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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Sudan civilians deliberately targeted - UN Fact-Finding Mission reports

05 september 2025 - 18:11:33
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An independent fact-finding mission for the human rights situation in the Sudan published its report [...] Full text...

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Sudan civilians deliberately targeted, UN Fact-Finding Mission reports

05 september 2025 - 15:04:13
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - An independent fact-finding mission for the human rights situation in the Sudan published its report [...] Full text...

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‘Reparatory justice’ key to ending racism against Africans and their descendants

04 september 2025 - 07:23:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Governments, academia and other stakeholders must “double down on delivering reparatory justice” for people from the [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for justice and ‘real change’ for people of African descent

01 september 2025 - 07:05:59
New York, US (PANA) - On the International Day for People of African Descent, celebrated each year on 31 August, [...] Full text...

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International Day for Remembrance of Slave Trade: ‘Time to abolish exploitation once and for all’

23 august 2025 - 16:46:23
Paris, France (PANA) - Victims of atrocities and freedom fighters across history can inspire future generations to build just societies, [...] Full text...

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A Moving History: IMF Finance & Development (By Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development at Oxford University)

06 august 2025 - 10:46:10
Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The history of migration is the story of humanity and its progress. It’s a story [...] Full text...

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Human trafficking: Senegal to strengthen legal framework, improve cross-border cooperation (By Minielle Baro, United Nations Information Centre, Dakar)

01 august 2025 - 05:50:57
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In response to the scourge of human trafficking, Senegal has adopted a solid legal framework, the [...] Full text...

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Women and girls of African descent: Celebrating contributions, recognising challenges

25 july 2025 - 16:50:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - This Friday marks the first observation of the International Day of Women and Girls of African [...] Full text...

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UNESCO World Heritage Centre inscribes Historic Georgetown on Janjanbureh Island into its Network

27 june 2025 - 14:20:41
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre has officially inscribed Historic Georgetown on Janjanbureh Island in the Gambia into [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council hears concerns over displacement, genocide risks and migrant trafficking

24 june 2025 - 05:23:08
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - On day six of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva, the [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s war intensifies amid starvation, rights probe warns

18 june 2025 - 07:10:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Heavy fighting continues to escalate in Sudan as a “direct result” of the continued flow of [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN denounces use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas

17 june 2025 - 19:30:25
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting has intensified in recent weeks in parts of Darfur, Sudan, UN investigators have [...] Full text...

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‘Justice is long overdue’: Guterres calls for reparations for enslavement and colonialism

31 may 2025 - 09:45:25
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres renewed his calls for Member states and the United Nations to [...] Full text...

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Ghana's President calls for reparations to address centuries of African exploitation

25 may 2025 - 16:16:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama has called for global accountability and reparative justice to confront the enduring [...] Full text...

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AU marks Africa Day 2025 with call to justice, unity, shared progress

24 may 2025 - 13:42:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is commemorating Africa Day 2025, which falls on Sunday, with a renewed [...] Full text...

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Scam centres are a ‘human rights crisis’, independent experts 21

21 may 2025 - 17:49:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Southeast Asian nations should do more to protect people from being reeled into scam farms, top [...] Full text...

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Sudan: More than 40,000 refugees have flocked to Chad in one month - UNHCR

15 may 2025 - 09:57:43
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - More than 40,000 Sudanese, the majority of them women and children, have fled the ongoing fighting [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International alleges advanced Chinese weaponry provided by UAE identified in Sudan war in breach of arms embargo

10 may 2025 - 12:01:07
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sophisticated Chinese weaponry, re-exported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been captured in Khartoum, [...] Full text...

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UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

16 april 2025 - 07:22:48
New York, US (PANA) - The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session [...] Full text...

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UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descent

15 april 2025 - 20:29:49
New York, US (PANA) - The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges the world to stop 'ignoring' Sudan

15 april 2025 - 09:46:12
London, UK, (PANA) - On the second anniversary on Tuesday of the outbreak of Sudan’s civil war, a human rights [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Rights group flags 'horrific and widespread' use of sexual violence by paramilitary RSF

10 april 2025 - 10:58:27
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has been fighting a bloody war with the [...] Full text...

