BANGKOK – With the UN signing a memorandum of understanding in negotiations to repatriate nearly 700,000 Rohingya refugees from camps in Bangladesh to Myanmar’s Rakhine state, its refugee agency has already begun facilitating returns from camps in Thailand to southeast…
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#WorldRadioDay: a time for change
Radio is a tool for development and social change around the world. It’s widely accessible, relatively cheap and very simple to use. According to the United Nations, or UN, radio reaches 95 per cent of the world’s population. In sub-Saharan…
Tagged with: #WorldRadioDay, change, Children's Radio Foundation, development, farm radio international, gender equality, Journalists for Human Rights, radio, tools, UN, UNESCO, women's empowerment, World Radio Day
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#RightsMedia report: Pursuing #justice for the #genocide victims of #Rwanda
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has been pursuing justice for victims of Rwanda’s genocide. The court was established in Arusha, Tanzania (site of the Arusha accords) in 1995 and has jurisdiction over genocide, crimes against humanity and war…
Tagged with: #RightsMedia, Arusha Accords, genocide, ICTR, ICTR spokesperson, interview, justice, Law, Report, Roland Amoussouga, Rwanda, Rwanda tribunal, UN, United Nations
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A modern day Mother Teresa: Tanzania’s Sister Martha
ARUSHA, Tanzania — Meet Martha Mganga. She’s a 50-year-old Tanzanian woman with albinism. She’s not afraid to use the term “albino” when referring to herself and others living with this condition. Albinism is defined as a rare, non-contagious, genetically-inherited condition occurring…
Tagged with: #RightsMedia, albinism, albinos, Arusha, human rights, martha mganga, mother teresa, national albinism day, navi pillay, sister martha, tanzania, tanzania albino society, UN, under the same sun
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2013 World #PressFreedom Day in #Tanzania
ARUSHA, Tanzania — Every May 3, journalists, activists and media organizations in developing countries around the world acknowledge the importance of World Press Freedom Day. This year, 2013, marks the 20th anniversary celebrating the fundamental principles of press freedom. Most…
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