Rights group says conflicts, violence threaten rights in Africa

13 january 2023 - 10:13:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African leaders failed to tackle widespread abuses against civilians by state security forces and non-state armed [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams conviction of Zimbabwean author, protester

01 october 2022 - 12:34:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the conviction of Zimbabwean author and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga and fellow protester [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Zimbabwean opposition MPs unjustly held for 100 days

21 september 2022 - 06:36:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The continued arbitrary detention of opposition leader and Member of Parliament Job Sikhala and MP Godfrey [...] Full text...

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Kenyan elections chief talks of plot to force presidential runoff vote

17 august 2022 - 23:28:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Four Commissioners of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) wanted to moderate election results to [...] Full text...

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Rights group says US Secretary of State's visit to DRC tests US support for democracy, rights

09 august 2022 - 11:20:41
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken should publicly promote free and fair elections, respect [...] Full text...

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Rabat denies allegations in HRW report on Morocco

29 july 2022 - 20:46:58
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Moroccan government has categorically denied "false and unfounded allegations" contained in the Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...

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US says it shares concerns of Tunisians on processes of drafting controversial constitution

29 july 2022 - 06:52:39
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it shares concerns expressed by many Tunisians that the process of drafting [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Morocco for 'silencing' critical activists, journalists

28 july 2022 - 08:56:15
New York, US (PANA) – The Moroccan authorities are using indirect and underhanded tactics to silence critical activists and journalists, Human [...] Full text...

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Lawyers of Guinea pressure group accuse junta of planning to repress demonstrations

27 may 2022 - 12:54:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The French lawyers of pressure group, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) [...] Full text...

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Mali’s press ban reflects growing regional intolerance, says UN rights office

29 april 2022 - 15:26:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Mali’s ban on two major international broadcasters operating inside the country is "a worrying development" in [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses armed groups affiliated to Libya's military leader Haftar of ‘brutally crushing’ freedom of expression

19 april 2022 - 11:26:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Internal Security Agency (ISA), a collection of powerful armed groups operating in areas under the [...] Full text...

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DRC military court sends 13 activists to prison : Amnesty International

01 april 2022 - 22:36:38
Beni, DRC (PANA) - A military Court has sentenced 13 activists arrested during a peaceful protest in Beni, in the [...] Full text...

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AI report says conflict contagious in face of perilously weak international responses in 2021

29 march 2022 - 18:21:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International said in its latest report that in 2021, new and unresolved conflicts erupted or [...] Full text...

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AI reports says political leaders and corporate titans put profit and power ahead of people

29 march 2022 - 16:26:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) says political leaders and corporate titans have put profit and power ahead of [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International asks Algeria to end 'unrelenting crackdown' on dissent

10 february 2022 - 08:17:53
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has asked Algeria to end its unrelenting crackdown on all forms [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief slams dissolution of judicial independence body by Tunisia president

09 february 2022 - 04:34:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dissolving the Tunisian body that deals with judicial independence, known as the High Judicial Council, is [...] Full text...

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UN rights office calls for release of former Tunisian justice minister

12 january 2022 - 06:18:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Authorities in Tunisia are being urged to immediately release - or properly charge - former justice [...] Full text...

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US slams Benin government for jailing opposition leaders

14 december 2021 - 07:04:28
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has criticised the Benin authorities for the sentencing of political opponents in the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International wants Gambian president-elect to end impunity of past crimes

07 december 2021 - 17:30:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Rights group, Amnesty says ending impunity of past crimes must be part of human rights priorities [...] Full text...

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US Secretary of State, Nigerian President discuss bilateral relations

19 november 2021 - 05:25:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday met with Nigerian President Buhari in Abuja with [...] Full text...

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Bachelet condemns killings of peaceful protesters in Sudan

18 november 2021 - 20:39:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - At least 39 people have been killed by security forces in Sudan since the 25 October military coup, 15 of whom [...] Full text...

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‘Overzealous’ security services undermining South Sudan peace: rights experts

21 october 2021 - 05:36:10
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - State security forces in South Sudan have been responsible for imposing new and potentially arbitrary restrictions  against the country’s [...] Full text...

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Rights group says crackdown on opposition, media intensifies in Rwanda

20 october 2021 - 07:14:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Rwandan authorities have arrested nine people linked to an opposition party and a journalist in the past [...] Full text...

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South Sudan plagued by violence and corruption, Human Rights Council hears

23 september 2021 - 18:59:31
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan continues to be “plagued” by violence and corruption, the Human Rights Council heard [...] 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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Ethiopia crisis: Premier Abiy responds to US sanctions over Tigray situation

17 september 2021 - 20:33:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday wrote an open letter to US President Joseph [...] Full text...

