Gaza war: Rights experts condemn AI role in destruction by Israeli military

15 april 2024 - 16:37:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As UN chief António Guterres on Monday reiterated his appeal for “maximum restraint” in the Middle [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel

05 april 2024 - 12:31:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged “use of starvation [...] Full text...

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UN human rights experts urge Egypt to halt executions

04 april 2024 - 05:48:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed grave concern after death sentences [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rights experts condemn wholesale destruction, killing at Al-Shifa Hospital

04 april 2024 - 05:37:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Two experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have joined the growing international condemnation over the [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Committee adopts annual report

27 march 2024 - 11:36:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Human Rights Committee of the United Nations on Wednesday adopted its annual report covering its [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: UN envoy backs demand for immediate Gaza ceasefire amid ‘cataclysmic suffering’

26 march 2024 - 18:09:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Rights expert finds ‘reasonable grounds’ genocide is being committed in Gaza

26 march 2024 - 18:03:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the [...] Full text...

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Rights experts raise red flags about increased sex trafficking, child recruitment in Sudan

23 march 2024 - 05:25:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts on Friday expressed alarm over increased reports of sexual slavery and trafficking [...] Full text...

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Dignity and justice key to end evil of racial discrimination: Guterres

21 march 2024 - 05:27:45
New York, US (PANA) - Racism is “an evil infecting countries and societies around the world”, the UN chief has [...] Full text...

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UN torture expert issues calls for pandemic-proof prisons

10 march 2024 - 07:08:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN independent expert on Friday called on States to review prison management practices and policies to [...] Full text...

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Earth’s ‘life support system’ is being destroyed by global business paradigm, UN expert warns

07 march 2024 - 07:16:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN independent expert on human rights and the environment on Wednesday called for an urgent [...] Full text...

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‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed

05 march 2024 - 20:35:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an independent [...] Full text...

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North Gaza aid mission reveals more infants may die from hunger

05 march 2024 - 19:19:34
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A rare opportunity to deliver desperately needed supplies to hospitals in northern Gaza for the first [...] 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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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights experts call for probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls

20 february 2024 - 12:09:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alleged rights violations against Palestinian women and girls in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank [...] Full text...

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AU Summit opens under Mauritania President's chairmanship

17 february 2024 - 21:17:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The 37th African Union (AU) Summit opened on Saturday with Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani [...] Full text...

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AI boom facilitates child abuse via the Internet, warns rights expert

06 february 2024 - 06:06:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In another indicator of the importance of AI oversight, a top UN-appointed human rights expert warned [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN migration agency, rights experts spotlight deepening crisis

06 february 2024 - 05:47:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A staggering 25 million people need humanitarian assistance in Sudan, 14 million of them children. That’s the [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights experts condemn ‘killing and silencing’ of journalists

02 february 2024 - 06:13:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing military operations by Israel in Gaza have made it the deadliest and most dangerous war [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: ‘We cannot abandon the people of Gaza’: chiefs of UN agencies and NGOs unite in appeal for UNRWA

31 january 2024 - 12:19:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deadly clashes and shelling continued in Khan Younis in southern Gaza overnight into Wednesday as top [...] Full text...

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Stigma, shame still surround leprosy victims, warn top rights experts

26 january 2024 - 05:35:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although leprosy is age-old and can be cured, the disease is still endemic in more than [...] Full text...

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Global Refugee Forum ends with bold pledges, solutions for displaced

15 december 2023 - 18:32:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - While some of the world’s poorest countries are welcoming refugees “with great hospitality”, the international community [...] Full text...

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Gaza fighting further compromises aid amid near ‘apocalyptic’ conditions: UN humanitarians

07 december 2023 - 13:17:10
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Two months to the day since Hamas fired rockets into Israel prompting a massive Israeli military retaliation [...] Full text...

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Gaza crisis: ‘Endless needs’ reflect spiralling situation as hospitals shut down, WHO warns

17 november 2023 - 16:38:32
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN health agency, WHO, on Friday issued a new warning about the desperate situation for [...] Full text...

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Libya elected vice-president of 42nd session of General Conference of UNESCO

13 november 2023 - 14:01:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya was elected vice-president of the 42nd session of the General Conference of the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Gazans struggle for survival; north sealed off

08 november 2023 - 15:22:27
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians still in northern Gaza face unprecedented hardship after being isolated by [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights experts call on Israeli lawyers to block potential war crimes

24 october 2023 - 07:01:09
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - UN-appointed independent experts on Monday called on all lawyers advising the Israeli military to refuse legal authorisation [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN independent experts ‘unequivocally condemn’ violence against civilians

20 october 2023 - 06:44:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Thursday voiced deep concern over the fate of civilians and [...] Full text...

