The Moroccan ambassador to the Holy See, Rajae Naji Mekkaoui, was decorated by the Supreme Pontiff, with the high honorary distinction of Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX. During the presentation of the solemn distinction, Msgr. Edgar Peña Parra, substitute for General Affairs to the Secretary of State, conveyed the most cordial wishes […]
The death of Egyptian lawyer Karim Hamdy, 27, in police detention has triggered major human rights watchdogs’ concerns about the rule of law in the most populous Arab country. According to local media, medical officials who examined Hamdy’s body reported signs of torture, including ten broken ribs and bleeding in the brain. The victim died […]
About 1,000 Ugandan troops and a first batch of at least 45 South Sudanese soldiers have entered the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the weekend to join the seven-nation East African Community (EAC) military force trying to stem the violence in the country’s eastern region wracked by the M23 rebellion. Ugandan troops operating as […]
