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Reparations take centre stage as African civil society convenes in Banjul
21 Oct 2025 14:54 GMT
… day challenges - economic inequality, displacement, and structural racism arguing that … continent ranging from conflicts and displacement to suppression of civic … Director of the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions (NANHRI), stressed the …
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Today in Africa — October 20, 2025: Zimbabwe Moves to Extend President’s Term, Thousands Attend Raila Odinga’s Burial, Nigeria Marks Five Years Since Lekki Massacre
20 Oct 2025 19:43 GMT
… from that night, while human rights groups cite a “culture … shows schools, mosques, and displacement shelters reduced to rubble, … border travel within southern Africa and have launched surveillance … . Namibia joins 17 African countries currently battling active …
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UN cautions Colombia over mercury contamination in Atrato River, calls crisis a human rights emergency situation
17 Oct 2025 20:59 GMT
… a “serious and ongoing human rights crisis,” threatening the … Experts on People of African Descent – was sent … , required prostitution and displacement connected to prohibited mining … violence and violations of human rights accompany mercury contamination and …
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Africa Must Lead Transition Minerals Conversation at COP30
17 Oct 2025 19:13 GMT
… , unsafe working conditions, and displacement.
In Ghana, where artisanal … harmonize standards on environmental and human rights protections, back multilateral governance frameworks … collective strength through the African Group of Negotiators and regional …
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Cardinal Parolin Says Nigeria’s Conflict Is ‘Social,’ Not Religious, Prompting Pushback
22 Oct 2025 21:33 GMT
… Observatory of Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA) report, has … often involving land seizures and displacement. While some analysts frame … stated.
Nina Shea, a human rights attorney with the Hudson … similarly told ACI Africa, EWTN’s Africa-based news service, …
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Ablakwa calls for IMF and World Bank reforms to empower developing nations
22 Oct 2025 20:05 GMT
… structures were biased against Africa.
“Too many developing … challenges, including climate change, displacement, inequality, misinformation, and the … in vulnerable regions across Africa, and the promotion of … rule of law and human rights as a foundation for …
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House of Representatives participates in Inter-Parliamentary Union meetings in Geneva
22 Oct 2025 16:11 GMT
… democracy, supporting humanitarian action, protecting human rights, addressing armed conflicts and migration … the governance of migration and displacement files, which resulted in the … and humanitarian solidarity with the African continent and crisis-affected …
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Why Nigeria Should Not Be Designated Country Of Concern
22 Oct 2025 00:50 GMT
… unacceptable surge in internal displacement in most parts of … to violence, persecution, and displacement….Religious freedom in Nigeria … for religious freedom in Africa’s most populous nation … , (a day after the Human Rights Day) the Trump administration said …
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A plea, testimony from Nigeria, by Matthew Hassan Kukah
21 Oct 2025 22:33 GMT
… unacceptable surge in internal displacement in most parts of … to violence, persecution, and displacement….Religious freedom in Nigeria … for religious freedom in Africa’s most populous nation … , (a day after the Human Rights Day) the Trump administration said …
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Two out of three people suffer violations of their religious freedom, according to a new report by Aid to the Church in Need
21 Oct 2025 22:33 GMT
… of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — is not only … to expand, particularly across Africa and Asia. In 15 … violence have triggered a silent displacement crisis. In Nigeria, … of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which guarantees every person …