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‘Urgent need to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking’: UN Assembly President

09 april 2025 - 08:04:49
New York, US (PANA) - An estimated 50 million people currently live in modern slavery, while a third of human [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges govts to pursue comprehensive justice for Sudan on 20th anniversary of Darfur ICC referral

31 march 2025 - 11:23:58
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – Ongoing atrocities fuelled by rampant impunity and an accountability gap across Sudan require comprehensive justice [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief denounces a 'frightening proliferation of racist violence and hate crimes'

28 march 2025 - 08:06:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The world is facing a "frightening proliferation of racist violence and hate crimes," the UN human [...] Full text...

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Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’ (By Vibhu Mishra, UN News)

26 march 2025 - 10:28:15
New York, US (PANA) - The transatlantic slave trade may have ended centuries ago but its legacy is ever present, [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council: Significant increase in child victims of trafficking

12 march 2025 - 19:17:20
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Children make up almost four in 10 victims of trafficking worldwide, but the true number of [...] Full text...

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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief

04 march 2025 - 07:30:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan to [...] Full text...

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‘Naked struggle for power and resources’ leaves civilians paying unbearable price: UN human rights chief

03 march 2025 - 20:22:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As 120 conflicts rage around the world from the DR Congo to Gaza and from Sudan [...] 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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90% of victims of conflict-related sexual abuse in DRC are women and girls

25 february 2025 - 06:41:40
New York, US (PANA) - Independent UN experts on Monday expressed grave concern over the scale of conflict-related sexual violence [...] Full text...

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UN concerned about armed clashes in South Sudan

19 february 2025 - 07:43:03
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The top UN official in South Sudan on Tuesday expressed grave concern over clashes in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa leads SA delegation at AU summit

16 february 2025 - 08:04:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading a South African delegation at the 38th Ordinary Session [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action

07 february 2025 - 15:32:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief launches $500 million global appeal

31 january 2025 - 05:26:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) on Thursday launched an appeal for $500 million to fund [...] Full text...

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War in Sudan: Nearly one million people forcibly displaced to Chad

29 january 2025 - 10:59:50
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - More than twenty international charity organisations have again flagged the appalling conditions in which about [...] Full text...

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AU Summit to confront colonial era injustices against Africa

27 january 2025 - 22:15:16
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is set to confront colonial era injustices, including slavery, apartheid and other [...] Full text...

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DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack

24 january 2025 - 21:44:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Sudan fighters of rape, holding sex slaves in war crimes offences

16 december 2024 - 05:06:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone authorities must repeal colonial vagrancy laws - Rights group

14 november 2024 - 06:57:45
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Sierra Leonean authorities must repeal vagrancy laws without delay, following a landmark ruling by [...] Full text...

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Time to dismantle legacies of slavery and colonialism impacting African diaspora

09 november 2024 - 05:49:08
New York, US (PANA) - Despite progress over the past 10 years to promote and protect the human rights of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa salutes Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey on her Commonwealth appointment

30 october 2024 - 06:57:12
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday extended his personal congratulations and those of the South [...] Full text...

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Report highlights links between child trafficking and grave violations during conflict

04 october 2024 - 05:43:00
New York, US (PANA) - Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of [...] Full text...

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Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace

01 october 2024 - 06:09:41
New York, US (PANA) - Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...

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‘If we act together,’ we can overcome global challenges – UN Assembly President

25 september 2024 - 05:40:05
New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly, Philémon Yang, said on Tuesday that the annual [...] Full text...

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Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens

11 september 2024 - 05:42:26
New York, US (PANA) - The 79th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday in New York, with [...] Full text...

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Top human rights investigators call for arms embargo on Sudan warring parties

06 september 2024 - 21:27:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse

06 september 2024 - 12:56:39
Geneva, Switerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...

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Sudan: ‘Dire consequences for survivors’ lacking medical and trauma services

31 august 2024 - 19:00:06
Geneva - Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 6.7 million people are at risk of gender-based violence in Sudan, with displaced, [...] Full text...

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Senior UN officials welcome verdict in Guinea 2009 stadium massacre trial

01 august 2024 - 17:09:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The fight against impunity must continue in Guinea, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Rights group flags widespread sexual violence in the capital

29 july 2024 - 05:47:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have committed widespread acts of rape, including gang [...] Full text...

