Apr 07, 2017

Oromo: Human Rights in Sharp Decline, No Scrutiny from Western Media

Photo courtesy of Jonathan Alpeyrie/Wikimedia Commons The pitiable condition of human rights in Ethiopia is getting worse for the country’s marginalised groups. The ongoing discrimination is heightened as a result of the recently extended state of emergency and there are severe consequences to vocalising political dissent. Under the authority of the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic...

Apr 07, 2017

Oromo: Human Rights in Sharp Decline, No Scrutiny...

Photo courtesy of Jonathan Alpeyrie/Wikimedia Commons The pitiable condition of human rights in Ethiopia is getting worse for the country’s marginalised groups. The ongoing discrimination is heightened...

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Apr 06, 2017

Somaliland: Black Tea to Survive the Drought

Photo by Reuters   The severe drought affecting Somaliland is leading the local population to starvation. When they cannot count on the humanitarian delivery of food and water, families are instead...

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Apr 06, 2017

East Turkestan: Uyghurs Houses Targeted to Attack...

Photo by @if8 Flickr   In the town of Hotan, in East Turkestan, the Chinese police has started searching Uyghurs houses looking for “illegal items” from a list that includes everyday...

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Apr 06, 2017

Kosova: Persistent Ethnic Dichotomy in Educat...

Photo by Balkan Insight   The European Council has recently released a report that identifies problems in Kosovo’s higher education sector, showing how the implementation of the Brussels Agreement’s...

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Apr 06, 2017

Hmong: Female Author Receives an Award by AAU...

Photo by Owatonna.com   Last Saturday [2 April 2017], female Hmong author Kao Kalia Yang has been rewarded by the American Association of University Women. During the ceremony, she addressed the...

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Apr 05, 2017

Southern Mongolia: Imprisoned Herders Continue...

Photo Courtesy of the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center   In 2013, the arrival of the Chinese state-run forestry company Shuang He Forestry in Southern Mongolia triggered protests...

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Apr 05, 2017

West-Papua: Concerns Over Rapprochement Between...

Photo Courtesy of Flickr   Police forces on the Solomon Islands recently declared their willingness to intensify cooperation with their Indonesian counterparts. This raises concerns among West Papuans....

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Apr 05, 2017

Response to Ethiopian Embassy in Belgium’s Statement...

  A conference hosted by the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), entitled “Women’s Inferno in Ethiopia: The Plight of Women from Ogaden, Oromo, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella...

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