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Eritrea pressed to free journalists, politicians held over two decades in jail

17 september 2021 - 17:31:14
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Eritrean authorities must immediately and unconditionally release 21 journalists and politicians arrested in a sweeping crackdown [...] Full text...

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Torture, killings, lawlessness, still blight Burundi’s rights record: UN

17 september 2021 - 06:53:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The people of Burundi continue to endure serious human rights violations including possible crimes against humanity, [...] Full text...

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Libya's legal framework for general elections, pressure on Libyan parties to accept parliament's decisions (Analysis)

16 september 2021 - 23:23:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The 24 December date set for the organization of general election in Libya is fast approaching, [...] Full text...

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Zambia's new leader pressed to end human rights crackdown

24 august 2021 - 22:08:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The inauguration of former opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, as Zambia’s new president is an opportunity to [...] Full text...

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AU chairperson calls for 'constructive dialogue' in Eswatini

02 july 2021 - 11:45:47
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has called for "constructive [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says at least seven Eswatini protesters critically injured

30 june 2021 - 12:12:04
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - With pro-democracy protests intensifying in Eswatini, human rights advocate Amnesty International has said seven people [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International Nigeria launches campaign to protect freedom of expression

01 june 2021 - 05:55:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International Nigeria, said it launched a campaign to protect freedom of expression [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams Nigerian govt for increasing insecurity

28 may 2021 - 06:58:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Nigerian authorities for not doing enough to protect lives in the [...] 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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Cote d'Ivoire: Gbagbo, Blé Goudé, walk to freedom after ICC trial

31 march 2021 - 20:38:51
The Hague, Nertherlands (PANA) - Former President of Cote d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo and an ally, Blé Goudé, have finally walked [...] Full text...

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UN member-states condemn Egypt’s human rights abuses

15 march 2021 - 07:20:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world have expressed their strong support for a joint declaration [...] Full text...

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EU presses Zimbabwe to end rights abuses

22 february 2021 - 07:01:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union is stepping up pressure on Zimbabwe over the lack of substantial reforms that has allowed [...] Full text...

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EU High Representative welcomes opportunity for engagement with Zimbabwe

19 february 2021 - 13:12:56
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union has welcomed further opportunities for continued dialogue and engagement with Zimbabwe and reiterated [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Corruption kills people worldwide – Transparency International

30 january 2021 - 13:55:15
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - COVID-19 is not just a health and economic crisis, but also a corruption crisis [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams DR Congo gov't for repression, crack down on media, dissent

28 january 2021 - 07:08:52
Kinshasa. DR Congo (PANA) – A human rights watchdog has accused the government of DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s of [...] Full text...

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Freedom of speech and expression are cornerstone rights of Americans- Ambassador Paschall

08 january 2021 - 20:36:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - American Ambassador to The Gambia Carl Paschall said here Friday that freedom of speech and expression [...] Full text...

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End arrests of political opponents in Uganda: UN independent rights experts

30 december 2020 - 06:56:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts has called on the Ugandan authorities to end [...] Full text...

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South Africa salutes Conde after election victory

17 december 2020 - 06:44:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa has congratulated newly elected Guinea President Alpha Conde following his election victory. The [...] Full text...

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Guinean President urged to stop use of excessive force against opposition supporters

16 december 2020 - 11:13:08
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The use of excessive force by Guinean security force in the weeks following a presidential election [...] Full text...

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The many sides of J.J. Rawlings: A tribute (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

16 november 2020 - 08:46:39
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Not even his harshest critics would begrudge Flt. Lt. John Jerry Rawlings, the late Ghanaian President, [...] Full text...

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Long lines at polling stations as Tanzanians vote in general elections

28 october 2020 - 11:09:06
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Long queues have formed at polling stations across Tanzania as the East African country [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for safe, peaceful voting process in Tanzania

27 october 2020 - 17:00:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called on everyone involved in Tanzania's political process to ensure that [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office concerned about democracy in Tanzania

27 october 2020 - 15:59:58
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Human Rights Office in Geneva said on Tuesday it has  been following with concern [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian action against free speech, pre-election crackdown attracts criticism

12 october 2020 - 22:03:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Democratic space in Tanzania continues to narrow as the government applies laws to stifle freedom of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe anger grows over detention of one of three female opposition members sexually assaulted in May

26 september 2020 - 00:12:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Civil society groups, women’s rights organizations, opposition parties, and diplomats Friday expressed their anger over the [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe MDC Alliance opposition official Job Sikhala released from jail

23 september 2020 - 13:30:47
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zengeza West Member of Parliament Job Sikhala finally left prison Wednesday after his bail of ZWL50,000 [...] Full text...

