bnjoroge@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 moreDetailsBy 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 moreDetailsThe 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 moreDetailsThe 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 moreDetailsUN 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 moreDetailsThe 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 moreDetailsHuman 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 moreDetailsSeveral 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...
Read moreDetailsTwo human rights organisations have asked the government of Bangladesh to ensure accountability and justice for victims of torture, enforced disappearance, and extrajudicial killings. The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT)...
Read moreDetailsThe Boko Haram insurgency, with its spillover into Cameroon, Chad and Niger, is the most reported-upon security crisis in Nigeria. However the conflict between farmers and herders in Nigeria was...
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