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UN General Assembly suspends Russia from Human Rights Council

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

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US concerned by ‘extremely disturbing’ Mali massacre reports

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

4 Apr, 2022

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Libya Red Crescent official freed after 10-month abduction

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

3 Apr, 2022

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Tunisians protest over detained journalist

Tunis – Dozens of Tunisian journalists protested on Friday to demand press freedom and the release of a reporter who... Read more

25 Mar, 2022

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HRW urges Uganda to shut illegal detention sites used for torture

Kampala – Uganda’s government must stop using illegal detention centres as a weapon against dissidents and close the facilities, Human... Read more

22 Mar, 2022

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Uganda court bails author held for cyber stalking president

Kampala – A court in Uganda on Monday ordered the release on bail of activist Norman Tumuhimbise and a female... Read more

22 Mar, 2022

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UN accuses South Sudan govt of abuses ‘amounting to war crimes’

Nairobi – Members of South Sudan’s government committed human rights violations “amounting to war crimes” in the country’s southwest, the... Read more

18 Mar, 2022

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Uganda author charged with cyber stalking president

Kampala – Ugandan author and activist Norman Tumuhimbise and a female journalist have been charged with cyber-stalking the country’s president,... Read more

17 Mar, 2022

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Uganda police confirm arrest of author, 8 journalists

Kampala – Ugandan author and activist Norman Tumuhimbise is among nine journalists arrested for offensive communication, police said on Monday,... Read more

15 Mar, 2022

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Ethiopian forces burned Tigrayan man alive, rights body says

Nairobi – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said on Sunday that government forces were responsible for burning a... Read more

14 Mar, 2022