'Rights in free fall in Niger after coup' - Rights groups

25 july 2024 - 06:51:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The military authorities in Niger have cracked down on the opposition, media, and peaceful dissent since taking [...] Full text...

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Human rights group calls for release of Guinean activists

12 july 2024 - 06:04:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for the immediate release of two Guinean activists from [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog flags deepening civil society crackdown in Tunisia

20 may 2024 - 07:19:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian authorities have arrested at least nine people amid escalating government actions in recent weeks to [...] Full text...

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'Governments target nationals living abroad': Human Rights Watch

22 february 2024 - 07:00:06
New York, US (PANA) – Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and committing human rights abuses against [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Senegal's delayed election sparks violence, repression

13 february 2024 - 07:24:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the Senegalese authorities to immediately open independent investigations into violence [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe govt urged to free rights defender Diallo, end 'discriminatory conscription' of independent voices

22 january 2024 - 11:47:00
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday called on the Burkina Faso authorities to ensure his safe return [...] Full text...

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Amnesty condemns killing of Mozambican journalist Fernando Chamusse; demand investigation

16 december 2023 - 10:18:36
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the deplorable killing of Mozambican journalist João Fernando Chamusse on 14 [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Tunisian authorities to quash 'outrageous' conviction against activist Chaima Issa

14 december 2023 - 08:30:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Amnesty International is asking Tunisia’s authorities to immediately quash the "outrageous conviction" by a military court [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls out Burkina Faso government for crackdown on dissent

09 november 2023 - 09:11:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Burkina Faso's military junta is using a sweeping emergency law against perceived dissidents to expand its [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Rwandan authorities of using violence to silence criticism

10 october 2023 - 10:27:38
New York, US (PANA) – Rwandan authorities and their proxies are using violence, judicial mechanisms, and intimidation to try to [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief blasts ‘politics of repression and division

11 september 2023 - 17:00:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - To advance development, States must reject authoritarianism and protect civic space and fundamental rights, UN rights [...] Full text...

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HRW calls for release of Ethiopia's Oromo opposition figures held despite court orders

24 july 2023 - 06:31:32
Nairobi, 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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UN agency urged to address deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia

28 june 2023 - 06:18:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four human rights organisations have urged the UN Human Rights Council to urgently address the deterioration [...] Full text...

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Libya: Crimes against humanity committed since 2016 – Rights probe

27 march 2023 - 17:13:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN-appointed independent human rights investigators on Monday said there were grounds to believe that Libyan authorities and [...] Full text...

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EU urged to prioritise human rights over politics in Tunisia talks

19 march 2023 - 06:01:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four human rights organisations are urging the European Union foreign affairs ministers to publicly press the Tuniaian authorities [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Tunisian President Saied to immediately stop his political ‘witch hunt’

20 february 2023 - 10:50:08
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian authorities are escalating efforts to crack down on high-profile critics and perceived opponents of President [...] Full text...

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Gambian President Barrow urges countrymen to live together in peace

19 february 2023 - 14:02:37
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Adama Barrow has urged his countrymen to live together in peace for the development [...] Full text...

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EU Parliament calls for Eswatini aid suspension

16 february 2023 - 22:22:28
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for the suspension of aid to Eswatini and [...] Full text...

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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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: 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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: 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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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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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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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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US: US slams Gambia for human rights abuses

02 june 2016 - 08:42:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has slammed the government of the West African state of Gambia for its [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Amnesty Int'l urges Gambia to stop 'brutal repression'

02 june 2016 - 05:19:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The authorities in Gambia must free dozens of political prisoners and end the brutal crackdown on [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI urges ECOWAS to suspend Gambia for 'abysmal' rights record

01 june 2016 - 08:59:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), is calling on the Economic Community of West African [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Rights group condemns arrest of key Egyptian journalists

30 may 2016 - 12:01:44
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned Monday's arrest of the head of the Egyptian Press Syndicate and two [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Rights group asks EU to halt arms transfers to Egypt

25 may 2016 - 07:57:07
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Almost half of European Union (EU) member states have flouted an EU-wide suspension on arms transfers [...] Full text...

