Key Algeria rights group ordered shut
Algiers – Algeria has ordered one its most prominent rights groups be disbanded, the organisation said on Sunday, confirming... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Thulani Maseko’s ‘cold-blooded killing has deprived Eswatini, southern Africa and the world of a true champion and advocate for peace’
Geneva – The United Nations human rights chief on Monday called on Eswatini to swiftly and impartially investigate the... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Chad govt lifts suspension of opposition parties
N’Djamena – Chad has lifted the suspension of political activities by several opposition parties imposed following a violent crackdown... Read more
22 Jan, 2023
EU parliament slams declining press freedom in Morocco
Strasbourg – The European Parliament on Thursday condemned what it described as a decline in press freedom in Morocco,... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
It’s a ‘ruthless campaign to silence voices of dissent’ – Amnesty urges Algeria to free detained journalist
Tunis – Rights group Amnesty International urged Algeria on Tuesday to immediately release prominent jailed journalist Ihsane El Kadi,... Read more
18 Jan, 2023
Slain Kenya LGBTQ activist laid to rest amid calls for justice
Sergoit – A prominent Kenyan LGBTQ campaigner whose body was found dumped in a metal box about two weeks... Read more
18 Jan, 2023
Amnesty condemns Mozambique’s ‘forgotten war’ after viral video
Johannesburg – A video showing soldiers hurling a corpse onto a pile of burning rubble in Mozambique’s jihadist-hit north... Read more
13 Jan, 2023
Kenya LGBTQ activist was suffocated to death, post-mortem reveals
Nairobi – A prominent Kenyan LGBTQ campaigner whose body was found dumped in a metal box had been suffocated... Read more
12 Jan, 2023
Court orders release of Senegal government critic
Dakar – A judge on Tuesday ordered the release of a Senegalese journalist and prominent anti-government critic after more... Read more
11 Jan, 2023
Gambia honours pro-democracy activist killed in custody
Banjul – Thousands of people turned out in the Gambian capital on Tuesday for the official funeral of a... Read more
11 Jan, 2023
