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Haiti Action Committee is honored to circulate this statement from Fanmi Lavalas, the people’s party of Haiti. As threats of a new foreign invasion ramp up, Lavalas states, in the clearest terms,…
Dear friends We are sorry to have to inform those who knew him that Shams Bhanji died at the age of 74 at his home on his beloved Zanzibar Island. Shams lived…
The recent racist western media coverage of the monkeypox virus outbreak has tragically taken us centuries back in history, as we are painfully reminded of the times when black people have derogatively…
“We can’t just stand back and watch forever, without saying or doing anything” by Aurore Engelen 19/01/2022 – The director uses his documentary to look back on 25 years of war in the Democratic…
Haiti at the Crossroads: Rebuilding Popular Democracy A webinar on Saturday January 29th 11am to 1pm Haiti is now at a crossroads. Hundreds of organizations, including Fanmi Lavalas, the people’s party,…
Request for Proposals The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) invites applications from senior African academics and researchers based at universities, training and policy institutions in Africa…
First and foremost, South Sudanese Peace mediators should strive wholeheartedly to restore peace and stability in South Sudan. ” South Sudanese leaders, cannot bring peace in the region, if there is no…
Dear MoveOn Member, I’m Robert Cruickshank of Demand Progress and I started a petition to Congress, which says: We demand you publicly denounce Amazon for trying to build its South African HQ…
Social movements and scientists are staying out of the UN summit because it represents big agribusiness interests. 25 Jul 2021 – In September this year, the United Nations will host a Global Food…
27 Jul 2021 – July 28th marks the 70th anniversary of the 1951 UN Refugee Convention. This historic document, signed by 149 nation-states, defines refugees as those with a well-founded fear of persecution…
Photo: Amnesty International Reacting to the news that Parliament voted on 23 July to abolish the death penalty in Sierra Leone, Amnesty International’s West and Central Africa Director Samira Daoud said: “Parliament’s vote…
Once upon a time, the frogs wished for a better, powerful and influential king to rule and majestically presides over their cases. The frogs were tired of governing themselves by themselves for…
In this interview with Dr. Joseph Mercola, Vandana Shiva says, “… if In the next decade, if we don’t protect what has to be protected … and take away the sainthood from…
Abstract 21 Feb 2021 – In the recent context of Nepal where Prime Minister K P Oli has dissolved the Parliament over a dispute within the party, this paper is prepared as a…
I am a child of the Ganga Himalaya , nourished materially and spiritually by Dev Bhoomi, our sacred land. The mountains , forests and Ma Ganga have shaped my imagination, my knowledge…
Paul Rusesabagina under arrest after his rendition to Rwanda. Is there any limit to how far the West will go to cover for Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s Crimes? asks Ann Garrison. “With…
The Biden administration’s response to Haiti’s spiraling political crisis may be motivated by wariness of entangling the U.S. in a neighbor’s affairs, or adding another challenge to the Administration’s extremely full plate.…
“Refugees are not the problem, but they have problems”. Our first information session of the rights of refugees took place yesterday on Sunday February 14th, 2021 in Kituku – Goma. We greatly…
Haitian citizens, social movements, trade unions and opposition political parties are demanding the resignation of president Jovenel Moïse, who seeks to extend his term of office until February 2022, which according to…
In yet another fiery speech to attendees of an elite annual summit, climate activist Greta Thunberg made clear on Monday that young people aren’t backing down from demands that world leaders treat human-caused climate…
By, Carine I. Kanimba Dear Ange, I hope that this letter finds you well. My name is Carine Kanimba, I am the daughter of Paul Rusesabagina. I would like to wish you…
In an explosion of anger and political rejection, 200,000 people marched in Paris Nov. 28 while another 300,000 in over 95 cities and towns across France held coordinated protest marches. Demonstrations also…
View this email in your browser. The Power of the Haitian People WEEK OF SOLIDARITY WITH HAITI December 10 – December 16, 2020 On December 16th, Haitians will commemorate the 30th anniversary…
If the consequences of the current pandemic are global, discussions about alternatives have not lived up to this reality, failing to learn from the non-Western world and from indigenous and popular struggles…
Despite a complicated health situation, the Human Rights Council has preserved the core of its work and started to return to a more usual functioning, noticeably with informal dialogues starting anew, a…
