Yearly Archives: 2013
Somalia Conference 2013: PM details help for new government
The British Prime Minister David Cameron has set out how more can be done to help the Somali government at a co-hosted conference in...
Drug-crazed teenage rapist surrenders to police
A 16 year-old, the third suspect in a gang-rape on a Rio de Janeiro bus, has handed himself in to police in Rio de...
UK and UAE join forces to tackle sexual violence in Somalia
£2 million of joint funding to help Somalia tackle the issue of sexual violence in conflict will be announced by Foreign Secretary William Hague...
Privileges in UK prisons now tied to hard work and good behaviour
By Milton Tella
Prison regimes will change so that convicted prisoners will work a longer day.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling said: "It is not...
Twenty Fragile States Make Progress on MDG
Despite enduring political and economic challenges, 20 fragile and conflict-affected states have recently met one or more targets under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),...
UK Aid Cut Decision Upsets SA
The South African government has noted with regret the unilateral announcement by the government of the United Kingdom regarding the termination of the Official...
Human Rights, Defence HQ and NEMA conflicting reports on Baga
Satellite images reveal massive destruction of civilian property from a military raid on April 16 and 17, 2013, in the northern Nigerian town of...
Boateng invited to join Anti-Discrimination Taskforce
The sun was shining on Friday as Ghanaian international Kevin-Prince Boateng arrived at the Home of FIFA to meet with President Joseph S. Blatter....
War waged on deportation ‘delay tactics’
MoJ to curtail Judicial Reviews into immigration rulings
By Alan Oakley
Changes to the justice system will come into force this summer which will limit the...
Rejected Gamu turns the tables on X Factor
It appears Gamu Nhengu, the former X Factor contestant controversially eliminated in 2010 amid speculation that her status in the UK influenced show bosses...
