UN experts on mercenaries warn of expanding use of proxy actors in both conflict and peace-time settings

09 november 2025 - 12:56:52
Nw York, US (PANA) - The UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries has warned of the growing and [...] Full text...

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'Tanzania's election did not comply with AU principles'

07 november 2025 - 13:19:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Tanzania's 2025 General Elections did not comply with AU principles, normative frameworks, and other international [...] Full text...

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South Sudan at risk of return to war, UN investigators warn

30 october 2025 - 07:27:31
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan faces a renewed slide into full-scale conflict unless urgent international action is taken, [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Malian authorities to immediately release former PM, others

28 october 2025 - 14:37:20
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The conviction and sentencing of Mali’s former Prime Minister Moussa Mara to two years in prison, [...] Full text...

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East African Community deploys election observation mission to Tanzania

27 october 2025 - 12:38:10
Arusha, Tanzania (PANA)  The East African Community (EAC) has officially launched its Election Observation Mission (EOM) to observe Wedensday's General [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags 'climate of fear and repression' in Tanzania ahead of general elections

20 october 2025 - 07:55:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities have intensified their repression of dissent against the opposition, journalists, civil society and [...] Full text...

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Rights group warns change of constitution in Chad threatens rule of law, democracy

17 october 2025 - 11:03:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Chad's new constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits is a serious setback for the rule of law [...] Full text...

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Fears mount in Tanzania over disappearance of govt critic Humphery Polepole

09 october 2025 - 08:58:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities must immediately disclose the fate and whereabouts of a former ambassador to [...] Full text...

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Rights group stresses need to protect civilians

06 october 2025 - 07:11:00
Gaza City , Gaza (PANA) – United States President Donald Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict,” announced on 29 [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Chad for 'weaponization' of citizenship

03 october 2025 - 08:40:02
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed Chad for stripping a blogger and a journalist of their [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger not to leave ICC

23 september 2025 - 20:12:01
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate. Amnesty International, on Tuesday described the decision of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger withdraw from International Criminal Court

23 september 2025 - 10:30:36
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, 0n Monday announced their withdrawal from the Hague-based International Criminal [...] Full text...

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US/Africa expulsion deals flout rights, says rights advocate

23 september 2025 - 05:39:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – The United States' recent expulsions of third-country nationals to Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda and South Sudan [...] Full text...

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Government corruption fuels human rights crisis in South Sudan, independent panel finds

17 september 2025 - 05:04:12
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - In South Sudan, “systemic government corruption” and “brazen predation” on the part of political elites [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief denounces Mali's authoritarian drift, growing repression

07 september 2025 - 05:38:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief sounded the alarm on Thursday over the deteriorating political situation in [...] Full text...

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DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence

07 september 2025 - 05:33:21
Geneva, 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 - 17:16:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence is rife in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), but urgently needed assistance [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Mauritania of years of migration control abuses

27 august 2025 - 06:56:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Mauritanian security forces committed serious human rights violations between 2020 and early 2025 against largely West and [...] Full text...

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Sudan rights group accuses security cells of torture, disappearances

18 august 2025 - 12:43:46
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A Sudanese rights group, the Emergency Lawyers group, has accused state-backed security cells in the capital, [...] Full text...

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UN warns of steep rise in sexual violence during conflict

14 august 2025 - 21:14:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual violence in conflict zones rose sharply in 2024, increasing by a quarter compared to the [...] Full text...

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South Africa rejects 'deeply flawed' US human rights report

14 august 2025 - 10:26:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Pretoria has rejected a report published by President Donald Trump’s administration that said the [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch condemns dissolution of Niger's justice sector unions

12 august 2025 - 06:56:35
Nairobi,Kenya (PANA) - Human Rights Watch has condemned the dissolution of four main justice-sector unions by the military junta in [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International designates arbitrarily detained Eswatini MPs as prisoners of conscience

28 july 2025 - 07:35:18
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Four years since they were imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of [...] Full text...

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A different type of mistreatment of a journalist held by militias in Sudan’s war By Mohamed Osman Adam

08 july 2025 - 17:52:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - For almost eleven months, I fought to restore self-esteem so that I could resume writing and [...] Full text...