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UN remembers Nelson Mandela’s commitment to fight poverty and inequity

15 july 2024 - 18:59:09
New York, US (PANA)  - The UN paid tribute on Monday to the life and legacy of the first democratically [...] Full text...

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Breaking News: Mohamed El Ghazouani wins Mauritania's presidential election

01 july 2024 - 16:54:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's outgoing president Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani was declared winner of Saturday's presidential election with [...] Full text...

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Conviction of Malian terrorist is 'another significant milestone in accountability' - Guterres

27 june 2024 - 05:50:50
New York, US (PANA) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has described the conviction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of [...] Full text...

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ICC convicts key member of al-Qaida group in Mali of war crimes

26 june 2024 - 17:59:52
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday convicted a leader of Ansar Dine and Al-Qaida [...] Full text...

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ICC issues warrant for arrest of Malian terrorist Iyad Ag Rhali

24 june 2024 - 11:34:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has unsealed the warrant for the arrest of Iyad Ag Ghaly, [...] Full text...

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Senior UN officials call for end to ‘barbaric’ sexual violence in Sudan

26 april 2024 - 04:37:13
New York, US (PANA) - The international community must take immediate action to end the wave of sexual violence being carried [...] Full text...

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UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

26 march 2024 - 10:08:33
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly on Monday [...] 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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UN leaders galvanise action for reparations for people of African descent

21 march 2024 - 18:35:42
New York, US (PANA) - Reparatory justice must tackle the grave human rights violations deeply entrenched in the legacy of [...] Full text...

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ICC pursues slavery crimes

19 march 2024 - 15:34:25
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Forced marriages, human trafficking, conscription of child soldiers and forced labour will form part of [...] Full text...

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EU legislators strike deal to ban products made with forced labour

05 march 2024 - 11:10:04
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional deal on the regulation prohibiting [...] 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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UN rights commission urges South Sudan to ensure peaceful elections to regain stability

19 february 2024 - 14:31:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must carefully navigate the conclusion of the elections set for December, which [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso junta leader promises to continue fight against terrorism

01 january 2024 - 13:04:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has pledged to continue the fight against terrorism [...] Full text...

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Sudan Conflict: Sudan Rejects US Accusations Against National Army

07 december 2023 - 19:46:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Thursday was critical of the US administration which accused both Sudanese national army and [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for action to end slavery

02 december 2023 - 06:42:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PAA) - More than 50 million people today are victims of slavery, one in four of them children, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN rights experts ‘appalled’ at rise in sexual violence

30 november 2023 - 18:17:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed heightened alarm on Thursday over the escalation in gender-based [...] Full text...

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CEN-SAD labour ministers call for optimum management of employment

29 november 2023 - 20:57:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ministers of Labour and representatives of Member States of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) have [...] Full text...

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UN, AU sign new human rights agreement

29 november 2023 - 05:22:54
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and the African Union have reinforced their partnership following the conclusion of [...] 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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Ethiopia crisis: Victims ‘left in limbo’ as Ethiopia rights probe mandate ends

14 october 2023 - 08:00:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-mandated Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia on Friday released a harrowing report on [...] Full text...

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Eritrea dismisses Amnesty's 'flawed' report on Eritrean Defence Forces' war crimes in Ethiopia

06 september 2023 - 11:02:37
New York, US (PANA) - Eritrea has dismissed a report by Amnesty International that the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed [...] Full text...

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Eritrean soldiers committed crimes against humanity in Ethiopia - Rights group

05 september 2023 - 10:18:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum

04 september 2023 - 08:21:40
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has officially opened the Intercontinental Slavery Museum on the site of [...] Full text...

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Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: Experts

01 september 2023 - 05:39:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights experts called on States in the global North on Thursday to forgo intellectual property [...] Full text...

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Abolish ‘human exploitation’ once and for all, UNESCO chief urges

24 august 2023 - 05:56:32
Paris, France (PANA) - Commemorating the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition on Wednesday, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Govt releases list of public holidays for 2024

15 july 2023 - 08:37:54
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government published on Saturday the list of 15 public holidays for the year 2024.  They [...] Full text...