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Algeria: Amnesty International says repression 'on the rise' in Algeria

18 may 2016 - 17:25:31
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International says repression is "on the rise" in Algeria and asked the [...] Full text...

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UN: UN experts report worsening crackdown on protesters in Egypt

09 may 2016 - 15:29:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN human rights experts on Monday urged the Egyptian government to put an end to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Rights group calls for release of Ethiopian opposition politician held for Facebook posts

06 may 2016 - 18:06:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release a prominent opposition politician facing a possible [...] Full text...

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Togo: 'Human rights situation in Togo has stagnated'

05 may 2016 - 07:13:22
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The human rights situation in the West African state of Togo has stagnated and the authorities [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official says South Sudan security situation remains 'extremely fragile'

26 april 2016 - 19:20:25
New York, US (PANA) - The security situation in South Sudan remains precarious, with intermittent fighting witnessed in several areas of [...] Full text...

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UN: Amnesty Int'l tasks UN on human rights in Western Sahara refugee camps

26 april 2016 - 16:01:02
New York, US (PANA) - International human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, said human rights monitoring by the UN must be [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Rights group reports of mass arrests in Egypt to block peaceful protest

26 april 2016 - 10:56:59
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Security forces arbitrarily arrested hundreds of people in response to planned protests in Egypt on Monday, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI says Mauritania must quash death sentence against blogger

20 april 2016 - 17:57:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Mauritania must quash the death sentence handed down to a blogger for apostasy and release [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Investigate death in custody, free protesters - Rights groups demand

19 april 2016 - 08:01:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The suspicious death in custody of opposition political leader Solo Sandeng and the arrest of his [...] Full text...

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Chad: Déby set to win Sunday presidential election in Chad (Preview by Anaclet Rwegayura, PANA Editor)

08 april 2016 - 15:21:25
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) - Voters in Chad go to the polls on 10 April with none of the opposition candidates [...] Full text...

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Congo: Human rights groups demand end of opposition arrests in Congo

31 march 2016 - 17:17:14
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (PANA) - Human rights groups are calling on the authorities in the Republic of Congo to [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report details widespread human rights abuses in Libya

25 february 2016 - 17:18:05
New York, US (PANA) - A United Nations report published Thursday has documented widespread human rights violations and abuses committed [...] Full text...

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US: US expresses worry over detention of DRC activists, opposition leaders

19 february 2016 - 10:16:16
Washington, US (PANA) - The United States says it is troubled by the harassment and detention of peaceful activists and [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Rights group calls for immediate release of Congolese opposition leader

01 february 2016 - 20:20:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) on Monday asked the authorities in Congo-Brazzaville to immediately and unconditionally release an [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Politics dominates Ghana media

21 november 2015 - 08:57:44
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Politics dominated the media in Ghana this week, with developments in the two major parties, the [...] Full text...

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US: US Commission on Int'l Religious Freedom condemns jailing of Ethiopian Muslim leaders

06 august 2015 - 20:15:36
New York, US (PANA) - The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Thursday strongly decried the convictions and [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI wants Gambia to release all detainees held for expressing dissent

27 july 2015 - 15:27:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) has welcomed the release of over 200 prisoners in the Gambia but quickly [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI says sharp deterioration of human rights in Gambia

22 july 2015 - 15:41:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) Wednesday warned that the human rights situation in Gambia has deteriorated sharply during [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN report highlights human rights violations in Eritrea

08 june 2015 - 19:07:01
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report on Monday said the human rights situation in Eritrea has degenerated [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: 'Ebola regulations must not be used to curtail freedom of expression'

04 may 2015 - 12:33:20
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Sierra Leone should stop using emergency regulations brought in to combat Ebola as a pretext [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights commissioner expresses concern about Burundi situation

01 may 2015 - 22:03:11
New York, US (PANA) - The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), has expressed its deep [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Decides 2015: Pres. Jonathan assures apprehensive citizens of peaceful polls

27 march 2015 - 09:16:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday assured his compatriots of peaceful presidential and national legislative elections [...] Full text...