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Responsibility to Protect: An unfulfilled promise

26 june 2025 - 07:01:53
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General has warned that the world today is failing to protect civilians from [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags repressive laws, lack of due process, attacks on judicial staff in Libya

02 june 2025 - 13:00:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya's fragmented justice sector is suppressing fundamental freedoms and obstructing accountability for abuses, Human Rights Watch [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for investigation into torture, forcible deportation of Kenyan and Ugandan activists by Tanzania

26 may 2025 - 06:11:42
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has asked the Tanzanian authorities to investigate the arbitrary arrest, torture, [...] Full text...

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Working Group of international follow-up committee on Libya of the Berlin Process calls for protection of civilians

18 may 2025 - 05:14:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Co-chairs of the Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Working Group of the Berlin Process - [...] Full text...

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Police officer killed. three others injured in new night-time demonstrations in Tripoli

17 may 2025 - 14:52:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A police officer was killed and three demonstrators were injured during incidents that took place on [...] Full text...

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UN’s Türk criticizes ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali

16 may 2025 - 20:23:40
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The military authorities in Mali have dissolved all political parties and repealed laws protecting political participation, [...] Full text...

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UN’s Türk criticizes ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali

16 may 2025 - 20:20:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The military authorities in Mali have dissolved all political parties and repealed laws protecting political participation, [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Libyan government to investigate crimes by illegal militia groups

14 may 2025 - 10:54:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International has urged the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) to immediately open “thorough, independent, [...] Full text...

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UN experts raise alarm over Mali’s suspension of political parties

09 may 2025 - 07:33:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts have strongly criticised Mali’s military authorities for suspending all political parties [...] Full text...

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Journalism facing new threats from AI and censorship - UN rights chief

03 may 2025 - 08:55:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Countries must do everything to ensure that free and independent news reporting can thrive, the UN [...] Full text...

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World Press Freedom Day: Political repression, funding cuts drive media sector into deep crisis

03 may 2025 - 04:54:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Massive funding cuts, compounded by growing political repression and increasing violence towards journalists, are [...] Full text...

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Millions will die from funding cuts, says UN aid chief

30 april 2025 - 16:45:01
New York, US (PANA) - Lifesaving operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping funding cutbacks which will result [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for immediate release of Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu

12 april 2025 - 07:33:30
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, is callimng for the immediate and unconditional release of [...] Full text...

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Accountability for missing persons is ‘crucial’: UN human rights chief

03 april 2025 - 09:16:56
New York, US (PANA) - 2024 saw the highest increase in missing persons in at least two decades, with 56,559 [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council focuses on Iran, Syria and Venezuela

18 march 2025 - 20:56:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top independent experts reported to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, putting the [...] Full text...

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‘Time for bold moves’: UN urges inclusive transition as Syria marks 14 years of conflict

16 march 2025 - 08:56:52
Damascus, Syria (PANA) - Marking 14 years since the start of the Syrian conflict, top UN officials raised alarm over [...] Full text...

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Iran protests: Human Rights Council probe condemns online, app-based repression

14 march 2025 - 20:14:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Iranian Government has continued to ramp up efforts to restrict the rights of civilians including [...] Full text...

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Media watchdog refers case of Burundian journalist to Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression in Africa

12 march 2025 - 11:57:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the appeal hearing of Burundian journalist Sandra Muhoza has been postponed again, media watchdog, [...] Full text...

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South Sudan’s leaders must avert another deadly crisis and uphold peace agreement, urges UN Commission

08 march 2025 - 16:04:25
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The surge in violence in Upper Nile State, escalating political tensions in Juba, and other [...] Full text...

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Human rights apply to arms transfers, says UN

05 march 2025 - 07:33:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  As the number of violent conflicts reaches “the highest level since World War II,” arms transfers [...] Full text...

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UN probe nails South Sudanese leaders for fuelling war

01 march 2025 - 08:12:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - South Sudan’s political leaders must address the impunity and corruption that fuels gross human rights violations, [...] Full text...

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EC renews restrictive measures framework on Zimbabwe

18 february 2025 - 15:42:59
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council on Tuesday renewed its framework for restrictive measures in view of the situation [...] Full text...

