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Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Human Rights Horrors II: Idi Amin

Idi Amin was the military dictator of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. His regime commited various atrocities against the people of his country--human rights experts hold Idi Amin's regime responsible for the deaths of at least 300,000 Ugandans.

The first human rights violation Idi commited was his call for the expulsion of all asians (Indians, Pakistanis, middle easterners) from Uganda. He later commited genocide against certain tribes he deemed inferior--where the 300,000 deaths come from.

read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin
http://www.moreorless.au.com/killers/amin.html

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