12 August is the anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Protocols Additional are central…
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Analysis
The Lasalin Massacre and the Human Rights Crisis in HAITI By Judith Mirkinson, National lawyers Guild & Seth Donnelly, Haiti Action Committee
National Lawyers Guild releases the report, The Lasalin Massacre and the Human Rights Crisis in Haiti. NLG SF/Bay Area president and NLG International Committee member…
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Once A Symbol Of Freedom, Sudan’s Pop Radio Station Has Fallen Almost Silent
Enlarge this image When Omar al-Bashir was ousted from the Sudanese presidency in April of 2019, there was an explosion of new culture in Sudan.…
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Feud between Rwanda, Uganda strongmen takes toll
By AFP The people living on either side of the Ugandan-Rwandan border at Katuna never much considered the boundary: children crossed for school, workers moved…
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ISIS Attacks in DR Congo: A New Phase of a Western Scheme for Resource Plunder
ISIS Attacks in DR Congo: A New Phase of a Western Scheme for Resource Plunder The new president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
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WORLD Asylum for sale: Whistleblowers say U.N. refugee agency does not always address corruption
seven-month investigation found reports of U.N. staff members exploiting refugees desperate for a safe home in a new country. Gratien Zimy Ntezimisi, a refugee whistleblower,…
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Le Gouverneur Richard Muyej déterminé à poursuivre l’émergence du Lualaba
Sous le coup de minuit, la Commission électorale nationale indépendante (CENI) a donné le go pour la campagne de l’élection des Gouverneurs et Vice-Gouverneurs de…
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The Lasalin Massacre: Is it an accidental event, a fight between rival gangs to control an area, or a calculated and planned political act? by Vladimir Durace.
This article, originally written in Haitian Kreyol for Haiti Solidarity in February 2019, was translated by Haiti Action Committee. Lasalin, a shantytown in the capital…
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Recent unrest reveals continuing revolutionary spirit in Haiti
Mass demonstrations against imperialist hegemony have rocked the western hemisphere’s poorest nation of Haiti. During the month of February, hundreds of thousands of Haitians took…
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Algeria: The Long Goodbye by Rene Wadlow
Street demonstrations began in Algers on 22 February 2019 and quickly spread to other cities in Algeria. The demonstrations, often led by young people, are…
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The Future of Work
Marilyn Langlois – TRANSCEND Media Service Do you know anyone who genuinely loves their job, greeting each new work day with focused energy and joyful…
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Women’s suffrage and African emancipation during the 19th century
BY Abayomi Azikiwe . Appeared on Mar 04, 2019 on pambazuka. From Seneca Falls to the Civil War and Reconstruction the struggle for national liberation…
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