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Climate change ‘a matter of life and death’ for people with albinism

20 october 2023 - 06:24:03
Geneva, Swiyzerland (PANA) - The impact of climate change on skin cancer in people with albinism are both deadly and [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN expert warns of child recruitment by armed forces

17 october 2023 - 05:29:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert on Monday expressed concern about the increased risk of recruitment and [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN agency urges Israel to protect all civilians sheltering in Gaza

15 october 2023 - 07:39:28
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The UN Palestine refugee agency (UNRWA) issued an urgent call on Saturday for Israeli Authorities to [...] Full text...

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Middle East crisis: Humanitarians call for urgent aid access to Gaza   

13 october 2023 - 06:16:00
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Gaza is on the brink of running out of food, water, electricity and critical supplies, UN [...] Full text...

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Mental health care ‘barriers’ must end, urges Guterres

09 october 2023 - 19:56:57
New York, US (PANA) - Three in four people suffering from a mental health condition receive inadequate treatment – or [...] Full text...

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Women and girls continue to be killed, based on gender alone: UN rights expert

04 october 2023 - 06:19:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Continuing violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human [...] Full text...

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Right to information still an ‘empty promise’ for billions

29 september 2023 - 07:11:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-appointed expert on freedom of opinion and expression has called for governments to strengthen efforts [...] Full text...

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Human rights experts: Humanity facing ‘unprecedented global toxic emergency'

24 september 2023 - 06:53:51
New York, US (PANA) - The consequences of poor chemicals and waste management worldwide are fuelling an “unprecedented global toxic [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso Parliament authorises dispatch of military contingent to Niger

20 september 2023 - 11:17:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Th Burkina Faso transitional Parliament on Tuesdsay authorised the dispatch of a military contingent to [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief says sanctions that threaten people’s lives, health should be halted

15 september 2023 - 13:10:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has reiterated that member states should suspend [...] Full text...

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New UN guidance affirms children’s right to a clean, healthy environment

28 august 2023 - 15:02:20
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child issued new guidance on Monday that [...] Full text...

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‘Tensions and divisions’ eroding human rights in CAR, says rights expert

25 august 2023 - 05:52:17
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - An independent UN expert expressed grave concern on Thursday over the human rights situation in [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams DRC militia for deadly raid on Ituri’s displaced camp

24 july 2023 - 06:46:18
Goma, DRC (PANA) – Militia fighters killed at least 46 civilians, half of them children, and pillaged and burned a [...] Full text...

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UN experts urge Ethiopia to halt mass deportation of Eritreans

13 july 2023 - 12:09:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN experts on Thursday condemned Ethiopia's summary expulsion of hundreds of Eritreans at the end of [...] Full text...

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Burundi fails to present country's human rights report

04 july 2023 - 12:45:58
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian delegation to the 138th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday [...] Full text...

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Time to end gender-based violence, boost role of women in politics, public life

01 july 2023 - 08:54:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Immense strides have been made in the quest for gender equality but major barriers thrown up [...] Full text...

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Torture as a weapon of war must cease, rights experts demand

27 june 2023 - 07:30:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights experts marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on Monday, by reiterating [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister announces initiative to encourage creative private sector projects

26 june 2023 - 17:32:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has announced the launch [...] Full text...

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'Paris finance summit must aid states struggling with debt crises'

22 june 2023 - 09:18:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World leaders attending a summit in Paris on Thursday must ensure wealthier nations commit to comprehensive [...] Full text...

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‘Toxic tidal wave’ of plastic pollution putting human rights at risk

02 june 2023 - 05:57:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PAMA) - The world must combat the “toxic tidal wave” of plastic pollution that threatens human rights, two [...] Full text...

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UN expert calls for national reconciliation in Burundi and revival of Arusha agreement

24 may 2023 - 13:02:16
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - A UN expert on Wednesday called on Burundi to overcome divisions and restore the Arusha Agreement. The [...] Full text...

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Libyan Minister reviews efforts to combat violence against women

11 may 2023 - 15:21:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Minister of State for Women's Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Houria al-Tarmal, said [...] Full text...

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Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council

11 may 2023 - 14:53:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sudan’s descent into violent conflict and humanitarian catastrophe came under the scrutiny of the UN Human [...] Full text...

