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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Mauritanian authorities extend olive branch to defeated candidates in June 22 presidential polls

10 july 2019 - 16:33:03
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Extending an olive branch to the four defeated candidates in the June 22, 2019, presidential election [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International hails conviction of former DRC rebel leader Ntaganda

08 july 2019 - 11:03:39
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has hailed Monday's conviction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of [...] Full text...

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RSF wants campaign of intimidation against journalists in Mauritania to stop

05 july 2019 - 16:03:35
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a press freedom organization around the world, has called on the Mauritanian [...] Full text...

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Mauritania's opposition rejects the final results of the presidential election of 22 June 2019

04 july 2019 - 16:06:30
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The leaders of some 15 political parties and organizations that supported the four opposition candidates in [...] Full text...

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Constitutional Council confirms first-round victory for Ghazouani in Mauritania presidential polls

01 july 2019 - 13:19:32
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Constitutional Council of Mauritania on Monday confirmed the results of the presidential election, held on [...] Full text...

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Mauritania denounces citizens of neighbouring countries for disturbing public order

28 june 2019 - 13:39:32
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania has no diplomatic problems with neighbouring countries, but simply with some nationals of these countries [...] Full text...

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Tension persists in Nouakchott after publication of presidential election result

25 june 2019 - 11:40:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Tension persists in Mauritania after the publication of results of last Saturday's presidential election that gave [...] Full text...

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UN expert condemns entrenched racial discrimination and inequality in UK

14 june 2019 - 15:55:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -  The UK Government’s policies exacerbate discrimination, stoke xenophobic sentiment and further entrench racial inequality, the UN’s [...] Full text...

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Mauritius Govt approves public holidays for 2020

08 june 2019 - 06:31:37
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Government of Mauritius has approved a list of 15 public holidays for 2020 at [...] Full text...

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Campaign for Mauritania's 22 June presidential election begins

07 june 2019 - 10:48:36
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Campaign for the 22 June presidential election in Mauritania started on Thursday evening with candidates holding [...] Full text...

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AI urges presidential candidates in Mauritania defend human rights

05 june 2019 - 13:42:41
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI), in a statement issued on Wednesday, urged candidates for the presidential election in [...] Full text...

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Africa Liberation Day, about 9.2 million Africans live in servitude

24 may 2019 - 20:55:40
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)   -   The coordinator of the pan-African Africans Rising Movement, Ms. Coumba Toure, said here Friday that there [...] Full text...

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EU envoys meet with Mauritanian presidential candidates

23 may 2019 - 13:53:46
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) –  Ambassadors of the European Union (EU)  and all its member countries accredited to Mauritania have begun [...] Full text...

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Lawyers report detention of two Mauritanian bloggers to UN

22 may 2019 - 11:13:54
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Lawyers of two Mauritanian bloggers who have been detained since March have reported the situation of [...] Full text...

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Mauritania’s Constitutional Council releases provisional list of presidential candidates

09 may 2019 - 15:24:31
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania’s Constitutional Council on Thursday released a provisional list of six candidates for the 22 June [...] Full text...

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US hail Congo’s adoption of human trafficking bill

07 may 2019 - 23:00:53
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA)   -   The US State department director for central Africa, Melanie Higgins, Tuesday hailed the bill on human [...] Full text...

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Mauritania Constitutional Council receives registration from 4 candidates for June presidential election

04 may 2019 - 16:24:48
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Constitutional Council on Saturday received applications from four candidates for the Mauritanian presidential election on [...] Full text...

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Plea for criminalization of modern slavery in Africa

28 april 2019 - 16:04:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA)  -   The coordinator of the Pan-African movement ‘Africans Rising’, Mrs Coumba Touré, on Saturday urged all African [...] Full text...

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Human rights associations take legal action against France for delivering boats to Libyan coastguards

25 april 2019 - 16:40:06
Paris, France (PANA) - Eight associations on Thursday seized the administrative court of Paris to request the suspension of delivery [...] Full text...

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Former DR Congo soldier found guilty of rape, use of child soldiers

19 april 2019 - 09:36:32
Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – A Congolese military court’s conviction of a warlord for the war crimes of rape and [...] Full text...

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Another batch of 136 stranded Nigerians return from Libya

16 april 2019 - 14:38:09
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday said that it has received another batch of [...] Full text...

