UN relaunches political process in Libya with support of the United States

07 march 2024 - 19:03:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointment of the American Stephanie Koury as Deputy Special Representative [...] Full text...

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UN chief names American Stephanie Koury as Deputy Special Representative for UNSMIL

02 march 2024 - 20:04:49
New York, US (PANA) - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Stephanie Koury of the United [...] Full text...

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France cancels decree extraditing François Compaoré to Burkina Faso

22 december 2023 - 16:52:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France has cancelled the extradition decree of François Compaoré to Burkina Faso, where he is [...] Full text...

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Libyan newspaper urges authorities to use international experts for better use of oil resources

14 april 2023 - 16:47:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan economy has been based for decades on a single source of income, oil, whose [...] Full text...

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Children’s rights must remain priority: UN rights chief

17 january 2023 - 05:35:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Children’s rights must remain a priority and their voices should be heard and listened to, UN [...] Full text...

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Third edition of International Insurance Forum begins in Libya

06 december 2022 - 17:46:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The third edition of the International Insurance Forum in Libya started on Tuesday in Tripoli under [...] Full text...

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EU reconfirms its commitment to the Rome Statute

30 june 2022 - 16:32:44
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The adoption of the Rome Statute has been a major step forward in the evolution of [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court: Subject matter index for 16 years to be made available next year

28 may 2021 - 22:19:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -The subject matter index of the Community Court of Justice for 16 years up till 2020 will [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court urges regional parliamentarians to help improve enforcement of court decisions

28 may 2021 - 18:32:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has charged Community parliamentarians [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS Court promises conducive environment for improved efficiency

25 may 2021 - 19:35:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of ECOWAS Court of Justice, Hon. Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has expressed the desire [...] Full text...

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Workshop to validate subject matter index of ECOWAS court opens in Nigeria

03 may 2021 - 17:43:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A week-long workshop to validate the subject matter index of the ECOWAS Court of Justice opened [...] Full text...

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Pioneer Staff of ECOWAS Court praised for roles in the court's histroy, transformation

26 october 2020 - 19:48:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, has praised the pioneer [...] Full text...

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Morocco re-elected to UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture

23 october 2020 - 14:08:33
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - Morocco was on Thursday re-elected member of the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) at [...] Full text...

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The judiciary: A facilitator or hindrance to democracy in Africa? (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

26 february 2020 - 09:08:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - In political science, the ‘trias politica’ model for the governance of the state, popularised in modern [...] Full text...

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UN special rapporteur calls for urgent democratic shift in Zimbabwe - Report

27 september 2019 - 22:19:28
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur Clément Nyaletsossi Voule says the promise of a new dispensation is [...] Full text...

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UN agencies sign agreement to enforce measures to protect environment activists

16 august 2019 - 13:53:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has signed an agreement with the UN Human Rights Office to [...] Full text...

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UN Rights body. African Court to enhance access to justice

09 february 2019 - 12:05:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet and the president of Africa’s premier human [...] Full text...

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Education, rights experts to adopt new guiding principles on rights to education

05 february 2019 - 07:17:46
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Education and human rights experts will meet in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, next week to adopt [...] Full text...

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New bond with nature is goal of UN’s Mother Earth Day celebration

24 april 2018 - 05:28:53
New York, US (PANA) - Harmony with Nature – living a better quality of life while minimizing the use of [...] Full text...

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Sierra Leone: Civil society group to sue mobile companies over poor service

21 september 2017 - 13:44:05
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) – A civil society group, Native Consortium and Research Center, have threatened to file a class [...] Full text...

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Gambia: EU supports Gambians' access to justice and legal education

05 july 2017 - 16:23:07
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government on Wednesday launched a European Union funded project aiming to contribute to [...] Full text...

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Ghana: President Akufo-Addo names Sophia Akuffo as Ghana's new Chief Justice

12 may 2017 - 17:58:11
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday named Supreme Court justice Sophia Akuffo as the [...] Full text...

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UN: Nigerian appointed Registrar of Int'l Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

30 november 2016 - 11:43:36
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Mr. Olufemi Elias of Nigeria as the Registrar of [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UNESCO, African rights court fight crimes against journalists

06 september 2016 - 13:37:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The rate of impunity for crimes against journalists remains extremely high worldwide, according to UNESCO figures, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Arab League media gathering issues declaration on combating terrorism

19 august 2016 - 18:22:15
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - League of Arab States conference on how media could play a role in combating terrorism and [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Rights groups demand justice for victims of South Sudan violence

17 august 2016 - 07:43:38
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Two human rights groups have said renewed violence underscores the urgency of bringing to account [...] Full text...

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UN: ICC prosecutor produces draft policy on children to address crimes

22 june 2016 - 15:48:06
New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has produced a draft [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief hails World Court for contributions to international law

20 april 2016 - 17:41:58
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said the collective jurisprudence of the International Court of [...] Full text...

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UN: World Court celebrates 70 years anniversary

20 april 2016 - 14:39:38
New York, US (PANA) - Having ruled on such diverse issues as plunder of natural resources in Africa to border [...] Full text...

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UN: UN tribunal on Rwandan genocide formally closes

01 january 2016 - 08:52:19
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations tribunal set up 21 years ago to judge those guilty for the [...] Full text...