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Mali: Ban slavery by law, say top rights experts

09 may 2023 - 06:03:02
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The existence of slavery by descent in Mali continues to generate horrific human rights violations including [...] Full text...

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UN experts concerned over delay in Zambia’s debt restructuring

18 april 2023 - 08:45:33
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Monday said they were deeply concerned over delays in reaching [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Rights experts offer ‘heartfelt support and solidarity’, in wake of Cyclone Freddy

05 april 2023 - 11:03:33
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Independent human rights experts expressed their solidarity with the people of Malawi on Tuesday, following the [...] Full text...

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Libya presents roadmap to lift embargo imposed by Italy on Libyan carriers

20 march 2023 - 16:46:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Civil Aviation Authority has presented a roadmap for the lifting of an embargo imposed [...] Full text...

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Too many nations failing to investigate torture cases, UN expert says

15 march 2023 - 06:04:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - States must be “primary responders” in torture cases, to end impunity and bring justice on behalf [...] Full text...

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UN expert calls for ‘new philosophy’ to better serve persons with disabilities

14 march 2023 - 05:53:05
New Yok, US (PANA) - A “new philosophy” and broader approaches can transform services for persons with disabilities, a UN-appointed [...] Full text...

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Tropical Cyclone Freddy on track to become record-breaking storm

08 march 2023 - 05:33:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Freddy - which is threatening communities in Madagascar and Mozambique for a second time [...] Full text...

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Eritrea: human rights situation remains dire amid complete impunity

07 march 2023 - 05:44:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The human rights situation in Eritrea remains dire against of backdrop of “complete” impunity for State [...] Full text...

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Libya's State Council approves 13th constitutional amendment amidst controversy

06 march 2023 - 20:36:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The High State Council, an advisory body in Libya, approved the 13th. amendment to the Constitutional [...] Full text...

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West Africa expected to chair FRADD

28 february 2023 - 16:18:59
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - A West African country will be elected to chair the bureau of the 9th session of [...] Full text...

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Rights expert urges Italy to stop criminalising activists saving migrant lives at sea

10 february 2023 - 05:35:30
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Activists working with sea-rescue charities in Italy should not be criminalised, a UN independent human rights [...] Full text...

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‘Urgent need’ for more accountability from social media giants to curb hate speech: UN experts

07 january 2023 - 05:29:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The heads of many of the world’s biggest social media platforms were urged on Friday to [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert urges Libyan authorities to take urgent action to protect women from abuse

25 december 2022 - 15:29:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert has called on the Libyan authorities to take urgent steps to [...] Full text...

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UN Special Rapporteur in Libya to discuss causes of violence against women in Libya

16 december 2022 - 15:50:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UN rights chief appeals for end to ‘senseless violence’ in Upper Nile state

15 december 2022 - 07:49:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Perpetrators behind deadly violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state must be brought to justice, the [...] Full text...

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COP27: Rights experts decry harassment of activists attending Conference

19 november 2022 - 05:08:40
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt (PANA) - Independent human rights experts are in dialogue with Egyptian and UN authorities over the harassment of [...] Full text...

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Chad: Experts call for immediate release of protesters

26 october 2022 - 18:13:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Nearly a week after protests in Chad were violently repressed, independent experts from the UN [...] Full text...

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UN experts call for complete abolition of death penalty as ‘only viable path'

10 october 2022 - 19:07:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Marking the 20th World Day Against the Death Penalty, two UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Monday [...] Full text...

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Egypt urged to ensure civil society’s full participation in COP27 climate summit

08 october 2022 - 08:29:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PAA) - Authorities in Egypt must ensure civil society can safely and fully participate in the COP27 UN [...] Full text...

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UN urges investment in clean, sustainable tourism, as numbers bounce back

28 september 2022 - 06:16:56
New York, US (PANA) - International tourism is showing strong signs of recovery, with tourist numbers rising to 57 per [...] Full text...

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Rise in mercenary forces trigger ‘rampant’ human rights violations

21 september 2022 - 05:24:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Human rights violations committed by mercenaries and private security companies create grave challenges for victims seeking [...] Full text...

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

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

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Inflation threatens everyone’s right to development

16 september 2022 - 05:58:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rising global inflation is expected to hit emerging and developing economies particularly hard this year, adding [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Female genital mutilation ‘amounts to torture,’ impunity must end

24 august 2022 - 16:46:00
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for stronger measures to prevent and penalize female [...] Full text...

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UN Committee reviews anti-discrimination efforts

09 august 2022 - 08:37:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination opened in Geneva on Monday to review anti-discrimination efforts [...] Full text...

