Harare — In what the LGBTIQ+ community views as an unlawful assault, Namibia’s upper chamber of parliament enacted a law on July 19 outlawing same-sex marriages and penalising anyone who supports them, according to AFP. The bill, which sought to overturn a Supreme Court decision allowing the recognition of some unions formed overseas, was passed […]
Department of Employment and Labour’s Deputy Director: Employment Equity, Niresh Singh, has told an Employment Equity workshop that South Africa’s laws are about inclusivity. Singh was addressing one of the Department’s, together with the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration’s (CCMA) EE workshops, at Horseshoe Inn in Kimberley, on Wednesday. The Department and CCMA 2023 […]
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCOD), Minister Ronald Lamola, is expected to address the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) symposium into the protection of whistleblowers. The symposium is expected to be held on Tuesday at the Government Communication and Information System head office, Tshedimosetso House in Pretoria. According to the PSC the symposium aims to, […]
Johannesburg — Kabwe Youth Activists Urge Action in Video The Zambian government should make comprehensive efforts to clean up the contaminated former lead mine in Kabwe, the capital of Zambia’s Central province, Environment Africa and Human Rights Watch said today. The organizations released a video in which youth activists from Environment Africa describe life in […]
Monrovia — The Chairperson of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), Cllr. Dempster Brown, has stressed the need for urgency in tackling forms of Sexual-Based Violence (GBV) in Liberia. Cllr. Brown made the statement over the weekend at a one-day validation session on the Human Rights Advocacy Strategy for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Prevention […]
Khartoum / Merowe — Sudan’s Emergency Lawyers has accused military intelligence officers in Merowe, Northern State, of torturing a political activist. A member of the Sudanese Congress Party was held in Khartoum and taken to an unknown destination. Emergency Lawyers said in a statement yesterday that the military intelligence department of the 19th Infantry Division […]
A group of UN independent experts on Tuesday expressed concern over Tunisia’s alleged discriminatory treatment of migrants, urging the authorities to take action to halt collective expulsions and protect human rights. “Collective expulsions are prohibited under international law,” the UN experts warned in a statement. They emphasized that it is prohibition under international human rights […]
Harare — Kenya’s President William Ruto talked with Sudan junta head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on July 16 – in what is being seen as the first step since the Sudanese army chief explicitly rejected Kenya’s mediation role. Ruto also spoke with the president of Chad on the situation in Sudan. “Held a telephone call with […]
Research from Human Rights Watch released Tuesday shows that in many Middle East and North African countries women are still prevented from moving freely around the country they live in, or from travelling abroad. Most still need the permission of a male guardian. The 119-page report says that although women’s rights activists have succeeded in […]
The National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Stephen Ayesu Ntim, has expressed the party’s staunch opposition to the activities of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ), in the country. Addressing the party’s thanksgiving service to commemorate the one year in office of its National Executives yesterday, Mr Ntim emphasised the NPP’s commitment […]
Harare — Senegalese opposition leader organized demonstration by banging pots and pans when authorities prevented him from hosting a rally to formally announce his intention to run for president, AFP reports. Earlier on July 15, Sonko appeared outside his home “symbolically” banging pots for several minutes to kick off the protest. This comes after the […]
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has called on South Africans to take part in the Clear Rivers campaign to protect water resources in honour of former President Nelson Mandela. The annual Clear Rivers campaign takes place in July, as part of promoting volunteerism in the celebration of the iconic Statesman, former President Nelson […]
Monrovia — Liberia’s Foreign Minister, Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, has emphasized that the outgoing US Ambassador to Liberia, Michael McCarthy, has enjoyed an exceptional level of freedom of expression during his two-year tenure. Ambassador McCarthy assumed his role in January 2021 and has consistently voiced his concerns about issues such as bad governance, corruption, the rule […]
Harare — President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Summit will go on and be in person despite the persistent rumors over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attendance, EWN reports. This was revealed by Ramaphosa during a BRICS Business Council meeting in Sandton on July 13 since there have […]
Stronger International Action Needed to End Atrocities The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, announced on Thursday that his office is probing recent atrocities in Sudan’s Darfur region as part of its ongoing Darfur investigation, underscoring the gravity of current abuses. “Targeting civilians, individuals, targeting their homes, targeting their businesses, intentionally targeting […]
Harare — The spokesperson for one of the biggest opposition parties in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was shot and killed, escalating tensions ahead of the country’s December elections, Al Jazeera reports. A video circulating on social media appeared to show the bullet-riddled body of Cherubin Okende, a former transport minister and parliamentarian, […]
Maryland County — The superintendent of Maryland County Prison Theodore T. Harmon seeks financial support through the Ministry of Justice and international NGOs to smoothly operate the prison facility in the county. The prison and the home of Speaker Bhofal Chamber’s in Harper City suffered vandalization and arson attack from angry protesters in 2021, demanding […]
Amnesty International has condemned the High Court’s sentencing of seven-year-old Tapiwa Makore’s murderers to death urging commuting of the judgement to prison terms. The killers Tafadzwa Shamba and Tapiwa Makore Snr were sentenced to death Wednesday by High Court judge Munamato Mutevedzi. Tapiwa was murdered in 2020 for rituals and his body chopped into pieces. […]