UN welcomes progress in talks between DRC government and M23 rebels
20 april 2026 - 12:10:16Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN welcomed on Sunday the progress made in talks between the government of the Democratic [...] Full text...
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Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The UN welcomed on Sunday the progress made in talks between the government of the Democratic [...] Full text...
World leaders need to act on ongoing atrocities in Sudan as Berlin Conference begins
15 april 2026 - 11:01:31Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Leaders meeting in Berlin on 15 April, 2026, the three-year mark of the ongoing conflict in [...] Full text...
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Human rights advocate alleges arbitrary detention by Sudanese army, security forces
09 april 2026 - 08:09:21Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Security and military forces affiliated with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) have arbitrarily detained, tortured, and otherwise [...] Full text...
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Ukraine: danger is only increasing, warns UN human rights office
26 march 2026 - 14:36:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the “danger is only increasing”, particularly [...] Full text...
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UN expert warns torture has become ‘state doctrine’ in Israel, making prisons instruments of genocide and torture
24 march 2026 - 05:07:45Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Israel’s systematic torture of Palestinians, long shielded by decades of impunity and political cover, has become [...] Full text...
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Imprisoned Iranian protesters face ‘expedited’ executions
05 march 2026 - 17:20:46Beirut, Lebanon (PANA) - As US, Israeli and Iranian strikes continued for a fifth day, a top Human Rights Council [...] Full text...
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Imprisoned Iranian protesters face ‘expedited’ executions
04 march 2026 - 20:38:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As US, Israeli and Iranian strikes continued for a fifth day, a top Human Rights Council [...] Full text...
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Sudan: People with disabilities targeted in North Darfur
25 february 2026 - 13:42:05Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Even people with disability have not been spared by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia [...] Full text...
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As conditions worsen in Ukraine, refugees struggle to return
16 february 2026 - 19:41:42Kyiv, Ukraine (PANA) - As Ukraine prepares to enter the fifth year of the full-scale Russian invasion on 24 February, [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Guinea Public Prosecutor's Office clarifies gunshots heard around Conakry's central prison
10 february 2026 - 16:26:02Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prosecutor General's Office at the Court of Appeal of Conakry provided details on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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Guinea: Gunfire heard around Conakry's central prison - Reports
10 february 2026 - 15:22:25Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Heavy gunfire was heard on Tuesday morning around the largest prison in the Guinean capital, [...] Full text...
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Senegalese authorities pursue investigation into twelve arrested individuals
09 february 2026 - 19:44:29Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The case involving 12 individuals arrested for alleged acts against nature continues to generate widespread reaction, [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Office launches US$400 million appeal to address global human rights needs
05 february 2026 - 11:42:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday launched a US$ 400 million funding [...] Full text...
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Libya's National Reconciliation and Human Rights Track of the Structured Dialogue urges safeguards for judicial unity, independence
30 january 2026 - 08:59:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Participants in the National Reconciliation and Human Rights track of the structured dialogue organised by the [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief bears witness to trauma and resilience in Sudan
19 january 2026 - 07:30:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly three years of war have plunged Sudan “into an abyss of unimaginable dimensions” and human [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk to visit Sudan from 14-18 January
14 january 2026 - 10:45:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will visit Sudan from 14-18 January, a press [...] Full text...
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Libya's eastern-based Foreign ministry announces release of nationals detained in Chad
02 january 2026 - 11:08:43Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Libyan government appointed by eastern-based House [...] Full text...
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UN mission in Libya welcomes efforts to address arbitrary detention
29 december 2025 - 05:37:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed efforts to address the human rights [...] Full text...
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United Kingdom: Experts expresss concern about fate of pro-Palestinian hunger strikers
27 december 2025 - 08:08:41London, UK, (PANA) - Eight pro-Palestinian activists detained in the United Kingdom have been on an indefinite hunger strike since [...] Full text...
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Libya's eastern-based govt establishes committee to monitor conditions of detainees and prisons
26 december 2025 - 11:48:43Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of Libya's eastern-based government is to establish a temporary committee to monitor [...] Full text...
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Libya's eastern-based govt establishes committee to monitor conditions of detainees and prisons
26 december 2025 - 11:07:58Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - The Council of Ministers of Libya's eastern-based government is to establish a temporary committee to monitor [...] Full text...
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Yemen on the brink: Guterres urges restraint, calls for release of UN detainees
17 december 2025 - 17:22:41New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Yemen’s leaders to return to the path of peace [...] Full text...
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Journalists killed in Gaza: the tragic toll of Israeli military operations since October 2023
17 december 2025 - 05:43:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Between October 2023 and mid-December 2025, 289 journalists lost their lives during Israeli military operations in [...] Full text...