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Freed MDC Alliance official, Job Sikhala, to spend Tuesday night in jail

22 september 2020 - 17:57:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Freed Zengeza West Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, who was granted bail of ZWL50,000 (US$610) by [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns Ivorian authorities' ban on demonstrations

29 august 2020 - 14:37:30
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) believes that the ban on demonstrations until 15 September, announced by the Ivorian [...] Full text...

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SADC leaders urged to fix deteriorating human rights situation

15 august 2020 - 05:38:34
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) prepare to meet on Monday to [...] Full text...

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South African lawyers express alarm over Zimbabwean crisis

13 august 2020 - 12:06:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Johannesburg Society of Advocates (JSA), a body of lawyers, has expressed its disapproval [...] Full text...

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AI says coronavirus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue

06 august 2020 - 05:21:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's planned demos turn to nationwide stay away due to increased armed security forces

31 july 2020 - 20:56:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s planned nationwide protests against the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government turned into a stay away due [...] Full text...

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French President Emmanuel Macron attends G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott

30 june 2020 - 13:15:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) -  Mauritanian capital Nouakchott is hosting a G5 Sahel heads of state summit on Tuesday, attended by [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts call on Zimbabwe Govt to end abductions

11 june 2020 - 06:19:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday called on the Zimbabwe government to immediately end a [...] Full text...

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Niger accused of instrumentalizing cybercrime law against dissenting voices

09 may 2020 - 15:51:03
Paris, France (PANA) - Amnesty International on Friday called on Nigerien authorities not to use the provisions of the cybercrime [...] Full text...

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Attacks on civilians, arbitrary arrests, top list of abuses in Libya, says ICC Prosecutor

06 may 2020 - 05:34:48
New York, US (PANA) - Unabated violence, particularly in and around the Libyan capital, has now been raging for more [...] Full text...

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Urgent action needed to prevent COVID-19 “rampaging through places of detention” – Bachelet

25 march 2020 - 18:56:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on governments to take urgent action [...] Full text...

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US sanctions Zimbabwe State Security minister, the country's envoy to Tanzania

11 march 2020 - 19:31:08
Washington DC, US (PANA) - The United States government has widened its sanctions on Zimbabwe State Security minister, Owen Ncube, [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for restoration of internet, phone services in Ethiopia's Oromia region

09 march 2020 - 06:34:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch, a human rights watchdog, has asked the Ethiopian government to immediately lift the shutdown of [...] Full text...

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ZImbabwe President Mnangagwa calls on his party to implement 2018 election promises

04 march 2020 - 16:06:19
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered government and the ruling ZANU PF party departments to implement [...] Full text...

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The judiciary: A facilitator or hindrance to democracy in Africa? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

26 february 2020 - 09:08:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In political science, the ‘trias politica’ model for the governance of the state, popularised in modern [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Ethiopian authorities crack down on opposition supporters with mass arrests

28 january 2020 - 09:16:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says that at least 75 supporters of the Oromo Liberation [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia intensifies pre-election crackdown with mass arrests

27 january 2020 - 23:45:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has intensified a pre-election crackdown with the en masse arrest of 75 supporters of [...] Full text...

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Gambian victims call for immediate arrest and prosecution of ex-President Jammeh

25 january 2020 - 16:51:42
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian victims under the 22-year rule of ex-President Yahya Jammeh have called on The Gambian government [...] Full text...

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US Treasury sanctions yet another senior South Sudan official

08 january 2020 - 18:54:38
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The American administration on Wednesday picked up yet another senior South Sudanese leader to sanction him [...] Full text...

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MDC leader calls the removal of a traditional chief by President Mnangagwa unwarranted

15 december 2019 - 08:16:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's  Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) president Nelson Chamisa has called the persecution of outspoken traditional [...] Full text...

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Angola: Rights body decries violent disperse of pro-independence protesters in Cabinda

10 december 2019 - 17:37:46
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned  Angola's security forces violent response to a peaceful pro-independence march in [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UN rights expert calls for victims-centered approach to transitional justice

27 november 2019 - 22:31:48
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - A UN human rights expert Wednesday  urged the Gambian authorizes to put victims at the centre [...] Full text...

