Kenyan rights activist sues Uganda government

A Kenyan human rights activist who was denied entry into Uganda in April has sued the government before the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) over alleged violations of guarantees of free movement and non-discrimination of an East African citizen. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on Linkedin Share [...]

Down with SCAF (VIDEO)

Activists like Ahmad Hafez, Medo Iskandar, Al-Jazeera journalist Dima el-Khatib,Lilian Wagdy, Gigi Ibrahim, Medo Iskandar are each leading the chants against the military abuses, as dozens of protesters gathered outside the Military Court today, in solidarity with journalist Rasha Azab and her editor Adel Hammouda, who’ve been summoned by the military prosecutor over Rasha’s reporting of torture [...]

Grief

An old woman was shouting hysterically in front of the military court, where her son was being interrogated, before she fainted. Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Military Court on Sunday, in solidarity with journalist Rasha Azab and her editor Adel Hammouda, who’ve been summoned by the military prosecutor over Rasha’s reporting of torture and [...]

SCAF to meet anti-torture activists, receive reports of abuses

I did not blog about my summoning to the military tribunal coz this issue was already covered extensively in the mainstream and social media circles, and I did not have more to say about that day. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tip on Hyves Share on Linkedin Share on technorati Tweet about [...]

Gaddafi’s arms suppliers & UN-ICC justice

On 23 March 2011, NATO imposed an arms embargo on Libya, as a precursor to the air strikes that unfolded in the weeks to follow. The action was based on UN Resolution 1973, and according to NATO’s web sites it was intended to ‘This is part of NATO’s contribution to the broad international effort to [...]

Côte d’Ivoire: brutality continues after Gbagbo’s capture

Since their capture on April 11, 2011, pictures of former Côte d’Ivoire President Laurent Gbagbo [fr], his wife, and their entourage [fr] have spread on the web and via international newspapers. One picture in particular provoked a strong reaction: journalist Israël Yoroba, currently correspondant for TV5 in the Ivorian city of Abidjan, posted [fr] on Facebook [...]