Tag: human rights
Nellie Chepkemoi: World Non-Violence Day – ending all forms of violence and human rights violations in Africa
On 2 October, the world commemorated World Non-Violence Day, and I was reminded of Mahatma Gandhi's words: "Non-violence is...
Burkina Faso: Amnesty Interational calls for the release of human rights defender Daouda Diallo, and end discriminatory conscription of independent voices
More than fifty days since Dr. Daouda Diallo, Secretary-General of the Collective Against Impunity and Community Stigmatization (CISC), forcibly...
Malawi: Rights group expelled from refugee camp
The Malawian government is jeopardizing refugee rights at Dzaleka refugee camp by expelling an important refugee rights group, Human Rights Watch said today. INUA...
Algeria: UN says continued restrictions on human rights undermine social rights
Algeria must refrain from targeting human rights defenders to build on the reforms of the past four years, a...
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights adresses the situation in the Gaza Strip
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission), meeting on the occasion of its 77th Ordinary Session,...
Denying imprisoned academic and journalists access to read and write violates their freedom of expression
At least four journalists and one academic have been denied the right to read and write in Moroccan prisons,...
Maasai forcibly displaced for game reserve in Tanzania
The Tanzanian government’s forced eviction of Maasai communities from areas in northern Tanzania they have long inhabited violates their rights to...
End alarmist narratives on population growth and recognize women’s rights
In its 2023 State of World Population report, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA)Â said that while reaching...
United Nations rights chief calls for a return to talks, amid a fragile ceasefire in Sudan
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Tuesday called for an immediate end to the hostilities...
UN experts are concerned over delay in Zambia’s debt restructuring
UN experts* are deeply concerned over delays in reaching an agreement on the restructuring of Zambia’s debt and its...
Rapidly shrinking civic space and decline in freedoms in Zimbabwe 43 years after independence
Zimbabweans are marking forty-three years of independence from colonial rule amid the reality of a rapidly shrinking civic space,...
UN rights chief calls for action to address central Mediterranean sea migrant crisis
The sharp rise in migrants and asylum-seekers making the deadly Central Mediterranean crossing into Europe requires urgent action to...