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A small but loud group of peaceful protesters gathered at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday, calling on the global body to act fast and stop the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the Tigray region, northern Ethiopia. Their protest coincided with a United Nations Security Council meeting.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYNj_85-zB8Holding placards and chanting "stop the killings in Tigray", the protesters called on world leaders to do everything they can...
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President Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is finally moving forward in the Senate after Democrats announced late on Friday that they had reached a deal to reduce weekly unemployment benefits...
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Two years after hearings began on decades of human rights violations, Gambia and West Africa anxiously await long sought justice
Nigerian Kehinde Enagameh on Tuesday became the latest witness to testify at the Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) – an institution established in 2017 to investigate human rights violations committed under the rule of Yahya Jammeh as well as design a national reparations program – since hearings...
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Ethiopians protest at UN headquarters in New York, demand end to humanitarian nightmare in Tigray region
A small but loud group of peaceful protesters gathered at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Thursday, calling on the global body to act fast and stop the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the Tigray region, northern Ethiopia. Their protest coincided with a...
Has the world forgotten about the Oromo people and the detention of Jawar Mohammed?
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Amnesty International demands Iowa prosecutors drop criminal charges against journalist Andrea Sahouri
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Three African women from Cameroon, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are among the 2021 International Women of Courage Award recipients announced by the U.S. Secretary of State late on Thursday.Secretary Antony J. Blinken would be hosting the virtual award ceremony on March 8. The First Lady of the United States, Dr. Jill Biden will deliver remarks to recognize the courageous accomplishments of these women, the U.S. Department of State said.The Biden...