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Protests Against Doha Donor Conference Continue in Darfur

Radio Dabanga published an article about the Doha Donor Conference: In a number of camps across Darfur, displaced persons have continued their protests against the timing of the donors’ conference for the third consecutive day. They say the region continues to witness genocide, war,...

Morocco’s Gender-Equality Laws, Massive Rape Crisis in Syria, Ban pesticides

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed. In focus this week: The economic integration of women has actually declined in Morocco; In Syria, regime soldiers are said to be sexually violating women and men from the opposition; Bee numbers have declined significantly in...

Satellite Images Detail Destruction in Meiktila, Burma

Human Rights Watch published an article regarding satellite images showing detail destruction in Meiktila, Burma. The Burmese government should thoroughly investigate and hold accountable those who incited and committed deadly violence in Meiktila in central Burma from March 20 to 22,...

British peer reveals MI6 role in Lumumba killing

The British intelligence services may have just had one of their best-kept secrets blown: their role in the abduction and assassination of Patrice Lumumba, Congo’s first democratically elected prime minister whose Pan-African nationalism and pro-Moscow leanings alarmed the West. For...

Nelson Mandela, ‘intervention brigade’ for Congo, Zanu PF

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed. In focus this week: Paris makes Nelson Mandela honorary citizen, Brigade will join UN peacekeeping force to help defend against rebels in eastern Congo, and Zanu PF Vows to Resist Security Sector Reform. - Paris makes...

Shell responsible for the pollution of farmlands in Nigeria

After a five-year-long case, a Dutch Court has held the Nigerian Subsidiary of Shell responsible for the pollution of farmlands in Nigeria, marking a victory in the struggle against the oil company that has been at the centre of environmental concerns in Nigeria for over 40 years. AWID...

Egypt opposition forms permanent women rights committee

Egypt’s National Salvation Front (NSF) announced on Sunday that it has formed a permanent committee to defend women’s rights and address the attack on their entitlement to these rights. “The targeting of women is in fact an attack on the identity of the nation. It aborts the...

International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic

Today is the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. This year’s theme, “Forever Free: Celebrating Emancipation,” pays tribute to the emancipation of slaves in nations across the world. This year is particularly important with...

Clean Cooking Solutions to the Poor, Wold Water Day, Earth Hour

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed. In focus this week: Mobilizing a $100 Billion Market to Bring Clean Cooking Solutions to the Poor, and this week we celebrated Wold Water Day and turned off the lights on Earth Hour! - Mobilizing a $100 Billion Market to...

Historic Opportunity to Tackle Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis at Risk

Earlier this week, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announced two new drugs effective against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) must be introduced to improve treatment regimens in countries with a high...