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Anti-slavery leader to run in June presidential election in Mauritania

25 march 2019 - 23:56:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Biram Dah Ould Abeid, leader of the Abolitionist Movement Resurgence Initiative (IRA-an anti-slavery NGO), said here [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese mothers teaching daughters ‘safer’ ways to survive rape - UN rights

12 march 2019 - 21:28:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual attacks in South Sudan are so common that mothers now teach their daughters how to [...] Full text...

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Mauritania launches the alliance 8.7

04 march 2019 - 20:17:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The 8.7 African initiative, part of a world without forced labor, was launched this Monday in [...] Full text...

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Ivorian Minister condemns documentary on child labour in Ivorian plantations

04 march 2019 - 20:05:10
Paris, France (PANA) - The Ivorian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, has strongly criticized a documentary [...] Full text...

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Slavery is ‘’an irreparable’’ crime against humanity, says former French justice minister

01 march 2019 - 12:27:40
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Slavery is an "irreparable" crime against humanity, Christine Taubira, former French minister of Justice, said [...] Full text...

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Rights group says 'justice vital to peace' in CAR

22 february 2019 - 10:05:57
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The peace accord between the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and armed groups that was [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts ‘outraged’ at ongoing widespread rights violations in South Sudan

21 february 2019 - 05:34:24
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Nations investigators on Wednesday denounced a raft of gross human rights violations being perpetrated in [...] Full text...

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UN experts release critical report on Belgian colonial rule in DR Congo

13 february 2019 - 12:40:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has expressed worry over a report by UN experts which asks [...] Full text...

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Mauritian media this week highlight slavery

02 february 2019 - 11:20:36
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The celebration of the 184th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, with Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto [...] Full text...

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Human trafficking a 'grave concern' in SADC region

01 february 2019 - 17:54:33
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - More than 30 women die in the hands of their violent spouses, boyfriends or fiancés yearly [...] Full text...

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Dozens of organisations criticise European gov'ts on deaths of migrants in Mediterranean

01 february 2019 - 16:29:42
Paris, France (PANA) – Two years after Italy’s EU-backed migration deal with Libya, more than 5,300 women, men and children [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Mozambique sign three MoUs to deepen economic ties

31 january 2019 - 12:58:19
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Mozambique on Thursday renewed their commitment to deepen existing bilateral and economic ties [...] Full text...

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Mozambican President starts official visit to Mauritius

30 january 2019 - 14:54:16
Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) – Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi on Wednesday arrived in Mauritius, leading a 25-member delegation, as Chief [...] Full text...

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Human trafficking cases hit a 13-year record high, new UN report shows

30 january 2019 - 04:26:49
New York, US (PANA) - The latest Global Report On Trafficking In Persons, released on Tuesday by the United Nations [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Mauritania for repressive laws

18 january 2019 - 05:04:30
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Mauritanian authorities used a litany of harsh and overbroad laws on terrorism, cybercrime, apostasy, and criminal [...] Full text...

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Bamako outraged by continuing slavery practices in Mali

16 january 2019 - 17:43:08
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government is both dismayed and outraged by the perpetration of acts that violate the [...] Full text...

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World ‘not yet on track’ to ensure children a better future: UN rights chief

14 january 2019 - 20:12:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Some Member States have fallen short of offering a better future to children who continue to [...] Full text...

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Mozambican president to be chief guest at anniversary of abolition of slavery in Mauritius

12 january 2019 - 15:01:26
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi would be the Chief Guest at activities to mark the 184th anniversary [...] Full text...

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Belgian university honours Mauritanian anti-slavery activist

09 january 2019 - 18:25:36
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Mauritanian anti-slavery activist Biram Dah Abeid will be awarded the Doctor honoris causa degree on 4 [...] Full text...

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NGOs grouping calls on Mauritanian govt to honour its international commitments

08 january 2019 - 18:27:44
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The national forum of human rights organisations (FONADH), a collective of 20 NGOs), in Mauritania [...] Full text...

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Almost one-third of victims of human trafficking are children - UN report

07 january 2019 - 20:44:29
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report published on Monday shows that human trafficking is on the rise [...] Full text...

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Mauritius fixes 15 public holidays in 2019

05 january 2019 - 08:00:38
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritian government has approved 15 public holidays for 2019, including the first two days [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian President to participate in national unity march

04 january 2019 - 11:32:28
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian Head of state Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz is to participate part in a march for [...] Full text...

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More Tunisians fall victims to human trafficking

21 december 2018 - 17:21:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The number of human trafficking cases has risen in Tunisia, said the chair of the national [...] Full text...