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UN undertakes human rights fact-finding mission in Ethiopia

03 august 2022 - 05:20:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three UN-appointed independent human rights experts returned from Ethiopia on Tuesday after working to negotiate access to [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right

28 july 2022 - 19:31:56
New York, US (PANA) - With 161 votes in favour, and eight abstentions, the UN General Assembly adopted a historic [...] Full text...

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

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

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South Africa ‘on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence’, UN experts warn

15 july 2022 - 19:37:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts have condemned reports of escalating violence targeting [...] Full text...

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Former Benin President Yayi Boni withdraws human rights violations suit against government

15 july 2022 - 12:13:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court has struck out a suit filed by [...] Full text...

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Commission to draft new Malian Constitution inaugurated

14 july 2022 - 13:07:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Malian Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on Wednesday inaugurated the commission to draft [...] Full text...

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‘Militarised approach’ to policing peaceful protests, only increases risk of violence: UN rights expert

21 june 2022 - 06:06:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Civic space is shrinking, together with a rise in human rights violations during peaceful protests worldwide, [...] Full text...

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Final round of consultations of joint Parliament/High Council of State to end on Sunday

19 june 2022 - 12:39:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The final round of consultations of the joint committee of the Libyan Parliament and the High [...] Full text...

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UN expert urges UK to halt transfer of asylum seekers to Rwanda

19 june 2022 - 05:15:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert has urged the United Kingdom to halt its controversial policy of transferring [...] Full text...

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Rapporteurs meet joint paliamenary commitee to finalize draft constitutional basis prior to presentation

18 june 2022 - 17:29:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Rapporteurs of the joint committee of the constitutional track, composed of the House of Representatives (Parliament) [...] Full text...

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More violence feared over bid to evict Maasai from ancestral lands in Tanzania

15 june 2022 - 19:04:37
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The reported use of live ammunition by security forces in Tanzania against ethnic Maasai [...] Full text...

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Do more for environment or risk planet becoming ‘human sacrifice zone’: UN experts

31 may 2022 - 06:40:38
New York, US (PANA) - It’s been five decades since Sweden hosted the world’s first conference to make the environment [...] 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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Rights group alleges abuses by Russia-linked forces in CAR

03 may 2022 - 06:37:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Forces in the Central African Republic (CAR), whom witnesses identified as Russian, appear to have summarily [...] Full text...

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UN General Assembly President slams violence against women in politics

16 march 2022 - 06:05:34
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials on Tuesday gathered with government and civil society representatives to draw attention [...] Full text...

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IInitiative of top UN official in Libya for elections discussed at meeting in Tripoli

08 march 2022 - 17:06:01
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two senior officials on Tuesday met the UN Secretary General on Libya, Ms. Stephanie Williams, to [...] Full text...

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UN official stresses need for continued consensus between the Libyan Parliament and the High State Council

22 february 2022 - 20:29:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, has reiterated the importance of the continued [...] Full text...

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Libya elected second deputy of Bureau of African Union presidency

05 february 2022 - 13:51:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya was elected as the second deputy of the Bureau of African Union Chairmanship at the [...] Full text...

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President Félix Tshisekedi leaves for 35th ordinary session of AU General Assembly in Addis Ababa

04 february 2022 - 18:56:21
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Félix Tshisekedi, left here Friday [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament, State Council form joint committee to review draft Constitution

01 february 2022 - 20:26:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The House of Representatives in Libya (Parliament) on Tuesday decided to form a joint committee with [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament meets 8 February to appoint new prime minister

31 january 2022 - 17:57:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament) at the end of a session held on Monday in [...] Full text...

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End leprosy discrimination laws ‘without delay’, UN rights expert urges

30 january 2022 - 11:19:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than 100 laws that remain in place around the world which discriminate against people affected [...] Full text...

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UN petitioned over 'safety' of Botswana’s former President Khama

07 january 2022 - 08:07:33
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Lawyers of Botswana’s former President Ian Khama have petitioned the United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on [...] Full text...

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Libyan Parliament, Presidential Council agree on a common vision for reconciliation in Libya

05 january 2022 - 12:14:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Parliamentary Roadmap Commission says it agreed on Tuesday with the President and members of [...] Full text...

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US terminates sanctions on Burundi

19 november 2021 - 05:52:21
Washington, US (PANA) - US President Joe Biden on Thursday revoked an Executive Order, thereby terminating the Burundi sanctions programme [...] Full text...

