Apr 03, 2017

Oromo: Violent Oppression and Disregard for Human Rights Continue as State of Emergency Gets Prolonged

Photo courtesy of J. Pandolfo/Flickr   On 30 March 2017, the Ethiopian Parliament voted to extend the state of emergency it had first declared in October 2016. The decision made by the parliament – which is fully controlled by the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic front (EPRDF) – paves the way for further state-sponsored oppression of the Oromo people as it empowers...

Apr 03, 2017

Oromo: Violent Oppression and Disregard for Human...

Photo courtesy of J. Pandolfo/Flickr   On 30 March 2017, the Ethiopian Parliament voted to extend the state of emergency it had first declared in October 2016. The decision made by the parliament...

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Apr 03, 2017

East Turkestan: China Forces Uyghur Population...

Photo courtesy of The Independent   A new law which was implemented in China on 1 April 2017 bans ‘burqas, veils and “abnormal” beards’ and forces the population to watch...

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Apr 03, 2017

CWHP Delegation to Washington DC and Brussels...

  Ms Mai Yia Thao, Mr James Her and Mr Gymbay Moua from the Congress of World Hmong People (CWHP) visited Washington, DC and Brussels between 24 and 30 March 2017. Together with members of the Unrepresented...

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Apr 02, 2017

Ethiopia: Will Extending the State of Emergency...

Photo courtesy of Andrew Heavens @Flickr.com On 30 March 2017, the Ethiopian government announced that the state of emergency initially declared for a whole semester in the state of Oromia would be extended...

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Mar 31, 2017

Ogoni: Niger Delta Clean-up “Too Slow”, Says...

Photo courtesy of African Arguments   According to the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), the project for the clean-up of Ogoniland is being conducted in a slow pace, while...

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Mar 31, 2017

District of Columbia: Support for Statehood Within...

Photo Courtesy of National Constitution Center   In November 2016, 79 percent of DC residents in a non-binding referendum voted in favour of the District becoming the United States’ 51st state....

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Mar 30, 2017

Taiwan: NGO Employee Detained by China

  Photo by The Guardian   An employee of a Taiwanese NGO is currently being detained by the Chinese authorities, officials have recently announced. This is only the latest episode of a continuing...

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Mar 30, 2017

Balochistan: An Insight Into the CPEC and its...

  Map by The NorthLines The two main parties in Balochistan describe the reasons why the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will lead to negative consequences for the region. The agreement...

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