Urgent action needed to protect ‘dying’ Kenyan domestic workers in Gulf, say rights groups
Deaths and alleged abuse of Kenyan women in Saudi Arabia fuels demands for Nairobi to act on human rights Rights groups have expressed concern that...
Category : Middle East and North Africa
37 people missing after boat capsizes between Tunisia and Lampedusa
Boat capsized in strong winds with most passengers feared dead, according to four survivors cited by migrants’ organisation Thirty-seven people are missing after their boat...
Spanish investigation launched into fatal boat rescue delay
Spanish and Moroccan authorities blamed for 12-hour delay after up to 60 people seen stranded en route to Canary Islands Spain’s public ombudsman has begun...
At least 35 people feared dead after dinghy sinks en route to Canary Islands
Child among the dead and 24 people rescued in Moroccan-led operation, say Spanish maritime sources At least 35 people are feared to have drowned after...
Sudan paramilitary group boasts of detaining Islamists
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces, wants to frame Islamist opponents as a threat Hundreds of Islamist leaders and activists in Sudan...
Sudan: paramilitary forces blamed for assassination of West Darfur governor
Khamis Abdallah Abbakar was murdered hours after criticising Rapid Support Forces on television Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been blamed for the assassination...
Greek shipwreck highlights divided Libya’s inability to stem flow of refugees
Absence of unified Libyan national government leaves Europe lacking effective allies to tackle people-smuggling trade The mass drowning of refugees heading from Libya for Italy...
Anguish as rape survivors in Sudan unable to access vital medication
Emergency contraception, HIV-prevention and abortion drugs are locked in a warehouse in Khartoum – leaving women to turn to desperate measures Rape survivors in the...
Aid agencies raise alarm as solo children cross Chad border to flee Sudan fighting
Unicef says ‘more and more unaccompanied children’ among thousands of refugees streaming across 1,000km-long border Hundreds of unaccompanied children have crossed the border from Sudan...
Three Britons confirmed dead in Egypt boat fire
Spokesperson says the three were among several diving enthusiasts on week’s stay onboard boat when fire broke out Three British tourists have been confirmed dead...
