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A Somali man sits outside a cafe near K4 in Mogadishu.

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flozac:

the principal at my school made an announcement yesterday that the girls need to start covering up and then i found this in the hallway

Amnesty International says ex-rebel government jails at least 10,000 political prisoners to ‘silence dissent’.

Last Friday, May 3, was World Press Freedom Day. Perhaps you may have missed it? On one hand, the Press Freedom Day parades, or sales, are far and few between. On the other hand, even the press doe…

In an effort to provide abused children with a safe way to reach out for help, a Spanish organization called the Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation, or ANAR for short, created an ad that displays a different message for adults and children at the same time.

“Stuck encourages an attitude of adoptive parent entitlement

I found many instances, some glaring and some subtle, in which Stuck makes it clear that American adoptive parents are intercountry adoption experts and should be allowed to call the shots. There is an overriding sense that intercountry adoption is an American right rather than a privilege granted to us by countries with children in need.”

Kual Deng Majok targeted by members of Arab Misseriya tribe while travelling with UN convoy in disputed Abyei region.

ADDIS ABABA: United for life Ethiopia is a western Christian fundamentalists/ Evangelicals affiliated religious non-governmental local organization engaged in both “healing services through counselling and prayers and coordinating with the religious forums in Ethiopia for a constitutional ban of homosexuality in the country (homosexuality is criminalized in the penal code of Ethiopia but not banned […]

actuallygrimes:

i dont want my words to be taken out of context

i dont want to be infantilized because i refuse to be sexualized

i dont want to be molested at shows or on the street by people who perceive me as an object that exists for their personal satisfaction

i dont want to live in a world where…

When devout Christian families made it their mission to save children from war-torn countries, the match was often far from heavenly.

One of Africa’s most renowned young authors discusses the need to challenge the dominant narrative about the continent.

“If you look at the website of any western embassy. They talk about partnerships for development. And then you see a lot of school children suffering and then being helped by the ambassador….”

Amnesty International teams with rap-activist group on latest campaign.

Revered Senegalese rap-activist collective Y’en A Marre (or “Fed Up”) has released a new single calling for the investigation of human rights abuses under previous president Abdoulaye Wade.

Toronto is Home

Who wants to buy a baby?

Al Jazeera’s English and Arabic websites are reported to have been blocked in Ethiopia, raising fresh fears that the government is continuing its efforts to silence the media.

“The Canadian International Development Agency will be eliminated and its functions merged with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, according to the 2013 budget, a surprise move that will more closely align development assistance with Canada’s trade and foreign policy objectives.”

The best thing I’ve read in awhile and features so many things I’ve been complaining about all in one neat and tidy package.

Highlights include:

“Firstly, it’s debatable whether there is actually a need for T-shirts in Africa. There is practically nowhere that people who want shirts are unable to afford them. Wanting to donate them is a classic case of having something you want to donate and assuming it is needed.”

“Further, though, the TOMS campaign — like the million shirts — misses the fundamental point that not having a pair of shoes (or a shirt, christmas toy, etc.) is not a problem about not having shoes. It’s a problem of poverty.”

50 Cent offering to feed starving children while marketing his company:

“That, ladies and gentlemen, is called extortion. Dramatically photographed, concealed-as-humanitarian-activism, extortion. I can feed so very many meals to these starving children, but I won’t unless you give me something.”

And more…