COVID-19: Smarter response and recovery measures can help preserve human rights in Africa
Submitted by jcooper on 24 June 2020
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Citing ‘weight of history’, senior UN officials of African descent issue call to ‘go beyond and do more’ to end racism
Submitted by web.ar on 15 June 2020
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"Mental health services are an essential part of all government responses to COVID-19"
Submitted by web.ar on 15 May 2020
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Sudan bans female genital mutilation, UNICEF vows to help support new law
Submitted by jcooper on 5 May 2020
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Police officers in Eastern Equatoria receive UNMISS-led training on human rights
Submitted by jcooper on 19 March 2020
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Burundi election countdown amid ‘deteriorating’ human rights situation
Submitted by jcooper on 13 March 2020
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Nigeria must act to stop housing crisis and forced evictions: UN rights expert
Submitted by web.ar on 24 September 2019
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African Dialogues Series 2019: searching for durable solutions to refugees, IDP problems
Submitted by web.ar on 21 May 2019
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UN rights office urges Egypt to halt death row executions amid torture allegations
Submitted by ruth on 22 February 2019Fifteen death row inmates have been executed in Egypt so far this month despite claims from many that they were tortured to secure a confession, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
According to OHCHR, nine people were executed on Wednesday and six others were subjected to the death penalty earlier in the month.
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South Sudan: ‘Outraged’ UN experts say ongoing widespread human rights violations may amount to war crimes
Submitted by ruth on 22 February 2019United Nations investigators on Wednesday denounced a raft of gross human rights violations being perpetrated in South Sudan, where over the past year, incidents of rape have surged and abductions, sexual slavery and brutal killings “have become commonplace.”
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Africa’s freedom struggles and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Sovereign African countries barely existed when the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, three years after the end of World War II.
It was the first time an internationally agreed-upon document unequivocally stated that all human beings are free and equal, irrespective of color, creed or religion.
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A double challenge for the disabled
At five years of age, Kenneth Habaalu, a Zambian, was paralysed by polio, a viral disease that attacks the nerves. Mr. Habaalu’s paralysis appeared to cut short any hopes of getting an education and finding a job later in life. But thanks to his brother who paid his tuition, he acquired a diploma in management.
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