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UN report sheds light on ‘unimaginable horrors’ faced by migrants, refugees in Libya

21 december 2018 - 05:53:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Migrants and refugees are being subjected to "unimaginable horrors" from the moment they enter Libya, throughout [...] Full text...

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Man arrested for sending Burundians to Qatar for unavailable jobs

20 december 2018 - 13:29:55
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian national police announced on Thursday that it has arrested of a man for sending [...] Full text...

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South Africa's historic TRC saluted

10 december 2018 - 11:03:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A special dinner to commemorate the 20th anniversary of South Africa’s historic Truth and [...] Full text...

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Over 40 million people still victims of slavery - ILO

03 december 2018 - 01:57:26
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Slavery is still a very real and widespread phenomenon, affecting more than 40 million people worldwide, [...] Full text...

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Cape Town to host next International Jazz Day

28 november 2018 - 17:57:41
Paris, France (PANA) - The next edition of the 2020 International Jazz Day will be held in Cape Town, South [...] Full text...

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Collective pleads for end of ‘’marginalisation’’ of ex-slaves in Mauritania

27 november 2018 - 19:16:50
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – The manifesto for the political, economic and social rights for (MDPESH- a Mauritanian community) has seized [...] Full text...

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Rights group lauds arrest of CAR militia leader

19 november 2018 - 10:21:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch says the International Criminal Court (ICC) has a new opportunity to deliver justice [...] Full text...

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Detained Mauritanian human rights activist justifies struggle against slavery

17 november 2018 - 14:00:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Detained Mauritanian human rights activist Biram ould Dah ould Abeid has stoutly defended his movement's non-violent [...] Full text...

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Mauritania slams Trump for exclusion from AGOA benefits

06 november 2018 - 14:44:00
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government said in a statement on Monday that it is surprised and regrets the [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for release of hundreds abducted and abused in South Sudan

19 october 2018 - 03:54:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hundreds of civilians who were taken by opposition forces in South Sudan’s Western Equatoria region during [...] Full text...

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Anti-slavery NGO denounces police clampdown on protesters

09 october 2018 - 17:10:25
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA or IRA-Mauritania), an anti-slavery NGO in [...] Full text...

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DR Congo gynaecologist, Yazidi rights activist win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

05 october 2018 - 09:46:37
Oslo, Norway (PANA) - The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday announced that DR Congo gynaecologist, Dr Denis Mukwege, and Nadia [...] Full text...

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How to curb age cheat in Nigerian football - Sports Promoter

02 october 2018 - 14:06:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Yagazie Foundation, Chinedu Ezirim, says starting one’s career in sports [...] Full text...

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HRW says there should be no amnesty for atrocity crimes

25 august 2018 - 06:40:07
Bangui, CAR (PANA) – A general amnesty as part of the political dialogue in the Central African Republic (CAR) would [...] Full text...

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Remembering slave trade offers chance to raise awareness – UNESCO

24 august 2018 - 06:54:21
Paris, France (PANA) - On the 20th anniversary of the International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its [...] Full text...

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Island of Mozambique hosts int'l Colloquium on memories of Slavery

22 august 2018 - 14:51:23
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - A four-day international colloquium, organized by UNESCO and partners on the "Memories of Slavery on the [...] Full text...

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Rights group decries arrests of journalists, opposition members

16 august 2018 - 07:15:42
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the authorities in Mauritania to immediately put an end to the wave [...] Full text...

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AUC deputy chair meets Africans in diaspora in Caribbean, seeks to advance the African agenda world-wide

08 august 2018 - 14:28:15
Kingston, Jamaica (PANA) - Before concluding his visit to the Caribbean (7 August), the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union [...] Full text...

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Gambian Accountant Trafficked, “Enslaved” in Egypt, recounts ordeal

29 july 2018 - 14:01:30
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Sukai Jobe, an Accountant and one of the rescued eight Gambian ladies who were trafficked into [...] Full text...

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Mauritius, Kenya to sign MOUs l

28 july 2018 - 09:06:38
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Kenya will sign a series of Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with Kenya in several [...] Full text...

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UN agencies welcome EU migration deal

30 june 2018 - 09:54:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN humanitarian agencies have broadly welcomed a freshly-inked deal on migration by European Union leaders which [...] Full text...

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Students gather at UN to ‘Remember Slavery,’ honour those who suffered

28 april 2018 - 14:05:57
New York, US (PANA) - Students from around the world joined United Nations and Government officials in New York on [...] Full text...

