Human Rights Watch has urged the African Union to pledge its support for the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which opens a session Monday, the last meeting of the year.Human Rights Watch, in a statement Sunday, also called for the AU t…
Day: November 14, 2021
More Than 600 Migrants Reach Italy by Sea from North Africa
More than 600 migrants, many of them Egyptians, arrived in southern Italy over the past 24 hours, officials said on Sunday, defying stormy winter seas in search of a better life in Europe.Italy has seen a sharp increase in boat migrants in recent weeks…
Al-Jazeera says Bureau Chief Detained by Sudanese Forces
The Qatar-based satellite news network Al-Jazeera said Sunday its bureau chief in Sudan was detained by security forces, a day after mass protests across the country against last month’s military coup.The network said on Twitter that Sudanese forces ra…