Reparations ‘key to dismantling systemic racism’: UN rights chief

15 april 2026 - 07:48:52
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has described reparatory justice for colonialism, enslavement [...] Full text...

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Gambia marks 26th anniversary of April 10-11 student killings, calls for justice

11 april 2026 - 14:03:03
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambia on Saturday marked the 26th anniversary of the April 10 -11 student demonstrations in [...] Full text...

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British lawyer named Special Prosecutor for TRRC cases in Gambia

08 april 2026 - 17:18:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The Gambian government has appointed a British national, Mr. Martin Hackett, as Special Prosecutor to lead [...] Full text...

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Apartheid-era victims receive US$2.3 million compensation

08 april 2026 - 07:28:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday officiated at the launch of the Truth [...] Full text...

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Gambia: President Barrow highlights economic gains, reforms in 2026 State of the Nation Address

26 march 2026 - 14:51:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President Adama Barrow on Thursday outlined major achievements in economic recovery, institutional reform and infrastructure [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson hails UN resolution formally declaring transatlantic slave trade gravest crime against humanity

26 march 2026 - 13:03:00
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has warmly welcomed the [...] Full text...

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UN resolution urges reparations for slavery’s ‘historical wrongs’

25 march 2026 - 20:19:01
New York, US (PANA) - Applause erupted in the UN General Assembly Hall on Wednesday as Member States adopted a [...] Full text...

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UN approves Ghana-led resolution declaring slavery a crime against humanity

25 march 2026 - 18:14:41
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday approved a landmark resolution, spearheaded by Ghana and [...] Full text...

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Transatlantic slavery trade was designed to deny Africans their humanity, says Ghana's President Mahama

24 march 2026 - 18:15:42
New York, US (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama has stated that the transatlantic slave trade was engineered to strip [...] Full text...

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UN experts urge states to support General Assembly resolution operationalising ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate obligations

16 march 2026 - 08:32:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – All states must support a UN General Assembly resolution upholding the 2025 Advisory Opinion by the [...] Full text...

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Justice, truth and reparations long overdue for survivors of so-called ‘comfort women’ system: UN experts

07 march 2026 - 05:23:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN experts today expressed grave concern at the continued lack of justice for survivors of the [...] Full text...

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New survivors’ charter sets out global blueprint for justice after torture: Special Rapporteur

04 march 2026 - 08:42:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Victims of torture have urged States to place justice, reparations and recovery at the centre of [...] Full text...

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Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women closes 92nd session

21 february 2026 - 11:22:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Friday closed its 92nd session after [...] Full text...

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Rights experts commend Kenya on developing social protection system

11 february 2026 - 09:39:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the UN human rights commissioner on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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‘A torture that never stops’: Sri Lanka failing survivors of conflict sexual violence, UN says

13 january 2026 - 20:39:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Conflict-related sexual violence in Sri Lanka remains largely unaddressed more than 15 years after the end [...] Full text...

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Ghana's President Mahama outlines core demands for Africa’s reparations at Diaspora Summit:

19 december 2025 - 15:45:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Friday outlined specific demands that his country believes must form [...] Full text...

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Sudan must address ethnic violence and prevent further escalation, UN committee warns

09 december 2025 - 17:54:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  – UN anti-racism experts on Tuesday underscored their grave concerns over the increase in the use of [...] Full text...

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ICC sentences Janjaweed leader Ali Abd-Al-Rahman to 20 years in prison for war crimes in Sudan's Darfur

09 december 2025 - 13:02:35
The Hague, Netherands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday sentenced Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman (Ali Kushayb) to [...] Full text...

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ICC to sentence Janjaweed leader Ali Abd-Al-Rahman for war crimes in Sudan's Darfur on Tuesday

05 december 2025 - 07:18:49
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will on 9 December sentence Ali [...] Full text...

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Gambia's ex-president Yahya Jammeh’s 'death squad' member extradited from Senegal

03 december 2025 - 10:06:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian authorities have taken into custody Lt. Col. Sanna Manjang, a former member of ex-president Yahya [...] Full text...

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ICC: Sanctions threaten global fight against impunity

12 november 2025 - 07:34:12
New York, US (PANA) - Coercion and sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) are “assaults on the very principles [...] Full text...

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UN rights commission says El Fasher atrocities must be investigated

31 october 2025 - 13:49:24
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) said on Friday that more details are [...] Full text...

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Rights advocates say momentum builds for crimes against humanity treaty

27 october 2025 - 13:04:15
New York, US (PANA) – Developing an effective International Convention to Prevent and Punish Crimes against Humanity will require ambitious [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for urgent financial support to prevent catastrophic closure of Special Criminal Court for CAR

17 october 2025 - 09:13:33
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty Internationl on FRiday called for urgent financial support to prevent the “catastrophic" closure of Special [...] Full text...

