Global Witness
>> Sunday, October 28, 2007
BE A GLOBAL WITNESSAs human beings on a planet full of suffering and strife, at times all that we can offer is our capacity as compassionate witnesses.
Dear New York Times Editor:
As your paper focuses news coverage on Uganda and the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, I strongly urge you to cover the human rights situation in Uganda.
Far from the attractive tourist-friendly face Uganda's image makers would have you see, Uganda is a country of great paradoxes.
The "protected villages" in the northern part of the country (also called IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) camps under international law) have been the scene of horrific death and rampant disease. Please send your reporters to cover that story.
Please see the attached article on the current situation in Uganda in general, as well I have attached a recent letter by Human Rights Watch to President George Bush and Condolezza Rice.
Best Regards,
John Peters
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