Oct 6, 2017 | News
IfE President Deborah S. Rogers was interviewed on 04 October about the killings of Indigenous Batwa and Bambuti people in DR Congo and what IfE partners in the region are doing to end the attacks and rights abuses. The interview took place on Dennis Bernstein’s...
Aug 16, 2017 | News
On April 27, 2017, a hapless cow wandered off-course during a seasonal cattle drive in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and ended up over the campfire of some Indigenous hunters. The traditional lands of these groups (Batwa and related groups) are routinely...
Aug 15, 2017 | News
Partners of Initiative for Equality (IfE) in the African Great Lakes region (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi and Rwanda) have released a series of Field Reports documenting human rights abuses, land grabs, extrajudicial detentions, torture and killings of...
Mar 29, 2017 | News
IfE partners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi and Rwanda are taking steps to protect the rights of Indigenous people in the region, and to end the violence that threatens their survival. The abuse of human rights, lack of enforced legal protections,...
Nov 7, 2016 | News
A Field Hearings report on the current condition of Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone finds that swift interventions are required to address the health and socioeconomic needs of survivors. The Field Hearings were conducted by Mr. Olagai Simon, Co-founder of Africa...
Sep 22, 2016 | News
IfE, a global network, has endorsed the statement of demands and priorities for change developed by the US-based Movement for Black Lives. The statement was developed collectively by a group of 27 organizations (the “United Front”) that participate in the Black Lives...
