Tag Archives: human right
An Ethiopian journalist lost an appeal on Tuesday against a five-year prison sentence for her role in promoting subversive plots by a rebel group. Reyot Alemu, a columnist at the now-defunct Feteh newspaper, and fellow journalist Woubishet Taye were found … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Ginbot 7, Horn, human right, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Prison, Reyot Alemu, terrorism
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By Ambassador Joseph Stafford International Human Rights Day, which we celebrate each December 10, commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. In adopting the UDHR, the United States … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged human right, Human Rights Day, IndepthAfrica, Sudan, UDHR, United Nations General Assembly, United States, Universal Declaration, Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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ARUSHA, Tanzania, January 23, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Delegates at the just-ended fourth meeting of the EAC Forum of National Human Rights Commissions in Nairobi, Kenya, have called upon EAC Partner States to better address people’s rights to foster … read more »
Posted in Press Releases
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Tagged Arusha, EAC, EAC Secretariat, East Africa, human right, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nairobi, Partner States, Tanzania
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, January 18, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN Human Rights office, in cooperation with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights convened a two day-meeting of the Special Procedures of the United Nations Human Rights … read more »
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Commission, African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Ethiopia, human right, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Peoples, United Nations Human Rights Council
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Human rights groups have denounced a climate of fear in Gambia claiming disappearances, killings and torture go unpunished, as President Yayha Jammeh marks 17 years in power on Friday. “President Jammeh marks July 22 each year as ?Freedom Day? and … read more »
Posted in Gambia, News, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Amnesty International, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Forced disappearance, Gambia, human right, Human Rights and Liberties, Human rights defender, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, North Africa, Pan African News, President of the United States, Southern Africa, West Africa
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December 11, 2010 by benim
South Africa. Nelson Mandela’s “Rainbow Nation.” Home to one of the most vibrant, active and creative activist movements of the 20th century. The first nation on earth to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation in the constitution. The first African … read more »
Posted in Abuse, Hottest News, News, South Africa, Southern Africa, Women
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, Africa news, Africannewslive, Cape Town, Corrective rape, Crime in South Africa, crimes, ethics, Hate crime, Homophobic violence, Homosexuality, human right, human sexuality, IndepthAfrica, IndepthCanada, Jeff Radebe, Lesbianism, LGBT, lifestyle-news, Nelson Mandela, rainbow nation, Rape, sex, Social Issues, South Africa, South Africa news, South Africa under apartheid, women abuse
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