Burundi: The UN Security Council decided to remove the country from its political agenda
In a decision adopted on Friday 4 December, the UN Security Council decided to remove Burundi from its political agenda. A decision that comes shortly […]
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Benin: African Human Rights Court Orders Annulment of Latest Constitutional Reform
Seized by a Beninese citizen whose name was not disclosed, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights on Friday issued a very critical decision […]
Togo: Brigitte Kafui Adjamagbo-Johnson, a female opposition leader under arrest
After the arrest of Gerard Djossou, chairman of the Social Affairs Commission in charge of Human Rights within the dynamic Mgr Kpodzro, in incredible conditions […]
Rwanda: President Habyarimana’s widow heard by the French justice system
Agathe Habyarimana, the widow of the former Rwandan president, suspected of being involved in the 1994 genocide, was heard by the French justice system on […]
Cameroon: Bloody attack in a school killed over ten students in the city of Kumba
At least six students aged 9 to 12 were killed and several others wounded in a massacre at a school in Kumba, in the southwestern […]
Ethiopia: Orormia State in turmoil after Jawar Mohammed announced sick in prison
The Human Rights Commission is “deeply alarmed” by the “excessive use of force” by the authorities in the Oromia region. There have been reports of […]
Attorney General Dismisses Amnesty Report as Fundamentally Flawed
The Federal Attorney General dismissed the Amnesty International report issued in May 2020 under the title “Beyond Law Enforcement: Human Rights Violations by Ethiopian Security […]
Niger loses one of its press pioneer
Mamane Abou, journalist and a pioneer of the Nigerien press, died on Monday in Niamey at the age of 72. He was the editor of […]
Tunisia: UN Human Rights chief welcomes equal inheritance bill
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday said the Tunisian Cabinet’s approval of draft inheritance equality bill is a significant step […]
EU to review relations with Tanzania, recalls ambassador
The European Union has said it will review its ties with Tanzania over what it calls a “deterioration of the human rights and rule of […]