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[The Point] Victim The Gambia Centre for Victims and Human Rights Violations (Victims' Center) has confirmed the release of two suspected junglers: Alieu Jeng and Ismaila Jammeh years after their detention.
In May, Burundi held a presidential election which was won by Evariste Ndayishimiye, candidate of the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party.
Ndayishimiye was hurriedly sworn in after the untimely death of president Pierre Nkurunziza in June.
Rights violations continue
The Council encouraged donor countries which had suspended aid to Burundi to continue dialogue towards resumption of development assistance.
A report by a UN watchdog in September said human rights violations were still being committed in Burundi, including sexual violence and murder.
The country was plunged into a crisis in April 2015 when Ndayishimiye’s predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza decided to run for a controversial third term, which he ultimately won in July 2015.
His candidature, which was opposed by the opposition and civil society groups, resulted in a wave of protests, violence and even a failed coup in May 2015.
Hundreds of people were killed and over 300,000 fled to neighboring countries.
[Nairobi News] A 22-year-old woman who allegedly beat up a 35-year-old woman on accusation of snatching her lover was charged with assault and causing actual bodily harm.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The UNITA parliamentary group asked the National Assembly to set up a Parliamentary Inquiry Commission (CPI) into the management of the Banco de Poupança e Crédito - BPC (Savings and Credit Bank, in English).
[Nation] A nurse at the Kakamega County General Hospital died on Tuesday, becoming the latest casualty of the ongoing nationwide strike by health workers agitating for better working conditions.
[East African] Paul Rusesabagina, made famous by the Hollywood film \"Hotel Rwanda\", was denied bail for a third and final time on Wednesday, and is now set to answer multiple charges related to terrorism, arson and kidnap when the trial begins in substance in Kigali.
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities have cleared police of any wrongdoing in the case of a 9-year-old boy who lost an eye after apparently being shot in the face by an Israeli officer earlier this year. Malik Eissa was struck by what appeared to be a sponge-tipped munition last February and lost vision in his left eye, and his family says he hasn't returned to school because of recurring medical treatments and the embarrassment of being disfigured and reliant on a prosthetic eye. Residents said he had just gotten off a school bus in the […]
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By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia's situation is 'spiraling out of control with appalling impact on civilians' and urgently needs outside monitoring, the United Nations human rights chief warned Wednesday, but Ethiopia is rejecting calls for independent investigations into the deadly fighting in its Tigray region, saying it 'doesn't need a baby-sitter.' The government's declaration came amid international calls for more transparency into the month-long fighting between Ethiopian forces and those of the fugitive Tigray regional government that is thought to have killed thousands, including civilians. At least one large-scale massacre has been documented by human […]
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A father in Lancaster, California has been charged with killing his 12-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter. 34-year old Maurice Jewel... View Article
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The African Union (AU) has called on the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo to preserve \"peace and stability\" on the eve of an announced intervention by the president in the midst of a political crisis, a few days after a UN call for dialogue.
Visiting Thursday and Friday in Kinshasa, the chairman of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahama, said in a statement that he \"had exchanges\" with the head of state Felix Tshisekedi and his predecessor Joseph Kabila.
On Sunday, Tshisekedi is expected to announce his \"long-awaited decisions\" according to his spokesman, to get out of the crisis within the coalition.
The AU chief \"called on the whole (class) of Congolese politicians to work resolutely and sincerely to establish national harmony and preserve peace and stability.
On Saturday, about a hundred deputies wanted to submit petitions to the Assembly asking for the resignation of the pro-Kabila president of the lower house, Jeanine Mabunda, and her office.
\"All offices are closed,\" said a UDPS member of parliament, Léon Mubikayi.
Deputies claim that the petitions were signed by a majority of them (more than 250).
The pro-Kabila FCC claims a majority of more than 300 MPs out of 500 in the Assembly.
In addition, former President Kabila did not go as announced in Lubumbashi (south-east) on Saturday.
He was prevented from travelling, according to his supporters, without official confirmation.