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Murder of Nahel in France, burning of Koran in Sweden confirm hypocrisy of slogans promoted by the West - Libyan newspaper

14 july 2023 - 16:32:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two major events in the last two weeks have attracted a great deal of attention, one [...] Full text...

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‘Bold and resolute’ action needed to protect children affected by war, UN Security Council told

06 july 2023 - 06:44:41
New York, US (PANA) - Last year, 27,180 grave violations were committed against children caught up in war – the [...] Full text...

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Racism which scars societies, must be stamped out, forum for people of African descent hears

31 may 2023 - 05:48:23
New York, US (PANA) - Racism is a global problem, and every country must take a stance against it, General [...] 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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Slavery has left deep, long-lasting legacy on USA, UN experts say

06 may 2023 - 06:36:06
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice in policing ended a 12-day visit [...] Full text...

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Workshop held in Bamako on design of scientific articles related to child slavery

27 april 2023 - 14:22:21
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Donkosira Association (Path of Knowledge), in collaboration with Wikipedia-Mali, organized a two-day training session on [...] Full text...

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Libya again accused of violations against migrants, despite heavy toll as transit country

06 april 2023 - 20:16:09
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The latest report of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya to the Human Rights Council on [...] Full text...

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Libyan Sovereign Committee denounces report of Independent Fact-Finding Mission on situation of migrants in Libya

04 april 2023 - 15:02:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Sovereign Committee formed by the Libyan Presidential Council has expressed reservations on the report of [...] Full text...

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Impunity driving violence in South Sudan, UN rights commission says

04 april 2023 - 12:13:24
New York, US (PANA) - Tackling impunity will be critical to end pervasive violence and horrific human rights violations and [...] Full text...

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Stories of slavery must be told, says US Vice President

29 march 2023 - 05:37:17
Cape Coast, Ghana (PANA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday criticised the crime and atrocity of the slave [...] Full text...

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Dismantling racism today starts by understanding slavery’s ‘horrific’ past - Guterres

28 march 2023 - 05:28:30
New York, US (PANA) - Education is the “most powerful weapon” in the world’s arsenal to combat the brutal legacy [...] Full text...

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Libya: Crimes against humanity committed since 2016 – Rights probe

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

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US Vice President Kamala Harris kicks off first Africa visit

26 march 2023 - 13:36:27
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris kicked  off her first visit to Africa on Sunday when she arrived [...] Full text...

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Fight slavery’s ‘racist legacy’ through education: Guterres

25 march 2023 - 05:14:36
New York, US (PANA) - Honouring the millions of Africans sold into slavery helps to restore dignity to people who [...] Full text...

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UN upholds fight for fairer world on anti-racism day

22 march 2023 - 06:05:08
New York, US (PANA) - With xenophobia, prejudice, and hate speech on the rise, the UN community gathered in the [...] Full text...

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Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statements on migrants pinned down by a Libyan newspaper

06 march 2023 - 20:22:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statements last week in which he ordered Tunisian security forces to stop [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert urges Mali transitional authorities to protect civic space, respect freedoms

22 february 2023 - 10:46:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN expert has urged authorities in Mali to open up civic and democratic space and [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese probe sought over persistent sexual violence

28 november 2022 - 19:41:18
London, Britain (PANA) - The government of South Sudan should immediately remove from office and investigate Governors and County Commissioners [...] Full text...

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Consign violence against women and girls, ‘to the history books’: UN chief

24 november 2022 - 05:50:40
New York, US (PANA) = Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family [...] Full text...

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Fight against human trafficking must be strengthened in Ethiopia’s wartorn north

04 october 2022 - 06:46:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Throughout Ethiopia’s Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to abduction [...] Full text...

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Guinea: UN pledges support for justice and accountability, as stadium massacre trial begins

29 september 2022 - 05:31:02
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of [...] Full text...

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Some 50 million people in modern slavery: Report

12 september 2022 - 14:47:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Forced labour and marriage have increased significantly over the last five years, according to a new [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to showcase history of slavery to the world

24 august 2022 - 08:28:27
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mauritius (UOM), Professor Sanjeev Sobhee, on Tuesday said that there is need [...] Full text...

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UN rights expert says Central African Republic militias spreading ‘terror'

06 august 2022 - 05:30:24
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) must lay down their arms and engage in [...] Full text...

