Sarah Jackson

Nov 21, 2024 | thesocietypages.org | S Ericson |Rachel Kuo |Sarah Jackson |Black-Asian Solidarity

A crowd of protestors hold various signs, including “Black Lives Matter” and “Yellow Peril Supports Black Power.” “Racism is th Deadliest Virus” by Backbone Campaign is licensed under CC BY 2.0.Social media is an important tool for social movements. Instagram, one of the most popular social media apps, is frequently used by activists to document events, spread political messages, solicit donations, and more.

May 29, 2024 | amnesty.org | Sarah Jackson

By Sarah JacksonOn 9 and 10 May 2024, over 2 000 civil society leaders converged in Nairobi, Kenya, at the 69th UN Civil Society Conference to envision a people’s agenda for the UN Summit of the Future. The high-level meeting, scheduled for September, seeks multilateral solutions to the world’s greatest challenges. Throughout the conference, civic leaders conveyed an overwhelming sense that the global response to the polycrisis, permacrisis and planetary crisis is fundamentally broken.

Mar 4, 2024 | reliefweb.int | Sarah Jackson

By Sarah JacksonIn October 2023, the UN rights body voted to establish a much-needed independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan, yet four months later, it is still woefully underfunded, understaffed, and therefore unable to meaningfully fulfil its mandate. In the past four months, the situation in Sudan has gone from dire to catastrophic.

Feb 18, 2024 | allafrica.com | Sarah Jackson

analysisThe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s president, Felix Tshisekedi, is only two weeks into his second term. Yet, Congolese security services are increasingly cracking down on peaceful activists in a manner reminiscent of President Kabila's government, which Tshisekedi, then an opponent, vehemently denounced. On 3 February 2024, four activists from Lutte pour le Changement (LUCHA) and three other people were arrested in the capital, Kinshasa.

Feb 16, 2024 | amnesty.org | Sarah Jackson

By Sarah JacksonThe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s president, Felix Tshisekedi, is only two weeks into his second term. Yet, Congolese security services are increasingly cracking down on peaceful activists in a manner reminiscent of President Kabila’s government, which Tshisekedi, then an opponent, vehemently denounced. On 3 February 2024, four activists from Lutte pour le Changement (LUCHA) and three other people were arrested in the capital, Kinshasa.