If tears could create an ocean, the crying of Tigrayan civilians would have created one.
A painting by @ArtTigray that encapsulates the pain and suffering of Tigray.
As news of record breaking heat around the world continues, my recent column for @newint argues that we need to stop perpetuating the fallacy that climate change refugees will only come from the global south. https://t.co/7LdOV2099s
#Ukraine is not the only country experiencing a devastating war. In #Ethiopia, 5.2 million people are in need of emergency food aid and 2.5 million people have been displaced.
https://t.co/M62Xx4I3Uc
Today is Int'l Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. CRSV is being used as a tactic of war and terrorism around the world. All parties to conflict must #stoprapenow as part of the call of @antonioguterres for a global ceasefire: https://t.co/kq1KZoX1eo
"Those of us still with our rights – if not all our same freedoms – must lend our voices to those that have lost theirs."
@Farida_N on living through #coronavirus#lockdowns under #dictatorships like #Togo's.
https://t.co/o4ZEPZwHsj
Sad but true. I've repeatedly bn telling those who conveniently blame politicians that pol'cians will always be pol'cians. And they emerge from us & they reflect what we are. It's only the civic competence of citizens that can make them walk straight.
This June the #UNSC adopted the 1st ever resolution on missing persons in conflict.
In 2018 alone 45,000+ new cases were registered by @ICRC.
We work to help families find answers & with Member States to stop people from going #missing in the first place.
#DayoftheDisappeared
Today marks the 5th anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide. Thousands of innocent Yazidis were killed & thousands were taken into slavery, 3000 remain missing. We lost everything, but we never gave up. Yazidis are stronger than the evil ideology of ISIS that wanted to destroy us.
The #ICC's first prosecutor Moreno Ocampo speaks out on the PTC's decision to block the #Afghanistan investigation:
https://t.co/Huz2TwZiX8
Much to agree with...
This is despicable. The Trump administration is not only ceding America’s role as a leader on the human rights of women, it’s actively working against those rights. We all have to work together to right this wrong and undo this damage. https://t.co/L5IWLLy2eB
Today, we remember the #KaseseKillings. At least 55 people, including 14 @PoliceUg officers were killed.
2 years on, at least 167 civilians continue to languish on long pre-trial detention but there has been no investigations into the conduct of security forces.
#LestWeForget