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Women’s freedoms suppressed, UN General Assembly told

19 october 2021 - 06:47:40
New York, US (PANA) - Gender-based violence, hate speech and disinformation are being used extensively online and offline, to chill [...] Full text...

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UN rights council declares access to healthy environment a human right

09 october 2021 - 07:50:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Council on Friday recognised, for the first time, that having a clean, [...] Full text...

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Food’s a human right, not just ‘a commodity to be traded’: Guterres

23 september 2021 - 18:51:07
New York, US (PANA) - Every day, hundreds of millions of people go to bed hungry. Three billion people cannot [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ceasefire in Tigray more urgent now than ever, says UN relief chief

07 august 2021 - 05:14:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A ceasefire in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray on humanitarian grounds is needed now more [...] Full text...

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Libyan parliament again postpones budget debate

02 august 2021 - 17:11:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Debate on the Libyan budget could not hold on Monday following a change on the agenda [...] Full text...

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Mercenaries ‘impede’ peace, must leave Libya to allow elections: UN rights experts

31 july 2021 - 07:01:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The continued recruitment and presence of mercenaries in Libya is impeding “progress in the peace process” [...] Full text...

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

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

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Rights experts condemn ‘dramatic rise’ in attacks on so-called slaves in Mali

19 july 2021 - 15:46:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Attacks against so-called slaves in Mali are on the rise and authorities must do more to [...] Full text...

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Final Security Council meeting to relaunch finalization of political process in Libya

14 july 2021 - 23:13:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Foreign ministers of the 15-member countries of the UN Security Council will meet Thursday in New [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court orders Togo gov't to pay 40 million CFA to ex-soldier for rights violation

12 july 2021 - 05:35:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Togolese government to pay compensation totalling 40 million [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses application for removal of parliamentary immunity on MP

25 june 2021 - 17:06:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - ECOWAS Court has dismissed all reliefs sought by a Malian, Kandioura Gakou, alleging the violation of [...] Full text...

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Cape Verde: ECOWAS Court rejects application for sanctions for non-enforcement of judgement

25 june 2021 - 17:03:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A panel of three judges of the ECOWAS Court of Justice has rejected an application filed [...] Full text...

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Court restrains Nigeria from arresting, prosecuting NGO over Twitter case

22 june 2021 - 23:06:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice Tuesday ordered the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses suit Filed by former staff of the West African Power Pool (WAPP)

04 june 2021 - 21:14:21
 Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has dismissed a suit brought by a former staff of the West African [...] Full text...

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Still time to reverse damage to ‘ravaged’ ecosystems, declares UN chief, marking Environment Day

04 june 2021 - 19:08:34
New York, US (PANA) - Amidst the triple environmental threat of biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating pollution, Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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Libyan MPs attend 5th session of the Pan-African Parliament

27 may 2021 - 11:52:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Members of Parliament are attending 5th ordinary session of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) in Midrand, [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders valuation expert to cost losses suffered by 103 claimants against Mali

02 may 2021 - 17:25:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court wants an independent expert to determine the value of properties and individual losses [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court orders Senegal to remove obstacles to elections

29 april 2021 - 20:35:02
Dakar, Senegal PANA) - The ECOWAS Court Thursday ordered Senegal to remove all obstacles to free participation in the country’s [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court orders Ivorian government to release citizen in pre-trial detention since 2018

27 april 2021 - 14:32:02
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered immediate release by the Cote d’Ivoire government of an Ivorian citizen, [...] Full text...

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Rights experts condemn UK report attempting to ‘normalise white supremacy’

19 april 2021 - 13:40:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Monday denounced a government-backed report into racism in the United [...] Full text...

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US wildlife conservationists evacuate nine giraffes from rising tides in Kenya

14 april 2021 - 09:42:55
Baringo, Kenya (PANA) - An international rescue of nine critically endangered Rothschild’s giraffe has been completed from an Island in [...] Full text...

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Rights experts sound alarm over Uganda ‘brutal’ election crackdown 

14 april 2021 - 06:22:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed independent rights experts on Tuesday condemned the killing of more than 50 people by “brutal policing methods”, linked [...] Full text...

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Ivorian seeks 1 billion CFA Francs compensation from govt. for alleged violation of his rights

18 march 2021 - 22:12:05
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has scheduled judgment for 23 April 2021 in a case brought by an [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders immediate release of Venezuelan detained by Cape Verde

15 march 2021 - 20:15:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the immediate release of a Venezuelan, Mr Alex Nain [...] Full text...

