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March Alerts and February Trends 2023
Benin February 2023 September 2022 October 2022 November 2022 January 2023 February 2023 Sporadic jihadist violence persisted in north despite govt’s efforts to strengthen military power. Suspected jihadist attacks continued in northern Atakora...

January Alerts and December Trends 2022
Burkina Faso December 2022 August 2022 September 2022 October 2022 November 2022 December 2022 Jihadist violence remained widespread, while ruling junta sought to control flow of information amid rumours of coup attempt and deal with Russian...

How you can help refugees
You hear about the plight of refugees across the world, but don’t know how to help? Here is how to do your part, globally and locally. The terrible situation occurring in Ukraine has produced those all-too-familiar harrowing images of large crowds...

EGYPT 2022 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2022 United States Department of State • Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor EGYPT 2022 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY According to its constitution, Egypt is a republic governed by an...

February Alerts and January Trends 2023
Benin January 2023 September 2022 October 2022 November 2022 January 2023 Sporadic jihadist violence continued in north as country held peaceful legislative elections. Suspected jihadist violence persisted in northern departments. In Atakora...

Ten Challenges for the UN in 2023-2024
What’s new? World leaders are visiting the UN the week of 18 September for the annual high-level meeting of the General Assembly at a testing time for the organisation. Major-power divisions are shrinking the space for multilateral cooperation,...

June Alerts and May Trends 2022
Burkina Faso May 2022 January 2022 February 2022 March 2022 April 2022 May 2022 Jihadists launched deadliest attack in months in East region and violence spread to previously unaffected towns, notably in Boucle du Mouhoun region; transitional govt...

For International Day of Peace, youth advocates gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to walk for human rights and peace
Despite it being the 75th Anniversary of the UN Declaration of Human Rights, the majority of people don’t know their rights under this document WASHINGTON, DC, USA, September 21, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In honor of the International Day of...

October Alerts and September Trends 2022
Angola September 2022 September 2022 Tensions ran high over results of August general elections. Constitutional Court endorsed victory of ruling party in August elections. After ruling party People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) of...

Miss Africa USA challenges our views on diversity and disabilities: announces new designing for diversity campaign
Church of Scientology National Affairs Office hosts presentation on the need for tools to help all types of learners WASHINGTON, DC, USA, September 6, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- When the queen of this year’s Miss Africa USA contest moved to the...

August Alerts and July Trends 2022
Burkina Faso July 2022 March 2022 April 2022 May 2022 June 2022 July 2022 Ruling junta reached agreement with West Africa’s regional bloc over transition timeline; former President Compaoré returned to Ouagadougou to mixed reception as part of...

December Alerts and November Trends
Benin November 2022 September 2022 October 2022 November 2022 Govt forces repelled several attacks by suspected jihadists in north. Suspected jihadist violence persisted in northern departments. In Alibori department near border with Niger,...

Henok Mulubrhan steps up to the WorldTour in 2022
We are delighted to announce that Henok Mulubrhan has signed his first professional contract and will join the Team Qhubeka NextHash (www.TeamQhubeka.com) WorldTour team from 1 January, 2022. The 21-year-old from Asmara, Eritrea, makes the...

On Our Radar
AFGHANISTAN The Taliban authorities announced Tuesday that they would ban women from attending university “until further notice”. Damaging as this misogynistic policy will be to Afghan women, says Crisis Group expert Graeme Smith, it will also...

September Alerts and August Trends 2022
Burkina Faso August 2022 April 2022 May 2022 June 2022 July 2022 August 2022 Govt forces increasingly targeted civilians as insecurity remained widespread despite notable reduction in violence in Sahel region. Military committed numerous abuses...

Eight Priorities for the African Union in 2023
What’s new? In the third week of February, the African Union (AU) will hold its annual heads of state summit. The meeting affords African leaders a chance to assess the AU’s readiness to confront the numerous internal and external challenges the...

UNESCO launches a capacity-building project in the Stone Town of Zanzibar
Living Heritage: Revitalising Stone Town of Zanzibar Socioeconomic Development On 25 July 2023, UNESCO organized a launch event for the project, Living Heritage: Revitalising Stone Town of Zanzibar Socioeconomic Development. Honorable Simai...

Secretary Antony J. Blinken on the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
MR PATEL: Good morning, everybody. And welcome back to those of us that were on the road with us last week. The Secretary will make some very brief remarks and take a couple of questions before he has to head back upstairs for some engagements....

Secretary Antony J. Blinken on the 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
MR PATEL: Good morning, everybody. And welcome back to those of us that were on the road with us last week. The Secretary will make some very brief remarks and take a couple of questions before he has to head back upstairs for some engagements....

UNHCR Regains Access to Tigray Refugee Camps, Calls for Emergency Funds to Scale Up Assistance
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and its partners have regained access to the Mai Aini and Adi Harush camps for Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Violent clashes in the area had prevented UNHCR staff from reaching the camps since 13...