Major protests against child marriage after Memory’s death
At the age of 13, Memory Machaya was forced to leave school to marry a much older man. The rapes and the abuse that followed resulted in a pregnancy and at the end of last month…
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Uprising in Swaziland brutally crushed
The anger against Mswati has grown for several years. The king has acted cold-hearted to the demands for democratic reforms made during the protests. What also angers the people is the king’s use of the state…
Joint statement: Civilians must be protected in Israel and Palestine
At the time of writing, 119 people have been killed in Gaza in recent days, including 27 children. In Israel, eight people have been killed, including a child. Both Israel’s airstrikes on civilians in Gaza and…
Comment: Violence in Palestine must end
Hundreds of Palestinians have been injured and many have been killed in recent days of violence, which has escalated since Israeli security forces stormed the Al Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam’s most sacred sites. Israel’s occupation…
Anders Kompass proposed as new chairman of IM
Anders Kompass has worked with development issues and human rights for almost 40 years, both in civil society, the UN system and as a diplomat. He has mediated between the government and the guerrilla in El…
’Case Manuela’ might change the legislation
Like many other poor women in rural El Salvador, Manuela lacked education. Her life was just hard work and she married early. She gave birth to two children at home because she lacked access to maternity…
IM is now establishing Humanium Metal on the African continent– starting with Zambia
The first, symbolic, destruction of illegal weapons took place at a ceremony last week in the capital Lusaka, with dedicated speeches of Sweden’s Ambassador to Zambia Anna Maj Hultgård and Zambia’s Minister of Home Affairs Stephen…