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Rights group says four European dev't banks linked to palm oil abuses in DRC

25 november 2019 - 11:32:06
London, UK (PANA) – Four European development banks are financing a palm oil company in the Democratic Republic of Coengo (DRC) that [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International raises appalling human rights 'red flags' ahead of presidential election

13 november 2019 - 09:25:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -  Amnesty International said in a new report on Wednesday that the Guinean authorities must address mounting [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe becoming more repressive state - Report

12 november 2019 - 00:00:30
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe is slowly becoming a more repressive state with an increase in government clampdowns that resulted [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe govt fires additional 134 doctors, bringing total to 211

08 november 2019 - 21:13:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe’s government Friday fired additional 134 striking doctors for failing to report to work, sparking a [...] Full text...

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Egypt urged to end crackdown on protesters, human rights defenders

29 october 2019 - 07:19:04
Geneva Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts have called on Egypt to protect people's rights to freedom of expression, [...] Full text...

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Rights groups call for repeal of repressive laws in Tanzania

28 october 2019 - 10:11:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two rights groups on Monday slammed  Tanzania for repression of the media, human rights defenders, and [...] Full text...

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IHRDA & RFK Human express concern over attacks on civic rights in Africa

25 october 2019 - 21:35:04
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  -  The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and the Robert F. Kennedy Human [...] Full text...

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Marches authorized in Guinea after one year of ban

24 october 2019 - 22:54:30
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  -  Despite nearly a year after street demonstrations were banned in Guinea by the government, thousands of [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt takes disciplinary action against striking doctors

23 october 2019 - 22:08:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean Government has started taking disciplinary action against striking doctors who continue to defy a [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International lashes out at Guinea for using lethal force against demonstrators

15 october 2019 - 06:25:12
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has lashed out at the Guinea authorities for using "lethal force" [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe labour court orders striking doctors back to work

11 october 2019 - 17:35:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Labour Court of Zimbabwe has ordered all striking doctors to return to work in 48 [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe peace projects record 67 abductions in August

10 october 2019 - 21:36:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) said here Thursday a total of 67 abductions were recorded in the [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'encouraged' by release of Cameroon opposition leader, supporters

06 october 2019 - 04:20:06
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is encouraged by the release of the leader of the main opposition party [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts call for action by states, social media firms to curb hate speech

23 september 2019 - 15:54:03
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Thirty independent UN experts on Monday joined together to publish an open letter calling on States [...] Full text...

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UN Chief, Antonio Guterres, calls on Zim govt to respect human rights amid worsening situation

18 september 2019 - 19:40:56
New York, USA (PANA) - United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, says “true political and economic reform” in Zimbabwe must [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for release of 28 Eritreans arrested 18 years ago

17 september 2019 - 07:22:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday called on the Eritrean government to release the 11 politicians and 17 [...] Full text...

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First Gambian President Jawara laid to rest

29 august 2019 - 21:31:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambia's first President, Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara, was on Thursday laid to rest after thousands of [...] Full text...

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AI gives damning report on Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa's first year in office

27 august 2019 - 07:19:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, marked his first year in office on Monday, human rights [...] Full text...

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Rights bodies, Western envoys concerned about abductions of Zimbabwe civil, opposition leaders

16 august 2019 - 10:08:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western Nations, local and international human rights organisations have expressed concern over increased reports concerning the [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch slams detention of Nigerian pro-democracy activist

08 august 2019 - 06:32:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A human rights watchdog says the detention of  a Nigerian pro-democracy activist on Sunday may well signify [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for end to attacks on activists, opposition in Côte d’Ivoire

07 august 2019 - 06:20:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (ANA) - Amnesty International has called on the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to put an end to [...] Full text...

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Fresh details emerge from Zimbabwe’s FM being accosted by protesters in UK

13 july 2019 - 15:30:55
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), United Kingdom (UK) branch, blames members [...] Full text...

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AI slams Malawi for arrest of civil society leaders in post-election clampdown

11 july 2019 - 04:57:07
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Malawi authorities for the arbitrary arrest on allegations of fraud of [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council denounces Haftar's threats against Turkish ships, interests

30 june 2019 - 18:48:29
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya has denounced threats of [...] Full text...

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Liberia’s journalists union unhappy with blockage of internet during protest

10 june 2019 - 23:52:13
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA)    -    The Press Union of Liberia Monday expressed shock at the government’s decision to block internet platforms [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch slams Cameroon for denying its researcher entry

02 may 2019 - 05:23:11
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - A human rights watchdog has slammed the Cameroonian government for denying one of its researchers entry [...] Full text...

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Zimbabweans still fighting for Independence, 39 years on: MDC Alliance

19 april 2019 - 14:00:56
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the MDC Alliance, says Zimbabweans are still fighting for social, economic and [...] Full text...

