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African court criticises states for ignoring verdicts
27 Oct 2023 09:04 GMT
By BOB KARASHANI
A judge of the African Court of Human and People's Rights and Ecowas Court of Justice has criticised government commitments to safeguarding human rights across the continent, pointing out a very poor trend of adherence by member states …
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Lesotho's prime minister appeals to SADC over plot to unseat him
26 Oct 2023 15:27 GMT
Sam Matekane penned a letter to SADC to outline how he believed that greedy politicians wanted him removed from his position as Lesotho's prime minister.
Lesotho's prime minister told the SADC that greedy politicians wanted him out.
The country…
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Zimbabwe govt crackdown on dissent condemned
25 Oct 2023 07:31 GMT
News / National
by Staff reporter
2 hrs ago | Views
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has strongly criticized the government for its suppression of dissent and its inability to tackle the nation's socio-economic issues.
During the African …
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Media control, a threat to Nigeria's democracy
27 Sep 2023 19:29 GMT
Nigerian journalists at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Abuja, Nigeria, 2014. Image by Jakob Polacsek on Flickr, Copyright World Economic Forum (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).
By Yinka Olaito
The media plays a pivotal role in upholding democracy by serving as a …
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Zimbabwe civil society approaches AU
15 May 2023 18:41 GMT
A GROUPING of civil society organisations, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum), has taken the country's human rights fight to the African Union, predicting a bloody election due to the government's hardline stance against critics, which …
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Sudanese civil society groups call for end to the war and restoration of democracy
29 Apr 2023 16:03 GMT
Sudanese civil society groups are demanding the return of civilian governance.
The groups say society will be militarised and democracy will be upended if fighting is not stopped.
The Trilateral Mechanism and the Quad say there's hope for a full …
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Chris Hani's widow, Limpho, launches scathing attack on Chief Justice Zondo and ANC
10 Apr 2023 13:58 GMT
Limpho Hani, Chris Hani's widow. (Photo by Gallo Images / Sunday Times / Alaister Russell)
On the 30th anniversary of her late husband's assassination, Limpho Hani, launched a scathing attack on Chief Justice Raymond Zondo and the ANC.
She …
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Africa: Sub-Saharan Africa - Conflicts Continue to Cause Suffering Amid Double Standards, Failure of Leadership
28 Mar 2023 09:38 GMT
Women's rights as well as the freedom to protest are threatened as states fail to protect and respect rights at home.
Amnesty International's Annual Report for 2022 highlights double standards throughout the world on human rights and the failure of …
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Slain Human Rights Lawyer Died on Road to Justice
31 Jan 2023 10:07 GMT
· VUYISILE HLATSHWAYO
THE SLAIN WORLD-renowned liSwati human rights defender, Thulani Rudolf Maseko (52), will go down in history as a true advocate for peace, human rights and democracy, who died on the road to justice.
Maseko was gunned down by a silent …
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Janusz Walus: Dismissal of application disappointing – SACP
12 Dec 2022 15:01 GMT
Party and Hani family going to approach African Commission on Human and People’s rights to fight Walus’ release
SACP and Hani family to approach African Commission on Human and People's Rights in response to Constitutional Court judgment placing Janusz …