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Human Rights

Nigeria must act to stop housing crisis and forced evictions: UN rights expert

By UN News
Equality

UN rights office urges Egypt to halt death row executions amid torture allegations

By UN News
Genocide

South Sudan: ‘Outraged’ UN experts say ongoing widespread human rights violations may amount to war crimes

By UN News
Human Rights

Judicial independence under threat in Nigeria, warns UN rights expert

By UN News
Human Rights

Africa’s freedom struggles and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

70 years since its adoption, the declaration has inspired liberation movements

By Franck Kuwonu
Human Rights

A double challenge for the disabled

Stigma prevents many people with disabilities from entering the workforce

By Finbarr Toesland
Genocide

Preventing genocide: UN calls on countries to stand against atrocities

By Sharon Birch-Jeffrey
Censorship

Uproar over Internet shutdowns

Governments cite incitements to violence, exam cheating and hate speech

By Tonderayi Mukeredzi
Equality

NEPAD embraces women’s rights

After slow start, continental initiative advances gender equity

By Itai Madamombe
Equality

Battling for equality on all fronts

Some progress since Beijing, but hurdles persist

By Gumisai Mutume