Nigeria: Wave of devastating forced evictions in Badia East, Lagos, Nigeria
Amnesty International Press release 12 August 2013 New evidence from satellite images reveals the true extent of a forced eviction in Badia East, Lagos – one of Africa’s two megacities. The pictures, taken before and after demolitions carried out by…
Read moreAustralia: Retrogressive and Inhumane refugee policy
London, 6 August 2013 — Today, The Equal Rights Trust wrote to Australian Prime Minister Hon Kevin Rudd MP, with regard to the announcement of the ‘Regional Settlement Arrangement’ under which Australia signed agreements with Papua New Guinea (PNG) on…
Read moreMurder of Cameroonian LGBT and AIDS Activist Eric Ohena Lembembe- Press Statement
Press Statement Marie Harf Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 16, 2013 We deplore the brutal murder of Eric Ohena Lembembe, who was found tortured to death in his home in Yaoundé yesterday. We condemn this terrible act…
Read moreIN DEFENCE OF THE RAPIST- ‘Deji Ajare
I know the title would have already earned me more enemies than friends and I also know that so many would be waiting to crucify me, but just before you do so, let me quickly clarify things. First, this title…
Read moreWILL YOU STAND WITH MALALA IN THE FIGHT FOR GIRLS EDUCATION
Last October, Malala was shot by the Taliban for speaking up for girls’ education. On Friday she will mark her 16th birthday by delivering to the UN a set of education demands written by young people. She will be joined…
Read more“Putting Liberty at Risk in the Name of Order and National Security” – by Caroline Arnold
“Putting Liberty at Risk in the Name of Order and National Security” – by Caroline Arnold Published on Sunday,… http://t.co/ojNnFlXv3V stop impunity!
Read moreTo mark World Day Against Child Labour, the ILO publishes a report outlining the abuses suffered by millions of children working in family homes
An estimated 10.5 million children worldwide – most of them under age – are working as domestic workers in people’s homes, in hazardous and sometimes slavery-like conditions, says the International Labour Organization (ILO). Six and a half million of these…
Read moreUNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa – For Children & Youth – The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa – For Children & Youth – The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
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EL-RUFAI VS CAN: HAS THE CHURCH FINALLY SOLD OUT? By ‘Deji Ajare
First up, let me say that I am a Christian by birth and I grew up in a traditional Christian setting. My parents were and my mum still is a church leader and by far, distinguished ones. I do not…
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