International Human Rights Day has come again, an opportunity to solemnly reflect on portions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as highlight a few of this year’s human rights concerns. Please join @moremiafrica on Twitter as we share the entire declaration in sections throughout the day.
Let us be reminded that each human being is born with dignity and equality. This dignity is inherent and can never be taken away. All human beings are born with sound mind and must be treated with respect. (more…)
Despite the world’s collective governance having experienced decades of crises involving human suffering, it has failed to grasp after all this time that it is impossible to save lives while clinging to idealistic principles unfit for emergency situations. In the case of the Chibok girls crisis, the idealistic principle in question is that of non-negotiation with terrorists. The goal is to avoid sparking further use of terrorism by demonstrating that it will never work in terms of achieving specific demands. It is a noble idea–the question is, is it worth the lives of over 200 girls? (more…)
Moremi Initiative Announces 2014 MILEAD Fellows –
Africa’s Most Outstanding Emerging Women Leaders
Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa proudly announces the 2014 MILEAD (Moremi Initiative Leadership and Empowerment Development) Fellows. The twenty-six selected MILEAD Fellows represent Africa’s most promising young women leaders with the courage and commitment to lead and shape the future of Africa. The Fellows were chosen (more…)