Uganda says will not renew mandate for UN rights office
Kampala – Uganda said on Wednesday it would not renew its mandate for the UN’s rights office, a move... Read more
9 Feb, 2023
Angela Merkel receives UNESCO peace prize for welcoming refugees
Yamoussoukro – Germany’s former chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday received a prestigious UN award for opening her country to... Read more
9 Feb, 2023
Suspect pleads not guilty to murder of LGBTQ campaigner
Nairobi – A Kenyan man pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to the murder of a prominent LGBTQ campaigner whose... Read more
9 Feb, 2023
At least 20 killed in second day of Somaliland clashes
Mogadishu – Heavy fighting in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland continued into a second day on Tuesday, leaving at... Read more
8 Feb, 2023
Kenyan police sentenced for murder of rights lawyer
Nairobi – Three Kenyan police officers were Friday served sentences ranging from 24 years in jail to the death... Read more
4 Feb, 2023
Zimbabwe approves law targeting civil society
Harare – Zimbabwe’s upper house of parliament has approved legislation that critics say will gag civil society groups, placing... Read more
2 Feb, 2023
Kenya to lay murder charge over killing of LGBTQ activist
Nairobi – Kenyan prosecutors said on Tuesday they will charge a key suspect with murder over the killing of... Read more
31 Jan, 2023
HRW urges probe over Cameroon journalist’s death
Libreville – Human Rights Watch on Friday called on Cameroon to launch an independent inquiry into the killing of... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
UNICEF urges release of 13 kidnapped children in east DRC
Kinshasa – The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF on Friday urged the release of 13 children who were abducted... Read more
28 Jan, 2023
Cameroon transgender woman in Belgium after ‘homosexuality’ conviction
Yaounde – A transgender woman whose conviction for “attempted homosexuality” in Cameroon prompted outrage has arrived in Belgium after... Read more
27 Jan, 2023