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Top court allows Uganda's long-serving leader to run for office beyond 2021

18 april 2019 - 23:54:00
      Kampala, Uganda (PANA)  -  Uganda’s apex court, by a verdict of 4-3, Thursday ruled that the country’s parliament had legally [...] Full text...

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Top court allows Uganda’s long-serving leader to run for office beyond 2021

18 april 2019 - 19:03:34
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda’s topmost court has, by a verdict of 4 to 3, ruled that the country’s parliament [...] Full text...

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Arab League Summit: Rights group urges leaders to end 'widespread repression'

31 march 2019 - 10:46:57
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - As 22 Arab leaders begin their Summit in the Tunisian capital on Sunday, human rights watchdog [...] Full text...

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Libya's inclusive conference, the ultimate opportunity to resolve the crisis (A PANA feature)

22 march 2019 - 17:58:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - With the announcement on Wednesday of the dates for the National Inclusive Conference (14-15 April) in [...] Full text...

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Egyptian activists, govt critics hit by wave of digital attacks, says rights group

06 march 2019 - 10:47:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, says its investigation has revealed that dozens of Egyptian human rights defenders have [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International criticises rights violations in Cote d'Ivoire

11 february 2019 - 18:29:39
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Human fights group Amnesty International has asked the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to end arbitrary [...] Full text...

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Rights body condemns brutal crackdown on Zimbabwean protesters

08 february 2019 - 16:48:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International documents has again spelled out how the Zimbabwean authorities have mounted a brutal crackdown [...] Full text...

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Former Ivorian President, youth activist walk to freedom on ICC's no case motion

01 february 2019 - 20:38:34
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (PANA) – The appeals chamber at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the conditional release of [...] Full text...

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Rights body condemns violent crackdown on peaceful Cameroonian demonstrators

29 january 2019 - 12:21:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Cameroonian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release protesters detained simply for exercising their right to peaceful [...] Full text...

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Gbagbo, Blé Goudé to remain in custody until appeal hearing on 1 February

18 january 2019 - 13:59:17
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo and one of his key allies, Mr Charles Blé Goudé, [...] Full text...

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ICC acquits Gbagbo and Blé Goudé from all charges

15 january 2019 - 12:41:29
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday acquitted former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo and Mr Charles [...] Full text...

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DRC ‘calm but tense’ as country awaits presidential election result

04 january 2019 - 18:53:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The post-election environment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is “calm but tense” as [...] Full text...

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Human Rights organisations, partners want EU to maintain sanctions against 16 Congolese officials

08 december 2018 - 14:57:06
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and Congolese partner organisations have called on the European [...] Full text...

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UN experts condemn “systematic targeting” of human rights defenders in Egypt

28 september 2018 - 18:31:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts have urged Egyptian authorities to ensure all detained human rights defenders [...] Full text...

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Rights group says talks on migration should take into account violations of rights in Egypt

21 september 2018 - 06:55:14
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The European human rights group, EuroMed Rights, has expressed its extreme concerns about the outcome of [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Egypt under president al-Sisi is an 'open-air prison'

20 september 2018 - 06:22:37
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The crackdown on freedom of expression under Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi has reached alarming new levels [...] Full text...

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23 protestors injured, 89 arrested in DRC crackdown on peaceful protests

04 september 2018 - 09:49:38
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - At least 23 peaceful protesters were injured today in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), six [...] Full text...

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Rights group decries arrests of journalists, opposition members

16 august 2018 - 07:15:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the authorities in Mauritania to immediately put an end to the wave [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts urge Egypt to release jailed poet who penned hit protest song

27 july 2018 - 06:16:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Galal El Behairy has been held in detention since February after penning a song critical of [...] Full text...

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Release of Nigerien activists should signal end to repression, says rights body

25 july 2018 - 09:48:52
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Amnesty International says it is encouraged to learn that five Nigerien activists detained on what it [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Chadians forced to pay heavy price for harsh austerity measures

16 july 2018 - 06:46:17
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International on Monday published a report that criticises the Chadian authorities for [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Equatorial Guinea amnesty should be catalyst for human rights change

05 july 2018 - 15:34:00
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, said on Thursday that the announcement of amnesty to all [...] Full text...

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UN Secretary General to visit DR Congo

05 july 2018 - 12:01:23
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres is to visit Democratic Republic of Congo in the near [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Uganda for social media tax

02 july 2018 - 18:29:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - An international human rights watchdog on Monday slammed Uganda for introducing social media tax saying it [...] Full text...