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UN Human Rights Office in 'survival mode', says rights chief
11 december 2025 - 08:02:41Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As human rights violations in conflict-affected areas around the world increase, the UN Office of Human [...] Full text...
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Peace proves relative in Gaza with no let-up in deadly airstrikes
10 december 2025 - 18:07:47Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - In Gaza, as airstrikes, shelling and gunfire continued to kill and maim Palestinians, UN human [...] 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 - 13:02:35The 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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UN rights agency urges Tanzania to ensure peaceful protest on Tuesday
07 december 2025 - 05:05:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office has urged the Tanzanian authorities to ensure that Tuesday's protests in [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Western countries pile pressure on Tanzania for accoutability in post-election violence
05 december 2025 - 17:23:12Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - About a dozen Western embassies in Tanzania have are adding to the pressure on [...] 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 - 07:18:49The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will on 9 December sentence Ali [...] Full text...
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Uganda: UN rights chief deplores intensifying crackdown on opposition, media ahead of elections
04 december 2025 - 07:24:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk on Wednesday deplored the intensifying crackdown on the opposition and [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: ECOWAS suspends Guinea-Bissau after coup
28 november 2025 - 12:19:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Guinea-Bissau from all decision-making bodies [...] Full text...
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Guinea-Bissau's ousted president Umaro Sissoco Embaló arrives in Senegal
28 november 2025 - 08:41:16Dakar, Senegal, (PANA) – Guinea-Bissau's ousted president Umaro Sissoco Embaló arrived "safe and sound" in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, on [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s military leader again rejects UAE's membership of the Quad
24 november 2025 - 14:50:14Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military ruler says he will consider the Quad, which has been working to end [...] Full text...
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Sudan's paramilitary RSF 'welcomes' US President Trump's peace initiative
22 november 2025 - 07:23:20Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has come under severe criticism for atrocities committed in [...] Full text...
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Sudan welcomes President Trump's decision to end the war in Sudan
20 november 2025 - 08:33:16Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has welcomed US President Donald Trump's statement that he would initiate a [...] Full text...
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G7 condemns Sudanese militia's atrocities in Darfur
13 november 2025 - 11:00:37Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The G7 Foreign Ministers have strongly condemned the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), accusing [...] Full text...
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Top US diplomat lashes out at Sudan's RSF, calls for cut off of weapons supply
13 november 2025 - 08:02:21Hamilton, Canada (PANA) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has strongly criticised Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for [...] Full text...
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UN Rights Council to hold special session on Sudan's El Fasher on 14 November
07 november 2025 - 09:50:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session on the human rights situation [...] Full text...
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Israel obliged to let aid flow into Occupied Palestinian Territory, says World Court
22 october 2025 - 18:22:21The Hague,Netherlands (PANA) - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) says that Israel must uphold its responsibilities as the “occupying [...] Full text...
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Gaza: $70 billion needed to rebuild shattered enclave, says UN
14 october 2025 - 19:40:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Around $70 billion will be needed to reconstruct Gaza and make it safe after two years [...] Full text...
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UN releases $11 million for Gaza aid as ceasefire, hostage release bring ‘fragile hope’
14 october 2025 - 07:20:13Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - The UN is stepping up its emergency response in Gaza, releasing $11 million from its [...] Full text...
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Sudan denounces 'international silence' over crimes in Darfur
12 october 2025 - 12:13:42Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Sunday condemned what it described as the “silence" of the international [...] Full text...
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Jubilation in Gaza as news of possible ceasefire deal sinks in (By UN News)
09 october 2025 - 12:22:42Gaza City, Gaza (PANA) - As Gazans and Israelis celebrated the news that a potential ceasefire deal had been reached [...] Full text...
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Peace begins behind bars: A corrections officer’s fight for dignity inside Congo’s prisons (A MONUSCO Feature)
08 october 2025 - 22:02:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The offer sounded almost unreal. The UN was fishing around for someone with a knack for [...] Full text...
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Two years of Gaza-Israel war bring ‘indescribable’ pain, warn aid agencies
07 october 2025 - 14:50:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the Gaza-Israel war enters its third year, sparked by Hamas-led attacks on Israel, the UN [...] Full text...
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Libyan members of Soumoud Global Flotilla handed over to authorities
07 october 2025 - 13:34:10Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six Libyans, who were members of a Libyan ship, Omar Mokhtar, that was part of the [...] Full text...
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Rights group hails first conviction of former Janjaweed militia in Sudan or serious crimes
07 october 2025 - 07:19:20The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The first International Criminal Court (ICC) conviction of a former leader of the Janjaweed militias [...] Full text...
