Joint NGO Open Letter of Concern on Mass Atrocities Committed Against the Hema in the Democratic Republic of Congo
February 10, 2022 The Mahoro Peace Association (MPA), representing the Congolese Banyamulenge diaspora community in the United States, the Crane Center for Mass Atrocity Prevention, Genocide Watch, Jewish World Watch, and Hero Women Rising condemn the brutal murders of over 60 mainly Hema internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Djugu Territory, Ituri…
Joint NGO Open Letter of Concern to Governments on Mass Atrocities Committed Against the Banyamulenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo
December 22, 2021 We, the undersigned representative organization of the Banyamulenge diaspora community alongside international humanitarian partner institutions, firmly condemn the atrocious killing of Major Kaminzobe Joseph in the territory of Fizi, South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). On December 9, 2021, Major Kaminzobe, a member of the Congolese armed forces…
20 Years On: A Gen-Z Perspective on the 9/11 Attacks
Though I wasn’t alive to witness the Twin Towers collapse on live television, the grotesque images of grey smoke and dust blanketing the streets of New York City, of men and women jumping to their deaths in favor of a quicker and more painless end, and of both planes piercing the foundations of the American…
Indigenous Children Remains Force Canada to Reconsider Its Treatment of the Indigenous Population
On May 27, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation reported finding the remains of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Kamploops, British Columbia. Originally constructed to force Indigenous children to assimilate into Western-centric, white culture, the Canadian residential school system idea pulled children from their homes, subjecting them to physical, emotional and…
Burkina Faso Crisis Warrants International Aid
Since 2016, the Group for Support of Muslims (JNIM), the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) and Ansarul Islam have terrorized civilians in Burkina Faso for no clear reason. The clashing militias and complex relationships between different actors is responsible for further destabilizing and the escalation of violence and insurgency in the region. In…
From the CEO: Coup in Myanmar
In light of the recent news from Myanmar, it falls upon those of us who lead organizations dedicated to human rights to speak out. In the early hours of 1 February, 2021, members of Myanmar’s military, the Tatmadaw, detained President Win Myint, State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, and members of the National League for…
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