'EU must stop applying double standards' - Interview with Marit Maij on DRC crisis

Source: Daniel Buuma - Getty Images On 21 March, the Max van der Stoel Foundation is organising a political café on the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The situation in the DRC is rapidly deteriorating: violence is escalating in the east of the country, with widespread human rights violations and the systematic use of sexual violence as [...]
Taking strategic town of Wad Madani: a tipping point in Sudan's war?

Photo: Residents walk through a devastated street in Omdurman, Sudan - Free Malaysia Today Last week, the Sudanese army (SAF) announced that it had taken the town of Wad Madani. This town, located in Gezira province, is a strategic hub and an important agricultural hub some two hundred kilometres south of the capital [...]
Buy your tickets now for Africa Day 2024: Getting Rights Right!

On 16 November, the time has come: the annual Africa Day! This year, the biggest event on international cooperation with African countries will focus on the important question: "How do we get rights right?" What is the state of universal human rights? Who are fighting for justice and democratisation? And what can organisations [...]