March 17, 2021 Re: Establishing the Senate Human Rights Commission Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Republican Leader McConnell, Senator Menendez, Senator Risch, Senator Klobuchar, and Senator Blunt, We, the undersigned Catholic Religious Organizations, members... READ MORE
Both the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) prohibit the overthrow of democratically elected governments by the process of a coup. Did their response to the recent... READ MORE
On August 3, 2020, the work of the Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN) in Nigeria was featured in America Magazine. In the article "The Catholic Church’s fight against gender-based violence in... READ MORE
Inspired by the African Proverb, on June 22nd and 23rd, Nigerian youth gathered online to unite in an effort to combat sexual violence. The two-day workshop, Voices for Change, sponsored by the Africa... READ MORE
The US has laws intended to ensure human rights abusers, like Correa, do not have a safe haven on its territory. Correa could face the death penalty or up to life in prison... READ MORE
Despite these challenges, African countries are responding proactively. Governments and individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa have generated many innovative measures to address COVID-19 related challenges. Such initiatives deserve support READ MORE
On June 12, 2020 Rev. Aniedi Okure, AFJN Executive Director, was featured in Voice of America’s Our Voices 229: COVID-19 A Test of Faith* and talks on faith in the COVID-19 world, politics,... READ MORE
Please join the Advocacy Network for Africa (AdNA)* for a virtual celebration of African Liberation Day and briefing on COVID-19’s impact in Africa and the diaspora. On May 25th, Africans on the continent and in... READ MORE
These are extraordinary times for humanity due to the historic global spread of the coronavirus. In Africa, health experts predict that the situation will get worse should containment measures put in place fail.... READ MORE
By: Ntama Bahati, Policy Analyst On April 13, 2020, in a press statement, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced that its “Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of the IMF’s... READ MORE