Mit der Kraftprobe zwischen Staatsmacht und Islamisten in Algerien im Sommer 1991 begann der Krieg, der die Sahelregion bis heute erschüttert
„Civilians in Kenya’s northeast targeted by both jihadists and the state“
The government thinks the community is supporting al-Shabab,” Otsieno Namwaya, a researcher with Human Rights Watch, told The New Humanitarian. “But the truth is most people are just scared of the government: some feel frustrated that the government has not exactly supported them.
Neue Demos in Algerien? Massendemos in Bamako
There have been increasing calls by pro-democracy militants to resume the Hirak anti-regime protest movement in Algeria, a situation that has prompted an intensification of government repression against opposition figures and rights activists. The Algerian regime faces an exceedingly difficult
Algerische Truppen im Sahel?
Could Algeria soon send troops from its army, the pillar of the regime, to join peace-keeping missions led by the United Nations or African Union? President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has urged a constitutional change that would allow deployments abroad, signalling a
„First Official Meeting of Coalition for the Sahel“
On 12 June, the Coalition for the Sahel met for the first time since it was announced at the Pau Summit in January. The French Foreign Ministe, Jean-Yves Le Drian, described the coalition as “a good example of the new
Neue Reports zur Flüchtlingsabwehr Mittelmeer
Report der Associación Por Derechos Humanos de Andalucía (APDHA) für das Jahr 2019 und den erfolgreichen Versuch, Marokko in das Grenzregime einzubeziehen: In January 2019, the Spanish government announced a plan to reduce the number of arrivals of people and
Pushbacks in Spanien: „Es gibt die Weißen und die Schwarzen“
Spanien durfte zwei Afrikaner zurückschieben, die von Marokko aus über den Grenzzaun kletterten – das entschied ein europäisches Gericht. Eine Recherche könnte nun Zweifel an der Argumentation der Richter nähren.
„Greece carries out collective expulsion of over 900 asylum seekers under the complicit silence of the European Union“
Since the beginning of March, various organizations working in Greece have denounced the collective expulsions of migrants from the Aegean islands and mainland Greece. Different methods are used.
„Fresh evidence of police abuse and torture of migrants and asylum-seekers“
Amnesty International hat einen Report über polizeiliche Übergriffe und Folter seitens der kroatischen Grenzpolizei veröffentlicht und spricht von einer „horrifying escalation of police human rights violations at the Croatian border with Bosnia“.
„States, Not Jihadis, Exploiting Corona Crisis in West Africa“
Since the onset of the pandemic, analysts have predicted that COVID-19 will significantly impact political violence and demonstration activity in the region. Some fear competition over basic needs, others see fewer protests and demonstrations, and yet more claim that international crisis management systems and peacekeeping missions will be handicapped, allowing armed groups to exploit the situation.