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Incoming AU leadership must prioritise, stand up for human rights - Amnesty International

14 february 2025 - 05:44:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As African heads of state and government prepare to elect and appoint the new leadership [...] Full text...

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After years of conflict, Timor-Leste turns peacemaker

08 february 2025 - 16:11:39
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - During the turbulent early years of Timor-Leste’s independence, the UN was a constant presence, helping to [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian govt shuts down key rights groups

29 january 2025 - 08:57:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Ethiopian authorities have shit down two more prominent human rights organizations in recent weeks as [...] Full text...

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US' order halting foreign aid work puts lives at risk: Human Rights Watch

28 january 2025 - 05:08:44
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The US government’s suspension of most foreign aid is putting lives around the world at risk, [...] Full text...

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‘Human rights defenders are key to conflict resolution,’ says Türk

14 january 2025 - 05:55:53
London, UK (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk highlighted the critical role of human rights [...] Full text...

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Kenya's human rights status downgraded to 'repressed'

04 december 2024 - 11:09:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The civil rights coalition, CIVICUS, announced in a report on Wednesday the downgrade of Kenya's civic [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams abduction of Ugandan opposition leader Besigye in Kenya

21 november 2024 - 09:09:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has expressed deep concern about the abduction of Ugandan opposition leader [...] Full text...

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Rights group denounces Libya govt's measures to entrench discrimination against women

09 november 2024 - 13:22:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International has denounced the Libyan government's announcement of measures against women and girls in the [...] Full text...

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Rights expert urges universities to respect pro-Palestinian protests

06 october 2024 - 05:51:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Universities must respect peaceful activism and revise repressive policies targeting the pro-Palestinian solidarity movement on their [...] Full text...

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Iran: Repression of women ‘intensifying’, two years on from mass protests

14 september 2024 - 14:30:30
New York, US (PANA) - The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and [...] Full text...

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Reconnect with our common humanity and reject ‘treacherous new normal’ - UN rights chief

10 september 2024 - 05:38:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered his annual global update on Monday, urging the [...] Full text...

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Nigerian authorities must uphold human rights ahead of planned nationwide protests - Amnesty International

01 august 2024 - 08:39:16
Abuja, Nigera (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, on Thursday asked the Nigerian authorities to ensure that security agencies [...] Full text...

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IMF Executive Board approves four-year US$3.4 billion Extended Credit Facility arrangement for Ethiopia

30 july 2024 - 11:47:18
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a four-year arrangement under [...] Full text...

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Top official warns of weakened regional security following withdrawal from West African economic bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger

13 july 2024 - 05:42:15
New York, US (PANA) - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s decision to pull out of the Economic Community of West [...] 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 group calls for immediate release of 'arbitrarily detained' Zimbabwe opposition activists

20 june 2024 - 08:34:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Zimbabwe authorities to release more than 70 [...] Full text...

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EU Council adopts position on law combatting corruption

14 june 2024 - 09:42:27
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - In order to step up efforts in the fight against corruption, the European Council on Friday [...] Full text...

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Former Gambia’s Interior minister jailed 20 years by Swiss court for crimes against humanity

15 may 2024 - 13:07:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ousman Sonko, former interior minister of Gambia, was convicted by Switzerland's top criminal court on Wednesday for crimes [...] Full text...

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Libya ranks 143rd in world press freedom index

04 may 2024 - 16:08:25
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya is ranked 143rd out of 180 countries in the 2024 press freedom index, according to [...] Full text...

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New Senegalese president Faye pledges to uphold good governance

04 april 2024 - 06:22:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Wednesday pledged to uphold good governance based on [...] Full text...

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2ND UPDATE: Opposition leader Faye will be youngest president of Senegal

25 march 2024 - 16:57:54
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese opposition leader, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, 44, who has swept to victory over former Prime Minister and [...] Full text...

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UN Commission warns South Sudan's repressive regime may fail to restore stability

01 march 2024 - 16:16:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked mass violence and entrenched repression in South Sudan threaten the prospects of durable peace and [...] Full text...

