Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Tracy Fehr – WNN Opinon (WNN/EP) Juba, SOUTH SUDAN, AFRICA: During the first year of independence for the world’s newest nation, women of South Sudan united to amplify their voices and ensure their rights are guaranteed in the constitution and enforced by the government. These efforts have led to some milestones in the development of [...]
Gillian Lamunu - WNN Opinion (WNN/IWPR) Gulu, UGANDA, AFRICA: Last month, the Ugandan government dropped its 12-year-old amnesty for rebel combatants who decide to lay down their arms and renounce violence. On May 23, Interior Minister Hilary Onek extended the Amnesty Act for a further 12 months, but in a form that left out crucial clauses [...]
Kaidia Samaké – WNN Opinion (WNN) Gwelekoro Village, MALI, AFRICA: Food shortages are very stressful here. It is different from this time last year. I’m really worried because the month of fasting has started. At the end of each fasting day you need to eat nutritious food. I’m used to fasting every year, but this year I don’t [...]
Alice Thomas - WNN Opinion (WNN/RI) Abala, NIGER, AFRICA: Food insecurity and malnutrition are chronic in Niger. But things this year are worse. For the third time in just seven years, Abala and the surrounding areas have been especially hard hit by poor rains and low agriculture yields that have left a mind-boggling 16 million people [...]
Dr. Mirjam van Reisen - WNN Opinion (WNN/IDN) BRUSSELS: Should the European Union help a merciless dictator or come to the aid of refugees? I think the answer is obvious. We are talking about Eritrea, what is being called by advocates “the open air prison in the East of Africa.” This small country of about 6 [...]
