By Tendai Maphosa London 21 August 2007 Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan is in London after meeting in Jordan with Iraqis working on the massive refugee crisis. Four million Iraqis have been displaced by the war. Half are refugees, mostly in Jordan an...
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 06 July 2007 International human rights activists and lawyers are condemning reports that Somalia's interim government has carried out its first formal executions since the government body was formed with international backing i...
By Ron Corben Bangkok 16 May 2007 Burmese authorities have been arresting activists and opposition party members in the commercial capital Rangoon, as they staged vigils for the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. As Ron Corben reports fro...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 09 March 2007 A leading gay activist in Nigeria has denounced current government efforts to ban homosexuality in the country. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports the Nigerian government is facing substantial international pres...
By Carolyn Weaver New York 09 February 2007 watch Human Trafficking report A coalition of women's and human-rights advocates in the United States is pressing New York state legislators to pass a law against human trafficking. Investigators say that...
By Kari Barber Dakar 09 January 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon has called for the Guinea-Bissau government to take control of a recent burst of violence in a country historically rocked by coups. The murder of a former navy chief last week...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 20 November 2006 Prosecutors who want Chad's exiled former ruler, Hissne Habr, to face charges of crimes against humanity say they are facing obstacles despite a pledge by the Senegalese government to organize a fair trial. ----...
By Nico Colombant Abidjan 05 May 2006 Members of Sudan Liberation Army, SLA, walk out of meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday A top civil rights activist for Sudan's Darfur region is dubious about the ne...
PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Activist for Women's Rights Was Known for Her Strong Opinions, and Large Hats By Shelley Gollust Broadcast: Sunday, August 28, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TW...
THIS IS AMERICA - PETA at 25: Animal Rights Activists Are Defended, Deplored By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, October 24, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English....