myanmar After Nargis: Time to Normalise Aid Relations, Asia Report N°161, 20 October 2008
- Reforming the Judiciary in Pakistan, Asia Report N°160, 16 October 2008
- Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province: Land, Development, Conflict, Asia Report N°159, 15 October 2008
- CrisisWatch N°62, 1 October 2008, CrisisWatch N°62, 1 October 2008
- Kosovo’s Fragile Transition, Europe Report N°196, 25 September 2008
- Chad: A New Conflict Resolution Framework, Africa Report N°144, 24 September 2008
- Thailand: Calming the Political Turmoil, Asia Briefing N°82, 22 September 2008
The International Crisis Group (Crisis Group) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with some 135 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.
