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West Africa: Terrorist attacks on journalists in the Sahel must be addressed urgently In April 2021, journalists were killed and kidnapped in two Sahel countries, Burkina Faso and Mali. Credit: Wikimedia/Munion ARTICLE 19 strongly condemns the recent terrorist attacks on journalists in Mali and Burkina Faso, which resulted in the deaths of three people and the kidnapping of another.  The murder of two Spanish journalists and an Irish conservationist, as well as the disappearance of a Burkinabé citizen in eastern Burkina Faso on 26 April, are deplorable. The two journalists were working on ...

Private Partnerships and Philanthropy (PPH), Division of External Relations (DER) Vacancy Notice No: CPH/VN/2021/017 Title: Senior Programme Assistant - Educate A Child (EAC) Duty station: Copenhagen, Denmark Contract type: UNOPS LICA-5 (Local Individual Contractor Agreement) Application deadline: 27 April 2021 Organizational Context UNHCR is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people. Every year, millions of men, women and children are forced to flee their homes to escape co...

Niger: Government must investigate post-election crackdown and release protesters Also available in: French Protests followed the recent elections, with widespread reports of police brutality Following on from Niger’s new president, Mohamed Bazoum, being sworn in on 2 April 2021, ARTICLE 19 calls for an independent investigation into the continued detention of hundreds of people, including children, in connection with protests over preliminary election results. It also deplores the brutality police used against protesters, including use of bullets, which resulted in the death of a proteste...

Closing date: Monday, 15 March 2021 The majority of positions in OSCE field operations are filled by secondment, which means that individuals are nominated by their respective OSCE participating State. In addition, a limited number of seconded positions are available at the OSCE Secretariat and the institutions. Issued by OSCE Mission in Kosovo Vacancy number VNKOSG02317 Vacancy type Local Contracted Field of expertise Human Rights Number of posts 1 Duty station Prishtine / Pristina Date of issue 16 February 2021 Deadline for application 15 March 2021 - 23:59 Central European Time (CET/CEST) ...