By Kean Smith The East and South African Region (ESAR) comprise of the following 21 countries:  Angola  Botswana Burundi  Comoros  Eritrea  Ethiopia  Kenya  Lesotho  Madagascar Malawi  Mozambique  Namibia  Rwanda  Somalia  South Africa South Sudan Swaziland Tanzania  Uganda  Zambia  Zimbabwe  According to the United Nations Population Fund , these countries have an

This article attempts to show the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to the scope of work of the Centre for African Justice, Peace and Human Rights (CAJPHR), a Foundation based in The Hague, Netherlands that is engaged in promoting justice, peace and human rights through education, awareness, campaign, training, and

By Irene di Valvasone Holding multinational corporations accountable for the commission of international environmental crime: myth or reality? Introduction International offences against the natural environment are serious and widespread, but rarely pursued and punished. The accountability of multinational corporations is controversial, in particular in the form of criminal liability. There

  by Charles Waddimba   Uganda is host to large numbers of refugees and asylum seekers from neighbouring countries in the Great Lakes Region, including South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi and others. Under the Refugee Regulation Act 2010, Uganda offers the opportunity to anybody fleeing his or

By Yaser Khalaj Imagine living in an area –given it being a village or a city–where defecating in the bushes is so prominent that governmental intervention is required to eradicate this practice. In Nigeria, this is not just a proposition but a fact of reality. Open defecation in Nigeria is

By Tamara Frunse, Stephanie Ere Tobi, Sarah Mohammad Occurrences of sexual violence against men and boys are prevalent in situations of armed conflict, yet they remain largely invisible. In recent years, the issue has increasingly attracted a discourse between academics, policymakers, NGOs and civil society. Nonetheless, very few organizations have taken