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IOM identifies 1,735 victims of human trafficking in Burundi

30 july 2022 - 14:30:34
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The local office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Saturday, on the occasion [...] Full text...

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Mauritius publishes list of 15 Public Holidays for 2023

16 july 2022 - 07:45:32
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius published on Saturday the list of 15 public holidays for 2023 as follows: New Year - [...] Full text...

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UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi

13 june 2022 - 05:16:43
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The widespread exploitation of men, women and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been [...] Full text...

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Justice critical to fighting sexual violence in conflict

14 april 2022 - 05:31:56
New York, US (PANA) - Women’s rights are human rights, and universal in times of war and peace, a senior [...] Full text...

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Body of young sub-Saharan man found in west-central Tunisia

02 march 2022 - 13:57:41
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The body of a sub-Saharan man in his 20s, whose identity was not specified, was found [...] Full text...

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Africa’s leading artists saluted

18 february 2022 - 10:26:32
Cape Town, South Africa – South African artist Bonolo Kavula has won the Norval Sovereign African Art Prize, an annual [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 11 Niger Republic Illegal migrants, 10 kidnappers busted in Edo State

14 february 2022 - 16:09:49
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Edo State Command, Niger Delta region of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), [...] Full text...

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Mauritius celebrates 187th anniversary of Abolition of Slavery

01 february 2022 - 08:25:45
Pointe Canon, Mauritius  (PANA) -  Mauritius commemorated the 187th anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery on Tuesday, 1 February, by [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum

14 january 2022 - 14:06:26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Friday launched the first phase o f the Intercontinental Slavery Museum (ISM) following the [...] Full text...

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With crisis deepening in Mali, UN top envoy says ‘all is not lost’

30 october 2021 - 09:13:46
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative for Mali told the Security Council on Friday that despite collective efforts, “the reality is that [...] Full text...

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Neves officially declared winner of Cape Verde's presidential vote

22 october 2021 - 21:15:31
Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde’s National Electoral Commission (CNE) on Friday formally declared José Maria Pereira Neves, 61, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius inaugurates the Intercontinental Slavery Museum

21 october 2021 - 05:48:05
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Wednesday inaugurated in Port-Louis, the Intercontinental Slavery Museum (ISM) that [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ramaphosa calls for slave trade reparations

22 september 2021 - 18:26:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday urged the United Nations to place reparations for slave [...] Full text...

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Benin to dredge 208 ha of water surface in South West

18 september 2021 - 16:58:16
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will dredge and rehabilitate about 208 hectares of water in the area of Lake Ahémé [...] Full text...

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UN marks first International Day for People of African Descent

31 august 2021 - 19:15:15
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Tuesday celebrated the enormous contributions African diaspora has made in every field of [...] Full text...

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Society representatives sign draft charter to end descent-based slavery in Mali

31 august 2021 - 13:20:35
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Representatives of various entities, including administrative and local authorities,  women, youth and community associations, on Monday [...] Full text...

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Senegalese justice minister confirms death of former Chadian president Hissein Habré

24 august 2021 - 17:42:46
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Minister of Justice, Me Malick Sall, has officially confirmed the death of former Chadian [...] Full text...

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Former Chadian President Hissein Habré dies in detention in Dakar

24 august 2021 - 11:21:17
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The former Chadian president, Hissein Habré, died on Tuesday in detention in Dakar, from COVID-19-related ailment, [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray – new report

11 august 2021 - 12:53:27
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women and girls in Tigray region were targeted for rape and other sexual violence by [...] Full text...

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Liverpool Loses Its UNESCO World Heritage Status

21 july 2021 - 19:10:10
London, England (PANA) - Liverpool suffered the rare indignity on Wednesday of being removed from the list of UNESCO World [...] 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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Mauritius : Government announces 15 public holidays for 2022

20 june 2021 - 11:25:58
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius Sunday published the list of 15 public holidays to be observed in [...] Full text...

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Regional forum against slavery in the G5 Sahel region held in Bamako

10 june 2021 - 18:12:50
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A regional forum against slavery in the G5 Sahel region was held in Bamako, the Malian [...] Full text...