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US to impose visa restrictions on South Sudanese for kidnappings, 'transitional repression'

01 march 2024 - 05:58:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of State sats it is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on [...] Full text...

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Israel not complying with World Court order in genocide case

27 february 2024 - 05:59:21
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding [...] Full text...

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G7 leaders declare war on Russian economy among measures for supporting Ukraine

25 february 2024 - 09:52:12
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - As Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues, leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) have [...] 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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Global rights crises deepen as world leaders shy away: Human Rights Watch

12 january 2024 - 07:46:31
New York, US (PANA) – Global leaders have failed to take strong stands to protect human rights during 2023, a [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS and Sierra Leone's dangerous identity politics (By Paul Ejime)

10 january 2024 - 10:25:40
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - If any country should be grateful to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for [...] Full text...

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COP28: Fossil fuel commitment lacks urgency, says HRW

14 december 2023 - 09:31:55
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The UN's annual climate conference, COP28, finally acknowledged the need to transition away from fossil fuels [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya calls for promotion of human rights

11 december 2023 - 11:13:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - As the world celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Sunday, [...] Full text...

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European Council renews EU restrictive measures on DRC for one year

08 december 2023 - 14:42:55
Brussels. Belgium (PANA) – The European Council on Friday renewed its restrictive measures in view of the gravity of the [...] Full text...

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Global cooperation critical to combat transnational organised crime

07 december 2023 - 19:24:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General called for stronger action to fight the growing challenge of transnational organized [...] 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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UNSMIL concerned by armed clashes in Benghazi in eastern Libya

09 october 2023 - 17:53:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed its concern about the armed clashes [...] Full text...

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Communications, Internet services interrupted in Benghazi following armed clashes

07 october 2023 - 13:54:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Communication and internet services have been interrupted for the second consecutive day in the eastern Libyan [...] 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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UN chief calls for end to ‘atrocious crime’ of enforced disappearances

31 august 2023 - 06:58:08
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres marked Wednesday’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance by condemning [...] Full text...

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US urges Gabonese to vote 'to make their voices heard'

26 august 2023 - 07:39:46
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - As Gabonese prepare to head to the polls on Saturday, the United States is encouraging [...] Full text...

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US urges all actors in Zimbabwe to commit to free, fair, peaceful elections

23 august 2023 - 06:36:27
Washingon, DC, US (PANA) - As Zimbabweans head to the polls on Wednesday, the United States has called on all [...] Full text...

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US, UN laud humanitarian workers on World Humanitarian Day

20 august 2023 - 08:03:29
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and United Nations on Saturday lauded humanitarian aid workers who continue to [...] Full text...

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Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)

18 august 2023 - 11:45:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...

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Niger coup: Using diplomacy and biting sanctions to beat Niger's coup leaders (Analysis by Paul Ejime)

17 august 2023 - 09:43:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - There is no doubt that the sanctions imposed on Niger by the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate: No one held responsible for massacre in Cairo for 10 years

14 august 2023 - 05:41:18
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday criticised the Egyptian authorities for failing for a decade to hold [...] Full text...

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HRW says critics of port deal in Tanzania arrested

07 august 2023 - 06:47:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday that Tanzanian authorities have detained or threatened at least 22 [...] Full text...

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Human rights at risk in Tunisia two years after President Saied’s power grab: Rights group

24 july 2023 - 10:45:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further [...] 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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Human rights must be key to deciding 2030 FIFA World Cup host, survey says

22 june 2023 - 12:28:19
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - An online poll has discovered that majority of people surveyed believe human rights should be a [...] Full text...

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The European Union re-launches its technical and financial partnership with Burundi

17 may 2023 - 15:25:27
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has turned the page on more than eight years of financial sanctions [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: The Trade Union Action Unit condemns violation of freedom to demonstrate in France

20 april 2023 - 15:22:25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkina Faso Trade Union Action Unit, grouping 23 trade unions, condemned on Thursday "the [...] Full text...

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Swiss prosecutors charge former Gambian minister with crimes against humanity

18 april 2023 - 16:30:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Swiss prosecutors have charged a former interior minister of The Gambia with crimes against humanity for [...] Full text...

