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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In North and South Kivu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), women and girls [...] Full text...
DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence
07 september 2025 - 05:33:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence
06 september 2025 - 17:16:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance [...] Full text...
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2024 FIFA World Cup: Saudi Arabia launch official tournament bid
10 october 2023 - 09:04:21Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Saudi Arabia has submitted to FIFA its official intention to host the 2034 World Cup after [...] Full text...
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FIFA, UN partner for social messaging programme
04 july 2023 - 11:34:12Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has teamed up with several United Nations agencies to use the 2023 Women’s World Cup [...] Full text...
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IMF expresses concern about Uganda’s anti-LGBT law and development partners
22 june 2023 - 14:55:00Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan economy is projected to grow by 6 per cent in year 2023/24 while the [...] Full text...
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COP27: Ensure climate action is rights-based, says Human Rights Watch
02 november 2022 - 09:32:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Countries and advocates attending the 27th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt beginning on [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts condemn arbitrary arrest of LGBT human rights defenders in Ghana
04 june 2021 - 12:55:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts on Friday condemned the arrest and alleged arbitrary detention of 21 people [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian govt urged to review laws to criminalize homosexuality
24 february 2021 - 21:52:26Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Civil society organizations, traditional rulers, Christian and Muslim leaders have sounded a strong and uncompromising message [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian organization denounces arrest of suspected homosexuals
27 january 2020 - 22:50:35Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Activist organization, "For a Secular Mauritania", Monday denounced the arrest of several individuals alleged to be [...] Full text...
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UN rights expert tells Nigeria to stop housing crisis, forced evictions
24 september 2019 - 21:10:59Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Nigeria, homeless and other vulnerable people are being “rounded up” by police, “persecuted” and evicted, [...] Full text...
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Church condemn hatred, discrimination on LGBT in Botswana
21 june 2019 - 19:33:39Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Council of Churches (BCC) has made a national plea on the country’s citizens to desist [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief, Amnesty International hail Botswana decision decriminalizing same-sex
12 june 2019 - 06:02:43Gaborone, US (PANA) - UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet and human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, have hailed a landmark [...] Full text...
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UN human rights chief hails Botswana decision to decriminalise same-sex relations
11 june 2019 - 15:53:48Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday welcomed the decision by the High [...] Full text...
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Trump’s first year in White House sets back human rights
18 january 2018 - 18:34:08Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The first year of US President Donald Trump’s administration was marked by a sharp regression [...] Full text...
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South Africa: SADC urged to recommit to human rights protection
07 august 2017 - 10:43:18Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Monday urged the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to use the [...] Full text...
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Senegal: Gambian opposition party demands cause of death of senior member in custody
23 august 2016 - 16:40:06Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Gambia's main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) says its lawyers have been consulted and will act [...] Full text...
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US: US 'deeply concerned' by death of Gambian opposition member in custody
23 august 2016 - 07:43:00Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is "deeply concerned" by the death of Gambian opposition member [...] Full text...
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UN: UN adviser concerned about homophobia, islamophobia attitudes
18 june 2016 - 17:32:47New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, has condemned the attack that [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban urges working together to foster education for global citizenship
30 may 2016 - 16:05:16New York, US (PANA) - The 66th UN Department of Public Information and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Conference kicked off on [...] Full text...
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Botswana: Court supports registration of LGBT organisation
16 march 2016 - 17:41:19Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana government has been ordered to honour a High Court judgment to register a society [...] Full text...
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UN: LGBT detainees suffer higher rates of violence, states new UN report
10 march 2016 - 08:51:01New York, US (PANA) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) detainees suffer more acts of violence than the general [...] Full text...
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UN: UN postal services releases new stamps to promote LGBT equality worldwide
05 february 2016 - 14:00:48New York, US (PANA) - The UN Postal Administration (UNPA) has unveiled a set of six commemorative stamps to promote [...] Full text...
