Janessa Schilmoeller

Janessa Schilmoeller is a Mint Press correspondent and staff writer based in Southern Africa. Janessa has worked with intercultural education programs for several years and focuses on topics of international relations, social change and human rights. She has previously lived in Jordan and has traveled to various countries in the Middle East. Janessa is currently reporting from Southern Africa where she coordinates study abroad programs focused on nation building, liberation theology and decolonizing the mind while reporting on social and political issues in the region. Follow her on Twitter at @jschilmo

«Tortured In Sinai, Jailed In Israel» – New Report Reveals Continued Plight Of Eritrean Asylum Seekers

An African migrant worker waits for free medical treatment at the Physicians for Human Rights clinic in Jaffa, a mixed Arab Jewish neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) (NAMIBIA) MintPress – Many Eritrean asylum seekers who survive kidnapping and torture in Sinai are now being held in Israeli prisons […]

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An African migrant worker waits for free medical treatment at the Physicians for Human Rights clinic in Jaffa, a mixed Arab Jewish neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

(NAMIBIA) MintPress - Many Eritrean asylum seekers who survive kidnapping and torture in Sinai are now being held in Israeli prisons for up to three years, according to a new report by the Hotline for Migrant Workers and Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHR-I). According to the report released last month, an amendment to the Israeli

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Is Namibia’s Internationally-Acclaimed Conservancy Model A Cookie-Cutter For Development?

A cheetah jumps for a chunk of meat whilst others watch during the morning feeding tour in their large enclosures at The Harnas Wildlife Foundation farm in Gobabis, Namibia, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) (NAMIBIA) MintPress— As the United Nations Biodiversity Conference wrapped up in India last month, Namibia once again found itself […]

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A cheetah jumps for a chunk of meat whilst others watch during the morning feeding tour in their large enclosures at The Harnas Wildlife Foundation farm in Gobabis, Namibia, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

(NAMIBIA) MintPress— As the United Nations Biodiversity Conference wrapped up in India last month, Namibia once again found itself at the forefront of wildlife conservation after being awarded the prestigious Markhor Award by the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC). The Markhor Award, which celebrates outstanding

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23 Years After Son’s Abduction, Wetterling Fights To End Sexualization Of Children

A child’s had lays in the grass in this Nov. 6, 2011 photo. (photo by MegaBu7 via Flikr) (NAMIBIA) MintPress – «As a searching parent the hope that your child will return is stronger than any hope I have ever experienced,» reflected Patty Wetterling, a sexual violence prevention advocate whose son, Jacob, was abducted 23 […]

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A child's had lays in the grass in this Nov. 6, 2011 photo. (photo by MegaBu7 via Flikr)

(NAMIBIA) MintPress - "As a searching parent the hope that your child will return is stronger than any hope I have ever experienced," reflected Patty Wetterling, a sexual violence prevention advocate whose son, Jacob, was abducted 23 years ago Monday. Eleven-year old Jacob Wetterling was abducted in 1989 while cycling home from a convenience

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Private-Public Partnerships: Romney’s Not So ‘New Vision’ On Foreign Assistance

Job seekers gather for employment opportunities May 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) (NAMIBIA) MintPress – Mitt Romney unveiled his “new vision” for foreign assistance last week in a speech at the Clinton Global Initiative, calling for a shift toward private-public partnerships that promote job growth through market liberalization tactics. «If foreign aid can leverage this […]

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Job seekers gather for employment opportunities at the 11th annual Skid Row Career Fair at the Los Angeles Mission on Thursday, May 31, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

(NAMIBIA) MintPress – Mitt Romney unveiled his “new vision” for foreign assistance last week in a speech at the Clinton Global Initiative, calling for a shift toward private-public partnerships that promote job growth through market liberalization tactics. "If foreign aid can leverage this massive investment by private enterprise, it may

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Israeli-South African Relations Tense As BDS Finds Way Into ANC Policy

Thousands of people participate in an anti-Israel march in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001. (AP Photo / Obed Zilwa) (NAMIBIA) MintPress – Howard Sackstein, founder of the South African Jewish Anti-Apartheid movement, opined that the Boycott, Divestment and Sactions (BDS) movement in South Africa is overpowering pro-Israel lobbies, pointing to a growing […]

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Thousands of people participate in an anti-Israel march in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001. (AP Photo / Obed Zilwa)

(NAMIBIA) MintPress – Howard Sackstein, founder of the South African Jewish Anti-Apartheid movement, opined that the Boycott, Divestment and Sactions (BDS) movement in South Africa is overpowering pro-Israel lobbies, pointing to a growing rift in Israeli-South African relations following several controversial statements pertaining to Israel made by

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Terrorism Allegations Against Journalists Block Freedom Of Speech Worldwide

Ethiopia’s Minister of Justice Berhan Hailu, unseen, reads aloud from a document appearing to be a petition for mercy by two Swedish journalists who were imprisoned in Ethiopia for 14 months. (AP Photo/Elias Asmare) (NAMIBIA) MintPress — The Ethiopian government pardoned two Swedish journalists of terrorism convictions last week while dozens of journalists worldwide remain […]

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Ethiopia's Minister of Justice Berhan Hailu, unseen, reads aloud from a document appearing to be a petition for mercy by two Swedish journalists who were imprisoned in Ethiopia for 14 months. (AP Photo/Elias Asmare)

(NAMIBIA) MintPress — The Ethiopian government pardoned two Swedish journalists of terrorism convictions last week while dozens of journalists worldwide remain in jail on politicized terrorism-related charges, seen internationally as a clear attack on freedom of speech. Reporter Martin Schibbye and photographer Johan Persson, who were convicted

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Rights Groups Demand An End To Illegal Forced Evictions Across African Cities

A man looks out over makeshift tents at a refugee camp. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) (NAMIBIA) MintPress — Every year, thousands of families living in African cities are forcibly removed from their homes in violation of international human rights standards. These forced evictions often utilize excessive force and target families accused of illegally occupying land in […]

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A man looks out over makeshift tents at a refugee camp. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

(NAMIBIA) MintPress — Every year, thousands of families living in African cities are forcibly removed from their homes in violation of international human rights standards. These forced evictions often utilize excessive force and target families accused of illegally occupying land in informal settlements, or “slums”. Three out of every four

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