Apr 01, 2014

Somaliland: Meeting with the Chair of the US Congress Sub Committee on Africa

The Executive Director of the Somaliland National Youth Organization (SONYO), Mr. Saeed Mohamed Ahmed, attended the International Visitor Leadership Program held by the US Congress in Washington, and held a series of meetings with high profile members of the US government.

Apr 01, 2014

Somaliland: Meeting with the Chair of the US Congress...

The Executive Director of the Somaliland National Youth Organization (SONYO), Mr. Saeed Mohamed Ahmed, attended the International Visitor Leadership Program held by the US Congress in Washington, and held...

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Apr 01, 2014

Kosova: US Embassy States That Parliament Declared...

Commenting on US President Barack Obama’s statement that Kosovo’s independence is not precedence for Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the US Embassy in Belgrade stated that there was a...

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Apr 01, 2014

Tibet: Outspoken Tibetan Communist Leader Die...

At the age of 91, Phuntso Wangye, a prominent Tibetan Communist Leader who was critical of Beijing’s hard-line policies against Tibet, died after an extended illness. He was known as one of the few...

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Apr 01, 2014

UNPO Report to the UN CESCR on Discrimination...

In March 2014, UNPO submitted an alternative report to the UN Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, outlining the widespread violations of the economic, social and cultural rights of the Hmong,...

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Mar 31, 2014

Crimean Tatars: Seeking Autonomy After Russia’s...

In the aftermath of Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula, the Crimean Tatars’ assembly met and voted in favor of seeking ethnic and territorial autonomy.

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Mar 31, 2014

Ogaden: Meeting the Victims of the Ogaden Reg...

Hundreds of thousands refugees live in camps, having escaped a past of false imprisonment, torture, rape and murder in the Ogaden region, Ethiopia. This hidden, inhumane conflict claims thousands of victims...

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Mar 31, 2014

East Turkestan: Farmers Detained After Posting...

Three Uyghur were farmers detained and taken to another city for posting complaints about land confiscation online. The arrests occurred prior to a scheduled visit by high-level inspectors in the regi...

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Mar 31, 2014

Oromo: High School Students Arrested

More than two dozen ethnic Oromo high school students were arrested in Southern Oromia while filing a complaint about the provocations by ethnic Amhara students.  

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