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Rights groups appeal to AU, international community not to abandon victims of former Chadian dictator Habre

31 may 2021 - 05:30:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Several human rights groups and individuals have called on Chad, the African Union (AU) and the international [...] 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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Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency seeks partnership with Air Force to combat human trafficking

13 march 2021 - 20:36:04
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) is seeking a partnership with [...] 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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Breaking News: ICC finds Uganda rebel leader guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity

04 february 2021 - 16:29:51
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Dominic Ongwen, deputy leader of the Ugandan rebel group Lords Resistance Army (LRA) has been [...] Full text...

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ICC convicts former Uganda LRA leader Ongwen

04 february 2021 - 13:26:42
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday found a former Uganda rebel Lord's Resistance Army [...] Full text...

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Mauritius marks 186th anniversary of Abolition of Slavery

02 february 2021 - 06:37:34
Le Morne, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said that the population must not forget the [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court resumes virtual Court Sessions with Cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, Mali and Others

18 january 2021 - 17:19:40
ABuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has resumed virtual court sessions with cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, South Africa to cooperate in fields of arts, culture and heritage

16 january 2021 - 09:54:02
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and South Africa will sign an Implementation Framework on cooperation in the fields of arts, [...] Full text...

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Child labour ‘robs children of their future’, scourge must end, urges UN

16 january 2021 - 08:24:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although child labour has decreased significantly over the last decade, one in 10 children are still [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: ICC Prosecutor to open formal investigations into war crimes in Nigeria

11 december 2020 - 19:48:17
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has confirmed the Court will open a [...] Full text...

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Political tensions, armed attacks, displacement and COVID threats continue in DRC

08 december 2020 - 05:26:44
New York, US (PANA) - There is a critical need for State institutions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...

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World cannot accept slavery in 21st century: Guterres

02 december 2020 - 07:51:42
New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the United Nations Secretary-General highlighted the [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Study reveals a severe deterioration in global efforts to protect the most vulnerable

30 november 2020 - 13:04:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report released Monday by the Norwegian Refugee Council and the UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency-led [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: War crimes conviction ‘an important victory’ for justice – UN envoy

25 november 2020 - 05:51:12
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two senior UN officials on Tuesday welcomes the war crimes conviction and life sentencing of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum project

21 october 2020 - 12:29:49
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday launched the first phase of the Intercontinental Slavery [...] Full text...

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Rights group says wanted DRC warlord preys on civilians

20 october 2020 - 06:50:47
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – A human rights advocate said on Tuesday that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities [...] Full text...

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Climate Justice campaigner urges banks to lead a just recovery from health, economic crises

13 october 2020 - 08:57:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Civil society groups are urging banks to lead a just recovery from global health and economic crises. The [...] Full text...

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President Tshisekedi welcomes efforts made to fight human trafficking in DR Congo

03 october 2020 - 18:57:55
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) -  President the  Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo of DR Congo has welcomed local efforts to prevent [...] Full text...

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Nigerien president calls for reflections on "the essential reforms of world governance"

24 september 2020 - 20:11:26
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou and also president of the United Nations Security Council for the month [...] 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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Mauritania: Ghazouani receives Biram Dah Abeid in audience

28 august 2020 - 23:48:12
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, Friday held talks with Biram Dah Abeid, leader of [...] Full text...

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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade, its Abolition marked on 23 Aug

23 august 2020 - 09:13:53
New York, US (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has tasked Ministers of Culture of Member States of [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian political stakeholders deny harassing former president

19 august 2020 - 15:56:07
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Committee of Parties Represented in the Mauritanian Parliament (CPPP), made up of both the ruling [...] Full text...

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Benin govt. to build hotel complex near "gate of no return" in Ouidah

18 august 2020 - 17:00:38
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin says it is planning to build a hotel complex near the "Gate [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Parties represented in parliament want reforms

10 august 2020 - 23:54:52
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coordination of political parties represented in Parliament (CPPP) Monday called for a large republican front [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian president pledges to hold consultation with opposition parties on major issues

05 august 2020 - 15:10:09
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian President, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, says he is open to consultations with the opposition, indicating [...] Full text...

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All ILO member countries ratify Convention on worst forms of child labour

05 august 2020 - 05:43:56
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All 187 countries that are members of the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) have now ratified [...] Full text...

