UN-Backed Court Opens Crimes Against Humanity Trial of Former CAR President Bozizé
A United Nations-backed Court in the Central African Republic has opened the trial of former President François Bozizé, who is accused of crimes against humanity […]
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Amnesty Accuses Tunisia of Widespread Abuses Against Migrants, EU of ‘Complicity’
Amnesty International has condemned Tunisia for what it describes as “horrific” human rights violations against refugees and migrants, particularly those from sub-Saharan Africa. In a […]
Former Gambian Soldier Convicted in US for Torture Under Yahya Jammeh Regime
A former member of The Gambia’s notorious paramilitary unit, Michael Sang Correa, has been convicted by a United States Federal court on multiple charges of […]
Former Gambian hit-squad member during Jammeh’s dictatorship faces U.S. trial for torture
Michael Sang Correa, a former member of the notorious “Junglers” hit-squad under ex-Gambian president Yahya Jammeh, is set to stand trial in the United States […]
Gambian Lawmakers Back Maintaining FGM Ban Amid Decriminalization Debate
Gambian lawmakers have endorsed recommendations to uphold the country’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), setting the stage for a crucial vote later this month. […]
Nigerian Army Accused of Unlawfully Detaining Girls Escaping Boko Haram Captivity
A recent report by a human rights organization has accused the Nigerian army of illegally detaining girls and young women who have escaped from Boko […]
Zimbabwe: opposition MP kidnapped, tortured, found naked
A Zimbabwean opposition MP was abducted on Wednesday November 1st morning, tortured and then left naked along a roadside, his party said, amid sustained tensions […]
Torture: Spanish justice summons three Equatoguinean officials
The Spanish justice system has summoned a son of the Equatorial Guinean president, as well as two other security officials of this country, to answer […]
C24: Algeria exposed for Human Rights violations, kidnapping, Tortures of Sequestered Populations in Tindouf Camps
The ambassador, permanent representative of Morocco to the UN, Omar Hilale, said, Monday in New York, that Algeria kidnaps and tortures the sequestered populations of […]
Former President Alpha Conde allowed to leave Guinea once again
Guinea’s ruling junta has again authorized former president Alpha Conde, who was overthrown in 2021, to travel abroad for medical reasons, according to a statement […]