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Countries fail to prosecute killers of human rights defenders – UN expert

06 march 2021 - 05:27:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must find the political will to prevent the killings of human rights defenders, hundreds of [...] Full text...

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Traumatised, abducted Nigerian schoolchildren need rehabilitation – Rights experts

03 march 2021 - 16:27:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Nigeria, too little is being done to help teenagers left traumatised by the recent spate of attacks on schools [...] Full text...

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EAC leaders appoint Kenyan as bloc’s chief executive

27 february 2021 - 16:17:26
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - East African Community (EAC) leaders on Saturday appointed Kenya's Peter Mathuki as the next Secretary-General [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court declares its judgment ;not prejudicial' to a third party application filed

26 february 2021 - 15:32:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed the application of a third-party applicant, representing 6,500 parties, [...] Full text...

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Egypt urged to remove activists from ‘terrorist’ list

12 february 2021 - 05:08:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts appealed on Thursday for authorities in Egypt to remove two activists [...] Full text...

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UN independent experts urge Sudan to protect civilians

02 february 2021 - 06:23:02
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Recent inter-communal violence and deadly attacks in Darfur have prompted two independent UN human rights experts [...] Full text...

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Progress recorded in leprosy fight, but stigmatization persists

01 february 2021 - 05:53:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Progress is being made in the fight against leprosy, but millions are still affected by the [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, Editors Forum host launch of African Digital Platform for Safety of Journalists

29 january 2021 - 17:57:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A digital platform for the safety of journalists in Africa was due for launch in [...] 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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Hate speech on Facebook poses ‘acute challenges to human dignity’ – UN expert

24 december 2020 - 06:55:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert called on Wednesday for Facebook’s Oversight Board to give greater [...] Full text...

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UN commemorates International Migrants Day

18 december 2020 - 10:46:05
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is commemorating International Migrants Day on Friday highlighting their contributions to societies [...] Full text...

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Recognise and protect rights of persons with disabilities, UN chief urges

03 december 2020 - 10:14:21
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations is commemorating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Thursday, calling [...] Full text...

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Ensure safe and hygienic sanitation for all, UN urges on World Toilet Day

19 november 2020 - 20:42:17
New York, US (PANA) - The UN marked World Toilet Day Thursday in a bid to reinforce the need for [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court orders Nigeria to pay 20 million Naira to former death row convicts

19 november 2020 - 14:12:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A panel of three judges of the ECOWAS Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered the Federal [...] Full text...

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Former members of Mali’s Military Committee regain freedom

11 november 2020 - 19:12:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered the immediate release of 12 former members of the National Committee [...] Full text...

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Nigerians need justice, UN rights experts say

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

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Rights expert urges greater protection for mass graves

28 october 2020 - 18:49:40
New York, US (PANA) - More action must be taken to protect mass graves, which provide proof of "heinous events" that [...] Full text...

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Senegal ordered to pay 50 Million CFA Francs to Belgian for Rights Violations

27 october 2020 - 19:26:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has ordered Senegal to pay 50 million CFA francs as compensation to a [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS court dismisses suit filed by former Acting Director, Regional centre for surveillance and disease control

26 october 2020 - 19:56:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has dismissed an application by a physician and former ECOWAS staff, Prof. Abdulsalami [...] Full text...

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Morocco re-elected to UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture

23 october 2020 - 14:08:33
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco was on Thursday re-elected member of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) at [...] Full text...

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Mali: Rights expert calls for ‘immediate release’ of former officials detained during coup

24 september 2020 - 05:43:02
New York, US (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert has called on Mali’s coup leaders to release former [...] Full text...

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Mali: UN Human Rights Experts urge end to slavery once and for all

10 september 2020 - 15:41:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday called on Malian authorities to end slavery once [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'dismayed' over US sanctions on top International Criminal Court officials

03 september 2020 - 04:30:57
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday noted “with concern” the imposition by the United States of sanctions against [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert calls for ceasefire, commitment from all stakeholders to ensure free elections in CAR

28 august 2020 - 05:01:12
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - The UN’s expert on human rights in the Central African Republic (CAR) has issued [...] Full text...

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Hamouda Siala re-elected Speaker of Tripoli-based Libyan Parliament

26 august 2020 - 09:25:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Hamouda Siala was re-elected on Tuesday for a second term as Speaker of the House of [...] Full text...

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Rights expert denounces lack of investigation into 2017 killing of journalist in South Sudan

26 august 2020 - 05:50:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Lack of investigation into the killing of a journalist three years ago in South Sudan is [...] Full text...

