The Little Girl Prisoner Happy Sunday, dear friends. This week, my mind dwelt on the suffering endured by a little girl, barely twelve years old. When our legal officer in the field—let’s call him Ivan—called to say he had received a horrendous case of child abuse and had seen the photos, I asked him to […]

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It is a sunny Saturday afternoon, my favourite time of the week. I sit in my corner of the garden, under a leafy tree, surrounded by a hedge I planted for this very purpose, seclusion. Yet as soon as I sit at my desk to seclude, I open my mail hoping for something of interest

11th June 2009 By Atuki Turner The article by Jenn Jagire in The New Vision, June 4, raises issues about the role of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in democracy and good governance, and how Africans in the diaspora can help or hinder this. First of all, it is insulting for Jenn Jagire to state that forcing

1st July 2010 By Atuki Turner ANOTHER woman has buried a baby doll! Lillian Apio was detained by Police and has now been released on bond while everyone waits with bated breath to see what the Resident State Attorney will charge her with. Following two miscarriages, and under pressure to deliver, Apio pretended she had

On April 5th this year, Amanya Maclean lost her life as a result of brutal beatings allegedly inflicted by her husband, Innocent Amwiine. Before she died, Amanya gave a clear and heartbreaking declaration: she had been violently assaulted by her husband — not just once, but over the years. This dying testimony alone is sufficient