Sudan: UN Expert calls on government to protect civilians in Darfur
The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan, Aristide Nononsi, finished a 12-day trip to the Darfur...
!a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) Weekly 1
Feb 24, 2017
What's Behind Attacks on Foreigners in South Africa?
South Africa is experiencing a rise in what is being described as "xenophobic" violence. Locals are accusing migrants of stealing their...
Al Jazeera
Feb 23, 2017
The Regional Risks to Somalia’s Moment of Hope
The election of Somalia’s new President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo offers the country’s international partners a new opportunity to step...
International Crisis Group 1
Feb 22, 2017
Khartoum Begins New Military Offensive in South Kordofan: A clear violation of terms laid down by Ob
By Dr. Eric Reeves The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-North (SPLA/M-N) today reports that Khartoum has begun a new military...
Dr. Eric Reeves
Feb 21, 2017
Famine declared in South Sudan, with 100,000 people facing starvation
Parts of war-ravaged South Sudan are officially in famine, a government official declared on Feb. 20. They predict nearly half the...
Washington Post
Feb 20, 2017
South Sudan Famine is A Collective Failure
By Jonathan Pedneault A boy watches sacks of food drop to the ground during a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) airdrop close to...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 20, 2017
In Somaliland, Women Are Being Raped As a Result of Extreme Drought and Lack of Support
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced as a direct result of the Horn of Africa’s ongoing unprecedented drought. But it is women...
The Independent
Feb 18, 2017
‘Look, They Are Dying’: Video Appears to Show Massacre by Congolese Soldiers
By Jeffery Gettleman The video opens with a squad of soldiers walking down a sandy, sunlit road toward a group of people who are...
New York Times 1
Feb 17, 2017
S. Sudan’s first daughter decries suffering of civilians
February 14, 2017 (JUBA) – A daughter to South Sudan President, Salva Kiir said she is disappointed about deteriorating security...
Sudan Tribune
Feb 16, 2017
South Sudanese bishop accuses army of rape, arbitrary arrests
February 14, 2017 (JUBA) – A South Sudanese Anglican Bishop has accused government soldiers of allegedly raping women and young girls as...
Sudan Tribune
Feb 16, 2017
Statement by United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on the Situation in South
UNITED NATIONS PRESS RELEASE Statement by Adama Dieng, United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, on the situation...
United Nations
Feb 16, 2017
‘I Don’t Think Her Heart Will Ever Like This Baby’ Protecting Children of Rape, the Invisible Victim
Akinyi was only 11 years old when three men broke into her home in Kericho, Kenya, in December 2007, as post-election violence raged, and...
Human Rights Watch
Feb 14, 2017
