by John Feffer, Andre Vltchek | Jul 24, 2009 | Human Rights
The streets of Eastleigh, a neighborhood of Nairobi known as “Little Mogadishu,” are full of deep potholes, dust, and exhaust fumes. Somali women, many covered from head to toe, are braving the traffic. The smell of traditional Somali spices competes with...
by Andrew Blum, Emira Woods | Jul 14, 2009 | Human Rights
On June 15, during a visit to the Niger Delta, I visited a hospital just outside of Warri in Delta State. The hospital was serving as a gathering point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled as the result of the recent military offensive of the Nigeria...
by John Feffer, Andre Vltchek | May 20, 2009 | Human Rights
“You have the right to receive all the assistance [you need],” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told displaced people in early March at Kibati I camp, located north of the provincial capital, Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). “I will...
by Vanessa Ortiz, Emira Woods | May 4, 2009 | Uncategorized
The ritual occurs every Friday in Bi’lin, occupied West Bank. Palestinian protestors — community members and activists — gather around the mosque following midday prayers to march against the construction of the separation wall and the proliferation...
by John Feffer, Andre Vltchek | Apr 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
King Dodge is an angry man. The poet and owner of an art gallery in the dirt-poor village of Ngecha — 20 miles from Nairobi — he raves about injustice in his land. He is still incensed over tribalism and the horrors of last year’s riots and the...