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Study finds illegal human movement networks growing in Kenya

29 july 2020 - 15:58:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Migrant workers lured by jobs in the Middle East are instead being trafficked into forced labour [...] Full text...

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Trial of alleged Malian terrorist opens at ICC

15 july 2020 - 11:12:18
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, a suspected Malian terrorist accused [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Govt. announces list of 15 public holidays for 2021

03 july 2020 - 16:48:06
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Government on Friday approved and announced the list of 15 public holidays that will [...] Full text...

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Anti-slavery NGO denounces the recurrence of attacks on liberties in Mauritania

06 june 2020 - 16:25:08
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The anti-slavery NGO, Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), has expressed its grave [...] Full text...

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Gambians to protest murder of Momodou Lamin Sisay, George Floyd and Breonna Tayler in the US

31 may 2020 - 15:57:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Leading human rights activist in The Gambia, Madi Jobarteh, has said that Civil society organizations (CSOs) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari, opposition PDP bicker over fresh request for US$5.513b loan from IMF, other bodies

28 may 2020 - 19:58:44
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly to approve his request to seek a fresh [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Abolitionist movement deplores injured in demonstration

20 april 2020 - 21:12:45
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  - The Initiative of Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), an anti-slavery organisation, said here Monday five [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council calls for more support key for counter-terrorism in Africa

12 march 2020 - 05:02:32
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for greater international support to African countries in [...] Full text...

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Tunis launches regional platform against human trafficking

13 february 2020 - 19:42:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A platform to combat human trafficking was launched on Thursday in Tunis by the Tunisian National [...] Full text...

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UN welcomes release of dozens of abducted women, children in South Sudan

04 february 2020 - 18:37:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Tuesday welcomed the release of dozens of women and children who were [...] Full text...

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Human trafficking cases increase in Tunisia

24 january 2020 - 08:19:06
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Human trafficking cases in Tunisia have seen a steep rise with reported incident almost doubling since [...] Full text...

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Anti-slavery activist criticises human rights situation in Mauritania

22 january 2020 - 08:16:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Mauritanian anti-slavery activist has presented a scathing report on the human rights situation in the [...] Full text...

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China's Belt and Road Initiative leaving developing countries with a mountain of debt-Human Rights Watch

14 january 2020 - 18:17:18
New York, USA (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised several red flags about China’s Belt and Road Initiative [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Abolitionist movement denounces arrest of its leader

10 january 2020 - 14:51:35
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), an anti-slavery and human rights movement [...] Full text...

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Mauritanians commemorate 50th anniversary of a revolutionary’s death

08 january 2020 - 14:12:44
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians on Tuesday commemorated the 50th anniversary of the death of Mohamed Ould Soumeida, the inspirer [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: NCHR calls on judiciary to rigorously handle cases of slavery

25 december 2019 - 15:58:19
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) on Wednesday called on the judiciary to deal with [...] Full text...

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Bla-xit group demands automatic ‘citizenship’ in Gambia’s new constitution

16 december 2019 - 20:34:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)    -   Bla-xit, a community of African descendants from Europe and America residing in The Gambia, Monday demanded [...] Full text...

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Qatar to abolish foreign workers sponsorship system from 1 January

16 december 2019 - 10:08:26
Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Qatar will abolish the "Kafala" system from 1 January, the Director of Sustainable Development of the [...] Full text...

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No merrymaking for Zimbabwe workers as festive season looms

11 december 2019 - 15:21:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean workers face increasingly depressed wages as they approach Christmas due to hyper-inflationary pressure from a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Chagos music on UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

11 december 2019 - 13:32:16
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) -  The Sega tambour, a  Mauritian type of music that originated from the Chagos archipelago, [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Unity, social measures at the center of presidential speech on Independence Day

28 november 2019 - 23:51:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Thursday called for consultation between all political forces and [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian slave owner sentenced to 15 years in prison

26 november 2019 - 18:21:23
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The criminal division responsible for the repression of crimes related to human trafficking has sentenced in [...] Full text...

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Call for eradication of slavery in Mauritania

21 november 2019 - 15:12:10
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The President of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Mauritania, Ahmed Salem ould Bouhoubeiny, on [...] Full text...

