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The era of the rock star legislator can be traced back to when matinee idol and Sampaguita Pictures leading man Rogelio de la Rosa became a senator.

A Myanmar military-backed militia in Kachin State is protecting Chinese-run mines that produce coveted rare earth minerals used in hi-tech products.

Case and must meet reach a unanimous verdict to convict a russian soldier, beside his guilty plea. the trial of a bosnian serb soldier who confessed to multiple counts of murder and rape during the bosnian war in 1993. he was later convicted of genocide. ukrainian prosecutors are moving quickly to prevent further war crimes cases for from court, but it is a herculean task. the countrys prosecutor general says the countrys 11,000 cases of war crimes, but only 40 suspects so far. joining us now is...

Joining us now is professor david crane, founding chief prosecutor of the un special court in sierra leone from april 2000 to july 2005. during that time he indicted liberian president charles taylor for war crimes committed during sierra leones civil war. hes now a distinguished scholar in residence at syracuse universitys college of law in the founder of the global accountability network. professor crane, thank you for making time for us tonight. ukraine holding this trial during the war means...

Transparency and Accountability Network (TAN) asks for review of laws to tackle corruption in Nigeria through effective law and adjudication.

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Emmanuel Egbo’s 13-year-old life was snuffed out 13 years ago by a law enforcement officer without reason or remorse.

#MySARSStory: Shattered Dreams Emmanuel Egbo’s 13-year-old life was snuffed out 13 years ago by a law enforcement officer without reason or remorse. by SaharaReporters, New York Apr 23, 2021 Emmanuel Egbo was thirteen years old when a police officer killed him.  Think about the thirteen-year-olds in your life. They laugh a lot. Play a lot. Emmanuel was just like that. He loved to play football. Whenever he returned from school, he would finish his homework - if there was any - run errands li...

5 min read Poor funding is the major reason Nigeria failed to meet the pledge it made in 2012 to achieve a modern contraceptive prevalence rate (MCPR) of 27 per cent among women by 202O, health experts have said. The family planning (FP) 2020 goal was to enable 120 million additional women and girls of reproductive age, globally, to have access to contraceptives by the year 2020. At the dawn of the deadline, the FP 2020 target indicators show that Nigeria has only 12 per cent MC...

By Nyema Richards, Programs and Learning Director AL Liberia, and Sanjeeta Pant, Programs and Learning Manager, AL Global When Rap2Rep (now Voice2Rep or “Voice to Represent”) started in Liberia in 2015, it was a relatively small campaign to encourage creative activism among young people using Hip-Co- a popular Liberian genre often referred to as the ‘political music’. The campaign has since expanded to Nigeria and Zimbabwe, and, most recently, has also gained international attention. T...