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Activists urge UN to renew mandate of Sudan atrocity investigators
05 october 2025 - 13:43:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Human rights advocates are urging the United Nations Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of [...] Full text...
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Libya holds Israeli authorities responsible for security of members its ship in humanitarian flotilla
03 october 2025 - 11:11:42Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity (GNU) [...] Full text...
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Parties to DRC, Rwanda peace agreement hold third meeting
03 october 2025 - 10:28:55Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The Joint Oversight Committee for the Peace Agreement between DRC and Rwanda has convened its [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges South Sudan authorities to ensure due process, fair trials of opposition leaders
16 september 2025 - 13:13:39Juba, South Sudan (PANA)) – South Sudanese authorities should uphold due process for the opposition leader and First Vice President [...] Full text...
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Girls as young as 10 kidnapped, raped in eastern DRC
10 september 2025 - 10:08:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In North and South Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), women and girls [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s people tortured and killed in ‘slaughterhouses’, rights probe says
09 september 2025 - 17:27:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A high-level independent rights probe into the brutal war in Sudan condemned the many grave crimes [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence
07 september 2025 - 05:33:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence
06 september 2025 - 17:16:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance [...] Full text...
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Sudan civilians deliberately targeted - UN Fact-Finding Mission reports
05 september 2025 - 18:11:33Port 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 - 15:04:13Port 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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Dozens of illegal migrants detained by gang of traffickers released in Tripoli
29 august 2025 - 11:39:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 62 illegal migrants of various nationalities, including an infant, detained by a gang [...] Full text...
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UN chief discusses situation in besieged Sudan city with PM
27 august 2025 - 09:32:27Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) – The UN Secretary General Antony Guterres has had a telephone conversation with Sudanese Prime Minister [...] Full text...
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Sudanese groups launch campaign to extend UN fact-finding mission
25 august 2025 - 11:41:26Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A broad coalition of Sudanese civil society groups is preparing to launch a national campaign demanding [...] Full text...
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Sudan govt welcomes UN rights agency's condemnation of attacks on civilians by rival RSF
24 august 2025 - 06:56:35Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday commended the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights for condemning the [...] Full text...
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Sudanese army denies targeting WFP relief convoy
21 august 2025 - 12:20:49Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) on Thursday denied bombing a World Food Programme (WFP) relief [...] Full text...
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‘Beauty and Beast’: Story of the Sudanese IDPs and the Gash River
19 august 2025 - 19:13:39Kassala, Sudan (PANA) - Huge volumes of thick reddish torrents of water dash from the Ethiopian plateau and mountainous heights [...] Full text...
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Sudan rights group accuses security cells of torture, disappearances
18 august 2025 - 12:43:46Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Sudanese rights group, the Emergency Lawyers group, has accused state-backed security cells in the capital, [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International demands unconditional release of North Gaza hospital chief
31 july 2025 - 07:44:22Dar es Salaam. Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International is urging human rights activists, campaigners and journalists worldwide to call on [...] Full text...
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UN mission, Netherlands. Switzerland flag deaths in custody in Libya
25 july 2025 - 06:51:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-Chairs of the International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the International Follow-up [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM reaffirms commitment to cooperate with UNSMIL to achieve settlement of political crisis
14 july 2025 - 11:47:17Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba , [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International says DRC-Rwanda peace deal fails to address serious crimes committed in eastern DRC
02 july 2025 - 09:21:29London, UK (PANA) - Last week's peace agreement signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda fails to [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags repressive laws, lack of due process, attacks on judicial staff in Libya
02 june 2025 - 13:00:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya's fragmented justice sector is suppressing fundamental freedoms and obstructing accountability for abuses, Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...
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Former Senegalese PM Amadou Ba calls for national pact for political peace
28 may 2025 - 13:34:39Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegal's former prime minister, Amadou Ba, leader of the Nouvelle Responsabilité party, called on Wednesday for [...] Full text...
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Diplomats prepare ground for June conference on two-State solution for Israel and Palestine
24 may 2025 - 07:31:32New York, US (PANA) - Diplomats convened at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday to lay the groundwork for [...] Full text...
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Working Group of international follow-up committee on Libya of the Berlin Process calls for protection of civilians
18 may 2025 - 05:14:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-chairs of the Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the Berlin Process - [...] Full text...
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Police officer killed. three others injured in new night-time demonstrations in Tripoli
17 may 2025 - 14:52:58Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A police officer was killed and three demonstrators were injured during incidents that took place on [...] Full text...
