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Bernadette O'Hare introduces research with relevance for the upcoming G7.

21:00 EDT, 18 May 2021 A man has been arrested on suspicion of committing war crimes carried out during the civil war in Sierra Leone, police said. The Metropolitan Police said officers from its war crimes team had arrested a 42-year-old man at an address in Leeds on Tuesday on suspicion of offences contrary to section 51 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001. The force said the arrest was part of an ongoing investigation into alleged atrocities that occurred during the civil war in Si...

BBC News Published image copyrightPatrick Robert/Getty Images image captionTens of thousands of people died in the 11-year-long conflict in the west African country A man has been arrested in West Yorkshire on suspicion of war crimes carried out during the civil war in Sierra Leone, police said. The Metropolitan Police said the man was detained in Leeds as part of an investigation into alleged atrocities in the country between 1994 and 2000. Officers carried out a search of the mans property an...

NationofChange How global tax dodging costs lives: New research shows a direct link to increased death rates This is money that could otherwise be spent on things like clean water, sanitation, education and health care. Tax abuse is an expensive business. According to a recent report by the Tax Justice Network, avoiding or evading tax deprives governments across the world of around US$427 billion (£302 billion) every year. This is money that could otherwise be spent on things like...

Tax abuse is an expensive business. According to a recent report by the Tax Justice Network, avoiding or evading tax deprives governments across the world of around US$427 billion (£302 billion) every year. This is money that could otherwise be spent on things like clean water, sanitation, education and health care. You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, narrated by Noa, here. The same report also claims that the laws and practices of just four countries – the UK and its net...

• Gunmen invade police station in Abia, Akwa Ibom, kill five officers • Police begin the search for stolen AK-47 rifles in Rivers • Ammunition-laden truck involved in a lone accident in Anambra After what appears a lull in Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) activism in the country, a coalition of 127 CSOs under the Joint Action Civil Society Coalition/Nigeria Mourns Secretariat, yesterday, petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, stop the escalating insecurity...

• Gunmen invade police station in Abia, Akwa Ibom, kill five officers • Police begin the search for stolen AK-47 rifles in Rivers • Ammunition-laden truck involved in a lone accident in Anambra After what appears a lull in Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) activism in the country, a coalition of 127 CSOs under the Joint Action Civil Society Coalition/Nigeria Mourns Secretariat, yesterday, petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, stop the escalating insecurity in ...

Gboyega Akinsanmi in Lagos and Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja The Joint Action Civil Society Coalition/Nigeria Mourns has called on Nigerians to participate in a series of mass action across the country on May 26 against the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to indicate their disavowal with the insecurity sweeping across the country. The coalition of 127 civil society groups issued the statement yesterday titled: State of the Nation: A Call to President Muhammadu Buhari to Stop the Blee...

Over 100 Groups Call For Protests, Boycott Of Democracy Day Activities Over Insecurity The group described this as necessary, saying the country under Buhari’s watch has been plunged into catastrophic security crisis. by Saharareporters, New York May 10, 2021 A group of individuals, human rights societies and non-governmental organisations under the auspices of Joint Action Civil Society Coalition/Nigeria Mourns Secretariat has called on Nigerian citizens to embark on a series of mass action...