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Tag Archives: International observance

Morocco’s Exceptionality in North Africa

December 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

On December 10, the world celebrated the International Day of Human Rights. A day that has come a long way since 1948. Lives sacrificed, bloodshed, lost destinies, people braved the ban to fight against humiliation, injustice, intolerance to achieve respect … read more »

Posted in Article, Morocco, North Africa, Said Temsamani | Tagged Arab Spring, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, International observance, Morocco, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Tunisia, Universal Declaration of Human Rights | 1 Comment

Ethiopia: Time to Eliminate Child Marriage

October 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The United Nations and the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs (MoWCYA) call upon everyone to join hands with them to eliminate child marriage in Ethiopia. Ethiopia has one of the highest child marriage prevalence rates in the world. … read more »

Posted in Article, Ethiopia | Tagged Child Marriage, Ethiopia, Girl Child, Human rights, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, International Day, International observance, Marriage, United Nations | Leave a comment

Dec. 2 marks the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

December 2, 2011 by benim

In case you’ve forgotten, slavery continues to thrive throughout the world- mainly in the form of human trafficking. It’s a pervasive epidemic that few really know much about. That’s why the United Nations set December 2 as the International Day … read more »

Posted in AIDS / Humanitarian, Article | Tagged Abolitionism, Abraham Lincoln, Emancipation Proclamation, Frederick Douglass, International observance, Slavery, United Nation, United States | Leave a comment

12 million children wish Mandela ‘Happy Birthday’

July 18, 2011 by benim

Millions of children around the country are singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to former South African President Nelson Mandela, to celebrate his 93rd birthday. More than 12 million school pupils sang a special version of the song, written for the anti-apartheid leader, … read more »

Posted in Article, News, South Africa, Southern Africa | Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International observance, Mandela Day, Nelson Mandela, North Africa, Pan African News, President of South Africa, Qunu, South Africa, South Africa under apartheid, Southern Africa, West Africa | Leave a comment

Time to focus on the African child

June 16, 2011 by benim

On the Day of the African Child, which draws attention to the need to improve the wellbeing of African children, we should also turn our thoughts to Africa’s street children Today, the Day of the African Child, commemorates … read more »

Posted in Indepth Africa Magazine, News, North Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa, Spotlight | Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, African History, African Maps, African Union, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International observance, Non-governmental organization, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Soweto, Street children, United Nations Human Rights Council, West Africa | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: International observance

Morocco’s Exceptionality in North Africa

Ethiopia: Time to Eliminate Child Marriage

Dec. 2 marks the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

12 million children wish Mandela ‘Happy Birthday’

Time to focus on the African child

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