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HRW slams Tunisia’s ‘secret detentions’ under state of emergency

Tunis – Tunisian authorities are using emergency laws to place people in “secret detention”, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday,... Read more

9 Feb, 2022

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Uganda appoints US-blacklisted spy to top police job

Kampala – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has appointed a former military intelligence chief, who is blacklisted by the United States... Read more

9 Feb, 2022

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Tigray victims file case against Ethiopia at Africa rights body, lawyers say

Nairobi – A legal non-profit on Tuesday filed a complaint against Ethiopia at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’... Read more

8 Feb, 2022

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Tunisia must restore judicial watchdog, say UN, Western envoys

Tunis – Western envoys to Tunisia and the UN rights chief urged President Kais Saied on Tuesday to restore... Read more

8 Feb, 2022

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Uganda sets March trial date for author

Kampala – A Ugandan court on Monday ordered a prominent author to stand trial next month on charges of insulting... Read more

8 Feb, 2022

World

Ten children rescued in Panama sex trafficking operation

Panama City – Panamanian authorities announced on Thursday that as part of an operation to disrupt a sex trafficking ring,... Read more

4 Feb, 2022

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Ugandan author accused of insulting ruling family freed, his lawyer says

Kampala – A prominent Ugandan author accused of insulting the country’s ruling family was freed on Wednesday after being... Read more

27 Jan, 2022

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Uganda replaces military intelligence chief hit by US sanctions

Kampala – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday removed the country’s powerful military intelligence chief, just weeks after he was... Read more

26 Jan, 2022

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Ugandan writer detained again despite release order, his lawyer says

Kampala – Lawyers for a Ugandan writer charged with insulting the country’s ruling family said their client was unlawfully... Read more

25 Jan, 2022

Countries

‘Tortured’ Ugandan writer appears in court

Kampala – A prominent Ugandan author charged with insulting the country’s ruling family appeared in court via videolink on... Read more

21 Jan, 2022