Skip to main content

Human Rights Activist Urge Nicki Minaj To Cancel Concert In Angola


Getty Images for BET
Human rights activists in Angola have urged Nicki Minaj to cancel her scheduled concert in which she would be performing on this weekend.
The Anaconda singer will be performing in Luanda on Saturday, but the organisation has reached out through a letter which has been sent to the star.
 refering to the long rule of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, and the Human Rights Foundation referred to local hip-hop artist Luaty Beirao's arrest over summer following a meeting to discuss non-violence and democracy.

Recording artist Nicki MinajFrazer Harrison/AMA2015


Thor Halvorssen's letter reads: "As a strong-willed independent artist, shouldn't you be advocating for the release of the imprisoned rapper Luaty Beirao rather than entertaining the dictator and his thieving family?"

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

The New Pre-wedding Style

  A guy on Twitter has given a pre-wedding list for intending couples and suggested that people should not be wasting time on pre-wedding photos instead. 

FIFA President says He is "CLEAN"

    The FIFA president Sepp Blatter told the BBC in an interview that he is "clean" and "the institution is not corrupt".

Fayose Queries Minister's Comments On Technical Defeat Of Boko Haram Over The Borno/Adama was Attacks

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has described the Sunday and Monday’s Boko Haram attacks in Borno and Adamawa States as disheartening and an indictment on the All Progressives Congress (APC) federal government, saying that the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed must explain to Nigerians how the same Boko Haram that he said had been “technically defeated” could carry out such daring and deadly attacks.