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Kenya: AU court invites top African judges for judicial dialogue

27 october 2015 - 15:37:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Arusha-based African Court for Human and Peoples’ Rights has organised a Continental Judicial Dialogue 4-6 November [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: ECOWAS Court, UNHCR sign pact on rights of refugees

17 june 2015 - 17:48:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice (ECCJ) and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) have [...] Full text...

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UN: UN committee on women rights tasks Tanzania on discriminatory laws against widows

01 april 2015 - 18:30:16
New York, US (PANA) - Tanzania should take steps to revise or repeal laws, customs and practices that discriminate against [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: Community Court President makes case for under-privileged litigants

26 march 2015 - 12:40:33
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice President, Hon. Justice Maria de Ceu Silva Monteiro, has advocated [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: Measures proposed to improve efficiency of ECOWAS Court to implement rights mandate

23 march 2015 - 09:54:46
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - Legal and human rights experts have identified three levels of intervention required to improve the effectiveness [...] Full text...

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Guinea-Bissau: President calls for zero tolerance for rights violation in West Africa

21 march 2015 - 15:49:59
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - President Jose Mario Vaz of Guinea Bissau has challenged ECOWAS citizens to contribute to the creation [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Media report Mahama, Deby meeting, CJ’s call for informed comments on judges’ rulings

21 march 2015 - 09:10:13
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A one-day meeting between Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama and his Chadian counterpart, Idriss Déby Itno [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: Human rights advocates in W/Africa tasked as conference opens

19 march 2015 - 14:02:21
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (PANA) - Guinea Bissau Premier Domingos Simoes Pereira has challenged human rights advocates in West Africa to integrate [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana High Court rejects archaic adoption rule

02 february 2015 - 18:19:56
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s High Court has ended discrimination enshrined in the country’s archaic Adoption of Children Act, following [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: Past decisions of ECOWAS Court on the table as retreat opens

19 january 2015 - 14:06:40
Calabar, Nigeria (PANA) - As the judicial officers of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice began a three-day retreat in [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS: Community Court promises better welfare for staff

18 january 2015 - 12:55:53
Calabar, Nigeria (PANA) - The new management of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has pledged a new era during [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Khartoum organizes conference on Islamic extremism

30 november 2014 - 11:59:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Islamic Jurisprudence Academy is organizing a three-day international conference on threats posed by Islamic extremist [...] Full text...

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Kenya: ICC's German Judge who rejected trial of Kenyan cases dies 

22 july 2014 - 14:51:52
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - International Criminal Court (ICC) Judge Hans-Peter Kaul, who issued dissenting opinions on the trial of Kenyan [...] Full text...

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UN agency welcomes Kenyan ruling on rights of urban refugees

31 july 2013 - 21:56:42
New York, US (PANA) - The UN refugee agency has welcomed the ruling of the High Court of Kenya which [...] Full text...

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Tributes, as renowned SA jurist, Chaskalson, is laid to rest

03 december 2012 - 09:52:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Tributes are pouring in for renowned South African jurist Arthur Chaskalson, who died this [...] Full text...

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ICC rejects Kenyan suspects objection to war crimes trial

09 march 2012 - 22:05:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday rejected an appeal by four Kenyan suspects to challenge their [...] Full text...

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Nigerian minister tasks ECOWAS legal experts on Freedom of expression

07 march 2012 - 16:56:51
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has urged legal experts from ECOWAS Member [...] Full text...

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Renowned Nigerian jurist tasks govt on policy formulation, implementation (re-issued to correct headline)

16 december 2011 - 11:34:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renowned Nigerian International Law expert Akin Oyebode has urged the country’s decision makers to involve academics [...] Full text...

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Renowned Nigerian jurist tasks govt on policy formation, implementation

15 december 2011 - 09:25:57
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Renowned Nigerian International Law expert Akin Oyebode has urged the country’s decision makers to involve academics [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's top Judge slams plea-bargaining for corrupt officials

16 november 2011 - 09:17:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's top Judge has condemned plea-bargaining for corrupt politicians and public officers, calling it ''a novel [...] Full text...

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African Court urge member states to ratify protocol

13 may 2011 - 20:01:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Vice President of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Justice Sophia A.B Akuffo, [...] Full text...

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AU rejects Zimbabwe bid to repeal African elections Charter

28 january 2011 - 18:34:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African foreign ministers and the African Union Commission Friday rejected Zimbabwe’s efforts to block debate [...] Full text...

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Human rights cases go online

13 november 2010 - 08:51:00
Banjul- Gambia (PANA) â" Human rights groups on Fr-iday launched a list of Afric an human rights case laws in [...] Full text...

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Rights groups sue Gambia over access to ECOWAS court

29 september 2009 - 15:33:00
Abuja- Nigeria (PANA) -- The Registered Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Centre for Defence [...] Full text...

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Nigerian don lands AU job

23 june 2009 - 08:10:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Professor Akin Oyebode, the Head of Department of Jurisp rudence and International Law, University of Lagos [...] Full text...

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Exhibition on Timbuktu manuscripts launched in Bamako

15 april 2009 - 19:25:00
Bamako- Mali (PANA) -- Malian Minister of Culture Mohamed El Moctar on Wednesday at the National Museum of Mali, launched [...] Full text...

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