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UN: New UN report presents recommendations on protecting LGBT rights
02 june 2015 - 07:36:51New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report says although some progress has been made since the first study [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Zambia High Court acquits HIV activist
15 may 2015 - 11:21:10Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A Lusaka High Court on Friday acquitted human rights activist, Paul Kasonkomona, who was arrested for [...] Full text...
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UN: UN launches "Free & Equal" video campaign spotlighting LGBT community
14 may 2015 - 20:36:50New York, US (PANA) - A new UN "Free & Equal" campaign video highlighting the diversity of the Lesbian Gay [...] Full text...
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Tanzania: African countries ‘backbone’ of UN, Ban tells AU Summit
30 january 2015 - 18:38:44Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – “African countries have been the backbone and leading Member States of the United [...] Full text...
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UN: UN rights chief criticizes law in Gambia targeting homosexuals
20 november 2014 - 20:47:03New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Thursday criticized a [...] Full text...
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Gambia: Jammeh wants African leaders to unite in combating Boko Haram
30 july 2014 - 12:37:06Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, has called on African leaders to agree on a regional plan [...] Full text...
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US: Raid on US-funded project in Uganda condemned
05 april 2014 - 10:02:16Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed ''deep concern'' at the raid of a U.S.-funded health clinic and [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: UN body asks Nigeria's neighbours to aid in fight against Boko Haram
14 march 2014 - 16:44:59Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Office on Human Rights (UNHR) has called on Nigeria's neighbours to collaborate with [...] Full text...
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Zambia: US slams Zambia for serious human rights violations
28 february 2014 - 14:50:35Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The United States government says it observed serious human rights problems in Zambia in 2013, including [...] Full text...
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US: UN condemns anti-homosexuality law in Uganda
25 february 2014 - 16:17:34New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, [...] Full text...
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Zambia: Court’s acquittal of HIV activist, 'major boost for free speech in Zambia'
25 february 2014 - 11:37:14Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The acquittal of renowned Zambian human rights and HIV activist Paul Kasonkomona, by the Lusaka Magistrate’s [...] Full text...
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UN: Ban expresses concern over Nigeria's anti-gay law
15 january 2014 - 19:44:01New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said that he feared that the new anti-homosexuality law [...] Full text...
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UN: Human Rights chief denouces Nigeria's anti-gay law
14 january 2014 - 18:50:33New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, on Tuesday condemned a new [...] Full text...
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UN expert tasks Togo govt on human rights defenders
17 october 2013 - 07:59:04New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Ms. Margaret Sekaggya, has called [...] Full text...
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Cameroon govt blames rights defender for own murder
26 september 2013 - 12:50:58Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The government of Cameroon has blamed the murder of a right defender from the central African [...] Full text...
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US condemns murder of gay activist in Cameroon
17 july 2013 - 10:11:18Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has condemned the murder of Eric Ohena Lembembe, the Executive Director of Cameroonian [...] Full text...
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Zambia urged to stop prosecuting people for homosexuality
20 may 2013 - 12:35:58Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Zambian authorities to dismiss all charges and release two [...] Full text...
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UN officials urge countries to tackle violence-based sexual orientation
08 march 2012 - 10:36:40New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials have urged member states to tackle violence and discrimination based on sexual [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International condemns govt raid on gay rights workshop in Uganda
15 february 2012 - 08:40:23New York, US (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has called on the Ugandan government to end its “outrageous” harassment of [...] Full text...
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Black lesbians, transgender men face discrimination, violence in SA - HRW
05 december 2011 - 12:02:21Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Black lesbians and transgender men in South African townships and rural areas face an overwhelming [...] Full text...
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AI urges Uganda to probe killing of gay rights activist
27 january 2011 - 17:15:11Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday called on Ugandan authorities to ensure a credible investigation into the [...] Full text...
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HRW calls on Zambian leaders to condemn homophobic statements
21 may 2010 - 15:21:00Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the recent homophobic statements by religious leaders and government authorities [...] Full text...
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HRW denounces draft law to criminalise homosexuality in Burundi
16 february 2009 - 18:30:00Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- A draft penal code, whose vote on second reading is slated for 17 February in Burundi's [...] Full text...
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