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Rights group hails lifting of state of emergency in Ethiopia

06 june 2018 - 04:13:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International has hailed the decision of the Ethiopian parliament to to [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog deplores fresh crackdown on dissent in Angola

30 may 2018 - 10:49:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A protester is in critical condition in hospital after being attacked by police dogs on 27 [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for fair trial for former Rwandan presidential hopeful Rwigara

23 may 2018 - 05:54:01
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has called for fair trial for former Rwandan presidential hopeful Diane [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe crooner calls for release of jailed Zambian musician

21 may 2018 - 14:59:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Legendary and revolutionary Zimbabwean musician, Thomas Mapfumo, has joined global calls to demand freedom and justice [...] Full text...

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Rights group says run-up to Burundi's referendum 'tainted by violence'

17 may 2018 - 06:57:12
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - As the polls open on Thursday in a constitutional referendum in Burundi that could extend the [...] Full text...

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Rights body demands release of Zambian social activist

16 may 2018 - 16:32:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The arrest of musician and activist Fumba Chama, also known as ‘Pilato’, is a shocking demonstration of [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Russia's 'repression, discrimination' ahead of 2018 World Cup

15 may 2018 - 09:08:45
Berlin, Germany (PANA) – The FIFA World Cup, starting on 14 June, 2018, will take place during the worst [...] Full text...

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Zambian gov't urged to release doctor jailed for 'insulting the president'

10 may 2018 - 05:29:27
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Amnesty International has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Dr Kwalela Kafunya, a medical [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Egypt for indefinite solitary confinement of prisoners

07 may 2018 - 07:17:21
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International said on Monday that its new research reveals that prisoners detained [...] Full text...

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President Barrow thanks Commonwealth for readmitting Gambia

20 april 2018 - 12:44:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Gambian President, Adama Barrow, has thanked the Commonwealth for re-admitting his country into the fold of [...] Full text...

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UN report finds 47 protestors killed, freedom of assembly curtailed in DRC

21 march 2018 - 22:50:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The security services and defence forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) killed at [...] Full text...

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UN report finds unlawful, unjustified use of force against DRC protestors

20 march 2018 - 10:41:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The right to freedom of peaceful assembly was severely restricted and often violently suppressed in the [...] Full text...

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UN report reproves disproportionate use of force against protestors in DRC

19 march 2018 - 16:31:04
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The right to freedom of peaceful assembly was severely restricted and often violently suppressed in [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone Police clarify vehicular ban on Election Day

03 march 2018 - 15:26:11
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Serra Leone’s Police (SLP) have explained that the ban on vehicular movement on March 7 [...] Full text...

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New UN report cites rights violations in South Sudan

23 february 2018 - 06:51:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Undue restrictions on freedom of expression are having a “chilling effect” and “further shrinking the space [...] Full text...

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Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Central Asia worst performing regions in corruption

22 february 2018 - 11:18:40
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - Anti-corruption organisation Transparency International (TI) has released its report covering 2017 which indicates that the worst [...] Full text...

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'Sudan prisoner release left many activists behind' - HRW

22 february 2018 - 07:30:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Dozens of prominent activists remain in detention in Sudan, despite the release of more than 50 [...] Full text...

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South Africa's opposition party salutes Tsvangirai

15 february 2018 - 10:45:10
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday joined Zimbabweans in mourning the [...] Full text...

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Global rights body reports increased repression of peaceful dissent in Southern Africa

18 january 2018 - 18:02:05
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Southern African governments clamped down on vocal journalists, activists, and opposition politicians in 2017, Human [...] Full text...

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HRW says Ethiopia's decision to release political prisoners 'an important step' but ...

04 january 2018 - 10:09:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A human tights watchdog says Wednesday's announcement of Ethiopia’s ruling coalition to release political prisoners [...] Full text...

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Rights group welcomes closure of Ethiopia's 'torture chamber'

04 january 2018 - 06:52:37
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International has welcomed Wednesday's announcement by Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief urges DRC authorities to allow peaceful expression of dissent at protests

15 november 2017 - 22:39:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday called on the authorities in the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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Campaign launched to bring exiled Gambian leader Jammeh to justice

22 october 2017 - 15:46:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Victims of the government of Gambia's exiled President Yahya Jammeh have started a campaign to bring [...] Full text...

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Lungu urged to uphold human rights for all

17 october 2017 - 14:00:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International Secretary General, Salil Shetty, has urged Zambian President Edgar Lungu to uphold human rights [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Witch-hunt tricks, tit-for-tat probe target top Kenyan officials after poll fallout

22 september 2017 - 18:54:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya's main opposition group, National Super Alliance (NASA), on Friday issued an alert about pending private [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Stop crackdown on presidential age limit supporters, rights body tells Uganda

22 september 2017 - 14:52:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Ugandan authorities must end their absurd attempts to silence people opposed to scrapping the presidential [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Supreme Court censures electoral body after nullified Presidential vote

20 september 2017 - 15:55:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Kenyan Supreme Court found the electoral body in contempt of court for failing to open [...] Full text...

