Mogadishu/Nairobi-The African Federation of Environmental Journalists (AFEJ) and its 42 national affiliations around Africa concerns and have stemmed the illicit detention over the humanitarian journalist Abdi-aziz Abdinur Ibrahim better known as “Koronto” who is still in jail with political motivated concentration by the Gen. Sharif Shekhuna Maye, the police commissioner and Gen. Abdullahi Hassan Barisse [...]
AU Summit: Rights Key for Addressing Crises Protecting Civilians in Mali, Eastern DRC Among Priorities (Addis Ababa, January 21, 2013) – The African Union (AU) should make human rights central to its discussions about crises situations in Africa at its summit meeting this week in Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said today in an open letter [...]
The Secretary General of the African Federation of Environmental Journalists (AFEJ) calls international concern over Kenya and Somalia leaders talks now going on in Nairobi to protect the Somalia’n refugees who are currently under a climate of hopeless as the government of Kenya have ordered the Somali refugees to enter its territory and similarly the [...]
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The members of the African Federation of Environmental Journalists (AFEJ) are today overjoyed the celebration of the World Human Rights Day and vowed to observe and document the human rights violations in across African region as everyone has the right to be heard and to shape the decisions that affect their community. This right is [...]
Halt Violent Crackdown on Protesters (Nairobi, December 11, 2012) – Sudanese authorities should immediately investigate the deaths of four student protesters and the disappearance of two others at the beginning of December 2012, in Madani, Jazeera state, and hold those responsible to account, Human Rights Watch said today. “The murky circumstances of these deaths are [...]
Statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons Chaloka Beyani to mark the coming into force of the Kampala Convention GENEVA (6 December 2012) – “Today, Africa has achieved a milestone and demonstrated its leadership in addressing one of the most pressing humanitarian issues in the world. With the [...]
Innovative surgery gives women normal lives By Jocelyne Sambira Tonte Ikoluba was 13 years old when her grandmother came to her family home to circumcise her. It was important she go through the rite, her grandmother said, in order to become a respectable woman and increase her chances of getting married some day. “I closed [...]
Last Seen at Prison; Authorities Should Immediately Clarify His Whereabouts (Washington, DC, October 24, 2012) – The authorities in Equatorial Guinea should immediately investigate the alleged enforced disappearance of a top human rights lawyer who has been unaccounted for since the evening of October 22, 2012, EG Justice and Human Rights Watch said today. Fabián [...]
Harare / New York – United Nations Deputy Humanitarian Chief Catherine Bragg wrapped up her five-day visit to southern Africa today, calling on countries and partners in the region to strengthen their efforts to work together to promote disaster preparedness and tackle food insecurity. Food insecurity continues to be a chronic problem in southern Africa, [...]
GENEVA (ILO News) – A large gap remains between the ratification of Conventions on child labour and the actions countries take to deal with the problem, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a report marking the tenth anniversary of the annual World Day Against Child Labour. “There is no room for complacency when 215 [...]
