Tag: Human Rights
World
$800m package designated for Ukraine yet to be announced by US
On Friday, it is anticipated that the United States will announce its intention to provide Ukraine with cluster munitions, which are widely banned, as...
Independent Africa
Human Rights Watch urges Tunisia to stop expelling migrants to desert
Human Rights Watch called on Tunisia on Friday to halt what it described as "collective expulsions" of Black African migrants, who are being relocated...
Independent Africa
United Nations rights chief pleas for Rwanda to abort asylum plans
The United Nations Human Rights Commissioner has called on the British government to reconsider its proposed policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda.This...
World
Five activists faced life sentence for obstructing the Queen’s motorcade
In a historic decision that put an end to the possibility of harsher punishment nearly three years after the uncommon calls for reform of...
Independent Africa
Kenya has being called to probe police murders during protests
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Kenyan authorities to conduct an urgent investigation into police brutality after criticizing them for failing to take action...
Independent Africa
5 Muslim students drag schools to court; demand $300k over hijab discrimination
Female Muslim students from five schools in The Gambia have taken legal action against their schools at the high court in Banjul, after accusing...
Independent Africa
New website launched to track global state of democracy and human rights
A new website that closely tracks the status of democracy and human rights around the world has been launched on April 27, by the...
News
2022 Human Rights Report by US State Department highlights grave violations of human rights in Ghana
The 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices in Ghana have been published by the US State Department.On the State Department website, the executive...
Independent Africa
Ethiopia-European relations must improve for Tigray to succeed – EU
The success of measures to stop the war in the northern Tigray region, according to the European Union, will determine whether or not relations...
Independent Africa
Uganda’s new anti-gay law criminalizes anyone who identifies as LGBTQ
The Ugandan parliament just passed comprehensive anti-gay legislation that would outlaw anyone who identifies as LGBTQ and would impose severe new punishments on same-sex...