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US: Cameroon uses anti-terror law to silence critical press, says CPJ

20 september 2017 - 12:33:55
New York, US (PANA) - Cameroon’s broadly worded anti-terror law is being used by authorities to arrest and threaten local [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan Chief Justice vows to defend law amid mounting threats

19 september 2017 - 18:36:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya’s Chief Justice David Maraga vowed on Tuesday to defend the independence of the courts and [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ to release report on threats to journalists in Cameroon

16 september 2017 - 10:22:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will release its report titled, "Journalists Not Terrorists: In Cameroon, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Polls body, parties' fallout complicate matters ahead of fresh elections (News analysis by David Jagongo, PANA Correspondent, Kenya)

15 september 2017 - 14:24:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The fallout in Kenyan elections took a new dimension Thursday when an MP, allied to President [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Amnesty decries Chad's use of repressive laws on rights activists

14 september 2017 - 09:54:00
Banjul, Gambia (PANA ) - Human rights defenders, citizens’ movements, unionists and journalists critical of the Chadian government are facing [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Rights group warns arms trade regulation being ignored

11 september 2017 - 06:53:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than four years after the United Nations (UN) voted to adopt a landmark treaty to [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: Rights group condemns shooting of outspoken Tanzanian opposition politician

07 september 2017 - 19:42:51
Dodoma, Tanzania (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has condemned the "cowardly" shooting of an outspoken Tanzanian government critic [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Amnesty urges S. Africa to reassert human rights in SADC

18 august 2017 - 09:37:19
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - As South Africa hosts the 37th Heads of State Summit of the Southern African Development [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN rights office voices concern about unrest in Mauritania

03 august 2017 - 16:52:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations human rights office has expressed concern about the ongoing unrest in Mauritania, [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN rights office concerned about unrest ahead of Mauritanian referendum

03 august 2017 - 13:40:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations human rights office on Thursday expressed concern about the ongoing unrest in Mauritania, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights group urges Rwanda gov't to prevent harassment of opposition candidates

07 july 2017 - 08:55:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International is urging the government of Rwanda to prevent harassment of opposition [...] Full text...

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DRC: Rights group slams DRC gov't on rising tension in the country

17 june 2017 - 04:30:35
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says DR Congo as "a power-keg of human rights grievances" [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: Referees ordered to add time taken for goal celebrations to stoppage-time

16 june 2017 - 12:24:38
Sr. Petersburg, Russia (PANA) - FIFA has ordered referees to add the time taken for goal celebrations to stoppage-time at [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: FIFA tell referees to abandon matches in the face of discrimination from fans

15 june 2017 - 06:08:39
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Referees will have the power to abandon matches in the face of discrimination from the stands [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN human rights chief urges repeal of repressive NGO law in Egypt

01 june 2017 - 16:59:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Thursday said the issuance [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ethiopian journalist guilty verdict an affront to justice - Amnesty International

24 may 2017 - 18:06:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International Regional Director for East Africa Muthoni Wanyeki on Wednesday dismissed as groundless reports that [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: UN rights chief urges Ethiopia to guarantee greater freedoms, critical voices

04 may 2017 - 19:59:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday highlighted the need for greater [...] Full text...

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Italy: Anti-racism campaigner wants black players to boycott Serie A matches over Sulley Muntari ban

04 may 2017 - 04:12:31
Rome, Italy (PANA) - A major campaigner against racial abuse in sports, Garth Crooks, has called for all "self-respecting black [...] Full text...

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Equatorial Guinea: Rights groups call for release of human rights defenders

21 april 2017 - 10:44:59
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (PANA) - The Equatorial Guinean authorities should immediately release two men who head the country’s leading human [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Zimbabwe authorities slammed for intimidating civil rights activist

20 april 2017 - 11:54:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The continued persecution of human rights activist Pastor Evan Mawarire is a deliberate ploy by the [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Successful parliamentary polls have opened up political space in Gambia - AU

08 april 2017 - 18:29:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mr. Terry Tselance, the Vice Chairperson of the independent electoral commission (IEC) of South Africa, has [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights groups urge Angola to allow women's demo

17 march 2017 - 16:20:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -The Angolan government must allow protesters to exercise their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Rights group slams Egypt for using punitive probation measures to harass activists

