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Diamonds Last Forever, Humans Rights Abuses Must Not: 4 Reasons You Should Care Rafael Marques Is On Trial
Contributed by Amnesty USA's Angola Country Specialist Paula Paixao. Amnesty is urging the Angolan government drop all charges against journalist Rafael Marques de Morais. Rafael’s work is seen as a…
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A Social Movement To Be Reckoned With In Africa
We are Filimbi. We are Lucha. We are Balai Citoyen. We are Y en a marre. We use our voices and whistles for democracy, not weapons. We are not plotters.…
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Behind the Numbers: Understanding Boko Haram’s Reign of Terror in Nigeria
[caption id="attachment_59846" align="aligncenter" width="900"] A student stands in a burnt classroom burnt by the Islamist group Boko Haram to keep children away from school in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, May 12,…
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Arrested and Beaten for Wearing Trousers: Stop the Public Flogging of Women in Sudan!
[caption id="attachment_59511" align="aligncenter" width="2936"] Three Sudanese women, one of them wearing trousers, walk on a main street in central Khartoum on September 8, 2009. The thousands of women who wear…
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Journalist and Activist Disappeared in Zimbabwe
[caption id="attachment_59371" align="aligncenter" width="600"] tai Dzamara (left) and fellow activists of the Occupy Africa Unity Square protest, have vowed to continue with their sit in until their demands are met…
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Free Speech Should Be Worth More Than Diamonds in Angola
[caption id="attachment_58461" align="aligncenter" width="4642"] Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry on May 5, 2014. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] How many attempts by…
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The Story Behind The Nigeria Satellite Images
[caption id="attachment_57116" align="alignleft" width="2391"] The town of Doron Baga, Nigeria, before it was largely razed by Boko Haram. 2 January 2015 © DigitalGlobe[/caption] Amnesty International today released satellite images that…
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Elections in Nigeria Must Lead to Protection and Accountability
After a year of conflict spurred by attacks by and on the armed group Boko Haram, Nigerian public officials must take further action to ensure professional, accountable police and military…
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Stop Shaming Gender-Based Violence Survivors
When a woman or girl survives gender-based violence, you would think that she could expect justice. If she survives a rape, for example, you would think she could expect that…
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Why Birth and Death are Simultaneous for Women in South Africa
[caption id="attachment_55591" align="alignleft" width="4000"] Poor infrastructure, lack of privacy and limited access to health services are only a few of the factors contributing to the devastating maternal mortality rate in…