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Ceasefire announced after Tripoli clashes between armed groups
14 may 2025 - 11:43:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Ministry of Defence announced on Wednesday the start of a ceasefire in all areas [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Libyan government to investigate crimes by illegal militia groups
14 may 2025 - 10:54:03Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International has urged the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) to immediately open “thorough, independent, [...] Full text...
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US deportations raise serious human rights concerns
13 may 2025 - 19:05:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has voiced concern over the recent deportation of [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges US not to 'forcibly transfer' migrants to Libya
10 may 2025 - 11:35:58New York, US (PANA) – The United States should not forcibly transfer migrants to Libya, where inhumane detention conditions are well-documented, including [...] Full text...
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South Sudan urged to avoid slide to war
09 may 2025 - 07:40:30Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) together with the African Union mission there, [...] Full text...
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Libya’s fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divides
17 april 2025 - 19:05:39New York, US (PANA) - Libya’s prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between [...] Full text...
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Talks underway to avert further escalation in South Sudan
04 april 2025 - 05:30:47Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - High-level talks are underway in South Sudan to try and prevent further escalation between forces [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Surging violence as armed groups target civilians in the east, Human Rights Council hears
02 april 2025 - 08:15:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges govts to pursue comprehensive justice for Sudan on 20th anniversary of Darfur ICC referral
31 march 2025 - 11:23:58The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – Ongoing atrocities fuelled by rampant impunity and an accountability gap across Sudan require comprehensive justice [...] Full text...
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UN rights body sounds alarm over South Sudan crisis
27 march 2025 - 20:22:44New York, US (PANA) - The UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan issued an alert on Thursday over [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria and Venezuela
18 march 2025 - 20:56:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the [...] Full text...
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Media watchdog refers case of Burundian journalist to Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression in Africa
12 march 2025 - 11:57:05Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the appeal hearing of Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza has been postponed again, media watchdog, [...] Full text...
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Sudan: UN reports 'widespread' abuse of detainees in conflict
07 march 2025 - 11:32:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new United Nations report released on Thursday highlights a "widespread pattern" of arbitrary detention, torture [...] Full text...
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DRC: Human rights defenders threatened, UN expert warns
06 march 2025 - 08:53:20Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - An independent UN expert said on Wednesday she was extremely concerned about the safety of human [...] Full text...
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Gaza’s recovery must be built on more than steel and concrete: Guterres
04 march 2025 - 19:40:27Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday stressed that the “true foundation” of recovery and reconstruction in Gaza [...] Full text...
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‘Political courage’ needed to end war in the Middle East: Top UN
26 february 2025 - 17:51:13New York, US (PANA) - A sustainable resolution to the war in Gaza and the broader Israel-Palestine conflict relies on [...] Full text...
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Gaza: UN calls on Israel and Hamas to begin second phase of ceasefire
26 february 2025 - 07:56:26New York, US (PANA) - As the first phase of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas expires, the UN [...] Full text...
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Thousands of people flee from eastern DR Congo into Burundi.
21 february 2025 - 06:30:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people [...] Full text...
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DR Congo violence has pushed 35,000 to Burundi, says UN refugee agency
20 february 2025 - 18:15:56Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands [...] Full text...
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Gaza: More than a million receive food aid since the start of the ceasefire
05 february 2025 - 18:05:52Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over one million people in the Gaza Strip have received food assistance since the ceasefire between [...] Full text...
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Ceasefire puts life into Gaza humanitarian situation
23 january 2025 - 14:25:45Gaza, Palestine (PANA) - A surge of supplies has entered Gaza since the beginning of the ceasefire, enabling an increase [...] Full text...
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Gaza ceasefire takes hold after delay, raising hopes of ending the war and freeing hostages
19 january 2025 - 18:04:46Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip (PANA) - A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, [...] Full text...
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Gaza ceasefire takes hold after delay, raising hopes of ending the war and freeing hostages
19 january 2025 - 15:18:56Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip (PANA) - A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, [...] Full text...
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Gaza ceasefire to bring 'glimmer of relief' to Palestinians victims of Israel’s genocide
16 january 2025 - 06:26:54London, UK (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International said on Wednesday that the news of a ceasefire deal between [...] Full text...
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‘Human rights defenders are key to conflict resolution,’ says Türk
14 january 2025 - 05:55:53London, UK (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk highlighted the critical role of human rights [...] Full text...
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Rights group appeals to DRC president to halt plans to execute some 170 people
08 january 2025 - 14:30:11Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has appealed to President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Arbitrary arrests and detentions include 87 children
19 december 2024 - 05:06:18Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese women and girls who are refusing to accept an arranged marriage are among [...] Full text...
