Uganda: Omoro By-Election Marred by Abuses (Nairobi) – Ugandan security forces raided the offices of an opposition political party on the eve of the May 26, 2022, by-election in Omoro County in Northern Uganda, Human Rights Watch said today.
Denmark Latest EU Nation to Have Gas Supply Cut by Russia COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Denmark ́s largest energy company said Russia cut off its gas supply Wednesday because it refused to pay in rubles, the latest escalation over European energy amid the war in Ukraine. Russia previously halted natural gas supplies to Finland, Poland and Bulgaria for refusing a demand to
Chad: No Reparations for Ex-President’s Victims (Dakar) – The victims of the late Chadian President Hissène Habré have yet to receive any reparations, six years after his historic conviction in Senegal, seven organizations said today.
Court Ends Suspension of NGO in Uganda The Ugandan High Court’s decision to overturn the suspension of Chapter Four, a legal aid organization, is welcomed but also a reminder of the urgent need to end unjustified and arbitrary restrictions on civil society groups in Uganda. On August 10, 2021, the National Bureau for Non-governmental Organizations indefinitely
EU: Bolster Justice Efforts Worldwide (Brussels) – The European Union (EU) and its member states should take concrete steps to strengthen the international justice system, including through national prosecutions of crimes under international law, 8 human rights groups said today. Member states should expand the reach of justice by adopting necessary laws, creating or reinforcing specialized
Student in Nigeria Murdered Over Blasphemy Allegation A female student, Deborah Samuel, was gruesomely murdered in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto state last week after she was accused of blasphemy.
A First Step for Justice in DR Congo On May 11, the High Military Court in Democratic Republic of Congo upheld the guilty verdicts of two senior Congolese police officers for the assassination of leading human rights defender Floribert Chebeya and his driver, Fidèle Bazana, in 2010. Former colonel Christian Ngoy Kenga Kenga was sentenced to death
UK: Afghan Women Evacuees in Limbo (London) – The uncertainty and crowding in temporary housing is causing growing tensions for Afghan evacuees in the United Kingdom, especially women.
Bangladesh Police Beating Rohingya Refugees On May 7, a 62-year-old Rohingya refugee was returning to her shelter in Kutupalong camp after collecting food rations when she was stopped at a checkpoint with other Rohingya by officers from Bangladesh’s Armed Police Battalion, or APBn, who refused to let them through. “The police officers suddenly became
Coven Affairs #8: April Highlights April brought many inspiring makers and teachers to The Alchemist’s Kitchen! Let’s dive into the amazing events that occurred over the past month with our April Highlights! We were honored to welcome author Jane McLelland to celebrate her book “How to Starve Cancer”. In this truly groundbreaking book,
Syrian Detainees’ Families Deserve Answers On April 30, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad granted a general amnesty for “Syrian citizens detained on ‘terrorism-related’ crimes,’” except for crimes that resulted in death.
FULL INTERVIEW: Corbett & Knightly on the WHO’s “Global Pandemic Treaty” Its origins, its purpose and its implications moving forward. An edited version of this conversation was originally featured in episode 417 of The Corbett Report podcast, but appears here in full, with thanks to James, hosted on OffG’s Rokfin channel. You can watch that episode, “The Global Pandemic Treaty:
Revelation of the Method Audio Version New Feature! CIA Director, William Casey is reputed to have said to Ronald Reagan ‘We’ll know our disinformation is complete when everything the American public believes is false.’ Fast forward thirty years, and there’s no piece of fiction the masses will not swallow. From Woke to
Concerns Remain as Egypt Frees Activists and Critics During the last days of Ramadan, on April 24, Egyptian authorities freed around 40 unjustly detained prisoners, among them journalists, activists, and human rights defenders, many of whose families have tirelessly pushed for their release for years. While it is heartwarming to see friends and family of activist Walid Shawky,
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