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Malian national stands before ICC to face charges of crimes against humanity

04 april 2018 - 18:16:04
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) – Malian national Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud on Wednesday appeared [...] Full text...

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Malian national appears before ICC for crimes against humanity

03 april 2018 - 18:26:23
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – Malian national Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud is scheduled to make [...] Full text...

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Malian surrendered to ICC for war crimes

01 april 2018 - 10:23:28
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) says a Malian, Mr Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for continued struggle to ensure dignity, justice for all

27 march 2018 - 05:02:34
New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave [...] Full text...

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UN chief honours those who suffered shameful Transatlantic slave trade

26 march 2018 - 06:15:25
New York, US (PANA) - Honouring those who suffered the brutalities of the Transatlantic slave trade, United Nations Secretary-General António [...] Full text...

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AI denounces persecution of anti-slavery organisations in Mauritania

22 march 2018 - 15:43:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI), in a report released on Thursday in Dakar, Senegal, has revealed that the [...] Full text...

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AI exposes dangers faced by rights defenders in Mauritania

17 march 2018 - 15:06:52
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) has, in a new report, exposed dangers of speaking out against discrimination and [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Mauritania human rights defenders at risk

12 february 2018 - 15:32:43
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania’s human rights defenders face repression when they raise the country’s most sensitive social issues, Human [...] Full text...

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US President Trump declared 'Persona Non Grata' in Caribbean over 'Shithole' comments

17 january 2018 - 07:11:46
Bridgetown, Barbados (PANA) - Some 200 persons and organizations have signed a document, declaring US President Donald Trump "Persona Non [...] Full text...

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Eight Gambian women rescued from slavery in Egypt

06 january 2018 - 19:18:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Eight Gambian women who were trafficked to Egypt on the promise of getting them hotel jobs [...] Full text...

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UN to help cabin crew prevent human trafficking

04 january 2018 - 20:39:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations is taking the global combat against human trafficking into the skies as [...] Full text...

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ACP Council approves key policy actions

12 december 2017 - 10:53:22
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Decision-makers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States have approved key policy and [...] Full text...

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Security Council condemns reported slave trade of migrants in Libya

07 december 2017 - 22:42:09
New York, USA (PANA) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned the slave trade of African migrants in [...] Full text...

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Airlift for 20,000 enslaved African migrants in Libya set to begin - AU

07 december 2017 - 07:04:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A joint task force planning the repatriation of migrants, stuck in Libya and subjected to [...] Full text...

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2,778 Nigerians in accessible detention camps in Libya to be repatriated soon

06 december 2017 - 14:51:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has confirmed that about 2,778 registered Nigerians are in accessible detention camps [...] Full text...

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Zuma condemns Libyan slave markets

30 november 2017 - 16:30:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday added his voice to the outcry over [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Senate asks foreign ministry to summon Libyan ambassador over slave trade

29 november 2017 - 17:22:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday called on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss with Libya's [...] Full text...

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'UN working to address slavery, abuses against African migrants and refugees'

29 november 2017 - 06:56:50
New York, USA (PANA) – The United Nations is stepping up its work to stop the grave abuses perpetrated against [...] Full text...

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'Family members linked to nearly half of child trafficking cases'

28 november 2017 - 21:32:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Almost half of identified child trafficking cases has begun with a family member’s involvement, new data [...] Full text...

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Rwanda "horrified" by Libyan slavery reports

23 november 2017 - 14:44:14
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and East African Community (EAC), on Thursday said it [...] Full text...

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Arab League welcomes opening of investigation into slavery in Libya

22 november 2017 - 10:13:16
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The League of Arab Staes has welcomed the decision of the Libyan Presidential Council to open [...] Full text...

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World must stop human trafficking, support victims – UN chief

22 november 2017 - 05:04:16
New York, USA (PANA) – Briefing the Security Council on Tuesday, top United Nations officials, including the Secretary-General and the [...] Full text...

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AU issues all out appeal for response to Libyan migrant crisis

21 november 2017 - 16:26:51
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission has appealed for logistical support from all AU member states [...] Full text...

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Tunisian NGO denounces return of slavery in Libya

21 november 2017 - 11:14:44
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian NGO, forum for economic and social rights, has denounced the situation of migrants in Libya [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'horrified' at buying and selling of African migrants in Libya

20 november 2017 - 20:57:00
New York, USA (PANA) – Expressing horror at news reports and videos showing African migrants in Libya allegedly being sold [...] Full text...