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AU’s Vision 2025 discussed at Pan-African Parliament

03 october 2025 - 11:16:54
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Libyan MPs Saleh Guelma and Salem Guanan participated in a joint meeting between the Panafrican Parliament [...] Full text...

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Germany must deliver reparatory justice for its 'brutal' colonial past in Namibia - Amnesty International

02 october 2025 - 09:17:06
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, said on Thursday that Germany must fully acknowledge its legal responsibility [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for lifting of ban on Guinea opposition parties, media

25 september 2025 - 19:36:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Thursday called on the transitional [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson meets African Group at the UN

21 september 2025 - 06:14:17
New York, US (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, on Saturday met with the [...] Full text...

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'Côte d’Ivoire's next president must tackle urgent human rights issues'

16 september 2025 - 07:24:34
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire’s (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire’s next president must seize the opportunity of their mandate to prioritise the human rights [...] Full text...

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The 9/9/99 Sirte Declaration on creation of AU hailed in Libya as major step towards African unification

09 september 2025 - 14:22:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On its 26th anniversary, the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity [...] Full text...

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Sudan civilians deliberately targeted - UN Fact-Finding Mission reports

05 september 2025 - 18:11:33
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An independent fact-finding mission for the human rights situation in the Sudan published its report [...] Full text...

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Sudan civilians deliberately targeted, UN Fact-Finding Mission reports

05 september 2025 - 15:04:13
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An independent fact-finding mission for the human rights situation in the Sudan published its report [...] Full text...

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‘Reparatory justice’ key to ending racism against Africans and their descendants

04 september 2025 - 07:23:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments, academia and other stakeholders must “double down on delivering reparatory justice” for people from the [...] Full text...

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UN mission warns alarming levels of enforced disappearances in Libya threaten national reconciliation

31 august 2025 - 15:19:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of UN Secretary General in Libya, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, on Saurday expressed alarm [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says thousands killed, hundreds forcibly disappeared in two years in south-east Nigeria

13 august 2025 - 08:49:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian authorities’ persistent failure to address the security crisis in the country’s south-east region has [...] Full text...

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AU celebrates African Women's Day; Darfur gives a different version (By Mohamed Osman Adam)

01 august 2025 - 12:59:45
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Africa is celebrating Women's Day, but the occasion couldn’t be more tragic for Sudanese women.They [...] Full text...

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'Victims still waiting for justice, truth and reparations 25 years on from Kisangani war in DRC'

05 june 2025 - 11:36:04
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Twenty-five years since the six-day war in Kisangani in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in [...] Full text...

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'Shocked' UN rights chief says sites of gross human rights violations in Libya must be sealed and impartially investigated

04 june 2025 - 10:38:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said on Wednesday he was shocked by revelations of gross [...] Full text...

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‘Justice is long overdue’: Guterres calls for reparations for enslavement and colonialism

31 may 2025 - 09:45:25
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres renewed his calls for Member states and the United Nations to [...] Full text...

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Ghana's President calls for reparations to address centuries of African exploitation

25 may 2025 - 16:16:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama has called for global accountability and reparative justice to confront the enduring [...] Full text...

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AU marks Africa Day 2025 with call to justice, unity, shared progress

24 may 2025 - 13:42:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is commemorating Africa Day 2025, which falls on Sunday, with a renewed [...] Full text...

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UN’s Türk criticizes ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali

16 may 2025 - 20:23:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The military authorities in Mali have dissolved all political parties and repealed laws protecting political participation, [...] Full text...

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UN’s Türk criticizes ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali

16 may 2025 - 20:20:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The military authorities in Mali have dissolved all political parties and repealed laws protecting political participation, [...] Full text...

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Guterres condemns violence against civilians in Syria, urges Israel to stop attacks

03 may 2025 - 18:45:52
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres is following developments in Syria, where fresh fighting in the capital, [...] Full text...

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Children are most affected by intensification of armed conflict in Burkina Faso: UN

18 april 2025 - 07:42:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In Burkina Faso, children are victims of intense violence and serious human rights violations perpetrated [...] Full text...

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UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

16 april 2025 - 07:22:48
New York, US (PANA) - The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session [...] Full text...

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UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

15 april 2025 - 20:29:49
New York, US (PANA) - The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session [...] Full text...

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UN forum on People of African Descent examines reparations and AI challenge

14 april 2025 - 20:31:58
New York, US (PANA) - The fourth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent opened on [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Rights group flags 'horrific and widespread' use of sexual violence by paramilitary RSF

10 april 2025 - 10:58:27
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been fighting a bloody war with the [...] Full text...

