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[Nation] The Commonwealth has deployed a team of election observers to Ghana to keep watch during the country's General Election slated for Monday next week.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Somalia: Trade Unions Say Hands-Off to Minister of Justice for Aiding and Abetting Human and Labour Rights Violations
Press Release - The Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) is outraged at the blatant disrespect displayed by the Minister of Justice Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur towards Somalia's labour laws. The Minister's gross interference in labour relations between FAVORI LLC and workers, clearly demonstrates
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Pesticide Poisoning Complaint against Swiss Firm Accepted by International Body  – The Wilmington Journal
MUMBAI — Switzerland-based agrochemical company Syngenta is at the center of a new complaint related to pesticide poisoning of farmers in Yavatmal, India. A complaint over the alleged poisoning of Indian farmers from Syngenta’s pesticide [...]
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‘Don’t open border with SA’ Zim doctors fear impact of covid-19 variant – NewsDay Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Doctors for Human Rights (ZDHR) have advised the government not to open land borders with South Africa when it reviews the current lockdown. The end of the extended lockdown coincides with South Africa’s resolution to open its borders on February 15. A statement yesterday by South
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Source: NewsDay Zimbabwe - Everyday News for Everyday People
Rights defenders press for PWDs social inclusion
BY VANESSA GONYE THE Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) and the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have called on institutions to ensure that people with disabilities (PWDs) are included in different programmes in order to achieve social inclusion. In a recent report titled Social Inclusion and the
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Ghana: How Jerry Rawlings Used Democratic Structures to Legitimise Military Rule
[The Conversation Africa] The late Jerry Rawlings led two coups in Ghana before twice being elected president in multiparty polls. Whether you associate him with anti-imperialism, democracy or political violence, the fact is that he was able to retain military and popular control of Ghana for over
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: UN Boss Tasks Govt On Covid Rights Abuses
[Monitor] The outgoing United Nations Resident Coordinator, Ms Rosa Malango, has advised all law enforcement agencies to avoid repeating human rights violations committed during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Zimbabwe: Food Self-Sufficiency Remains Elusive for Millions - Report
[New Zimbabwe] A study has shown that despite government's efforts to put in place several food and nutrition policies, setting up institutional frameworks to facilitate food and nutrition security, food self-sufficiency remains elusive for millions in Zimbabwe.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tunisia - Police Arrest, Use Violence Against LGBTI Activists
[HRW] Beirut -- UN Experts Should Investigate
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Cameroon: Step Toward Justice for Massacre
[HRW] The trial of three security force members accused of being involved in the massacre of 21 civilians in Ngarbuh, in Cameroon's North-West region, is due to begin on December 17, 2020. It is expected to be an important step in tackling impunity.
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Education sector under siege: Artuz
BY SILAS NKALA THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) says the education sector is under siege as government insists on frustrating teachers through poor salaries and unsafe working conditions. The remarks came at a time various teachers’ unions have complained over their
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Kelly Diane Galloway: On a Walk to Derail Human Trafficking - The Washington Informer
Kelly Diane Galloway says she's on a mission to bring greater awareness to the problem, or perhaps the continuing crisis, of human trafficking. The post Kelly Diane Galloway: On a Walk to Derail Human Trafficking appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Ivory Coast : 22 people convicted of child trafficking on Cocoa farms | Africanews
These convictions follow a crackdown on child trafficking in early May in the surroundings of Soubré, a town located in the southwestern part of the country.
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Malawi named country of the year
Malawi has been named country of the year for 'reviving democracy in an authoritarian region' by the Economist newspaper. The newspaper cites the nullification of the 2019 presidential election results that were marred by irregularities. 'The vote-count was rigged with correction fluid on the tally
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Namibia: Sex Workers, LGBTQI Political Party On the Cards
[Namibian] HUMAN rights activist Nicodemus 'Mama Africa' Aoxamub says a political party for sex workers and LGBTQI communities in the country is on the cards.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Zimbabwe: Harare Demolitions Roundly Condemned
[263Chat] Opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has condemned the 'heartless and cruel' demolition of houses in Harare urging those responsible to halt the operation.
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Kenyatta Commits to Support Bid to Have Economic Sanctions Imposed on Burundi Lifted
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President Uhuru Kenyatta has committed to support Burundi's bid to have economic sanctions imposed by US Treasury department lifted.
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President Biden Extends Deportation Relief For Haitian Immigrants
The move could affect 150,000 Haitian immigrants.
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Biden Administration Extends Relief for Haitian Immigrants After Backlash Over Deportations
Over the previous weekend, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would be granting more than 100,000 Haitians in the United States Temporary Protected […]
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Residents sue council over stands
BY GARIKAI MAFIRAKUREVA Over 240 Chiredzi residents have resorted to take their local authority to court over undelivered residential stands. The residents claimed they were made to pay US$2 300 each in 2014, but are yet to be allocated the stands after council collected a whooping US$552 000 from
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Haitians receive temporary protected status extension | New York Carib News
On Saturday, the US said it would allow tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants to reapply for temporary protected status (TPS)  to remain in the country for 18 months.
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Gambia: Court Fines Police D150,000 for Rights Violation
[The Point] Justice Aminata Saho-Ceesay of the Banjul High Court has on Monday fined the Gambia Police Force for unlawfully and unconstitutionally detaining one Adama Faal without a reasonable ground to do so.
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Zimbabwe: Virus Infections Sinking Zimbabwe Onto Its Knees
[East African] Zimbabwe's health system is struggling to cope with a surge in Covid-19 cases with hospitals running out of beds for patients that need hospitalisation.
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US to train Mozambique forces fighting jihadists | News24
American military personnel will spend two months training soldiers in Mozambique to help the country fight a jihadist insurgency in its northeast, US embassy officials said.
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Egypt - Prisoner's Family Detained for Torture Complaints
[HRW] Beirut -- Release Mother Still in Custody
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Sudan: 84 Broadcast Journalists Fired Over Alleged Loyalty to Former Regime
Press Release - According to media reports, 60 TV employees, 19 radio workers and 5 broadcasting journalists received their dismissal letters by Sudan's Empowerment Removal Committee on 10 December. Many of them claimed that the decision had no basis and that they were given no opportunity to
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Jury trial or judge alone?
Prominent defence attorney Peter Champagnie says pressure should be put on legislators to change the law requiring the prosecution's consent in matters in which an accused opts to be tried by a judge alone, instead of by a judge and jury.Under the Criminal Justice (Administration) Act, which was
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Gambia: Regional Children Calls for Government Liberation
[The Point] Soma and Farafenni are two busy settlements where under-aged children are continually ordered by their Arabic teachers or Qur'anic masters to go begging.
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Burundi Seeks New Direction One Year After President's Death
Analysis - As President Evariste Ndayishimiye marks one year in office, Burundi is trying to move out of regional isolation. But human rights abuses and a repressive regime are still a cause for concern.
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US modifies ban on tobacco imports from Malawi | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
United States Customs and Border Protection (CPB) has modified an existing Withhold Release Order on imports of tobacco from Malawi which was issued in 2019 due to concerns over child labour in production of the tobacco. According to a CPB statement, effective May 21, 2021, certain tobacco imports
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