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[The Point] The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has revealed gross human rights violations executed against students on April 10 and 11 and mass cover-up in the aftermath of the illegal acts by the state.
Many people have been killed since clashes began on Monday. Scores too had been killed in the run up to the vote as protestors marched against Conde's bid for a third term.
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia To Sean Broadus and his brother Evan, Ice Cube was more than an icon. He presented as someone to admire – a hope for making it out of the hood. The Broadus brothers live near the Gilbert Lindsay Community Center in South Central, Los Angeles, […]
Myriam Borzee/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) - A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 1.1 million people worldwide. Over 43 million people across the…
As of Sunday, just five matches have been confirmed for the Hell in a Cell event which will be broadcast on pay-per-view, DStv in South Africa and streams live on the WWE Network. The order of the card has not been disclosed by the WWE but the show starts at 01:00 on Monday 26 October […]
Over the past week, 50 Cent made headlines by criticizing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's tax plans, urging fans to vote for Trump because the rapper...
… faculty in both African and African-American Studies and Latin American Studies …
About 100 people were arrested following violent anti-government protests this weekend in the Angolan capital Luanda, a senior government official said Sunday.
Riot police fired tear gas and beat protesters to break up demonstrations involving about 2,000 people.
Demonstrators erected barricades along the roads using dumpsters, rocks, tree trunks and burning tires. Others set a national flag on fire.
Interior Ministry Secretary Salvador Rodrigues told state television that 103 people, including members of the main opposition party UNITA, were arrested and six police officers were injured.
In a statement issued on Sunday, UNITA accused the police of using excessive force to quell the protests and demanded the \"unconditional release\" of all those arrested.
[African Arguments] Candidate Cellou Diallo claims his party has 12,744 copies of results slips that show he won and calls on the electoral commission to show theirs.
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska will never be mistaken for a swing state given that it hasn't supported a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964, but if the race is close this fall, the state could have a key role in choosing the next president. It's all thanks to a law approved decades ago that was intended to attract presidential candidates to a state they usually ignore because it's so reliably conservative. While the statewide vote will clearly go to President Donald Trump, former Vice President Joe Biden has a good chance of winning in the […]
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Following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, protests erupted all over the nation. With fires, looting, and tear gas flooding the streets, […]
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Marc Short, Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, becoming the latest in a laundry list of people in or close to the […]
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… recognize that, until the 1960s, African-Americans were pretty much shut out … in 1965, the number of African-Americans who registered to vote in … basic level, bigger participation from Black Americans.” And for a while, that …
On November 24th acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire SC will commence hearing arguments on preliminary issues raised in the two election petitions filed by the main Opposition and she asserted that the petitions should be heard together though a final decision has not yet been taken.
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Highlighting that India has long had a strong civil society at the forefront of “groundbreaking human rights advocacy within the country and globally\", the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, raised concerns on Tuesday that “vaguely defined laws are increasingly being used to stifle these voices”.
Security forces raided the offices of reggae star and prominent opposition leader Bobi Wine this week, reportedly seizing cash, posters, banners and boxes of red berets – Wine’s signature headgear and a “symbol of resistance” [...]
Cameroon's government has blamed separatist fighters for the massacre of children in their classrooms in the English-speaking southwest of the country.
Zanzibar held huge rallies Sunday ahead of a presidential election, after the opposition raised fears of fraud in the semi-autonomous archipelago that has a history of contested polls.
Tens of thousands of people dressed in green and yellow gathered at the far larger ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) rally just outside of the capital Stone Town, while the opposition meeting was a sea of bright purple five kilometres (three miles) away.
Police fired teargas at small groups of stone-throwing opposition supporters near the site of the ruling party rally shortly after the simultaneous gatherings ended, an AFP reporter witnessed.
The opposition ACT-Wazalendo (Alliance for Change and Transparency-Patriots) rally took place just hours after campaign manager Nassor Mazrui was abducted and held for several hours before being dumped in a forest.
He told the crowd his car was intercepted and he was seized by six armed men. Police said they were investigating.
- 'Ready to die'-
Sectarian and political tensions in Zanzibar -- with a cosmopolitan population of Arabs, Asians and Africans -- are more marked than on the mainland.
The archipelago, known for its ancient spice trade and paradise beaches, joined with then-Tanganyika to form Tanzania in 1964, and has been ruled by the CCM ever since.
Opposition leader Seif Sharif Hamad, whose party calls for independence from the mainland, is taking his sixth shot at office since multiparty democracy was introduced in 1995.
He alleges that every vote was stolen from him, and many foreign observers have agreed.