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ICC jails Bosco Ntaganda 30 years for war crimes, crimes against humanity

07 november 2019 - 11:49:52
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday, unanimously, sentenced Bosco Ntaganda to a total of [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian Government welcomes country's election to UN Human Rights Council

19 october 2019 - 15:37:03
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has welcomed the country's election to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Amnesty International asks ICC to launch investigation into crimes by Boko Haram, Nigerian military in anti-terror war

16 october 2019 - 08:06:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA)   -   Global human rights group, Amnesty International(AI), Wednesday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open [...] Full text...

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New district task forces to strengthen counter human trafficking in Sierra Leone

04 october 2019 - 15:24:52
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has supported Sierra Leone’s Ministry for Social Welfare, Gender [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian opposition leader tasks president El Ghazouani with political grieviances

01 october 2019 - 17:40:11
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Biram Dah Abeid, an anti-slavery leader and defeated opposition candidate in the 22 June presidential election [...] Full text...

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Buhari castigates abuse, torture of over 400 men and boys in Kaduna building

28 september 2019 - 17:25:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Saturday commended the Nigeria Police for the rescue of 400 men and [...] Full text...

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Evacuation of African refugees from Libya to Rwanda to be suspended after 500 arrive, UNHCR official says

27 september 2019 - 13:38:28
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Emergency Transit Mechanism to evacuate people at risk of harm in detention centres inside Libya [...] Full text...

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Sixty-six African migrants from Libya arrive in Rwanda

27 september 2019 - 10:00:49
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The first group of 66 African refugees evacuated by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) from Libya [...] Full text...

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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum project

20 september 2019 - 14:20:27
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is planning the construction of an Intercontinental Slavery Museum at Aapravasi Ghat in central [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Pope Francis focused on the suffering of young people

09 september 2019 - 18:36:10
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Pope Francis, during his visit to Mauritius, said at a Mass celebrated with Mary Queen [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Prosecutor's Office to investigate suspected case of slavery

06 september 2019 - 17:07:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The General Prosecutor's Office of Mauritania is to open an investigation following reports "of videos on [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charities say South Sudan displacement crisis still desperate, one year after peace deal

04 september 2019 - 07:33:04
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - One year on from the signing of the peace agreement, millions of South Sudanese remain [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS parliamentarians call on member states to train, create jobs for young people

03 september 2019 - 12:46:49
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Meeting in Niamey, Niger, for an Awareness Forum on Migration, parliamentarians from the Economic Community of [...] Full text...

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Downpour and floodwaters engulf Mauritanian town

27 august 2019 - 14:36:40
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Selibaby  town, over 650 km from Nouakchott - in the far east of the Senegal River [...] Full text...

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Mali: About 30 former slaves receive birth, supplementary judgment certificates

20 august 2019 - 22:31:29
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   The Association of Malian Lawyers (AJM), in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), an [...] Full text...

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Medical charity looking for 'place of safety' for 356 vulnerable people rescued in Mediterranean

14 august 2019 - 10:15:31
Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says after four consecutive days of lifesaving search and rescue [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader criticizes composition of President Ghazouani gov't in Mauritania

09 august 2019 - 14:39:47
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Kane Hamidou Baba, candidate of the Coalition Living Together (CVE-African Negro Movement), in the June 22 [...] Full text...

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AI calls Mauritanian president to prioritize human rights

02 august 2019 - 22:48:06
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)   -   The international human rights organization, Amnesty International (AI), Friday urged Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh Ahmed ould [...] Full text...

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AI urges new Mauritanian president to prioritise human rights

01 august 2019 - 11:59:07
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania’s new President must commit to addressing the country’s appalling human rights record, by taking meaningful [...] Full text...

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86 people made slaves ousted from homes in Malian region of Kayes

30 july 2019 - 20:41:36
Bamako, Mali (PANA)   -   At least 86 people enslaved for decades were last week ousted from their homes by the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Opposition coalition calls for dialogue

23 july 2019 - 15:25:31
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coalition that backed Biram Dah Abeid, the anti-slavery leader who was second with more than [...] Full text...

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NGO expresses worry over female prisoners’ strike in Nouakchott

21 july 2019 - 16:09:32
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian NGO, "La Maison de la Liberté" (The House of Freedom), has expressed deep concern over [...] Full text...

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