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Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief

03 april 2025 - 09:16:56
New York, US (PANA) - 2024 saw the highest increase in missing persons in at least two decades, with 56,559 [...] Full text...

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Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’ (By Vibhu Mishra, UN News)

26 march 2025 - 10:28:15
New York, US (PANA) - The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present, [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria and Venezuela

18 march 2025 - 20:56:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the [...] Full text...

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Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the disappeared, Human Rights Council hears

05 march 2025 - 19:19:49
New York, US (PANA) - The people of Syria’s painful search for a peaceful future took centre stage at the [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor intensifies probe into DRC war crimes

28 february 2025 - 16:05:16
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has concluded his second visit to the Democratic [...] Full text...

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Parties to DR Congo conflict must treat dead bodies with dignity – UN experts

21 february 2025 - 10:00:32
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must ensure bodies of the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa leads SA delegation at AU summit

16 february 2025 - 08:04:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading a South African delegation at the 38th Ordinary Session [...] Full text...

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Africa 'brimming with hope and possibility': Guterres

15 february 2025 - 18:58:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, emphasised the potential of Africa and its young population and [...] Full text...

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UN official accuses all parties to Mali conflict of violations against children

10 february 2025 - 07:16:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Children in Mali are experiencing high levels of violence and serious violations by all parties involved [...] Full text...

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UN Rights Council launches inquiry into atrocities in eastern DR Congo

09 february 2025 - 17:51:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Human Rights Council has agreed by consensus to launch an urgent fact-finding mission [...] Full text...

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AU Summit to confront colonial era injustices against Africa

27 january 2025 - 22:15:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is set to confront colonial era injustices, including slavery, apartheid and other [...] Full text...

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Mozambique: OHCHR urges calm ahead of disputed presidential inauguration

15 january 2025 - 05:34:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has urged calm in Mozambique as Daniel Chapo is to [...] Full text...

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Turkish President proposes to mediate between Sudan and UAE

19 december 2024 - 09:14:01
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed to mediate beteeen Sudan and the United Arab [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS leaders approve Gambia's human rights tribunal

16 december 2024 - 10:38:18
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  Heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved the establishment of [...] Full text...

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Security Council hears of ongoing imperative to end violence in eastern DR Congo

10 december 2024 - 05:38:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) briefed the Security [...] Full text...

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Security Council urged to ensure greater protection of humanitarian workers

27 november 2024 - 06:05:50
New York, US (PANA) - With 2024 the deadliest year for aid workers on record, the Security Council must clearly [...] Full text...

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Activists from Africa, diaspora urge European govts to provide reparations

12 november 2024 - 15:46:45
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - People from civil society, academia and the arts from the African continent and its global diasporas, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa salutes Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey on her Commonwealth appointment

30 october 2024 - 06:57:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday extended his personal congratulations and those of the South [...] Full text...

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‘Broad impunity persists’ for law enforcement violations against Africans and people of African descent: rights experts

02 october 2024 - 05:22:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Africans and people of African descent who have encountered human rights violations by law enforcement officials [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly demands Israel end ‘unlawful presence’ in Occupied Palestinian Territory

18 september 2024 - 20:09:37
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a resolution that demands [...] Full text...

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Palestinian UN proposal demands Israel leave Gaza and the West Bank in 6 months

09 september 2024 - 19:58:43
New Yor, US (PANA) - A draft Palestinians resolution submitted to the UN Monday is demanding that Israel end its [...] Full text...

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UN Rights office highlights mass killings, sexual violence in Libya

01 september 2024 - 04:26:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN report has warned that the continued lack of accountability and years of impunity enjoyed by [...] Full text...

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Senior UN officials welcome verdict in Guinea 2009 stadium massacre trial

01 august 2024 - 17:09:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The fight against impunity must continue in Guinea, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said [...] Full text...

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Guinean ex-president, ministers found guilty for stadium mass killings

01 august 2024 - 05:21:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea on Wednesday, 31 July, convicted  the country's former self-declared president Moussa Dadis [...] Full text...

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Judgement in Conakry Stadium massacre trial due on 31 July

26 july 2024 - 11:46:12
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea is scheduled to deliver a verdict, including on reparations claims, on 31 [...] Full text...

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Thousands demonstrate in Ouagadougou against UN report

07 june 2024 - 19:23:49
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -Thousands of people demonstrated this Friday in front of the offices of the United Nations system [...] Full text...

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Fostering UN-World Bank partnership to tackle fragility in Burundi and The Gambia: World Bank Blog

21 may 2024 - 07:14:00
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - In today’s complex global landscape, addressing fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) requires multifaceted approaches and strong [...] Full text...

