Dear President, we strongly urge you not to sign the National Security Service Act into law and to take a stand within 20 days.#SentBackTheBillToParliament #SSOX South Sudan Government hrw.org/news/2024/07/0… achpr.au.int/en/news/statem… ohchr.org/en/press-relea… ss.usembassy.gov/joint-statemen…

Protests in Kenya are latest reminder that IMF & govts can't keep cutting social spending & increasing taxes on basic goods to service debt. Pres Ruto pulled the tax bill, but what comes next should address roots causes of anger. New from Human Rights Watch🧵hrw.org/news/2024/07/1….

A historic march for economic justice ignites #Kenya today, driven by economic justice, echoing across the continent. Why do human rights matter here? It's about the right to protest - but also about a #HumanRightsEconomy hrw.org/sites/default/… A 🧵 with some key links:

Mary Adut Achiek’s research, the latest output from the South Sudan Women’s Research Network (#SSWRN), explores the evolving roles of women in traditional leadership within the Jieng community of Tonj, Warrap State, #SouthSudan. Listen here: bit.ly/4cVsuUy

July saw 2 key pan-African meetings to advance gender equality in education + #AUYearofEducation: the African Union CIEFFA 1st Conf on Girls and Women's Education, and GIMAC Network expert gathering. To take actions forward, Allan Ngari and I propose 3 key issues: 🔖allafrica.com/stories/202407…

Victory in game one in London! 📊: …livestats.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/u/GBRB/2500059/

The ICJ's ruling today is historic for many reasons. One is its finding that Israel is responsible for apartheid and racial segregation, a breach of CERD, the treaty that prohibits racial discrimination. icj-cij.org/sites/default/… [This replaces the previous posting. 1/4]

14 years ago, my country didn’t exist. Now we are playing the United States in basketball. #SouthSudan🇸🇸

Over the last ten years, i have met many dedicated teachers, trained and untrained, working in difficulty even during war/conflict. Tragic that salary arrears and chronic underinvestment in the sector, is affecting access to quality education #SouthSudan eyeradio.org/thousands-of-p…

The Ugandan authorities should drop the charges against #March2Parliament protestors and instead listen to the concerns they are raising. - Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2024/07/2…

🚨 Sudan: The Rapid Support Forces committed acts of sexual violence amounting to war crimes in #Khartoum. Both warring parties are preventing survivors from accessing care, attacking healthcare, local responders, also war crimes. New @HRW report hrw.org/news/2024/07/2…

The response by #Nigerian officials to calls for #EndBadGovernance protests over economic hardships is worrying. Their rhetoric suggests a readiness to stifle dissent, raising fears of a crackdown. Authorities should respect the right to protest. hrw.org/news/2024/07/2…

“It’s Like Killing Culture”: New Human Rights Watch report documents how the Tanzanian government is forcibly relocating Indigenous Maasai residents from their ancestral lands in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for “conservation” and tourism, violating their rights. hrw.org/news/2024/07/3…

In a landmark trial, a Guinean court has convicted the former president Moussa Dadis Camara, among others, for a brutal 2009 stadium massacre. This significant trial should inspire further national justice efforts globally.

Around July 15, 2024, state officials launched a rhetorical campaign, lying that civil society organisations were financing the recent protests by young Kenyans. The youth advocated for greater accountability in using public resources and exercising public power, eradicating

Today marks 30 days since the controversial National Security Bill was submitted to President Salva Kiir for assent. ◾️According to the transitional constitution, the Bill automatically becomes law if the president does not act on it within 30 days of submission.

Renewed Hope for Justice for Burundi Massacre - 20 Years After Attack on Gatumba Refugee Camp, Victims File Criminal Cases New dispatch for Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2024/08/1…

#BurkinaFaso: Conscription Used to Punish Prosecutors, Judges. The junta seems to have few qualms about interfering with justice to protect its supporters from prosecution. It should stop using conscriptions to silence dissent. hrw.org/news/2024/08/2…

Two months after Kenyan police fatally shot at least four protesters outside parliament, there has been no accountability. The officers responsible for these crimes must be brought to justice.

Bangladesh. Kenya. Nigeria. Uganda. Pakistan. Angola. Sri Lanka. All countries swept by massive protests demanding an end to a system that fuels inequality. The time for a human rights economy is now. New from me in Newsweek newsweek.com/protesters-aro…