The UK Government is to introduce a new provision relating to letting of private property in the UK. From 1st December this year, private landlords will be required to check the immigration status of tenants both before they rent, and on an ongoing basis. Depending on your immigration status or the duration of your tenancy, you might be subjected to yearly checks which are chargeable to the tenant. Although the Prime Minister would like this implemented across the country as soon as possible, a trial of the checking system will begin in areas of Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall and Sandwell... Continue Reading
London, 4 September 2014 – With the rainy season, Lietchuor refugee camp, which shelters some 40,000 people from South Sudan, has become a lake dotted with islands. As a result, Ethiopia’s Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) and the UNHCR have taken the decision to close the camp and they must find an appropriate site to relocate the refugees. Heavy rains and flooding have also caused serious damage in Pagak and Pamdong transit camps, also in Ethiopia’s Gambella region, but Lietchuor camp is the worst affected. The camp is located on flat, bare ground, with “black cotton soil” on... Continue Reading
By Elias Mhegera – A landmark achievement has been reached in the democratic frontier in the Tanzanian governance arena after a recent agreement between the Police Force and human rights NGOs, (HRNGOs) under their umbrella body the Tanzania Human Rights Defenders Coalition (THRDC). The meeting between the THRDC and the Police Force on 27th February came as a development after the willingness that was shown by the Deputy Inspector of General of Police Force (DIGP), Abdulrahman Kaniki in November 26, 2013 when he was invited to represent the Force in a public event that was organized by the former. He... Continue Reading
So proclaimed Hillary Clinton, US First Lady at the United Nations World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, in 1995, in a landmark speech of her career. Despite Clinton’s words echoing around the world for close on 20 years, one must ask: What has changed? Earlier this month, at a United Nations commemoration of International Women’s Day, Clinton said that important progress has been made, such as the increasing number of girls in school and women in elected office, and the repeal of many discriminatory laws. “Yet for all we have achieved together, this remains the great unfinished business of... Continue Reading
By Tafadzwa Muranganwa – The Students Movement of Zimbabwe is supporting the motion to the Parliament by Harare West Member of Parliament Jessie Majome that calls a mandatory 30 year sentence rape and gender based violence cases as 2012 Zimbabwe statistics and UNICEF report review an increase rape cases. The motion also speaks to the bettering of service provision to victims of rape as well as push for action of the National Gender Based Violence Strategy 2012-2015. As an organisation whose main objective is to work with young people and students aiming at addressing their changing needs revealed that Zimbabwe statistics... Continue Reading