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Gaza: Israeli war tactics condemned as aid still blocked from reaching north
14 november 2024 - 17:13:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intense Israeli military operations have continued in Gaza as UN humanitarians reported that multiple attempts to [...] Full text...
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‘Stop torture in Rwanda’: Human Rights Watch
15 october 2024 - 12:49:40Rubavu, Western Rwanda (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged the authorities in Rwanda to stop subjecting people to [...] Full text...
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UNRWA chief calls for protection of civilians, civilian infrastructure
13 august 2024 - 05:57:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN Palestine refugee agency, UNRWA, upheld the need to protect civilians, civilian [...] Full text...
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Amid reports of torture inside Isareli jails, rights experts call for end to impunity
06 august 2024 - 06:09:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of [...] Full text...
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Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians
31 july 2024 - 12:39:23Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN report published on Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained [...] Full text...
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Human rights abuses in CAR detention centres need urgent response: UN experts
18 july 2024 - 18:39:06Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Immediate action is needed to address human rights abuses in detention centres across the Central African [...] Full text...
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Rights group calls for immediate release of 'arbitrarily detained' Zimbabwe opposition activists
20 june 2024 - 08:34:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Zimbabwe authorities to release more than 70 [...] Full text...
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Rights group asks Egyptian authorities to end campaign of mass arrests and forced returns of Sudanese refugees
19 june 2024 - 07:10:44Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The Egyptian authorities must immediately cease the mass arbitrary arrests and unlawful deportations of Sudanese refugees [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM and Tunisian President discuss opening of Ras Jedir border crossing
08 june 2024 - 14:49:29Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During a telephone conversation with the Tunisian President, Kaïs Saïed, the Libyan Prime Minister of the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Deep concerns over ‘inhuman’ detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities
28 may 2024 - 12:41:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further reported bombardment of Gaza overnight into Tuesday, UN and partner organisations have expressed deep [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Human Rights Watch flags 'ethnic cleansing' in Sudan's West Darfur
09 may 2024 - 09:48:49Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Attacks by Sudan's paramilitary the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias in El Geneina, the [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: ‘Extraordinary, deep anxiety’ in Gaza over feared Rafah attack
01 may 2024 - 05:55:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ordinary Gazans remain in a “constant state of trauma” over an impending full-scale Israeli attack on [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office
23 april 2024 - 13:34:05Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly stripped [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel
05 april 2024 - 12:31:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged “use of starvation [...] Full text...
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Senegal's Constitutional Council validates Faye's first round victory
30 march 2024 - 07:37:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegal's Constitutional Council on Friday published the final official results of the 24 March presidential election [...] Full text...
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Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Faye confirmed winner of presidential election
27 march 2024 - 20:52:10Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese opposition leader Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye was on Wednesday declared winner of last Sunday's presidential [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Senegal's ruling coalition candidate Amadou Ba concedes defeat
25 march 2024 - 15:46:44Dakar, Senegal (PANA) -The candidate of Senegal's ruling coalition, Benno Bokk Yaakaar, Amadou Ba, 62, on Monday conceded defeat to [...] Full text...
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UPDATE: Senegal newspapers predict first round victory for opposition leader Faye
25 march 2024 - 10:31:27Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As Senegalese await official results of Sunday's presidential election from the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), the [...] Full text...
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Early provisional results in Senegal's presidential election put opposition leader Faye ahead
25 march 2024 - 05:17:02Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Early results from Sunday's presidential election in Senegal put opposition leader Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye in the [...] Full text...
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Voting progressing smoothly in Senegal's presidential election
24 march 2024 - 14:24:26Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Voting is progressing smoothly in Senegal's delayed presidential election on Sunday in which voters are choosing [...] Full text...
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Polls open in Senegal's presidential election
24 march 2024 - 08:23:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Polls have opened on Sunday in the West African State of Senegal for the delayed presidential [...] Full text...
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Senegal opposition leader Faye gets big boost from former ruling party
23 march 2024 - 10:15:30Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Former President Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) announced on Friday that it is joining the [...] Full text...
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Libya explores creation of training centres for prisoners
20 march 2024 - 16:00:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation and Acting Minister of the Civil Service, Ali al-Abed, on [...] Full text...
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Senegal gets ready for postponed presidential election on Sunday
20 march 2024 - 07:45:50Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As voters in the West African state of Senegal prepare to go to the polls on [...] Full text...
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International Women’s Day: UN chief launches plan to tackle ‘baked-in bias’
09 march 2024 - 07:46:11New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday launched a plan to boost empowerment of women and girls around [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia's Tigray region lags behind in post-conflict recovery
20 february 2024 - 14:58:28Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is lagging behind in its efforts to recover from conflict, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights experts call for probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls
20 february 2024 - 12:09:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alleged rights violations against Palestinian women and girls in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank [...] Full text...