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Mali holds roundtable for finaning against violent extremism

07 april 2023 - 17:58:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Prime Minister, Choguel Kokalla Maiga, Thursday opened a roundtable here on the financing of [...] 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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Burundi, African Union turn the page on long period of diplomatic discord

18 march 2023 - 16:35:44
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The political news of the week that is drawing to a close will have been marked [...] Full text...

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Sad and shocking story of Sudanese woman and her child who died in the Sahara

09 march 2023 - 20:26:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - International and local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have recorded terrifying figures of illegal migrants who die on [...] Full text...

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Impunity drives cycles of ‘horrific’ crimes in South Sudan, Human Rights Council hears

08 march 2023 - 06:08:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Impunity is a major driver of the human rights and humanitarian crises in South Sudan, which [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM calls for strong judiciary

21 february 2023 - 15:06:52
dTripoli, Libya (PANA) - The consolidation and development of Libya's judicial institutions confirm the restoration of the state's authority and [...] Full text...

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Israel's expansion in Africa seen through the prism of Libyan newspaper

10 february 2023 - 16:02:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Israel is undoubtedly progressing more and more in the African continent, succeeding in its infiltration through [...] Full text...

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UN investigators call on Libyan authorities to provide justice for victims of human rights violations

30 january 2023 - 14:21:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission to Libya has called on the Libyan authorities to take decisive [...] Full text...

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South Africans outraged at murder of eSwatini lawyer

25 january 2023 - 16:28:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African legal analysts have condemned the murder of prominent eSwatini human rights lawyer [...] Full text...

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SADC implored to act on Eswatini human rights abuse

25 january 2023 - 14:32:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) has expressed concern about the state of affairs in [...] Full text...

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Presidential party to hold 'ordinary' congress in Burundi

20 january 2023 - 19:26:07
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The National Council for the Defence of Democracy/Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD, party-state) has [...] Full text...

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Children’s rights must remain priority: UN rights chief

17 january 2023 - 05:35:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Children’s rights must remain a priority and their voices should be heard and listened to, UN [...] 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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US sanctions four Zimbabweans, including president's son; removes 17 from sanctions list

13 december 2022 - 06:55:09
Washington, D.C., US (PANA) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday imposed sanctions on [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Human rights must ‘be at the core’ of democratic transition, urges UN rights chief

17 november 2022 - 05:22:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The new UN human rights chief ended his first country visit on Wednesday explaining that he [...] Full text...

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France donates equipment to Benin's security sector

12 november 2022 - 13:42:27
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - France has donated equipment estimated at 122 million CFAF to support Benin in the security sector, [...] 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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Justice for protesters against Sudan coup, key to ending cycle of violence: Rights experts

26 october 2022 - 05:39:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded real accountability for the year-long brutal crackdown on [...] Full text...

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US condemns bloody Chadian demonstrations

21 october 2022 - 05:16:35
Washington, US (PANA) - The United States has condemned the violence in Chad involving clashes between security forces and demonstrators [...] Full text...

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Around 50 people killed in Chad protests - govt

20 october 2022 - 20:36:21
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Chad's Transitional Prime Minister Saleh Kebzabo said at a press conference on Thursday that the [...] Full text...

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At least 30 dead and several injured in Chad demonstrations, new report

20 october 2022 - 17:27:26
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - At least 30 people were killed in demonstrations that broke out on Thursday in several [...] Full text...

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AU Commission Chairperson condemns repression of demonstrations in Chad

20 october 2022 - 17:20:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Thursday condemned the [...] Full text...

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Guinea political parties snub 'inclusive dialogue scheme' proposed by government

18 october 2022 - 15:13:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) -Several coalitions of political parties on Monday reiterated their decision to categorically reject the scheme recently instituted [...] 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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Guinea gov't plans to implement new anti-corruption strategies

16 september 2022 - 19:46:53
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government plans to put in place new strategies to fight against people who have [...] Full text...

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Guinea pressure group calls for another unauthorised demonstration on Monday

02 september 2022 - 14:27:26
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean pressure group, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), which was recently [...] Full text...

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More than 10,000 people killed in Burkina Faso in terrorist attacks since 2015

02 september 2022 - 13:29:39
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - More than 10,000 people comprising  civilians and soldiers have been killed since 2015 in terrorist [...] Full text...