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Mali coup: Democratic order must be restored ‘as fast as possible’ - UN

21 august 2020 - 04:58:51
New York, US (PANA) - The UN has called for the “constitutional and democratic order” to be restored as soon [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief appoints independent investigators to probe abuses in Libya

20 august 2020 - 04:03:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-led efforts to address serious rights violations in Libya, received a boost on Wednesday with the [...] Full text...

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Three UN special rapporteurs to investigate disappearance of Cameroonian journalist, Samuel Wazizi

13 august 2020 - 14:55:38
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said it has asked three United Nations (UN) special rapporteurs to investigate [...] Full text...

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Rights experts call on Tanzania to end ‘crackdown’ on civic space

23 july 2020 - 05:42:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday that Tanzania should allow peaceful gatherings to [...] Full text...

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Former Nigerian high court Judge awarded $0.16 damage by ECOWAS Court for violation of his right to fair hearing

15 july 2020 - 13:13:25
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has awarded 50 Naira (US$ 0.16) as nominal damage to a former judge [...] Full text...

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Guinea to pay US$ 47m compensation for denying company the use of its assets

10 july 2020 - 16:41:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Guinean government to pay US$ 47,500,000 as compensation [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt. ordered to repeal or amend its law on cybercrime

10 july 2020 - 16:32:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Federal Republic of Nigeria to repeal or amend [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Pandemic has caused an “education crisis” - Expert

10 july 2020 - 13:04:04
      Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An "education crisis" has plagued students the world over during the first half of 2020, and [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court says Ivorian govt. violated Rights of a Child

09 july 2020 - 16:55:29
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court of Justice says the government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire is liable [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Identify, address real needs to recover, UN rights expert urges

09 july 2020 - 04:14:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in “a serious setback” for the 2030 [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: UN expert calls for end to gender-based violence against women journalists

09 july 2020 - 03:55:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Women journalists face particular dangers while going about their work, an independent UN expert told the [...] Full text...

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Ending poverty by 2030 now a fading dream, says UN expert

08 july 2020 - 05:28:51
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed more than 250 million people to the brink of starvation [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to pay arrears of salaries, other entitlements of 244 dismissed soldiers

26 june 2020 - 16:47:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court Justice on Thursday ordered the Nigerian government to pay the arrears of the [...] Full text...

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2017 internet shutdown: ECOWAS Court holds Togo govt. liable for violation of Citizens’ Freedom of Expression

26 june 2020 - 16:44:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the Togolese government to pay 16 million CFA [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court dismisses case brought by 4 Burkinabes on rights violations, rejects claim of arbitrary detention by Liberian

25 june 2020 - 17:25:45
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - In the first of two landmark judgements delivered on Wednesday, in Abuja, Nigeria, the ECOWAS Community [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Building urban evidence base on social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa

23 june 2020 - 17:34:28
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is launching a partnership with the Canadian Covid 19 Social Impacts Network and Metropolis Canada [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council wants top UN rights official to take action on racist violence

20 june 2020 - 07:53:52
New York, US (PANA) - UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, is to spearhead efforts to address systemic racism against [...] Full text...

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RSF wants UN rapporteur to effect release of imprisoned Cameroonian journalist Amadou Vamoulké

22 may 2020 - 16:52:40
Paris, France (PANA) - The NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Friday that it had referred Amadou Vamoulké, the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Pandemic putting human trafficking victims at risk of further exploitation, experts warn

07 may 2020 - 05:50:30
Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Lockdowns, travel restrictions, resource cutbacks and other measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Journalists provide ‘antidote’ to COVID-19 misinformation, says UN chief

02 may 2020 - 08:19:43
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has called for greater protection of journalists who are providing the ‘antidote’ [...] Full text...

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'Children vulnerable to abuse, violence during coronavirus lockdowns'

08 april 2020 - 06:50:33
New York, US (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts have called on States to boost child protection measures to help [...] Full text...

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COVID-19: Do not forget internally displaced persons, UN expert urges Governments worldwide

01 april 2020 - 15:42:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  States must immediately step-up their measures to protect the 40 million internally displaced people worldwide from [...] 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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Zimbabwean human rights group bemoans army garrison shops amid widespread inflation

08 march 2020 - 10:40:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Local human rights monitoring group, Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), has castigated government for introducing garrison shops [...] Full text...

