IX. Piracy and armed robbery

Reports tell us of detention, rape and plunder.

So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the assembly.

So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.

Today, it is the people who are the victims of violence, atrocities and plundering.

They talk about the people and the proletariat. I talk about the suckers and the mugs.

(b) Coordination and cooperation in combating piracy and armed robbery at sea

Gradually it would shift from a politics of plunder to a politics of hope. Thank you.

As a result of the fighting, NGO equipment and relief supplies were destroyed and looted.

Gradually it would shift from a politics of plunder to a politics of hope.

looting and arson for over twenty years.

They do not mention their own barbaric assaults, vandalism, and looting, or their kangaroo courts.

For thus says the Lord Yahweh I will bring up a company against them, and will give them to be tossed back and forth and robbed.

For thus saith the Lord GOD I will bring up a company upon them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled.

Several incidents of murder, assault and looting were reported during the period under review.

Instead, Iraq was devastated by looting.

Destruction, pillaging, looting and illicit trafficking ... this is the fate of a treasure which has survived for thousands of years.

Humanitarian assistance is reaching its destinations, protected from attacks and looting by armed bandits and militia.

Flag, port and coastal States were encouraged to develop or review and update their national strategies for combating piracy and armed robbery against ships and, in particular, to assess the viability of bilateral or multilateral agreements designed to reduce the incidence of piracy and armed robbery.

The African media s response to the massacres and rapes in Darfur has been equally muted.

Entire villages are being attacked, plundered and destroyed, and their inhabitants are being brutalized, massacred and forcibly driven from their homes.

The most significant dangers to personnel continue to be physical attacks, threats, robbery and theft.

Japan also committed most heinous destruction, plunder and homicide everywhere in Asia it invaded.

Where minority communities are concerned, the Eide report states, Harassment, looting, stealing of cattle and other similar incidents occur very frequently.

Where, indeed, is there room for peace when all we see is corruption, unaccountability, nepotism, theft, and the dismissal of an entire people?

They lacked access to social services and justice and that needed to be remedied. The representative of the Anywa people cited a number of allegations of violations of their human rights, including killings, rapes, looting and burning of houses.

Thus the remaining non Serb population continues to be the target of armed robbery, looting, theft, ill treatment, intimidation and various forms of discrimination.

There seems to be no more justice or mercy in this world which is overwhelmed with injustice, looting and robbery. Who is there for the poor?

The rapes are continuing, as are the burning, looting and forced displacement that I first reported to the Council more than 20 months ago.

Banditry, looting and hijacking of vehicles increased during the reporting period, with consequences for the safety of all travellers and the delivery of relief supplies.

In Africa and the Middle East, corruption and massive looting of state assets remain two of the biggest obstacles to successful development in the region.

There are still many insecure areas where returnees suffer from looting and extortion by militia forces.

These sacrifices, together with a long history of corruption, denial of rights, and plundering, have led to disaster at the economic, social and environmental levels.

They brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, to Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of the children of Israel, to the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by the Jordan at Jericho.

And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.

Even as the Commission was conducting its inquiry, and since then, attacks on villages, the killing of civilians, rape, pillaging and forced displacement have continued in Darfur.

93. The fighting and looting in Kabul is resulting in the loss of important parts of the country apos s cultural heritage, including mosques, museums and the University buildings.

Many of those who claim to be concerned about the region have not shown much interest in changing the essential problem, after centuries of exploitation and plundering.

In the occupied Azerbaijani territories, 700 towns and villages have been destroyed, all the homes, schools and hospitals have been burnt and plundered, and the monuments of the ancient culture have been destroyed.

In order to minimize destruction and looting, States should develop procedures to inventory the contents of claimed housing, land and property within the context of housing, land and property restitution programmes.

The violations include summary executions, torture, looting, extortion, forced labour and arbitrary arrests and detention, particularly of individuals suspected of supporting FNL.

The convention may provide a customary framework to help raise awareness and seek to combat the illegal looting and pirating occurring in waters worldwide.

He was afraid, he explained, that if he appointed new people they would start over in their depredations, putting a much heavier burden on Egypt.

In 1991 in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of Congo), the Belgian and French troops managed to evacuate foreigners after violent riots and looting occurred in the country.

Yet, some serious problems remain unresolved, including labour conditions, persons in distress at sea and incidents of piracy and armed robbery.