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UN rights office deeply alarmed at reported killing of 220 villagers in Burkina Faso

27 april 2024 - 05:21:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday raised alarm over the situation in northern Burkina [...] Full text...

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Silence the guns, amplify women’s voices for peace to end rape in wartime

24 april 2024 - 05:03:40
New York, US (PANA) - The UN verified 3,688 cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in [...] Full text...

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UN leaders call for more action to end racism and discrimination

17 april 2024 - 05:29:49
New York, US (PANA) - Tuesday marked the opening of the third session of th UN Permanent Forum on People of [...] Full text...

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UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

26 march 2024 - 10:08:33
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly on Monday [...] Full text...

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UN leaders galvanise action for reparations for people of African descent

21 march 2024 - 18:35:42
New York, US (PANA) - Reparatory justice must tackle the grave human rights violations deeply entrenched in the legacy of [...] Full text...

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Gambia, ECOWAS to establish international court to prosecute perpetrators of human rights violations under Jammeh

01 march 2024 - 16:04:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of The Gambia and the ECOWAS   joint technical committee Friday held their inaugural meeting [...] Full text...

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ICC Trial Chamber orders reparations for victims of Uganda warlord Ongwen

29 february 2024 - 07:59:18
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday set the financial liability of Ugandan warlord, Dominic Ongwen [...] Full text...

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Israel-Palestine crisis: Dozens address UN world court hearings on Israeli practices

24 february 2024 - 10:24:50
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - A record 52 States and three international organisations provided comments and presentations at public hearings this [...] Full text...

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UN rights office urges Ethiopia to prioritise victims amidst legacy of rights abuses

29 december 2023 - 05:38:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN human rights office on Thursday urged the Ethiopian Government to ensure that ongoing [...] Full text...

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COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change

09 december 2023 - 17:18:10
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature [...] Full text...

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UN rights office demands investigation into 'a string of deadly airstrikes' killing civilians in Nigeria

07 december 2023 - 05:47:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Authorities in Nigeria must investigate a string of deadly airstrikes over the past six years and [...] Full text...

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Gambia, EU sign new agreement on budget support programme

22 november 2023 - 12:29:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia and the European Union have signed a 40-million Euro financing agreement for the implementation of [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate, dozens of others demand justice for victims of enforced disappearances in Northeast Nigeria

04 november 2023 - 07:39:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, and more than 20 organisations and individuals are demanding justice for victims [...] Full text...

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People of African descent facing ‘immense challenges’ in public square: UN

06 september 2023 - 07:06:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PAA) - Members of the African diaspora continue to face immense challenges participating in public life in many [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court of Justice rules in favor of victim of enforced disappearance against Gambian Government

06 july 2023 - 14:56:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice Wednesday issued a landmark decision in [...] Full text...

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HRW urges UK, US to announce full reparations for Chagossians on 50th anniversary of forced displacement

15 june 2023 - 05:56:42
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) – The governments of the United Kingdom and United States of America should mark the [...] Full text...

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Racism which scars societies, must be stamped out, forum for people of African descent hears

31 may 2023 - 05:48:23
New York, US (PANA) - Racism is a global problem, and every country must take a stance against it, General [...] Full text...

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Gambia holds stakeholder conferences,donor roundtable on implementation of Truth Commission recommendations

12 may 2023 - 19:51:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia is holding a stakeholder’s conference and donor roundtable on the implementation of the Truth, [...] Full text...

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Sudan fighting: UN Human Rights Council’s special session on Sudan should establish investigative mechanism - Amnesty International

11 may 2023 - 05:51:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Human rights group,  Amnesty International, says it welcomes the special session on Sudan on 11 May [...] Full text...

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Gambia rights commission expresses concerns about rising religious tension in country

03 may 2023 - 15:15:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Human Rights Commission has expressed extreme concern about the rising religious tension and intolerance [...] Full text...

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Transitional justice hinges on ‘equal footing’, say UN peacebuilders

29 april 2023 - 06:41:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Lasting peace hinges on everyone being on an “equal footing” and an all-of-society approach, a top [...] Full text...

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Mali's Permanent Representative to UN addresses Security Council on developments in Mali

13 april 2023 - 14:34:24
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Permanent Representative to the UN, Issa Konfourou, Thursday gave details on evolution of the situation [...] Full text...

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Military, security leaders from eastern, western Libya pledge to renounce violence on Libyan soil

27 march 2023 - 15:23:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting of a number of commanders of military and security units in the western, eastern [...] Full text...

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Libyan military leaders from east and west agree to unite and support elections in 2023

16 march 2023 - 14:03:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Joint Military Commission and a number of commanders of military and security units from [...] Full text...

