AFJN News, Articles, and Information
On October 23 2020, Patrick Egwu's article "Nigerian Catholics stand with anti-police brutality demonstrators" in The Catholic World Report quotes Rev. Aniedi Okure, AFJN Exe. Dir. Rev. Okure says "“Nigerian police officers have a history of human rights violations...
On October 23, 2020, Patrick Egwu's article "Nigeria’s Catholic leaders call for an end to crackdown on #EndSARS protestors" in America quotes Rev. Aniedi Okure, AFJN Executive Director. In the article Rev. Okure says "“This protest is long overdue because the people...
October 19, 2020By: Aniedi Okure Rev. Thomas P. Tunney, C.S.Sp. of Bethel Park, a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit and former member of the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN)'s Board of Directors (2013-2017), died peacefully on October 14, 2020 at...
On September 25, 2020, Kizito Mihigo was awarded the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize for Creative Dissent. He is the first posthumous recipient of this prize.. His the foundation promotes peace, reconciliation, and non-violence through music. Born in 1981, Mihigo...
The Hon. Steven MnuchinSecretary, United States Department of Treasury1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DCSeptember 16, 2020 Dear Secretary Mnuchin, We, the undersigned organizations concerned about Africa in collaboration with the Advocacy Network for...
The Advocacy Network for Africa welcomes provisions for emergency international resources, and debt relief, in the U.S. House of Representatives’ HEROES Act 2.0. The network applauds the leadership of Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her colleagues for including authorization...
The Africa Faith and Justice Network welcomes our fall interns: Yousra Hasona, Iman Mekonen, and Mariah Omer. They have been hard at work learning about and advocating for a more just Africa! Find out where they come from and their educational and career interests by...
Yousra Hasona is a lawyer and researcher from Palestine. She have a master degree in criminal law, and currently a master student at conflict management and humanitarian work program, she is working mainly on the issue of child soldiers and restorative justice...