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Guinea rights body calls on junta to clarify cause of death of detained former minister

22 august 2022 - 12:19:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean Human Rights Organisation (OGDH) is demanding that the government clarify the death of detained [...] Full text...

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FNDC calls for further peaceful demonstrations in Guinea

21 august 2022 - 16:23:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), a Guinean citizens' movement recently dissolved [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean minister dies in custody

21 august 2022 - 15:56:20
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Loucény Camara, former Guinean minister of Urbanism, Housing and Tourism, died on Saturday evening, according to [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges South Sudanese leaders to use peace deal extension for reforms

18 august 2022 - 06:53:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – South Sudanese leaders should address chronic insecurity, rights abuses, and the worsening humanitarian situation during the country’s [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean Prime Minister Ibrahim Kassory Fofana in new legal trouble

12 august 2022 - 15:57:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean prime minister of the government overthrown by the junta on September 5, Ibrahima [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean minister granted conditional release

11 august 2022 - 13:59:22
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean minister of Security and Civil Protection, Albert Damatang Camara, who has been in [...] Full text...

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Amnesty slams Guinea junta's further attacks on freedom of expression and association

11 august 2022 - 08:33:37
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed Guinea's military junta for dissolving the umbrella pro-democracy National Front for the [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean PM Cellou Dalein condemns dissolution of pro-democracy pressure group

10 august 2022 - 12:24:45
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Prime Minister, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, on Tuesday condemned the dissolution of umbrella [...] Full text...

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National Front for the Defence of the Constitution in Guinea dissolved

09 august 2022 - 15:31:54
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government announced on Monday the dissolution of the National Front for the  Defence of [...] 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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Rights watchdog says reforms crucial for civilian rule in Mali

09 august 2022 - 10:13:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A human rghts advocate on Tuesday urged Mali's authorities to act to uphold fundamental freedoms and the [...] Full text...

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ICC issues arrest warrant against former CAR minister Mahamat Nouradine Adam for alleged war crimes

29 july 2022 - 10:15:28
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warrant of [...] 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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Guinea's former ruling party demands immediate and unconditional releaseof its leaders

24 july 2022 - 14:54:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Young activists of the former ruling party in Guinea, Guinean People's Assembly (Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée [...] Full text...

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27 people arrested for cybercrime in Benin

20 july 2022 - 15:07:43
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Beninese police arrested 27 people, including two women, last weekend in the town of Seme-Kpodji, [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean PM Diallo laments poor baccalaureate result

20 july 2022 - 13:10:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Prime Minister and leader of the opposition Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea [...] Full text...

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Benin police officer jailed seven years for theft

19 july 2022 - 13:23:48
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Benin police officer has been sentenced to seven years in prison and fined 50 million [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean PM Cellou Dalein summoned to appear in court for the second time

08 july 2022 - 12:01:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Prime Minister, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, has been summoned to appear before the [...] Full text...

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Police record several injuries after violent protests in Guinea

07 july 2022 - 16:17:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The police recorded on Wednesday during the violence in the Guinean capital the arrest of three [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso junta leader invites former presidents. including convicted Compaoré, to 'high-level meeting

07 july 2022 - 06:02:55
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's junta leader, Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, has invited the country's former presidents to [...] Full text...

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Three leaders of Guinea pressure group to appear in court for kicking against junta

06 july 2022 - 12:52:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Three influential members of the Guinean pressure group, National Front for the Defence of the Constitution [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party sets out preconditions for participation in dialogue

25 june 2022 - 14:26:21
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The relaunch of the political dialogue in Guinea initiated by the government to start next Monday [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council in Geneva to discuss alarming situation in Tindouf camps

23 june 2022 - 21:14:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The international NGO "Unity for Development Network" Thursday submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council [...] 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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Sexual violence in conflict ‘terrorises populations, destroys lives and fractures communities’ - Guterres

17 june 2022 - 19:37:38
New York, US (PANA) - Sexual violence has become a brutal tactic of warfare and repression that “terrorises populations, destroys [...] Full text...

