Tens of thousands of Maasai People living in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in northern Tanzania joined a five-day protest in August, forcing President Samia Suluhu Hassan to acknowledge their demands to restore essential social services and the right to vote.
Kenyan Catholic bishops expressed solidarity and support for young people in Kenya who, frustrated by corruption, grinding poverty, and lack of jobs, protested President Ruto’s proposal to raise taxes for making payments on debts to international creditors, and won.
Lisa Sullivan, 30 year-resident of Venezuela and organizer of over 20 delegations to the country, shares an update since the July 28, 2024, election.
Maryknoll joined ten other faith groups in a letter to the U.S. Ambassador to Peru requesting the Ambassador’s support for the human rights of government protestors.
