ABUJA, Oct 17 (Reuters) - West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS on Saturday imposed an arms embargo against Guinea for human rights violations during anti-government protests last month. "The summit expressed deep concern over the mass violation of human rights and humanitarian law in Guinea ... against unarmed women and civilians on 28 September 2009," said the communique of the Economic Community of West African States. The regional group also threatened to impose full sanctions against Niger if President Mamadou Tandja does not take immediate steps to resolve the country's political crisis. (Reporting by Camillus Eboh; Writing by Randy Fabi) (For more Reuters Africa coverage and to have your say on the top issues, visit: http://af.reuters.com/ )
A Palestinian girl sleeps in front of a house, destroyed during the three-week offensive Israel launched last December, in the northern Gaza Strip October 16, 2009. The U.N. Human Rights Council ...