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FNDC doubts sincerity of ruling junta in Guinea

16 june 2022 - 14:56:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) in Guinea has expressed doubts about [...] Full text...

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Sudan's coalition against coup meets military leaders

10 june 2022 - 11:17:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), a coalition against the 25 October 2021 military coup that [...] Full text...

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Senior US diplomat to visit Sudan

05 june 2022 - 05:34:02
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Molly Phee, will pay a five-day [...] Full text...

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US slams Tunisian president Saied for dismissal of 57 judges

03 june 2022 - 09:23:18
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has slammed Tunisia's President Kais Saied for dismissing 57 judges and amending the rules governing [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president Saied fires 57 judges

02 june 2022 - 11:26:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Wednesday announced the dismissal of 57 magistrates accusing them of "obstructing [...] Full text...

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Sudan anti-coup coalition calls for 'end to repression' after junta lifts state of emergency

31 may 2022 - 09:21:27
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan's Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), a coalition against last October's military coup, has called [...] Full text...

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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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Former Guinean Prime Minister Cellou Diallo summoned to court

27 may 2022 - 10:47:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Prime Minister, Mamadou Cellou Dalein Diallo, who held several ministerial positions in the [...] Full text...

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Libya: Officials discuss demobilisation of armed groups

26 may 2022 - 23:30:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The issue of demobilisation and integration of armed groups in Libya, the subject of a workshop [...] Full text...

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AU urged to focus on root causes of conflict, political instability

24 may 2022 - 04:53:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – African Union (AU) member countries should use their upcoming summit to commit to addressing human rights [...] Full text...

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AI says President Barrow statement put human rights defender Madi Jobarteh’s safety at risk

06 may 2022 - 16:15:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Right group, Amnesty International, has said that Gambian President Adama Barrow's statements put human rights defender  Madi [...] Full text...

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Former governor of Central Bank of Guinea released on bail

05 may 2022 - 13:46:56
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former governor of the Central Bank of Guinea (BCRG), Loucény Nabé, jailed for nearly one [...] Full text...

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Former president of National Assembly in Guinea jailed for misappropriation of public funds

28 april 2022 - 18:23:51
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - After more than ten hours of hearing before the judges of the Court of Repression of [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of protesters detained, mistreated in Sudan, says Human Rights Watch

28 april 2022 - 05:46:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December 2021 and forcibly disappeared scores as [...] Full text...

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Detained former Guinean President, Alpha Condé, released

23 april 2022 - 16:05:43
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The ruling junta in Guinea on Friday released former President Alpha Condé, who will now live [...] Full text...

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Two former Guinean ministers placed under arrest

22 april 2022 - 12:55:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Two former Guinean ministers of the government deposed last September have been placed under arrest, after [...] Full text...

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Guinea's junta leader appoints former minister of deposed government

21 april 2022 - 15:15:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The head of the junta in Guinea, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, on Wednesday appointed a former minister [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean ruling party withdraws from National Conferences

15 april 2022 - 12:53:38
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's former ruling party, Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée and its allies (RPG Arc-en-Ciel), on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party denounces arrest of its officials

08 april 2022 - 07:05:04
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée (RPG Arc-en-ciel), the former ruling party in Guinea, has condemned [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former ruling party concerned about arrest of some former dignitaries

07 april 2022 - 15:45:30
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former ruling party in Guinea, the Rassemblement du Peuple de Guinée (RPG Arc-en-ciel), says it [...] Full text...

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Libyan activist regains freedom after 10 months of disappearance in eastern Libya

03 april 2022 - 15:18:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mansour Atti Al-Maghrebi, a civil society activist and representative of the Libyan Red Crescent Society in [...] 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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Libyan activists detained for inciting atheism and insulting Islam

26 march 2022 - 13:22:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Members of the Libyan "Haraket Attenwir" (Enlightenment Movement) have been detained on the orders of Libya's [...] Full text...

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Guinea's former central bank detained over alleged embezzlement of public funds

24 march 2022 - 19:03:40
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former governor of the Central Bank of Guinea (BCRG), Dr. Loucény Nabé, detained Wednesday by [...] Full text...

