More than 5,000 hostages were liberated from Boko Haram controlled territories in northeastern Nigeria on Sunday June 26th. The operation, composed of Nigerian army soldiers with support from members of a local grassroots security force, took place across fifteen remote villages in the northeast of Borno State. Four villages,
The UN has followed the publication of a damning report on human rights violations in Eritrea by the UN Commission of Inquiry (COI) by calling for the African Union to prosecute the leaders of Eritrea. In 2015, the COI released its first report, with a second report released on 8
On Thursday, a dingy carrying refugees capsized off the coast of Libya. At least ten women have drowned, with a high possibility that the death toll will rise. The Italian coastguard rescued more than 100 migrants from waters between Sicily and Libya. This incident lifts rescues to more than 13,700
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon continued to highlight Israeli occupation of Judea and Samaria with a message encouraging Israel to take steps to resolve this longstanding dispute with Palestine. Ban’s message reflected continued UN negotiations surrounding a two-state solution alongside the numerous attacks faced by both Israelis and Palestinians in disputed