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U.S. Under Secretary Uzra Zeya commends Gambia truth commission

15 march 2023 - 11:08:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ms Uzra Zeya, U.S. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights, has said that [...] Full text...

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Libyan Council chairman welcomes efforts to find constitutional framework for elections this year

21 february 2023 - 14:26:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, has welcomed "all efforts and measures aimed [...] Full text...

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UK, US criticised for expulsion of Chagos Islands’ indigenous people

15 february 2023 - 11:45:25
London, UK (PANA) – The forced displacement of the entire Chagossian people by the United Kingdom and the United States governments and [...] Full text...

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Alleged Gambian “Death Squad” Driver’s Trial Progresses

19 january 2023 - 14:14:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Ghanaian citizen who survived the massacre of approximately 59 West African migrants in July 2005 [...] Full text...

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‘Unprecedented’ insecurity in West Africa and the Sahel, Security Council hears

11 january 2023 - 05:24:48
New York, US (PANA) - Although West Africa and the Sahel continue to face unprecedented security challenges, it is still [...] Full text...

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DRC warlord sent to Belgium prison facility

15 december 2022 - 13:08:05
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Bosco Ntaganda, a DR Congo warlord convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in [...] Full text...

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Gambia's FM calls for more support for civil society organisations in Africa

14 december 2022 - 11:24:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Dr. Mamadou Tangara, Gambian's Foreign Affairs Minister, has called for more support for civil society organisations in Africa [...] Full text...

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​​​Somalia urged to adopt 10-point human rights plan

15 november 2022 - 09:23:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six months after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud took office, his government has yet to make good [...] Full text...

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Children of African descent ‘not considered children at all’, rights experts charge

09 november 2022 - 05:38:05
New York, US (PANA) - In a report issued on Tuesday, UN human rights experts outline how discrimination affects black [...] Full text...

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Libyan Council Chairman calls on Arab leaders to take unified stand on Libya

02 november 2022 - 17:52:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, has called on Arab leaders to adopt [...] Full text...

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Justice for protesters against Sudan coup, key to ending cycle of violence: Rights experts

26 october 2022 - 05:39:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded real accountability for the year-long brutal crackdown on [...] Full text...

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'DR Congo army units aided abusive armed groups,' says Human Rights Watch

19 october 2022 - 05:34:00
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – DR Congo army units backed armed groups implicated in serious abuses in the recent conflict [...] Full text...

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Restoring stability in West Darfur is prelude for full implementation of Juba Peace Agreement (A PANA News Analysis by Mohamed Osman)

09 october 2022 - 14:57:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The situation in Sudan's Darfur states -- West Darfur in particular -- was heading towards total [...] Full text...

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Witness in murder of Gambian journalist Hydara to testify in trial in Germany

06 october 2022 - 10:03:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A woman who survived the murder of a renowned Gambian journalist, Deyda Hydara, will testify on Thursday [...] Full text...

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UN urges Sudanese to fully implement peace deal agreed two years ago

05 october 2022 - 09:29:53
Khartoum Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations has urged the government of Sudan and former rebel groups to speed up [...] Full text...

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US Ambassador-at-Large Beth Van Schaack calls on Gambian President

04 october 2022 - 10:40:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, Beth Van Schaack, on Monday called on the Gambian President, [...] Full text...

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Guinea: UN pledges support for justice and accountability, as stadium massacre trial begins

29 september 2022 - 05:31:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of [...] Full text...

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South Sudan violence proliferating, warn independent rights experts

27 september 2022 - 05:26:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have [...] Full text...

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Burundi must engage in ‘credible and inclusive’ move towards democratic rule - Rights expert

17 september 2022 - 05:20:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Burundi must engage more effectively in the rule of law and fight against impunity for violations [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses DRC's M23 rebels of targeting civilians

25 july 2022 - 05:45:47
Goma, DRC (PANA) – The M23 armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have summarily killed at least 29 [...] Full text...

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UN expert hails historic reparations ruling in favour of indigenous peoples in Kenya

18 july 2022 - 19:22:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert on Monday hailed a decision by the African Court on Human [...] Full text...

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Initial consultations for collective reparations launched in Mali

13 july 2022 - 13:23:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Trust Fund for Victims ordered by the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the conviction of Malian [...] Full text...

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UN fact-finding mission to Libya strongly suspects the al-Kaniyat militia of crimes against humanity

07 july 2022 - 15:55:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Fact-finding Mission in Libya said here Thursday there were "reasonable grounds" to believe that [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief alarmed over killing of protesters by security forces in Sudan

02 july 2022 - 07:54:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday expressed alarm over the killing of at [...] Full text...

