By Janet Sankale Janet.sankale@jfjustice.net Some 44 journalists have been killed in 2021, and many more were attacked, harassed, or unlawfully imprisoned, according to the Unesco Observatory of Killed Journalists. Between...
Read moreConcern over the situation in Sudan has continued to mount, prompting 48 nations to ask the United Nations Human Rights Council to convene a special session to discuss the country...
Read morebnjoroge@jfjustice.net Amnesty International is the latest casualty of China’s national security law for Hong Kong, which has swept away civil rights organisations, trade unions, and media organisations since it came...
Read moreBy Janet Sankale Janet.sankale@jfjustice.net The second successful military coup in Sudan in less than three years has been met with near-total condemnation worldwide. And for the second time in as...
Read moreThe United Nations has called on its members to come together to tackle the great challenges confronting humanity, among them the coronavirus pandemic, which has devastated the world, as it...
Read moreThe spectre of famine and starvation now looms even larger in Tigray in the wake of the Ethiopian government’s expulsion of seven individuals working for United Nations humanitarian agencies last...
Read moreUN Secretary-General António Guterres has reiterated his call for a global ceasefire and asked the world to halt all hostilities for 24 hours to commemorate the International Day of Peace....
Read moreThe United Nations Human Rights Council has been asked to adopt a resolution to extend its support for human rights reform and monitoring in Sudan during its 48th regular session,...
Read moreHuman rights defenders and civil society groups have expressed concern at increasing government restrictions on civic space in eastern Africa, especially during election seasons. Several speakers at the launching of...
Read moreSeveral experts have joined the growing number of groups urging the United Nations Human Rights Council to act on the atrocities and human rights violations that have been reported in...
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