Amnesty International
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Black Female Journalists, Politicians Receive Abusive Tweets More Often Than White Women: Study
A new study of millions of tweets received by 778 journalists and politicians from the U.K. and U.S. in 2017…
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Trump Caves, Signs Executive Order to Stop His Border Policy, No Details
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to keep families together at border, but said the "zero tolerance" prosecution…
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Colin Kaepernick Wins Ambassador of Conscience Award, Uses Platform to Slam ‘Lawful Lynchings’
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick once again used his public image to bring attention to racism and police shootings of…
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AfricaNow
Acclaimed novelist and outwardly spoken feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, widely known by younger audiences for her appearance on Beyonce's "Flawless"…
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Malawi’s struggling economy means more albinos are being killed for their body parts
[QZ.COM] The mythology surrounding albinos in parts of Africa is strong. In Malawi, it’s believed that their bones contain gold.…
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Amnesty International Demands Angola Release Activists
(BBC) – A leading rights group has called for the release of at least 13 people, including a rapper and…
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Amnesty Slams Nigeria Army for Abuses in Boko Haram Battle
MICHELLE FAUL, Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian military abuses have caused the deaths of some 8,000 civilians in…
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Amnesty: South Sudan Government Troops are Burning Villages
RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — South Sudan government troops are setting villages on fire and abusing civilians…
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Rights Group: Disabled Somalis Face Abuse, Discrimination
TOM ODULA, Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Decades of conflict and discrimination have left people with disabilities in Somalia…
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Amnesty: Nigeria Massacre Deadliest in History of Boko Haram
IBRAHIM ABDULAZIZ, Associated Press HARUNA UMAR, Associated Press YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Hundreds of bodies — too many to count…
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