News Clips- March 31, 2017

Protection forces in South Sudan visit site of recent ambush on aid workers
Credit: UN Photo/Isaac Billy

Civil Society

  • This week, hundreds of people in Johannesburg, South Africa protested recent xenophobic attacks. [Al Jazeera]
  • On Tuesday, 17 anti-deportation protesters locked themselves to an aircraft due to remove asylum seekers from the United Kingdom to Nigeria and Ghana. [Guardian]
  • Lawyers and activists allege Russian authorities in Crimea are detaining and abusing human rights activists in psychiatric hospitals. [Guardian]

Armed Conflict, Violence, & Humanitarian Crises

  • On Thursday, United Nations officials reported a resurgence of violence in the Central African Republic and called for the protection of civilians. [UN News Centre]
  • On Tuesday, the Red Cross reported three million Kenyans need emergency food aid in response to a worsening drought; food crises also exist in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, Nigeria, and Yemen. [Al Jazeera]
  • On Sunday, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported six aid workers had been killed in an ambush in South Sudan. [Al Jazeera]
  • The Kamuina Nsapu militia in the Congo allegedly kidnapped six individuals and may be responsible for the decapitation of 42 police officers in the region. [Washington Post]

Cases Before International Bodies

Migrants

Politics

  • On Wednesday, the Supreme Court in Venezuela held that the Court can “assume congressional duties,” if lawmakers fail to respect court rulings. [Guardian]
  • On Wednesday, El Salvador became the first country to ban metal mining. [Guardian]
  • On Wednesday, Britain submitted a letter marking its official exit from the European Union; Britain is the first country to withdraw from the EU. [Washington Post]