Abbey's Gist

Today we celebrate and honour every single African child, home and abroad, dead or alive, rich or poor, living in the woods, on the streets, in mansions, in refugee camps, in war Zones etc. With a broken heart, and a shivering mind, I send out my utmost wishes to every African Child who have to walk miles to school and back home daily, African child who have to hawk over 16hrs daily just to have a sip of water and a tiny loaf of bread to survive,  those who are casualties of meaningless Wars and violence, Victims of child trafficking, those who were made to watch their homes burn to Ashes, and their family destroyed. Remember we are the king of the Jungle, fear nothing and keep being strong, we were born strong, our roar will one day give us freedom. I have a dream that one day we won't have to walk miles to school daily, for education will be at our doors, a dream that one day we won't have to hawk to survive, for our parents will be employed legally, a dream that one no Afric...

Nearly two years ago, the eyes of the world were on Oklahoma, where a man named Richard Glossip was facing execution for a 1997 murder many people say he was not involved in. I learned about Richard’s case when actress Susan Sarandon contacted me, expressing deep concern that the State of Oklahoma was just about to kill an innocent man. After reviewing the facts, I too became convinced of Richard’s innocence, and we decided to  make a public plea for the governor to gra nt freedom On 30 September 2015, Richard came within minutes of execution by lethal injection, when officials suddenly stopped the proceedings. As it turned out, the state of Oklahoma had procured the wrong execution drug, risking another botched execution that would lead to a slow and painful death. At the last minute, Governor Mary Fallin, not exactly an opponent of the death penalty, issued a stay of Richard’s execution. Today, Richard’s situation is nowhere near being resolved. As the st...

Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the country's largest armed group, ends recruitment of children as part of peace plan. Hundreds of child soldiers have been released by the Philippines' main separatist rebel group, continuing its commitment to end the recruitment and use of children within its ranks. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), one of the most powerful armed groups in the country, released the children on Friday as part of an action plan with the UN. Reporting from the disengagement ceremony in Lanao del Sur, Al Jazeera's Jamela Alindogan said Friday's release did not happen overnight. "This is something that started eight years ago," she said. "It required a lot of ground work, a lot of investigations, a lot of re-education, not just of leaders of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, but also of parents who have had their children exposed to combat." In 2009, the group signed an action plan with the UN to end the recruitment of child soldi...

The likes of Beyonce, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez (JLO) did not make any tweet about the #InternationalWomensDay. Hillary Clinton ‏ Verified account   @ HillaryClinton Following More Hillary Clinton Retweeted Elly On #InternationalWomensDay I'm thinking about this young girl, & all the others like her out there. Hillary Clinton added, Elly   @ SMLXist My fourth grade teacher friend found this under one of her students' desks. <3 <3 <3 RETWEETS 11,360 LIKES 35,248 9:06 AM - 8 Mar 2017 834 replies 11,360 retweets 35,248 likes Reply   834 Retweet   11K Like   35K Adele ‏ Verified account   @ Adele Following More "Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult" #internationalwomensday RETWEETS 25,162 LIKES 53,429 3:01 AM - 8 Mar 2017 810 replies 25,162 retweets 53,429 likes Reply   810 Retweet   25K Like   53K Dan Howell ‏ Verified account   @ danisnotonfire Following ...