Liberia: LACC Chairman Cllr. Edwin Martins Must Resign

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Namibia: Geingos Calls for End to Homophobia

[Namibian] First lady Monica Geingos says doing away with the outdated law against sodomy is being confused with legalising homosexuality in Namibia.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Curious culture of non-compliance - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

OVER the years, hundreds of people in public life have failed to file annual declarations and statements as required under the Integrity in Public Life Act. This year is no exception. The Integrity Commission last month released its latest catalogue, informing the public of all the officials w

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Source: Home - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Pay back the money: High Court finds Hlophe lawyer personally liable for R20 million in legal fees | News24

Attorney Barnabas Xulu will have to pay back more than R20 million in legal fees unlawfully paid to his firm, following a scathing High Court ruling.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

South Africa: Zuma's Failure to Appear Before State Capture Inquiry Is Illegal, Says Zondo

[Daily Maverick] The former president was a no-show on Monday even after a Constitutional Court order compelled him to appear before the State Capture commission.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: AG Kihara, IEBC Take BBI Battle to Supreme Court

[Nation] Attorney-General Paul Kihara Kariuki and the electoral agency have moved to the Supreme Court to challenge the decision of the Court of Appeal on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).

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Source: allAfrica.com

Uganda: Pastor Rejects Shs182b Award, Wants More Money

A pastor who was last week awarded Shs182 billion through court has rejected the award and petitioned the Court of Appeal, demanding more money in compensation for loss of his business after the cancellation of his permit for sand mining in Lwera, Kalungu

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zimbabwe: Every Zimbabwean Is a Potential Prisoner, Says Freed MDC Activist

[New Zimbabwe] Recently freed MDC activist Last Maengahama has said every Zimbabwean is a potential prisoner considering the country's security services and judiciary were captured state institutions.

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Source: allAfrica.com

When documents gained illegally are admissible in court

Treatment of evidence got from whistleblowers has been a grey area with courts giving varying interpretations.

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Source: Business Daily

Gladys Shollei: Chief Justice Martha Koome cannot be blamed for six rejected judges

In a statement on June 4, Chief Justice Martha Koome said she was not involved in the judges’ appointments.

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Source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke

Judge ends suit saying City of Doraville writes too many tickets | The Atlanta Voice

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming that an Atlanta suburb improperly relied on fines and fees to finance its budget. U.S. District Judge Richard Story last week dismissed a case brought against the city of Doraville by four people represented by the Institute for

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Zimbabwe: Judiciary Must Stand Up, Defend the Constitution - Law Expert

[New Zimbabwe] A RENOWNED international advocate Tererai Mafukidze has challenged the judiciary in Zimbabwe urging it follow its constitutional obligations and act as an independent arm without undue interference.

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Source: allAfrica.com

West Africa: SERAP Drags Buhari to Ecowas Court Over Twitter Ban

[This Day] Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 176 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria, and criminalisation of Nigerians still using Twitter.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Morocco: Employment - Tunisia, Morocco Sign MOU

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed, Monday, between the Social Affairs Ministry and the Ministry of Labor and Professional Integration of the Kingdom of Morocco in the field of employment and social protection.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Kenya: Omtatah in Court to Compel President Kenyatta to Submit Names of 41 Judges to Parliament

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Human rights activist Okiya Omtatah now wants President Uhuru Kenyatta compelled to submit the names of 41 judges to Parliament for approval.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Tunisia: Tunis Court of Appeal Adjourns Ruling On Request to Release MPs Makhlouf and Saoudi

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Indictment Chamber at the Tunis Court of Appeal, on Wednesday, adjourned ruling on the appeal against the decision of the first investigating judge at the military court to reject the release of MPs Nidhal Saoudi and Seifeddine Makhlouf in the airport

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Source: allAfrica.com

Just in: Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 MONTHS in prison

Wow... ConCourt has made a truly groundbreaking decision on Tuesday, after they handed down an unsuspended prison sentence to Jacob Zuma.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

Parly trashes spot fines order

BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA PARLIAMENTARY Legal Committee (PLC) chairperson Jonathan Samukange yesterday said Statutory Instrument (SI) 25 of 2021, which increased deposit fines for motorists, was unconstitutional and must be withdrawn. Samukange said this in the National Assembly while presenting an

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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People

"This conviction cannot stand": Black woman arrested after she claims she was racially attacked is appealing - Voice Online

ON MAY 25, 2019 Siyanda Mngaza went on holiday to a Brecon campsite in Wales. Her family say that she was the victim of a racist attack. However Siyanda was then arrested by the Dyfed-Powys police. On March 13, she was sentenced to four and a half years in prison, by an all-white jury that found

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Source: Britain's Favourite Black Newspaper - Voice Online

Rev. Al Sharpton & National Action Network (NAN) Statement on Judge Merrick Garland's Confirmation as the 86th Attorney General of the United States - Milwaukee Community Journal

Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network (NAN) applaud Judge Merrick Garland's confirmation as the 86th Attorney General of the United States. The Justice Department will now have an agenda-focused Attorney General to promote, reform, correct, and expand law rule with integrity and

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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper

Algeria: Tebboune - Citizens Sovereign to Choose Their Representatives in Parliament

[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Thursday in Algiers that citizens are sovereign to choose their representatives in the next People's National Assembly (lower house of Parliament) in the legislative elections of June 12th.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Zuma lifeline? Minority of ConCourt judges say jail term is 'unconstitutional'

The ConCourt decision to send Jacob Zuma to jail may have been a bombshell - but it wasn't unanimous, and a minority of judges argued AGAINST it.

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Source: South African News | Online News | The South African

HPCSA to approach presidency regarding criminal matter against doctors | News24

The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) plans to take the matter about the death of Dr Abdulhay Munshi to the presidency.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Angola: COVID-19 - Electricity, Water Bills Should Be Paid Until July

Luanda — The consumer should regulate the late bill payment of electricity and water services of the State of Emergency period until 26 July, said Monday the Minister of State and Head of the Civil House of President, Adão de

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Source: allAfrica.com

Angolan cartoonist Sérgio Piçarra wins EU human rights prize | Africanews

Piçarra gave life to the well-known character "Mankiko, the undefeatable," a lazy, problematic individual who aims to criticise the diverse political and social contexts of Angolan reality.

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Georgetown Chamber calls on Lowenfield to withdraw report that dumps 115,000 votes

President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Nicholas Deygoo-Boyer has written Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield calling on him to withdraw his report to GECOM which discards over 115,000 votes and purports to award victory to

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

Zimbabwe journalist vows 'fight' for media rights from prison | News24

Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono, has vowed to "fight" for freedom of expression in a fiery statement penned from his prison cell.

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Source: https://www.news24.com

Chief Election Officer is subordinate to GECOM

Lowenfield will be appropriately advised in due course that a singular reference to an officer in the Constitution does not make you a “Constitutional Officer” without the attendant provisions defining the office such as its genesis, its primary function, and protections distinct from the ordinary

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

'We Respectfully Disagree': Judge Faces Criticism As Rhode Island Woman Who Yelled at Black Family to 'Go Back' Where They Came from Avoids Hate Crime Charges

A Rhode Island woman who targeted a Black family last year when she made racist remarks about them was found guilty of disorderly conduct by a judge on

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Source: Visit Atlanta Black Star For African-American | Black News and Information

Ex-soldier appeals life sentence for murder of taxi driver - Stabroek News

Sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison for the murder of taxi driver Orin David, ex-soldier Jermaine Jefford has appealed his conviction, arguing among other things that the trial judge misdirected the jury on the law as it relates to

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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

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