President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has reportedly invoked the newly enacted Data Protection law to silence detractors, including Diasporans, using social media to express their concerns over his misrule. A representative of Diasporans living in the United Kingdom, United States and South Africa, says Zimbabweans critical of government feared arrest and torture upon returning home. The […]
Tag: Human Rights
Dumisani Joxo’s neighbours, friends and relatives speak highly of the man allegedly shot and killed by a City of Cape Town law enforcement officer. At a memorial service in Cape Town for Dumisani Joxo, friends remembered him as the kind of person who would share the last of his food with them. The 48-year-old father […]
The Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR) says it will collaborate with the Liberia National Police (LNP) to investigate the root cause of the tragedy that led to the death of citizens and residents attending a crusade last week. “The Commission will collaborate with the Police to conduct an independent investigation to find the […]
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of education exclusion globally, according to the UN. Nearly 60% of youth aged 15 to 17 are not in school. Activists on the continent are now fighting to change that. Education is considered a universal human right, as well as an issue of public good and responsibility. However, there […]
The youth Coalition on Electoral Reforms has called on the Government and relevant stakeholders to deal with the threat of politically motivated violence ahead of the much awaited March 26 by-elections. Addressing journalists in Harare last Friday, Avoid Masiraha who is the Youth Forum director called on the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission and the […]
In November 2017, the world watched in utter disbelief, some cringed-worthy footage aired by CNN where dozens of men in detention facilities were being auctioned off for as little as $400 each in Libya. If you think that was a fluke, the crew was also told of the existence of similar auctions taking place at […]
Clad in a torn and tattered orange overall, 25-year-old Brandon Ndlovu cuts a lone figure at Benoni, in Johannesburg, one of South Africa’s busiest shopping centres. He does not feel part of the shoppers on the streets because he has not been vaccinated against COVID-19. Mr. Ndlovu is considered ‘stateless’ and hence is often left […]
As COVID-19 fuels testosterone shortages, some trans men are turning to risky illegal alternatives * Testosterone shortages disrupt gender transitions * COVID-19 vaccines impacting supplies * Transgender men turn to black market hormones South African tech adviser Josh Stols felt a wave of euphoria when his doctor handed over his first testosterone prescription, allowing him […]
Jobs, homes and graves to go under mass relocation of Cairo slum In a room overlooking an ancient tomb in Old Cairo, 64-year-old Hossnia El Sayed worries for her future. The basic, stone room is both her home and place of work – and it may not be long for this world. An Egyptian government […]
A local organization working with girls, Shamwari Yemwanasikana (SYS) has slammed the government over the passing of lighter sentences to sexual offenders including community service, a situation they said sends them back to the same communities where they committed the crime. In a statement, SYS expressed concern that sexual offenders were roaming free in communities […]
The apex court has reversed amendments to the act that made it difficult for refugees to apply for asylum while making it easy for Home Affairs officials to unjustly detain and deport them. The Constitutional Court brought much needed clarity to the application of the new amendments to the Refugees Act in relation to asylum […]
Abantu for Development, an international women’s Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) is urging government to pass the country’s Affirmative Action Law that promotes women’s effective participation and representation in all decision-making spaces. This was because the law presented itself as the guaranteed way to increasing women’s representation in decision making spaces such as Parliament, District Assemblies, Ministerial […]
The Ghanaian culture and for that matter, the African culture is mainly patriarchy-biased; and this situation gives ample room for male domination and superiority over their female counterparts in every sphere of human endeavor for survival, progress, advancement and prosperity of Ghana and Africa. This state of affairs is so because of the age-old patriarchy […]
The trial of Goodness and Mercy Ministries Church leader Prophet Tapiwa Freddy on rape charges continued yesterday with Chief Chikwaka (Murambiwa Witness Bungu), yesterday describing in court how his niece had reacted after the first alleged assault. He told the court that his niece told him that Freddy “succumbed to nature” and forced himself on […]
United Kingdom (UK) House of Lords MPs say Zimbabweans living in that country should be allowed to stage peaceful demonstrations at the Zimbabwe Embassy in London to make the life of diplomats at the high commission “uneasy”. The MPs made the call Monday during a debate on removing the UK’s Constitution Clause 56 subsection, which […]
Political Philosophy lays a foundation in the formation of state institutions. Western political philosophy dominated the social and political economics of the world from the domestic to international level. The ideas of Marxism, liberalism and socialism have contributed to the modern state. Current scholars and statesmen of Africa took African political philosophy as the traditional […]
Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet (Presidential Communications), George Charamba says the erection of Gukurahundi Memorial Plaques at the Bhalangwe mass grave was unlawful. Bhalagwe is the Gukurahundi epicentre where thousands of mostly Ndebele-speaking Zimbabweans were murdered and reportedly thrown into the disused Antelope Mine at the height of the massacres in the […]
The United Nations Committee against Torture has urged the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), to investigate 27,858 complaints of torture in Nigeria. Noting that the Commission “has a mandate to visit places of deprivation of liberty, receive complaints, conduct investigations, award compensation and request for enforcement of its decisions”, the UN Committee commended the Commission […]