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Nigeria protests "sudden" burial of 26 teenage girls drowned in Mediterranean Sea

20 november 2017 - 19:59:20
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday expressed “surprise and shock” over the sudden burial of [...] Full text...

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AU orders comprehensive probe into Libyan migrants slavery

19 november 2017 - 10:49:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union has instructed its l its human organs to begin a comprehensive investigation [...] Full text...

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Nigeria sets up panel on death of 26 women found dead in Mediterranean

18 november 2017 - 15:38:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – After ignoring news of the death of 26 teenage Nigerian migrant girls found dead in the [...] Full text...

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Libya’s detention of migrants ‘is an outrage to humanity,’ says UN human rights chief Zeid

14 november 2017 - 18:58:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The European Union’s (EU) support for Libya’s Coast Guard which has resulted in thousands of migrants [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urges more protections for children in conflicts

31 october 2017 - 20:18:35
New York, USA (PANA) – Deeply concerned about the abuse of children in war zones, the United Security Council on [...] Full text...

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US: 'EmPOWER' girls before, during and after crises, UN says

11 october 2017 - 21:57:44
New York, US (PANA) – The world's 1.1 billion girls are a source of power, energy, and creativity – and [...] Full text...

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US: Rights group accuses CAR armed groups of using sexual violence as weapon of war

05 october 2017 - 11:58:29
New York, US (PANA) – A human rights group has accused armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) of [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: Over 40 million people caught in modern slavery, 152 million in child labour – UN

19 september 2017 - 20:45:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – More than 40 million people around the world were victims of modern slavery – forced labour [...] Full text...

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France: UN says history of slave trade can help combat social injustice

23 august 2017 - 21:15:53
Paris, France (PANA) - Remembering the universal demand for freedom that led to the 1791 insurrection by slaves in what [...] Full text...

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France: UNESCO marks International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade

23 august 2017 - 06:55:39
Paris, France (PANA) – While the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is a [...] Full text...

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Libya: Oxfam says people stuck in Libya suffer torture, rape, slavery

10 august 2017 - 08:43:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Rape, torture and slave labour are among the horrendous daily realities for people stuck in Libya [...] Full text...

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US: UN rights experts say fight against racism must be 'unremitting to be successful'

01 august 2017 - 06:11:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The fight against racism must be unremitting to be successful, according to the oldest of the [...] Full text...

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Italy: IOM report says sexually exploited migrants mainly from Nigeria

21 july 2017 - 13:42:55
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Italy said on Friday that over the past three years, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: UNESCO organises inter-generational dialogue on Gorée Island

15 july 2017 - 07:39:41
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As part of its efforts to implement the project: “Emergency measures for the consolidation and protection [...] Full text...

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Germany: IOM joins major global brands to tackle forced labour

19 june 2017 - 10:02:21
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - The UN Migration Agency (IOM) on Monday joined leading global brands, government officials, trade associations, recruiters [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Militants order northerners to quit Niger Delta by October 1

16 june 2017 - 07:59:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In an apparent reaction to an ultimatum to the Igbos to leave the northern part of [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: India ratifies 2 ILO conventions on elimination of child labour

14 june 2017 - 08:45:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Government of India on Tuesday deposited with the International Labour Office the instruments of ratification [...] Full text...

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Norway: FAO boss hails landmark treaty as beginning of end for rogue fishing

01 june 2017 - 06:41:55
Oslo. Norway (PANA) - The Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated [...] Full text...

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US: Number of refugee and migrant children travelling alone since 2010 up 500% – UNICEF

18 may 2017 - 06:32:43
New York, US (PANA) – The global number of refugee and migrant children moving alone has reached a record high, [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Rights group deplores attacks on human rights activists in West, Central Africa

16 may 2017 - 06:26:55
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights defenders, journalists and protesters in West and Central Africa are facing ever-higher levels of [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Chief highlights achievements of slave descendants

25 march 2017 - 13:42:12
New York, US (PANA) - Stressing the importance of remembering slavery and slave trade in human history, the legacy of [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africans reflect on 1960 Sharpeville Massacre

21 march 2017 - 14:06:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africans on Tuesday marked the 57th anniversary of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre, where [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials urge govts to implement rules on prosecuting traffickers

15 march 2017 - 20:29:13
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said human trafficking thrives in countries where the rule [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Amnesty International criticises human rights in Mauritania

24 february 2017 - 12:04:44
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International says the human rights situation in Mauritanian has "deteriorated" with repressive [...] Full text...

