Guest contributor, and UCLU Amnesty International Publicity Officer, Anna Wilken tells the story of the dark and persistent attack from Nigerian Terrorism cell Boko Haram. *Chilling context: The chilling attack and burning alive of local villagers, including children, and the persistent sieges on refugee camps make it clear that Boko Haram isn’t an…
Category: Africa
Cyber Solidarity and the Power of Technology
Do you tweet? I do. I tweet a lot. My twitter profile ranges from human rights to hip hop, football to current affairs. At the end of last year, the UN Internet Summit was hosted in Turkey alongside the Turkish government’s prosecution of twitter users. I feel like I have grown up alongside the progression…
One woman raped every minute: the Congo’s worst-kept secret
In many Western countries such as England and the USA, the issue of rape is downplayed. There is a distinct level of stigma surrounding the issue, which has subsequently led to it being, for the most part, swept under the rug. This oversight is heightened by the fact that, in the Western world, rape is…
The Transnational Dimension of the Congolese Conflict (and what we can do about it).
To kick off the start of its new Conflict-Free Campus Campaign, UCLU Amnesty International Society hosted “Meet the Congo” on International Human Rights Day 2012 to discuss the Human Rights situation in the Congo with interested students and members of the public.
