Ethiopian government aiming to destroy Tigrayans, EU envoy says in shocking revelation
“When I met the Ethiopian leadership in February, they really used this kind of language that they are going to destroy the Tigrayans, they are going to wipe out the Tigrayans for 100 years and so forth,” said the EU Envoy.
Former Liberian rebel leader Alieu Kosiah found guilty of war crimes in Swiss court
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“I’m proudly a Tigrayan woman born and raised in the United States” and I want the world to know that “a state-led and state-sponsored genocide is being committed against the people of Tigray”
In this explosive interview, Bserat Ghebremicael, an advocate for women and girls who works at Google and with the nonprofit Omna Tigray, says "a state-led and state-sponsored genocide is being committed against the people of Tigray."
Kenneth Kaunda, patriarch of African independence from white rule dies at 97
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's first president who kept his grip on power for 27 years, died on Thursday at a military hospital in Lusaka, the country's capital, where he was being treated for pneumonia. He was 97. Authorities declared 21 days of mourning after his death was announced by President Edgar Lungu of Zambia.Kaunda is being remembered at home and abroad as the patriarch of African independence from white oppression and domination.
Human Rights Watch asks IMF to deny three-year loan to Cameroon without guarantee the money will not be stolen amid COVID-19 corruption scandal
“The IMF Board is voting on its third loan to Cameroon since the start of the pandemic in the midst of a Covid-19-related corruption scandal and violent crisis roiling the country’s English-speaking regions with a devastating impact on people’s right to health,” said Sarah Saadoun, senior business and human rights researcher at Human Rights Watch. “When badly-needed aid is being squandered or stolen, it would be irresponsible for the IMF to approve another loan without safeguards to ensure that the money goes where it is intended.”
U.S. Ambassador to UN says ‘widespread sexual violence’ being used in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as a weapon of war
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Ethiopian government aiming to destroy Tigrayans, EU envoy says in shocking revelation
“When I met the Ethiopian leadership in February, they really used this kind of language that they are going to destroy the Tigrayans, they are going to wipe out the Tigrayans for 100 years and so forth,” said the EU Envoy.
Former Liberian rebel leader Alieu Kosiah found guilty of war crimes in Swiss court
A Federal Criminal Court in the city of Bellinzona, Switzerland, delivered its judgment in the trial of Kosiah, a former commander of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy armed group, known as ULIMO.
“I’m proudly a Tigrayan woman born and raised in the United States” and I want the world to know that “a state-led and state-sponsored genocide is being committed against the people of Tigray”
In this explosive interview, Bserat Ghebremicael, an advocate for women and girls who works at Google and with the nonprofit Omna Tigray, says "a state-led and state-sponsored genocide is being committed against the people of Tigray."
Kenneth Kaunda, patriarch of African independence from white rule dies at 97
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's first president who kept his grip on power for 27 years, died on Thursday at a military hospital in Lusaka, the country's capital, where he was being treated for pneumonia. He was 97. Authorities declared 21 days of mourning after his death was announced by President Edgar Lungu of Zambia.Kaunda is being remembered at home and abroad as the patriarch of African independence from white oppression and domination.
Former Liberian rebel leader Alieu Kosiah found guilty of war crimes in Swiss court
A Federal Criminal Court in the city of Bellinzona, Switzerland, delivered its judgment in the trial of Kosiah, a former commander of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy armed group, known as ULIMO.
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A PROCLAMATION On June 19, 1865 -- nearly nine decades after our Nation's founding, and more than 2 years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation -- enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally received word that they were free from bondage. As those who were formerly enslaved were recognized for the first time as citizens, Black Americans came to commemorate Juneteenth with celebrations across the country, building new lives and a new tradition that we honor today. In its celebration of freedom, Juneteenth is a day that should be recognized by all Americans. And that is why I am proud to have consecrated Juneteenth as our newest national holiday.
“I’m proudly a Tigrayan woman born and raised in the United States” and I want the world to know that “a state-led and state-sponsored genocide is being committed against the people of Tigray”
In this explosive interview, Bserat Ghebremicael, an advocate for women and girls who works at Google and with the nonprofit Omna Tigray, says "a state-led and state-sponsored genocide is being committed against the people of Tigray."
Kenneth Kaunda, patriarch of African independence from white rule dies at 97
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's first president who kept his grip on power for 27 years, died on Thursday at a military hospital in Lusaka, the country's capital, where he was being treated for pneumonia. He was 97. Authorities declared 21 days of mourning after his death was announced by President Edgar Lungu of Zambia.Kaunda is being remembered at home and abroad as the patriarch of African independence from white oppression and domination.
Human Rights Watch asks IMF to deny three-year loan to Cameroon without guarantee the money will not be stolen amid COVID-19 corruption scandal
“The IMF Board is voting on its third loan to Cameroon since the start of the pandemic in the midst of a Covid-19-related corruption scandal and violent crisis roiling the country’s English-speaking regions with a devastating impact on people’s right to health,” said Sarah Saadoun, senior business and human rights researcher at Human Rights Watch. “When badly-needed aid is being squandered or stolen, it would be irresponsible for the IMF to approve another loan without safeguards to ensure that the money goes where it is intended.”
Apart from Eritrean troops, Somali forces also involved in Tigray conflict, reports United Nations
“In addition to reports of the involvement of Eritrean troops in the Tigray conflict, the special rapporteur also received information and reports that Somali soldiers were moved from military training camps in Eritrea to the front line in Tigray, where they accompanied Eritrean troops as they crossed the Ethiopian border,” the report said.
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Biden signs law making Juneteenth, or June 19, a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States in 1865
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U.S. Ambassador to UN says ‘widespread sexual violence’ being used in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as a weapon of war
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