| Algeria: Criminal Sentence for a Caricature | |  | www.hrw.org - (Beirut) – An Algerian court has fined a human rights activist for a photo and comment she posted on her Facebook page. On March 20, 2016, the First Instance Court of Tlemcen convicted Zouleikha Be... |
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| Nigeria: Northeast Children Robbed of Education | |  | www.hrw.org - (Abuja) – Boko Haram’s attacks on schools, students, and teachers in northeast Nigeria have had a devastating impact on education. The conflict has left nearly 1 million children with little or no ... |
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| Stand Your Ground, Unless You're a Battered Woman | |  | www.democracynow.org - When victims defend themselves, they put themselves at risk of becoming doubly victimized—first by their abusers, then by the criminal justice system. Cherelle Baldwin is lucky to be alive. She was... |
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| Yemen: Ceasefire must hold or thousands more will die | | | www.oxfamamerica.org - Today's agreed cessation of hostilities in Yemen comes at a crucial moment when an entire country is on the brink. Humanitarian agencies warned today that should the ceasefire break down again, as ... |
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