06 march 2017 - 07:34:42
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International on Monday slammed the Egyptian authorities for increasingly using arbitrary and [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UNESCO official says respect for human rights vital for sustainable development

22 february 2017 - 17:25:49
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - For nations to ensure lasting peace and sustainable development, human rights must be respected and people must [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Human Rights Violations rising in East Africa, says report

22 february 2017 - 13:30:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - With politics of demonization taking hold across the globe in 2016, East Africa, the Horn and [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Rights group tells Adama Barrow not to forget his 'big promises'

19 january 2017 - 15:38:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, is asking Gambian president-elect Adama Barrow, who is due to be [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Rights groups say state of emergency no licence for repression

18 january 2017 - 20:28:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Two human rights groups have warned that outgoing President Yahya Jammeh’s declared state of emergency in [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Rights groups decry closure of radio stations, arrests in Gambia

06 january 2017 - 14:04:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Two leading rights groups, Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch have decried the closure of [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: UN cautions on heavy-handed, irresponsible response to protests in DRC

23 december 2016 - 18:11:44
New York, US (PANA) - Amid reports that dozens of people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights experts urge DRC authorities to stop targeted repression

19 december 2016 - 17:35:05
New York, US (PANA) - Raising alarm over what they called "double standards" applied by the authorities in Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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UN: Outgoing UN chief warns on looming genocide in South Sudan

17 december 2016 - 00:28:31
New York, US (PANA) - Outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on UN Security Council, regional organizations and the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: US urges Gambian military to withdraw from electoral commission office

14 december 2016 - 18:31:52
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The United States on Wednesday strongly urge Gambian security forces that entered the headquarters of the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Rights group accuses Ethiopian gov't of blocking websites during protests

14 december 2016 - 10:35:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International has accused the Ethiopian government of "systematically and illegally" blocking access to social [...] Full text...

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Sudan: EU, US express concern about political detentions, censorship

07 december 2016 - 14:14:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Troika on Sudan and European Union on Wednesday expressed concern about what they described as [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Opposition Coalition candidate says his candidature is a symbol of national unity

25 november 2016 - 15:59:38
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Adama Barrow, the presidential candidate of the seven-party opposition coalition, in Gambia's 1 December polls, has [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Rights group says crackdown threatens Gambia's presidential election

02 november 2016 - 09:32:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government’s repression of the political opposition in the months prior to the 1 December [...] Full text...

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Côte d’Ivoire: 'Stop arbitrary arrests of opposition supporters ahead of referendum'

28 october 2016 - 15:19:40
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has urged the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to stop targeting [...] Full text...

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US: UN experts concerned about situation of jailed Mauritanian anti-slavery activists

20 october 2016 - 09:55:05
New York, US (PANA) - Voicing serious concern over recent intensified crackdown by the Mauritanian Government on the imprisoned anti-slavery [...] Full text...

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US: UN experts urge Ethiopia to allow international panel to probe violence

11 october 2016 - 05:34:05
New York, US (PANA) - Urging Ethiopian authorities to end their violent crackdown on peaceful protests, which has reportedly led [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights experts call for halt to violent repression in DRC

23 september 2016 - 19:25:06
New York, US (PANA) - UN human rights experts on Friday urged the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Rights group raises alarm on 'chilling crackdown' in DR Congo

15 september 2016 - 06:32:40
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International says the authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR [...] Full text...

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US: Amnesty International tasks govts on arms treaty implementation

22 august 2016 - 06:56:28
New York, US (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), on Monday urged governments to ensure that the global [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Rights group says dozens of peaceful protesters killed by police in Ethiopia

08 august 2016 - 20:32:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - At least 97 people were killed and hundreds more injured when Ethiopian security forces fired [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights chief warns on threats to free speech, public assembly in DRC

22 july 2016 - 05:48:58
New York, US (PANA) - Concluding a four-day mission to Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN High Commissioner [...] Full text...

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US: US asks Egypt to investigate allegations of torture, forced disappearances

15 july 2016 - 08:15:42
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has described allegations by human rights group, Amnesty International, of torture and forced [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Rights group condemns Egypt for 'wave of brutal repression'

13 july 2016 - 10:23:31
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt’s National Security Agency (NSA) is abducting, torturing and forcibly making people disappear in an effort [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Rights body urges AU to ramp up women, human rights

12 july 2016 - 13:55:04
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - As a renewal of violence in South Sudan threatens to plunge the country back into full-scale [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Amnesty International blasts Ethiopia for human rights violations

04 june 2016 - 09:30:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International, a human rights watchdog, has blasted the Ethiopian authorities for human rights violations [...] Full text...

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