Nigeria: Kidnappers Abduct Okonjo-Iweala’s Mother

Gunmen on Sunday stormed the palace of the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku, Obi (Prof.) Chukwuka Okonjo and abducted his 82-year-old wife, Prof. Kanene Okonjo who is also the mother of Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Prof. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The kidnappers numbering about 10 were said to have been lurking around the palace in Aniocha South Local Government Area Continue Reading...

Uganda: ‘Anti-Homosexuality’ Bill Must Be Unconditionally Rejected

press release FIDH is extremely concerned by the speeding up of the voting process of the “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” before Ugandan Parliament, as Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga recently promised that the draconian BiIl would pass by Year’s end as a “Christmas gift” to its backers. The “Anti-Homosexuality Bill”, aimed at putting into the national penal Continue Reading...