New report says stable South Sudan depends on ‘breaking the grip of impunity’ by authorities
The latest report by the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan details how perpetrators of the most serious crimes – including widespread attacks against civilians and extrajudicial killings – go unpunished, with senior government officials and military implicated in serious violations. “Over several years, our findings have consistently...
Man United sale in limbo after Bank of England flagged Qatari bankers for possible financial fiddling
The Manchester United ownership saga took a huge twist as it emerged there is serious government concern about Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani. Nearly five months after United was put on the market, bidders remain in the dark over whether the Glazers really want to sell the club....
Why health experts in US want physical exercise dropped from long Covid recovery regimen
Patients and patient advocates are calling on the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to reconsider its decision to include exercise trials in its RECOVER initiative, which aims to study and find treatments for long Covid. They argue that a large proportion of people with long Covid have reported experiencing...
Diverse culture of people who lived along East African coast point to strong bias in ancestry for African women
One thousand years ago, East Africa’s Swahili coast was a key node in a trade network that linked merchants from Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, propelled by the monsoon winds. Out of this melting pot emerged hints of a new culture, as prosperous ‘stone towns’, with mosques and...
In countries where men migrate abroad for jobs, parents view them as ideal matches for their daughters
In several of the countries The New Humanitarian reported from – including among Adivasi Indigenous communities in southern Rajasthan, India – parents often view men who have migrated as favourable matches for their daughters. Many Adivasi men go to work in the Indian state of Gujarat. “My father met my...
Reporters’ diary: Walking in steps of women who stay when husbands migrate in search of livelihoods
Most of the time, to write about migration means telling the stories of people who move: those forced from their homes by natural disasters, conflict, violence or the effects of climate change, or so fed up with limited economic opportunities, corruption and bad governance that the faint glint of possibility...
Chelsea: A reign of anarchy, hyperinflated egos the humane and considerate Potter couldn’t rein in
The scene is the City Ground, where Chelsea travelled to kick off 2023. A few days earlier they appeared to have put their pre-World Cup slump behind them with a 2-0 home win over Bournemouth, albeit one marred by an aggravated knee injury for star defender Reece James. Having had...
Despite raging war at home, South Sudan troops for EAC army arrive in DR Congo for peace mission
At least 45 South Sudanese soldiers touched down in the city of Goma late Monday morning, with further contingents expected to arrive at later dates. The South Sudanese soldiers are part of the seven-nation East African Community (EAC) military force, which was created last June to stabilise eastern DRC. Much...
Covid news censorship: Public interest groups in US file class action lawsuit against President Biden and federal agencies
Robert F. Kennedy Jr and Children’s Health Defense (CHD) on Friday filed a class action lawsuit against President Biden, Dr Anthony Fauci and other top administration officials and federal agencies, alleging they “waged a systematic, concerted campaign” to compel the nation’s three largest social media companies to censor constitutionally protected...
Questions raised over UK’s new refugee policy after it granted two Sri Lankans ‘third country’ asylum
Two Sri Lankan asylum seekers who were transferred to Rwanda earlier this month after attempting suicide on the Indian Ocean Island of Diego Garcia were approved by UK authorities on Thursday last week to receive asylum in a third country. Documents notifying the man and woman of the decision, which...