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UN: World must never relent until gender equality becomes reality, say delegates

10 march 2015 - 19:22:13
New York, US (PANA) - As the UN Commission on the Status of Women opened its 59th session at UN [...] Full text...

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UN: Africa, Asia most dangerous regions for parliamentarians

08 december 2014 - 19:45:30
New York, US (PANA) - Africa and Asia are the most dangerous regions in the world to be a member [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights expert calls for global response to Mediterranean migrant crisis

05 december 2014 - 20:45:04
New York, US (PANA) - The rise of migrants and asylum seekers crossing the Mediterranean Sea in the last [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Arrested social activist freed, others remain in jail

17 november 2014 - 11:05:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Social activist Sait Matty Jaw, who was arrested and detained along with two foreigners by Gambia's [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Social activist arrested

12 november 2014 - 12:17:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A social activist, Sait Matty Jaw, has been arrested and detained by Gambia's National Intelligence Agency [...] Full text...

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Gambia: UN monitors denied prison access, condemn ‘consistent practice’ of torture

08 november 2014 - 08:17:29
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The London-based rights body, Amnesty International (AI), has said that Gambia has again demonstrated its [...] Full text...

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Kenya:Rights body raises red flag on Gambia

29 october 2014 - 09:01:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Gambian authorities must heed a warning from the international community about the deteriorating human rights [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Bring unlawful killers, torturers in Sudan to justice, Amnesty tells Sudan

03 september 2014 - 10:49:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The brutal suppression of protests in Sudan must end, and members of the security forces responsible [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban says enforced disappearances cannot be tolerated in 21st century

30 august 2014 - 19:22:19
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed that the enforced disappearance of individuals by States constitutes [...] Full text...

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US: Group tasks US-African Leaders Summit on rights abuses

04 august 2014 - 08:02:17
Washington DC, US (PANA) - A group of human rights organisations and activists has urged US President Barack Obama and the [...] Full text...

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Gambia: MFWA calls for release of prisoners

23 july 2014 - 16:26:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Accra-based rights body, the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), on Wednesday called on Gambian [...] Full text...

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Gambia: US-based Gambians condemn President Jammeh

23 july 2014 - 15:36:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – US-based Gambians, under the banner of the Democratic Union of Gambian Activists (DUGA), have condemned President [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ethiopia urged to stop onslaught on dissent

11 july 2014 - 10:23:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Ethiopian authorities must halt their continuing onslaught on dissent, Amnesty International said after the arrest [...] Full text...

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UN: Experts urge Egypt to overturn largest confirmed mass death verdict

30 june 2014 - 21:24:11
New York, US (PANA) - A group of UN human rights experts has said the credibility and integrity of the [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: NGO wants journos, rights defenders freed in Egypt

16 april 2014 - 09:29:44
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian NGO Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the African Commission on Human and [...] Full text...

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UN: Rights expert tasks Rwanda on freedom of assembly

28 january 2014 - 19:54:54
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Mr. [...] Full text...

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Special Security: Boko Haram remains Nigeria's top security challenge (By Abudu Babalola, PANA Correspondent)

13 january 2014 - 14:43:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - While Nigeria remains in the throes of armed conflicts and terrorist attacks, the violent Islamic organisation [...] Full text...

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Special Security: Boko Haram remains Nigeria's top security challenge (By Abudu Babalola, PANA Correspondent)

12 january 2014 - 21:08:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - While Nigeria remains in the throes of armed conflicts and terrorist attacks, the violent Islamic organisation [...] Full text...

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