South Africa is holding its collective breath in fear of uprisings and riots that could follow the death of political icon Nelson Mandela, who is 94 and struggling with health issues. The Nobel Peace Prize-winner is in his fifth day of another hospital visit for a lung infection. Ernst Roets, deputy executive chief of South [...]
UN Fears Civilian Retaliation in Mali
February 13, 2013 | Posted by
International troops continue to arrive in Mali, but U.N. officials believe that the key to long-term peace is the preservation of human rights on both sides of the conflict. A large portion of the Islamic extremists who rebelled against the government are Tuaregs who feel misrepresented by the Malian government. If the large ethnic group [...]
African Entrepreneurs Fighting Back Chinese Invasion
September 16, 2012 | Posted by
In the last decade, Asian migrants have fanned out through southern Africa, opening shops in small towns and rural backwaters. While consumers in countries facing increasing economic hardships have come to depend on their low prices, local shop owners complain they are being forced out of business, pressuring governments to introduce restrictions on foreign traders. [...]
Jimmy Carter Accuses Pres. Obama, U.S. of Widespread Abuse of Human Rights
June 26, 2012 | Posted by
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter is accusing the current president Obama of sanctioning the “widespread abuse of human rights” by authorizing drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists. Jimmy Carter, America’s 39 th president, denounced the Obama administration for “clearly violating” 10 of the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, writing in a New [...]
Mauritanian Anti-Slavery Activist Charged with ‘Threatening State Security’
June 1, 2012 | Posted by
A prominent Mauritanian anti-slavery activist and six others have been charged with threatening state security. Biram Ould Obeidi had protested against slavery by burning religious books, sparking a wave of demonstrations. Mr Obeidi said he burned the religious texts because they promoted the use of slavery – and to highlight inaction over slavery in Mauritania. [...]
