Nigeria Digest #124

July 4, 2020

High Court ordered compensation against Nigerian Police

ALERT: Rohingya – Improve the conditions of refugee camps

June 6, 2020

IHRC are deeply concerned that a potential COVID-19 outbreak can cause fatal consequences in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh. Home to over a million Rohingyan refugees, Cox’s Bazaar is the world’s largest refugee camp and fears are arising that the overcrowding can exacerbate a COVID-19 outbreak. Background

Alert: Rohingya – Demand Bangladesh safeguard camps against Covid-19

April 16, 2020

IHRC are deeply concerned that a potential corona outbreak can cause fatal consequences in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh. Home to over a million Rohingyan refugees, Cox’s Bazaar is the world’s largest refugee camp and fears are arising that the overcrowding can exacerbate a coronavirus outbreak.

Genocide Memorial Day (GMD) 2019 Event Report- Geneva

March 17, 2020

Genocide Memorial Day (GMD) is a day focused on remembering man’s inhumanity to man. The theme for #GMD2019 in Geneva was “Failures of International Institutions in preventing genocide in conflict: The Holocaust, Palestine and Bosnia Herzegovina.

GMD Schools: Resources for February and poetry competition

February 27, 2020

February is a month to remember the Forgotten Genocide in Bosnia. We believe that justice and remembrance are powerful weapons against genocide and for this reason we want to remember the anniversary of the end of the Siege of Sarajevo.

GMD School Resources: Poetry Competition Winners; resources and news

January 29, 2020

Below are some updates on the project, including more links to resources for older students. Poetry Competition winners 2020We are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s poetry competition, as follows: 1st Prize – Holocaust by Emily from Invicta Grammar School2nd Prize – Their Hate by

IHRC welcomes ICJ ruling on Rohingya genocide

January 23, 2020

PRESS RELEASE: IHRC cautiously welcomes today’s ruling by the International Court of Justice ordering the government of Myanmar to prevent genocidal violence against its Rohingya Muslim minority and preserve any evidence of past crimes. We are pleased that the decision in the United Nations’ highest

ALERT: Urge your Foreign Minister to demand action from the Myanmar and Bangladesh government

December 23, 2019

IHRC requests campaigners to write to the international community urging them to demand the Myanmar and Bangladesh governments cease harassment of refugees and internally displaced Rohingya. Background Action required Model template Background The persecution of Rohingyas has been ongoing for decades, however recently, since October