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UN: UN human rights office launches US$253 million for 2017 work

15 february 2017 - 17:37:25
New York, US (PANA) - Urging action for greater freedoms, stronger respect and more compassion, the UN human rights office [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official urges Libya to protect migrants from sexual violence

07 february 2017 - 18:44:29
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Zainab Bangura, [...] Full text...

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Malta: Rights experts urge Europe to avoid pushing back refugees to harms way

04 february 2017 - 09:39:06
Valleta, Malta (PANA) - The UNICEF and UN rights experts have underlined the need to ensure that children are protected [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: 12 Burundians rescued from human trafficking ring

23 january 2017 - 10:19:08
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Rwandan police on Monday paraded before the media 12 [...] Full text...

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UN: UN experts laud removal of textbook in US school with distortion on slavery

05 january 2017 - 19:30:11
New York, US (PANA) - A team of UN human rights experts on Thursday welcomed a recent decision by a [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC rejects challenge to jurisdiction over two war counts against Ntaganda

04 january 2017 - 17:49:14
New York, US (PANA) - Trial Chamber VI of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday found it has jurisdiction over [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report says most trafficked victims are women, girls, children

21 december 2016 - 21:01:03
New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said the vast [...] Full text...

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UN: LRA commander's trial begins at ICC headquarters

06 december 2016 - 15:18:18
New York, US (PANA) - The trial of a Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, Dominic Ongwen, who is facing 70 [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA urges Mauritania to set free remaining anti-slavery convicts

29 november 2016 - 17:41:24
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Following the recent release of five anti-slavery convicts in Mauritania, the Media Foundation for West Africa [...] Full text...

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UN: LRA commander faces 70 war crimes charges - ICC

29 november 2016 - 16:02:08
New York, US (PANA) - The trial of a Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander, Dominic Ongwen, who is facing 70 [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI wants recognition of legitimacy of anti-slavery groups in Mauritania

21 november 2016 - 14:05:16
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), has urged Mauritania to recognize the legitimacy of all [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO, Vatican condemn illegal fishing, forced labour on the high seas

21 november 2016 - 13:17:25
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Vatican on Monday called for an intensified [...] Full text...

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Italy: FAO, Vatican shine a spotlight on 'modern-day slavery' on the high seas

16 november 2016 - 10:18:26
Rome, Italy (PANA) - The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Vatican are to shine a spotlight on [...] Full text...

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UN: UN-backed protocol on forced labour comes into force

10 november 2016 - 19:02:19
New York, US (PANA) - An international protocol on forced labour has entered into force, a major milestone in the [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: 'Appeal court must quash unfair sentences and free 13 anti-slavery activists'

10 november 2016 - 11:47:02
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania’s appeals court must quash jail terms of up to 15 years handed down to 13 [...] Full text...

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US: UN expert calls for new approaches to prevent trafficking among conflict-induced migrants

01 november 2016 - 05:10:57
New York, US (PANA) – Governments need to adopt new approaches to human trafficking in light of conflict-induced migration increasing [...] Full text...

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US: UN experts concerned about situation of jailed Mauritanian anti-slavery activists

20 october 2016 - 09:55:05
New York, US (PANA) - Voicing serious concern over recent intensified crackdown by the Mauritanian Government on the imprisoned anti-slavery [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights experts task Nigerian authorities on rescued schoolgirls

18 october 2016 - 17:09:45
New York, US (PANA) - UN human rights experts on Tuesday welcomed the release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls from Nigeria's [...] Full text...

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UN: Senior UN officials seek accountability for human trafficking crimes

24 september 2016 - 22:26:26
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Saturday called for those responsible for human rights violations and crimes [...] Full text...

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UN: Guinea-Bissau leader urges synergy between SDGs, Addis Ababa Agenda

22 september 2016 - 15:26:06
New York, US (PANA) - President Jose Mario Vaz of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday stressed the need for synergy between the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA calls for release of 13 anti-slavery activists in Mauritania

30 august 2016 - 13:59:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has called on Mauritania to release thirteen (13) anti-slavery [...] Full text...

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UN: UNESCO remembers slave trade abolition

23 august 2016 - 13:48:35
New York, US (PANA) - The courage of the men and women who in August 1791 revolted against slavery in [...] Full text...

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US: US concerned about torture, detention in Mauritania

22 august 2016 - 15:01:35
New York, US (PANA) - The US government is gravely concerned about the harsh prison terms imposed on 20 individuals [...] Full text...

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