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Thousands march in Senegalese capital to demand compliance with electoral calendar
17 february 2024 - 18:09:12Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Thousands of people on Saturday marched in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, to demand compliance with the electoral [...] Full text...
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Senegal govt cracks down on opposition, media, civil society ahead February polls: HRW
22 january 2024 - 08:28:14Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The authorities in Senegal have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society, ahead of general [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief calls for calm in Comoros
18 january 2024 - 07:07:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has appealed for restraint in the wake [...] Full text...
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HRW denounces persistence of impunity in Libya for perpetrators of human rights violations
13 january 2024 - 14:12:26Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed groups and militias in Libya continue to commit violations against Libyans and illegal migrants in [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Senior Sudan official dismisses agreement between RSF, Coordination of Civilian Democratic Forces
04 january 2024 - 06:42:24Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Deputy Chairman of the Sovereign Council, Malik Agar, has dismissed the Addis Ababa Declaration signed [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: RSF signs agreement to end bloody war
03 january 2024 - 07:35:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Tuesday signed an agreement with the Coordination of [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights chief warns of ‘dehumanization’ of Palestinians amid West Bank violence
29 december 2023 - 05:50:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Bulldozers in refugee camps, detainees stripped naked and spat at, farmers robbed of their harvest: against [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Gaza humanitarian crisis deepens as fighting rages on across the Strip
11 december 2023 - 14:14:47Doha, Qatar (PANA) - UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths reiterated deep concerns for the people of Gaza on Monday. This is [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: IGAD urges leaders to help end the war, suffering of the people
09 december 2023 - 13:26:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), has appealed to its leaders [...] Full text...
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Conflicts in Sudan, Ethiopia high on agenda of Senior US diplomat's visits to Horn of Africa
08 december 2023 - 08:05:11Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Regional conflicts are high on the agenda of the U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US says both sides to conflict committed war crimes
06 december 2023 - 20:08:52Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US administration says the two parties to the conflict in Sudan have committed war crimes. It [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: ICRC reunites dozens of children with families
02 december 2023 - 17:24:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Dozens of children, who were separated from their families and tribes during an attack by the [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM calls for end to all cases of enforced disappearance in Libyan prisons
29 november 2023 - 17:31:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid al Dbaiba, stressed the need [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN confirms more aid entering Gaza as humanitarian pause holds for second day
26 november 2023 - 05:49:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Sixty-one trucks hauled aid to northern Gaza on Saturday – the largest number since 7 October, [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: start of truce feeds hopes for respite, access to people in need: UN humanitarians
24 november 2023 - 15:26:36Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Trucks with relief supplies continued to enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing from Egypt on Friday [...] Full text...
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Libyan PM welcomes Gaza truce agreement, Egyptian and Qatari efforts to achieve it
22 november 2023 - 14:58:49Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has welcomed the [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 70 UN Ambassadors in Geneva call for international action on Gaza
11 november 2023 - 07:58:22Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The international community must act now to end the bloodshed and suffering in Gaza, scores of [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: ICRC facilitates release of dozens of POWs in central Sudan
31 october 2023 - 13:41:43Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Dozens of Sudanese soldiers held prisoner by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been released, [...] Full text...
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US, rights advocate renew calls for investigation of rights abuses in Chad in October last year
21 october 2023 - 06:45:05Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have renewed calls for full investigations of [...] Full text...
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UN rights body flags deteriorating human rights situation in Ethiopia
29 august 2023 - 14:32:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday flagged the deteriorating human rights situation in [...] Full text...
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Libya: Fierce clashes in Tripoli highlight ‘precarious’ situation
22 august 2023 - 19:03:41New York, US (PANA) - Recent deadly clashes between two largest armed groups in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, underscore the [...] Full text...
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Niger coup: AU suspends Niger; AUC to assess implications of military action
22 august 2023 - 13:46:59Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has decided to immediately suspend Niger from all activities of the [...] Full text...
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Mali junta denies right group's report on summary execution, forcible disappearance of civilians
25 july 2023 - 16:52:37Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's military junta has rejected a report by human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRW), which found [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch flags new atrocities by Malian Army, foreign fighters
25 july 2023 - 10:10:11Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Malian Armed Forces and foreign fighters, apparently from the Russia-linked Wagner Group, have summarily executed and [...] Full text...
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HRW calls for release of Ethiopia's Oromo opposition figures held despite court orders
24 july 2023 - 06:31:32Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is asking the Ethiopian authorities to immediately release seven Oromo opposition figures arbitrarily [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: ICRC facilitates release of 125 soldiers
29 june 2023 - 12:30:15Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday facilitated the release of 125 soldiers [...] Full text...