\"Forbidding Joseph Kabila to travel (...) is a pure and simple violation of his constitutional rights,\" reacted the human rights lawyer, Jean-Claude Katende.
\"I remain concerned about the political tensions within the ruling coalition,\" wrote UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres a few days ago. \"I call on all stakeholders to resolve their differences through dialogue, in accordance with the Constitution,\" he said.
Proclaimed winner of the elections, Tshisekedi rose to power since January 2019 under a secret coalition agreement with his predecessor, who kept the majority in parliament.
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has urged government and other stakeholders to ensure that human rights remain central in all recovery efforts from Covid-19 as Malawi joins the rest of the world tomorrow in commemoration of International Human Rights Day.
So how do you respond after your nose has been figuratively bloodied? What happens next usually says a lot about attitude and character and will. And we are about to find out where the Clippers stand in terms of those attributes. Because of the shortest offseason in NBA history – and because they exist in […]
[Nyasa Times] Presidential press secretary Brian Banda has said President Lazarus Chakwera has no clear stand on legalization of same-sex marriages and has left the issue to the country's citizens to determine whether to legalise it or not.
BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA HARARE Mayor Jacob Mafume, who is being accused of parcelling out residential stands, has been granted $30 000 bail by High Court Judge Justice Benjamin Chikowero. Mafume appealed to the High Court after he was denied bail by magistrate Bianca Makwande who said he was likely to interfere with witnesses in the matter. But Justice Chikowero ruled out that Makwande had misdirected herself by denying Mafume bail. He was ordered not interfere with witnesses, to surrender his passport and to continue residing at his given residential address, as part of his bail conditions. It is alleged that Mafume allocated residential stands to his sister Rotina Mafume and secretary at his law firm Rutendo Muvuti without following due process. The State alleges that in March this year Mafume allegedly called housing director Admore Nhekairo asking him to allocate stands to Rotina and Muvuti but the council had closed interviews for home seekers. But Mafume allegedelly used his influenced responsible council employees to allocate the stands to the two. Rotina and Muvuti were allocated the stands valued at $219 938 although they were not on the waiting list. More to follow…
For us to rest now would be as disastrously careless as an athletic team celebrating its stellar performance during the first period of play and then not showing up for the remainder of the game.
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The year 2020 marks the first time that Nateniël Julies' family will spend Christmas without him.
Before latest court appearance, journalist and anti-corruption campaigner
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The UN chief warned yesterday that the social and economic impact of COVID-19 'is enormous and growing' and said it's foolish to believe a vaccine can undo damage from the global pandemic that will last for years or even decades.
Parolee abandons bail bid for allegedly raping two little girls.
[UN News] There is a critical need for State institutions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to provide more stability and safety for citizens facing multiple threats, the head of the UN mission there told the Security Council on Monday.
[The Herald] FORMER Harare City housing and the acting human resources director Mathew Marara, facing corruption allegations over the illegal creation and sale of 150 stands in Kuwadzana, prejudicing the city council of at least US$1,1 million, has formally resigned from municipal service.
The harrowing report gives an account of the trauma both families and soldiers suffer as they describe midnight raids in the occupied Palestinian territories.
[CAF] The Disciplinary Board, an independent body of CAF, met by videoconference on 6 December 2020, to review the cases brought to its attention. After deliberations, the following decisions have been made and notified to the concerned.
Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director warned continent might not see vaccines until 2021.
The Free State police have opened an inquest after seven bodies were discovered inside a mineshaft at Kopanang Mine in Vierfontein.
Today is Human Rights Day. It was on this day, 72 years ago, that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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[HRW] New York -- Security Council Scrutiny Vital to Justice, Reform
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Weah, has called on African countries to focus efforts on crafting policies and programs that can create skills and technological advancement on the continent. Delivering a statement on behalf of His Excellency, Dr. George Manneh Weah, President of the Republic of Liberia, at the African Union (AU) 14th Extraordinary Session on Sunday, December 6, 2020, via virtual in Monrovia, the Liberian Foreign Minister reminded heads of state o
