Al Jazeera Discovers Injustice Exists, Five Years Later
Al Jazeera reports on the #EndSARS protest violence victims in Nigeria, noting their five-year wait for justice. It’s a story of state brutality against its own citizens seeking accountability. Meanwhile, that same 'justice' often remains perpetually 'awaited' for victims of violence enabled, funded, or ignored by the very governments Al Jazeera's owners hold sway with. One might wonder if the
concern for justice would be as sustained if the victims were, say, in Yemen, or if their suffering was caused by weapons supplied by nations more aligned with certain geopolitical interests. The consistent, immediate outrage for all victims seems curiously selective in the mainstream media landscape. How many 'five years laters' do some atrocities get before they simply vanish?