Governance

Reports of violence in South Sudan are increasing dramatically, creating an ever-larger humanitarian crisis, one that already verges on the “catastrophic” according to several relief organizations on the ground.

“The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” Audre Lorde

Olusegun Obasanjo’s damning letter to President Goodluck Jonathan must rank as the most narcissistic (and the narcissism of our rulers is legendary) action of any Nigerian ruler in recent times.

INTRODUCTION BY AMINATA JALLOH

I was deeply impressed by an interview by Lyse Doucet , BBC Presenter and Chief International Correspondent, with Alice Walker in March 2013.

I mourn Mandela

Madiba,

Son of the Tembu

Son of South Africa

Son of Africa.

I mourn Mandela

Not the caricature of Mandela they impose on us

Not their Mandela

The one they tried to remodel in their prison houses

PRUI offers this statement in tribute to Nelson Mandela who, despite his imperfections, must be recognized as a tireless advocate of justice and martyr for South Africa's liberation from white domination.

Nelson Mandela’s passing provides an important and rare opportunity for discussion of some very serious issues.

On 25 June 1993, the World Conference on Human Rights ended in Vienna, Austria with the adoption of a significant human rights document – the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (VDPA).