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EU reconfirms its commitment to the Rome Statute

30 june 2022 - 16:32:44
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The adoption of the Rome Statute has been a major step forward in the evolution of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council to launch national reconciliation strategy

19 june 2022 - 15:37:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council will on Thursday launch its strategic vision for national reconciliation. This follows the [...] Full text...

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The 5th public hearing of Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission takes place on Saturday in Bamako

10 june 2022 - 15:40:05
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 5th public hearing of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (CVJR) will be held on [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Former President Jammeh's victims call on government to take concrete steps toward justice

08 june 2022 - 13:47:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The “Jammeh2Justice” campaign, made up of victims of the former regime and Gambian and international activists, [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International demands justice for victims of Nigeria church shooting

07 june 2022 - 06:45:00
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International,  says those responsible for last Sunday's killing of more than 20 [...] Full text...

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Victims of late Chadian dictator Habre yet to receive reparations

27 may 2022 - 12:10:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Victims of the late Chadian dictator Hissène Habré have yet to receive any reparations, six years after his [...] Full text...

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US Justice Department confiscates Jammeh's $3.5 million mansion

27 may 2022 - 07:26:38
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of Justice has confiscated a $3.5-million mansion acquired from alleged corruption proceeds by [...] Full text...

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Gambia government to prosecute ex-President Jammeh

25 may 2022 - 17:12:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian Minister of Justice Dawda Jallow has declared that ex-President Yahya Jammeh and officials of his government  [...] Full text...

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First-ever special criminal court trial opens in CAR

19 april 2022 - 20:11:26
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Mr Abdoulaye Diarra, Amnesty International’s Central Africa researcher, has lauded the opening of the [...] Full text...

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Civil interests judgment in Thomas Sankara trial postponed to 25 April

13 april 2022 - 16:22:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The civil interests judgment of the trial of the assassination of Captain Thomas Sankara and [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Germany indicts death squad member under Yahya Jammeh

03 march 2022 - 14:30:12
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Germany has indicted Bai Lowe, an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member under ex-President Yahya Yammeh, [...] Full text...

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UN food agency condemns attempted ambush on food convoy in South Sudan

02 march 2022 - 05:46:06
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A peacekeeper is in stable condition a day after being shot during an attempted ambush [...] Full text...

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ICC orders Uganda to pay $325 million reparation to DR Congo

09 february 2022 - 17:35:48
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Wednesday ruled that Uganda should pay a [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge South Sudan authorities to improve human rights

06 february 2022 - 10:50:05
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese authorities should urgently advance and implement a comprehensive human rights agenda to improve the [...] Full text...

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‘Genocide remains a very real threat’, Guterres warns

10 december 2021 - 05:27:57
New York, US (PANA) - Genocide “remains a very real threat” around the world, said the UN chief on Thursday, [...] Full text...

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US applauds Gambia's 'free, fair' Gambian presidential election

08 december 2021 - 11:21:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States has applauded the Gambian people for ensuring their voices were heard in their [...] Full text...

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Three former heads of state to observe Gambia’s presidential election

03 december 2021 - 13:41:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Three former heads of state have arrived in the Gambia to observe Saturday's presidential election in [...] Full text...

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Former Ghanaian President Mahama heads EISA to monitor Gambia’s 4 December polls

02 december 2021 - 13:44:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Former Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has arrived in The Gambia heading the Electoral Institute for [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Truth and Reconciliation report must lead to justice and reparations for victims

25 november 2021 - 16:06:35
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group, Amnesty International, has urged the Gambian government that the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission [...] Full text...

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The Gambia: Truth Commission calls for prosecution of ex-officials

25 november 2021 - 15:59:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Truth Commission’s call for the prosecution of former officials who committed the worst human rights abuses during the 1994-2017 rule of [...] Full text...

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ICC Advisor: “Impunity is not an Option” in The Gambia

17 november 2021 - 22:41:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lawyers and activists from Gambia and around the world Wednesday insisted that any recommendations by the [...] Full text...

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USAID to launch US$7.9 million project to improve Gambia's judicial system

10 november 2021 - 13:38:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is set to launch a 5-year, $7.9 million activity to [...] Full text...

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UN says perpetrators of ex-Gambian president Jammeh-era crimes 'must be brought to justice'

08 october 2021 - 11:50:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Working Group on Enforced Disappearances (WGEID) supports the prosecution of crimes committed in [...] Full text...

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Gambia's truth commission delays submission of report to President Barrow

01 october 2021 - 11:27:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) that probed crimes committed under former dictator Yahya Jammeh [...] Full text...

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Justice for 2009 massacre in Guinea must be at heart of political transition: UN official

29 september 2021 - 06:09:26
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict on Tuesday urged authorities in Guinea [...] Full text...

