Ghana must stop chaining mental health patients, says HRW
Accra – Ghana should take immediate steps to end the shackling of people with real or perceived mental health... Read more
2 Dec, 2022
Nigeria charges student with defamation after first lady complaint
Abuja – Nigeria has charged a student with “criminal defamation” over posting a tweet about the physical appearance of... Read more
2 Dec, 2022
Algerian police release dissident writer
Algiers – One of Algeria’s most prominent writers, Lazhari Labter, said on Tuesday that he had been set free,... Read more
30 Nov, 2022
Chad lawyers to stop work over mass trial of protesters
N’Djamena – Lawyers in Chad have vowed to stop work during a mass trial, due to start on Tuesday,... Read more
29 Nov, 2022
Chad to try 401 people over deadly protests
N’Djamena – Chad is to try 401 people detained during and after deadly anti-government protests last month, prosecutors said... Read more
26 Nov, 2022
DRC rebellion leaves rape victims and war wounded in its wake
Goma – In the chaotic displacement camps near the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, war victims recount brutal... Read more
26 Nov, 2022
Mali hit by unprecedented wave of rights violations, says NGO
Dakar – This year is set to be the deadliest recorded in Mali, with an unprecedented rise in attacks... Read more
25 Nov, 2022
India’s top court to weigh same-sex marriage recognition
New Delhi – India’s top court decided Friday to proceed with a case weighing legal recognition of same-sex marriages,... Read more
25 Nov, 2022
UN rights chief Volker Turk urges Iran to halt violence on protesters
Geneva – The UN rights chief urged Iran on Thursday to immediately halt violence against protesters, as countries debated... Read more
24 Nov, 2022
Tanzania frees Maasai after police murder charges dropped
Dar es Salaam – A Tanzanian court on Tuesday ordered the release of two dozen Maasai protesters after the... Read more
23 Nov, 2022