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Libyan authorities urged by UNSMIL to end mass arbitrary detention of migrants
12 june 2023 - 15:23:31Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Mission of Support in Libya (UNSMIL) has called on the Libyan authorities to [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily enquires about reconciliation process and situation of detainees in Libya
05 june 2023 - 15:44:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, Sundays listened to the [...] Full text...
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Libya,-UN committed to organise credible elections in Libya
02 june 2023 - 14:46:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, and the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for [...] Full text...
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AU Chairman calls on Kenyans to dialogue for peace
01 june 2023 - 18:14:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyans should dialogue for the sake of national and continental peace, the President of Comoros, Azali [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Hundreds missing in Sudan fighting (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
17 may 2023 - 12:15:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A knock at the door and men dressed in plain clothes, with weapons quite visible in [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Tunisian gov't of moving to dismantle largest opposition party
11 may 2023 - 07:54:09Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian authorities have intensified their attack on opponents of President Kais Saied’s 2021 power grab, moving [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian conflict: Peace talks with rebel Oromo Liberation Army ends without agreement - Government
03 may 2023 - 12:59:23Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The first round of peace talks in Tanzania between the Ethiopian government and the rebel [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: US hails 'significant progress' on implementation of peace agreement
02 may 2023 - 19:32:57Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US on Tuesday commended the Ethiopian government and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) for the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Humanitarian aid from Red Cross arrives in Port Sudan
30 april 2023 - 20:27:19Port Sudan (PANA) - Humanitarian aid from the International Committee of the Red Cross arrived in Part Sudan on Sunday. ICRC [...] Full text...
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Libyan Interior Ministry, diretors review Tripoli security plan
30 april 2023 - 18:19:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's acting Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi on Saturday chaired a meeting devoted to the follow-up of [...] Full text...
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Libya’s ‘new dynamic’: Bathily calls on partners to support momentum
19 april 2023 - 09:01:11New York, US (PANA) - Against the backdrop of a fragile human rights landscape, a “new dynamic” of cooperation among [...] Full text...
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Libyan Justice Minister calls for compliance with human rights standards in Libyan prisons
15 april 2023 - 14:43:40Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Justice in the Government of National Unity, Halima Ibrahim Abderrahman, has urged [...] Full text...
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US envoy welcomes outcome of Libyan military and security officials' meetings in Benghazi
09 april 2023 - 15:50:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The U.S. special envoy to Libya, Ambassador Richard Norland, has paid tribute to Libyan military and [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily hails Benghazi meeting between Libyan military leaders as pillar of reconciliation in Libya
08 april 2023 - 18:47:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Abdoulaye Bathily, said here Saturday the meeting between members [...] Full text...
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Commanders of military, ecurity units committed to securing upcoming elections in Libya
08 april 2023 - 18:10:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The meeting of the 5+5 Joint Military Committee in Benghazi, Libya's second largest city, Saturday expressed [...] Full text...
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Standing ommittee meets on the transfer of Libyan prisoners abroad to serve rest of sentences in Libya
05 april 2023 - 17:37:21Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Standing Committee for the Follow-up of the Conditions of Libyan Prisoners Abroad Tuesday discussed the [...] Full text...
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UN experts call on South Africa to create torture prevention body
14 march 2023 - 05:59:07Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa must swiftly set up a watchdog mechanism to examine prisons, detention centres, and [...] Full text...
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Wave of arrests of opponents over "plot against state security" in Tunisia
14 february 2023 - 15:12:02Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian authorities are proceeding, for several days, with a series of arrests of political opposition [...] Full text...
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Dozens of organisations demand international controls to combat trade in tools of torture
22 january 2023 - 05:20:16London, UK, (PANA) - More than 30 international organisations have joined forces to call for an international treaty to control [...] Full text...
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Alleged Gambian “Death Squad” Driver’s Trial Progresses
19 january 2023 - 14:14:31Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Ghanaian citizen who survived the massacre of approximately 59 West African migrants in July 2005 [...] Full text...
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Abdoulaye Bathily announces important decisions of Libyan Military Commission on departure of mercenaries
16 january 2023 - 16:16:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Abdoulaye Bathily, announced Monday important decisions taken during [...] Full text...
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Work of 5+5 Military Commission begins in Sirte in central Libya
15 january 2023 - 14:16:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A meeting of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission began on Sunday in the city of Sirte [...] Full text...