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Head of Libyan Presidency Council announces plan to hold international conference

24 september 2021 - 10:31:51
New York, US (PANA) - The head of Libya's Presidency Council said on Thursday that he will hold an international [...] Full text...

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Rights group says oppressive laws remain in Gambia despite President’s promises

23 september 2021 - 05:35:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Despite Gambian President Adama Barrow’s pledge to reform the country nearly five years ago, oppressive laws [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa calls for slave trade reparations

22 september 2021 - 18:26:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday urged the United Nations to place reparations for slave [...] Full text...

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President Buhari departs Abuja to attend 76th session of UN General Assembly

19 september 2021 - 16:22:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari departed Abuja on Sunday for New York to take part in the 76th [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge next Zambian govt to tackle lead poisoning at former mine

28 july 2021 - 07:01:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) –  Zambia's next government after the 12 August elections should urgently clean up lead pollution that has affected [...] Full text...

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Millions in southern Angola on brink of starvation after long drought

22 july 2021 - 05:15:27
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Millions of people in southern Angola are facing an existential threat as drought aggravated by climate [...] Full text...

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Rights groups appeal to AU, international community not to abandon victims of former Chadian dictator Habre

31 may 2021 - 05:30:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Several human rights groups and individuals have called on Chad, the African Union (AU) and the international [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s truth commission public hearing ends Friday

28 may 2021 - 21:15:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambians, through the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, Friday ended public hearing of 392 witnesses. Within the [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Truth commission uncovered ex-President’s alleged crimes

24 may 2021 - 18:21:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Testimony before the Gambian truth Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC), linking former President Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave [...] Full text...

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Libyan delegate to UN reiterates primacy of justice over citizens

18 may 2021 - 13:43:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher al-Sonni, has reaffirmed the primacy of Libyan justice [...] Full text...

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ICC jails Ugandan child soldier turned rebel commander Dominic Ongwen for 25 years

06 may 2021 - 13:11:32
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced Dominic Ongwen, a former child soldier turned Ugandan [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for justice for victims of Mali protests and coup after one year

23 april 2021 - 05:38:11
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Amnesty International on Friday asked the Malian authorities to deliver truth and bring to justice all [...] Full text...

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Libya violated rights of ‘targeted’ woman activist, says anti-discrimination committee

08 april 2021 - 06:22:30
New York, US (PANA) - The failure of Libya to investigate the unlawful arrest and torture of a women’s rights [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says hundreds languishing in detention in Cote d'Ivoire following presidential election unrest

27 march 2021 - 07:41:17
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Hundreds of people in Côte d’Ivoire are languishing in dire conditions in prison after being arrested during [...] Full text...

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Gambia's ex-President Jammeh tied to killing of 59 migrants - Rights groups

12 march 2021 - 11:08:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Testimony before Gambia's truth commission implicating then president Yahya jammeh in the summary execution in 2005 of about [...] Full text...

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Ex-President Jammeh Linked to 2005 Murder of 59 West African Migrants in The Gambia

02 march 2021 - 19:14:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  A Nigerian man whose brother was among about 59 West African migrants killed in The Gambia in [...] Full text...

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Chambas urges Gambians to build consensus ahead of December elections

01 march 2021 - 13:16:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)-  The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and [...] Full text...

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Gambia truth commission commences hearings on 2005 migrant massacre

24 february 2021 - 11:34:04
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) is on Wednesday holding hearings at its current session, which [...] Full text...

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Rights groups regret reparations yet to be paid to ex-Chadian president Habré's victims

27 january 2021 - 05:48:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Union has yet to set up a Trust Fund to compensate victims of the [...] Full text...

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Gambian journalists commemorate 16th anniversary of murder Deyda Hydara

16 december 2020 - 12:30:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian journalists on Wednesday marked the 16th anniversary of the murder of the editor and co-founder of [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs reiterate commitment to Libyan ownership of political process

02 december 2020 - 09:15:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Delegates from the House of Representatives and the State High Council, a consultative assembly, reaffirmed their [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: War crimes conviction ‘an important victory’ for justice – UN envoy

25 november 2020 - 05:51:12
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two senior UN officials on Tuesday welcomes the war crimes conviction and life sentencing of [...] Full text...

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Nigerians need justice, UN rights experts say

03 november 2020 - 18:33:45
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Government must establish a credible, independent inquiry into the recent killing of at least [...] Full text...

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US, UN condemn alleged military attack on unarmed protesters, demand thorough investigations

22 october 2020 - 18:04:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Following Tuesday night’s shooting and killing of unarmed EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos, the United [...] Full text...

