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The sentencing of DRC War Lord Thomas Lubanga

by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Jul 14, 2012

Bahati Jacques, AFJN’s Policy Analyst, on InFocus/Voice of America on the sentencing of DRC War Lord Thomas Lubanga

World Student Christian Federation calls for a response to Violence against Christians in Nigeria with love and Prayer

by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Jul 13, 2012

by World Student Christian Federation We recognize the vulnerability the Nigerian people feel in their places of worship to be a violation of their right to worship publicly. We hope the federal government of Nigeria will be more strategic in its attempts to protect...

War Lord Thomas Lubanga sentenced to 14 years: whose victory?

by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Jul 11, 2012

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has charged the Democratic Republic of Congo’s war lord, Thomas Lubanga, with recruiting and using child soldiers in his rebel movement in Ituri. Lubanga has been sentenced to 14 years in jail, however he will serve only eight...

A New Scramble for Africa: Land Grab & Dispossession of People

by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Jul 11, 2012

From Around Africa, by Aniedi Okure, Executive Director A new scramble for Africa akin to the frenzy that followed the Berlin conference of 1885 and the partitioning and colonization of Africa is on; farmlands and minerals are the biggest attraction. The increasing...

U.S Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011

by Rev. Rocco Puopolo, SX | Jul 9, 2012

Author: U.S. Department of StateCategory: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and LaborDate Written: 2011 Summary & Comment: The Department of State documents yearly human rights reports on countries around the world. For example, in the case of Rwanda “There were...

U.S Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011

by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Jul 9, 2012

Author: U.S. Department of State Category: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Date Written: 2011 Summary & Comment: The Department of State documents yearly human rights reports on countries around the world. For example, in the case of Rwanda “There...

Great Lakes of Africa Coalition Calls for U.S. Action to End Instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo

by Rev. Aniedi Okure, OP | Jul 2, 2012

A United Nations Group of Experts report has documented the Rwandan government’s support for rebel groups inside the Congo. Various media have reported that the United States Mission to the United Nations, headed by Ambassador Susan Rice had first attempted to...
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