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Curfew imposed on Sudanese border town after community clashes left at least eight dead

31 december 2019 - 17:57:58
Khartoum, Sudan(PANA) - The Governor of West Darfur State, Maj. Gen. Abdul-Khaliq Mahmoud has formed a committee to probe community [...] Full text...

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WFP calls for increased support as eight million in Zimbabwe face hunger

31 december 2019 - 06:05:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) is calling on countries to step up support to Zimbabwe, where millions of [...] Full text...

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Year-end analysis: 2019 sees Zimbabwe deal with first 'man made starvation' in its history

30 december 2019 - 06:43:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - For the first time in Zimbabwe’s near 40-year history, the country faced 'man-made starvation' in 2019. While [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian President officially declares personal assets

25 december 2019 - 14:45:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani on Tuesday declared his assets before the Commission for [...] Full text...

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French Senators want more broadcasts in Mandinka, Fulani to combat terrorism in the Sahel

17 december 2019 - 15:46:17
Paris, France (PANA) - The Foreign Affairs Committee of the French Senate on Wednesday requested that France Médias Monde be [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe ‘facing worst hunger crisis in a decade’: WFP official

04 december 2019 - 09:12:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is facing its worst hunger crisis in a decade with half of the population – [...] Full text...

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Gambia yet to establish mechanism to prosecute perpetrators of human rights violations

28 november 2019 - 19:21:25
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Fabian Salvioli, the United National Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe facing man-made starvation, says UN expert

28 november 2019 - 18:25:45
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Man-made starvation is “slowly making its way into Zimbabwe” and most households in the country are [...] Full text...

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Gambia yet to establish mechanism to prosecute perpetrator of Human Rights Violations

28 november 2019 - 13:48:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Fabian Salvioli, the United National Special Rapporteur on the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation and Guarantees [...] Full text...

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Put victims at centre of transitional justice, UN expert tells Gambia

28 november 2019 - 10:25:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Fabián Salvioli, a UN human rights expert, has urged Gambia to adopt a victim-centered approach to [...] 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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Exiled former minister reveals intelligence plan to derail a human rights workshop in Zimbabwe

24 november 2019 - 15:56:24
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Exiled former Zimbabwe cabinet minister, Jonathan Moyo, shared an intelligence document written by State Security minister [...] Full text...

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UN Special Rapporteur on promotion of truth arrives in The Gambia

21 november 2019 - 06:19:59
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, [...] Full text...

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Human Rights: ‘Credible evidence’ that ‘brutal’ prison conditions prompted death of former Egyptian leader

09 november 2019 - 07:40:37
New York, US (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday that there was “credible [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council President says Zimbabwe could feature at the body's next regular session

05 november 2019 - 18:47:24
New York, USA (PANA) - President of the Human Rights Council (HRC), on the activities of the council, Ambassador Coly [...] Full text...

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UNESCO alerts on violence against the media

02 november 2019 - 05:40:16
Paris, France (PANA) - Almost 90% percent of those responsible for the killing of 1,109 journalists around the world from [...] Full text...

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Gambia must step up prosecutions to end child sexual exploitation, says UN human rights expert

31 october 2019 - 17:42:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia should be commended for embarking on a national process of healing and reconciliation, reversing [...] Full text...

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IFC to open office in Lomé

29 october 2019 - 21:42:42
Lomé, Togo (PANA)   -  International Finance Corporation (IFC), member of the World Bank Group, will officially open its offices here [...] Full text...

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Cameroon: North West, South West anglophone Cameroonian regions experiencing Human Rights Violations - IHRDA

29 october 2019 - 19:10:11
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Institute For Human Rights And Development In Africa (IHRDA), has alerted the African Commission on [...] Full text...

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NGO says human rights situation in Zimbabwe worsening

24 october 2019 - 21:30:04
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  The Zimbabwe human rights NGO forum (ZHRNF) reported here Thursday the human rights situation in the [...] Full text...

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UN expert to visit The Gambia over reported sale and sexual exploitation of children

18 october 2019 - 14:57:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, will [...] 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 special rapporteur calls for urgent democratic shift in Zimbabwe - Report

27 september 2019 - 22:19:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Clément Nyaletsossi Voule says the promise of a new dispensation is [...] Full text...

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The Association of Tunisian lawyers decrees Friday ''a day of rage''

26 september 2019 - 17:01:03
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian Bar Council has decreed Friday a national "day of anger" that will be marked [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert tells Nigeria to stop housing crisis, forced evictions

24 september 2019 - 21:10:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  -  In Nigeria, homeless and other vulnerable people are being “rounded up” by police, “persecuted” and evicted, [...] Full text...

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