\"The colonisers (mainland) have oppressed us enough, so take this election very seriously ... we are ready to die for Zanzibar,\" the 77-year-old Hamad, who leans on a walking stick, told a rapturous crowd.
In January 2001 at least 30 people were killed in clashes between police and opposition supporters after a disputed election.
Polls in 2005 were also marred by clashes.
A political deal allowing for more power sharing led to peaceful elections in 2010, but divisions quickly returned and in 2015, the head of the electoral commission cancelled the vote outright.
In 2016, the opposition boycotted the re-run and the CCM was declared the victor.
Heavily armed riot police and solders patrolled the streets on Sunday, the final day of rallies.
The opposition has condemned plans to have security forces vote a day early on Tuesday as a bid to steal the vote, and has urged supporters to go out and cast ballots on that day as well as on Wednesday.
Hamad's party is backed by Chadema, the leading opposition party on the mainland, in return for ACT-Wazalendo's support of Tundu Lissu, who is running for president of Tanzania in a vote scheduled the same day.
As on the mainland, the opposition has denounced a crackdown on freedom and democracy under union President John Magufuli.
\"We are tired of the oppressions that are happening in our country,\" said art student Ishaka Kassim Hussein, 20.
From video streaming, radio listenership and podcasting to buying Black and staying connected to social movements through social media, African Americans are leading the conversation with an unprecedented impact on brands, policies and what the country watches, buys and listens to.
[Cameroon Tribune] External Relations Minister received in audience a member of the surveillance council of Rwanda's national carrier on October 21, 2020.
A group of nurses, community healthcare workers and members of civil organisations this week staged a call to action outside the head offices of South Africa's private healthcare groups.
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SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom this week announced the retirement of California Highway Patrol (CHP) Commissioner Warren Stanley following nearly four decades of service to the people of California. The Governor also announced the appointment of CHP Deputy Commissioner Amanda Ray as the next CHP Commissioner effective November 17, making her the first woman and […]
guest column :Sandra Liebenberg THE coronavirus pandemic has killed over a million people globally and disrupted healthcare and political systems, economies, social bonds and religious practices. What can South Africa’s Bill of Rights and international human rights treaties contribute to coronavirus responses and recovery strategies in the country and globally? My central argument is that human rights provide tools to help States build fairer societies and economies. Such societies will be more resilient to future shocks. A human rights-based approach to the pandemic is based on values. It prioritises the most disadvantaged and vulnerable and it is holistic. It also highlights international assistance and cooperation. Value-based approach The values of human dignity, equality and freedom lie at the heart of human rights, and are the founding values of South Africa’s constitution. These values require the State and private actors to recognise that every life is equally valuable. Everyone should have the civil and political freedoms — and the economic, social and cultural means — to develop to their full potential. Governments can promote these values by acknowledging people’s agency. People should have meaningful opportunities to participate in response and recovery programmes. For example, a broad range of civil society bodies must get a chance to shape the budgetary decisions underlying economic recovery. The goal of all response measures should be to create an environment in which all can live in dignity without excessive inequalities on grounds of race, gender and socio-economic status. Setting priorities Human rights help governments set priorities in responding to the pandemic. People who are most disadvantaged and vulnerable should be the central focus. The pandemic and lockdowns have had the most severe impact on people living in poverty. In South Africa, that overwhelmingly means black people. Among them are people in overcrowded informal settlements without adequate water or the space to comply with social distance guidelines. Also harshly affected are workers in the informal sector, migrant workers, refugees and asylum seekers. Many have not been able to access economic relief. Because traditional gender roles persist, women have had to bear the biggest burden of child care, home schooling and domestic work while trying to keep their jobs. Human rights require States to put the needs of such groups first when it comes to budgets, laws, policies and programmes. Economic reforms and other pandemic responses should be based on a systematic human rights impact assessment. Interdependence and accountability The third contribution of human rights is that they oblige governments to develop a holistic, integrated response to the pandemic. South Africa’s constitution and international human rights law recognise that all human rights — civil, political, economic, social, cultural and environmental — are interdependent and interrelated. This means the right to life and health must be protected through science-based me
(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, DC - Kornisha McGill Brown has been elected as the 27th National President of Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated. With more than 245 chapters nationwide, representing more than 40,000 family members, Jack and Jill of America is the nation's oldest African American family organization. Founded in 1938, Jack and Jill […]
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A biopic on celebrated Sri Lankan Tamil cricketer, Muttiah Muralitharan, is now entangled in controversy after lead Indian actor Vijay Sethupathi dropped out on Oct. 19. Sethupathi announced his exit from the film '800' on [...]
A Royal African Company ship that carried more African slaves to the Americas than any other institution in the history of the Atlantic... View Article
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