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Rights group says martial law brings crackdown in eastern DRC

22 march 2022 - 09:25:57
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo's  (DRC) military has suppressed peaceful critics in the more than 10 months [...] Full text...

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UN OHCHR nails Algiers on human rights issue

10 march 2022 - 17:15:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed "serious concern about the deteriorating human rights [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean minister placed under detention warrant

23 february 2022 - 13:58:51
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean Budget Minister, Ismaël Dioubaté, was placed under a detention warrant and imprisoned on [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Algerian authorities for tightening repression on protest

21 february 2022 - 05:35:13
Algiers, Ageria (PANA) – A human rights watchdog has slammed the Algerian authorities for continuing to repress protests and called [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Europe not to roll out red carpet for Egyptian President al-Sisi

14 february 2022 - 05:49:48
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has lashed out at Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for human rights abuses [...] 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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Rights groups urge South Sudan authorities to improve human rights

06 february 2022 - 10:50:05
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese authorities should urgently advance and implement a comprehensive human rights agenda to improve the [...] Full text...

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Rights group says AU should focus on rights, justice at summit

04 february 2022 - 09:34:45
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Senegalese President Macky Sall should ensure that civilian protection, human rights, and justice and accountability [...] Full text...

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Three former Guinean ministers to be tried for embezzlement

03 february 2022 - 16:52:00
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Three former Guinean ministers under ousted President Alpha Conde will soon appear before the Court of [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta leader dismisses several senior public servants for corruption

25 january 2022 - 13:08:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The President of the Transition in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, on Monday dismissed nine senior officials [...] Full text...

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Record cocaine seizure in Niger en route to Europe via Libya

06 january 2022 - 21:31:27
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - The Nigerien police seized more than 214 kilograms of cocaine in northern Niger, a record, and [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean PM welcomes creation of anti-corruption structure

03 december 2021 - 15:35:34
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former High Representative of the deposed Guinean president, Alpha Condé, and leader of the Union [...] Full text...

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Seif al-Islam Gaddafi back in Libya's presidential race after appeal is accepted

02 december 2021 - 19:43:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Court of Appeal in the southern city of Sebha has accepted appeals by Seif Al-Islam [...] Full text...

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UN SG's Special Envoy to Libya surprisingly resigns

23 november 2021 - 19:21:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General and head of the UN Support Mission in [...] Full text...

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Rights group questions choice of Egypt as next climate change conference venue

15 november 2021 - 06:37:52
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is questioning the choice of Egypt to host the next UN climate [...] 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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Amnesty International condemns repression of Chadian protesters

12 october 2021 - 06:47:28
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the Chadian authorities for the repression of a protest planned for last [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM determined to continue serving the people and achieve goal of holding elections

21 september 2021 - 22:19:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, affirmed here Tuesday that the [...] 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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Human Rights Watch slams Tunisian President’s 'repressive policies'

12 september 2021 - 05:36:37
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Arbitrary and politically motivated acts of repression have proliferated in Tunisia since 25 July, 2021, when President [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges Guinea coup makers to respect human rights

07 september 2021 - 06:14:13
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Amnesty International has urged soldiers who toppled the government of Guinean President Alpha Condé in a [...] Full text...

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Release of political prisoners in Libya, a boost for national reconciliation (Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

06 september 2021 - 18:43:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Still unimaginable a few months ago, the release of dignitaries of the former regime in Libya, [...] Full text...

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South Sudan pressed to end crackdown against activists seeking political accountability

03 september 2021 - 18:40:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese authorities have arrested civil society activists and a politician, besides closing down a [...] 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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Libyan PM advises Morzouk residents to copy Tawergha-Misrata reconciliation model

19 august 2021 - 17:47:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has called for steps to achieve peace in the southwestern town [...] Full text...

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After disrupting the transition, Haftar again threatens the electoral process in Libya ( Analysis by BA Youssef, PANA correspondent)

12 august 2021 - 22:01:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Not content with having served as a blocking element in the new political transition that has [...] Full text...

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Libyan crisis far from over, as Marshal Haftar refuses to submit to any authority in Libya

09 august 2021 - 18:37:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The head of the east-based Libyan National Army, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, on Monday reiterated his refusal [...] Full text...

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