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Senior Burkinabe army officer arrested in foiled coup plot
29 december 2022 - 11:58:24Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - A senior officer in the Burkina Faso armyhas been arrested for attempting to destabilise state [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate accuses armed group of Haftar's sin of war crimes
19 december 2022 - 13:31:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says "an unrelenting crisis of impunity in Libya" has enabled fighters [...] Full text...
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Libyan, Turkish officials discuss issues of two Libyan detainees, problems of Libyan community in Turkey
08 december 2022 - 15:24:00Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Interior Minister for General Affairs of the National Unity Government, Major General Mahmoud Saied, [...] Full text...
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Sudan’s military release two detainees just before signing of political agreement
05 december 2022 - 08:58:02Khartoum, Sudsan (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities on Sunday released a prominent member of the suspended Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC), [...] Full text...
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Libyan Ministry of Health pledges to improve health services for prisoners
23 november 2022 - 13:26:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Health, Ramadan Abu Janah, has affirmed that the [...] Full text...
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UNSMIL expresses concern about 70 detainees on hunger strike at Maitigua prison
17 november 2022 - 12:48:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed deep concern at "alarming" reports that [...] Full text...
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Top UN official in Libya reaffirms importance of the south for stability
15 november 2022 - 18:32:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has said that the stability and security [...] Full text...
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Arab leaders reaffirm support for Libya to hold elections
03 november 2022 - 05:33:22Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The League of Arab States has expressed solidarity with the Libyan people and their efforts to [...] Full text...
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Witness in murder of Gambian journalist Hydara to testify in trial in Germany
06 october 2022 - 10:03:17Banjul, 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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Central African Republic: Said trial opens at International Criminal Court
26 september 2022 - 16:41:27The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The trial of a paramilitary commander accused of carrying out or ordering crimes against humanity [...] Full text...
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Rights watchdog says reforms crucial for civilian rule in Mali
09 august 2022 - 10:13:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A human rghts advocate on Tuesday urged Mali's authorities to act to uphold fundamental freedoms and the [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International, denounces arbitrary arrests, detentions after Guinea demonstrations
03 august 2022 - 05:39:23Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has denounced the arbitrary arrests and detentions of members of pressure [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS 'deeply concerned' about increasing socio-economic tension in Guinea
02 august 2022 - 11:16:58Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has expressed "deep concern" about the increasing socio-political [...] Full text...
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Concerned by wave of arrests in Libya, UNSMIL calls for immediate release of detainees involved in protests
22 july 2022 - 16:04:13Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed concern about the "wave of arbitrary [...] Full text...
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Libyan military leaders from the East and West pledge to renounce the resumption of the war in Libya
19 july 2022 - 18:49:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Leaders of the Libyan military institution from the East and West Tuesday affirmed the "complete and [...] Full text...
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Half of prisoners in Mauritius linked to drugs
05 july 2022 - 08:07:49Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Annually, some 3,400 out of 7,000 prisoners, are linked to drugs due to a rise in [...] Full text...
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Libyan tribal leaders reaffirm 'strong support' for elections
20 june 2022 - 12:17:53Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A delegation of tribal leaders from across Libya has expressed strong support for elections as the [...] Full text...
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Burkinabe top woman prison officer with UN Mission in CAR wins first ever Trailblazer Award
08 june 2022 - 05:29:27New York, US (PANA) - The creator of a women-only rapid intervention team who leads riot control activities inside the [...] Full text...
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Junta maintains ban on demonstrations in Guinea until end of transition
01 june 2022 - 17:01:45Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's ruling junta has decided to maintain the ban on rallies in the country until the [...] Full text...
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Sudan anti-coup coalition calls for 'end to repression' after junta lifts state of emergency
31 may 2022 - 09:21:27Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), a coalition against last October's military coup, has called [...] Full text...
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Sudan military rulers lift state of emergency
30 may 2022 - 06:18:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese military rulers have lifted the state of emergency imposed throughout the country on 25 [...] Full text...
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Victims of late Chadian dictator Habre yet to receive reparations
27 may 2022 - 12:10:23Dakar, 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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Time is short for Sudan to resolve political crisis, UN Mission chief warns
25 may 2022 - 05:19:07New York, US (PANA) - Time is short for Sudan to reach a solution to its protracted political crisis, the [...] Full text...
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Armed Islamists, security forces in Burkina Faso committing abuses against civilians - Human Rights Watch
18 may 2022 - 05:22:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed Islamist groups and government security forces and militia in Burkina Faso are committing increased abuses against [...] Full text...
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Tripartite process kicks off to end Sudanese political impasse
12 may 2022 - 21:03:24Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A much awaited process to end the Sudanese political stalemate finally kicked off in Khartoum on [...] Full text...
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