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Rape is wrong but death penalty, castration, not the answer: UN rights chief

16 october 2020 - 07:16:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA - While perpetrators of rape and other forms of sexual violence must be held accountable, capital punishment [...] Full text...

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EU observing Gambia’s growth with growing concerns

05 october 2020 - 17:58:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The European Union (EU) High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell, has said the EU is observing with growing [...] Full text...

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Two rights groups ask DR Congo gov't to take concrete steps to end impunity

02 october 2020 - 10:54:45
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two human rights advocates -Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch - say the DR Congo [...] Full text...

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Human rights organizations want trial of perpetrators of Sept28, 2009, killings in Conakry to begin before 2020 end

29 september 2020 - 19:00:51
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Association of Victims, Relatives and Friends of September [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Truth Commission resumes hearings on October 12

20 september 2020 - 17:33:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- Gambia's Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) will resume public hearings on October 12 after a long [...] Full text...

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NHRC reflects on history of democracy in The Gambia

15 september 2020 - 20:29:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - As The Gambia joins the rest of the world to commemorate International Day of Democracy Tuesday, [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief urges DR Congo to protect Nobel laureate Mukwege amid death threats

28 august 2020 - 20:38:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Friday condemned death threats against Congolese Nobel Prize [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say 'thousands still missing' in South Sudan

28 august 2020 - 05:24:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two human rights groups on Friday asked the South Sudan authorities to investigate the fate and [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s truth commission suspends public hearings amid Covid-19

04 august 2020 - 14:21:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Chairman of The Gambia, Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC), Dr. Lamin J. Sise, on [...] Full text...

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Attacks by ADF in eastern DRC may amount to crimes against humanity, war crimes – UN Report

07 july 2020 - 09:54:00
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Brutal attacks by the armed group known as Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), which have left [...] Full text...

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America’s steadfast support for Gambian democracy unshakable - envoy

02 july 2020 - 18:13:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United States ambassador to The Gambia, Carl Paschall, Thursday pledged his country’s steadfast support for [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s Justice Minister resigns

26 june 2020 - 09:03:44
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Abubacarr Marie Tambadou, Gambia’s Justice Minister, on Thursday tendered his resignation to take up a new [...] Full text...

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US Commends Gambia’s govt. for advancements made in TIP

25 june 2020 - 21:43:03
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The United States Thursday commended the Gambian government, relevant stakeholders and key partners in advancements made the [...] Full text...

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Activists stage anti-racism protest in Banjul

15 june 2020 - 17:18:15
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Scores of human rights activists have staged an anti-racism protest along the streets of Banjul over [...] Full text...

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Gambia: US charges alleged ‘Death Squad’ member with torture

12 june 2020 - 18:32:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The indictment in the United States on June 11, 2020, of an alleged former Gambian “death [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate calls on Sudan to hand over former president al-Bashir, two others to ICC over Darfur crimes

11 june 2020 - 10:54:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has renewed its demand to the Sudanese authorities to hand over former [...] Full text...

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Civil Society protests against killing of Gambian in the US

09 june 2020 - 17:24:46
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Scores of civil society organizations (CSOs) in The Gambia on Tuesday sent a petition to the [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s truth commission resumes public hearings

08 june 2020 - 14:05:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission  resumed public hearings on Monday after a recess since [...] Full text...

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1,300 civilians killed in DRC in past eight months – UN rights chief

05 june 2020 - 12:29:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around 1,300 civilians have been killed in a number of separate conflicts involving armed groups and [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say reparations yet to be paid to ex-Chadian dictator Habré’s victims

29 may 2020 - 05:38:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The victims of the former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre have yet to receive any reparations four years after [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s truth commission to resume public hearings on June 8

26 may 2020 - 13:28:50
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission will on June 8  resume public hearings, which it [...] Full text...

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Victims of intercommunal violence in South Sudan deserve ‘justice, truth and reparations’ – UN rights chief

23 may 2020 - 05:53:39
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned a fresh wave of intercommunal violence [...] Full text...

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Gambia's Truth Commission submits interim report to government

29 april 2020 - 17:35:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) on Wednesday submitted its interim report to the [...] Full text...

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Africans rise against armed conflict, repressive regimes

02 april 2020 - 19:13:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Gambia’s football body postpones all league matches

18 march 2020 - 19:24:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) announced that its remaining matches 1st, 2nd and 3rd division football matches [...] Full text...

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UN stresses importance of transitional justice processes for lasting peace

14 february 2020 - 07:40:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - For countries to move forward after conflict or mass atrocities, suffering must be acknowledged and justice served, [...] Full text...

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IMF reaches staff-level deal with The Gambia on ECF supported programme

12 february 2020 - 12:35:28
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Observing that The Gambia has built a positive track record of performance and advanced its structural [...] Full text...

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