Rights

eSwatini court refuses to recognise LGBTQ group

Mbabane – A court in eSwatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy where homosexuality is still banned, has rejected a bid... Read more

30 Apr, 2022

Masisi – Troops in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have committed hundreds of abuses since the authorities declared a “state... Read more

28 Apr, 2022

Tripoli – At least 130 people, mainly civilians, have been killed by landmines and other explosives left after heavy fighting... Read more

28 Apr, 2022

Kinshasa – Global Witness charged on Wednesday that a scheme set up to certify the responsible extraction of metals... Read more

27 Apr, 2022

Tunis – A Tunisian journalist detained after criticising the interior ministry on social media was released on Friday, her lawyer... Read more

16 Apr, 2022

Cairo – Egyptian economist Ayman Hadhoud, who was allegedly detained in early February, has died, his brother told AFP on... Read more

11 Apr, 2022

Cape Town – South Africa on Thursday abstained from voting on the suspension of Russia from the United Nations... Read more

8 Apr, 2022

United Nations – The UN General Assembly voted on Thursday to suspend Russia from the global body’s Human Rights Council... Read more

8 Apr, 2022

Dakar – The US State Department said on Sunday it was following “extremely disturbing” accounts of killings in central Mali,... Read more

4 Apr, 2022

Tripoli – A Libyan Red Crescent official abducted 10 months ago was released on Saturday, the military prosecution said. Mansour... Read more

3 Apr, 2022