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Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday rejected a report by a UN Fact-Finding Commission, saying it was politically [...] Full text...
Top human rights investigators call for arms embargo on Sudan warring parties
06 september 2024 - 21:27:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse
06 september 2024 - 12:56:39Geneva, Switerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Paris conference on Sudan should jump-start new approach to humanitarian funding
15 april 2024 - 10:54:08Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – As global and regional leaders meet in Paris to spotlight Sudan and mark the one-year anniversary of the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Concrete measures needed to curb widespread abuses, protect civilians
12 december 2023 - 08:10:56Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The United States government’s announcement on 6 December that atrocity crimes have been committed by both warring [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso suspends distribution of French newspaper Le Monde
03 december 2023 - 11:46:19Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The transitional government of Burkina Faso on Saturday announced the suspension of the distribution of [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor drops war crimes charges against former minister minister
19 october 2023 - 11:13:00The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A. A. Khan, has dropped all charges against Mr [...] Full text...
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Eritrea dismisses Amnesty's 'flawed' report on Eritrean Defence Forces' war crimes in Ethiopia
06 september 2023 - 11:02:37New York, US (PANA) - Eritrea has dismissed a report by Amnesty International that the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed [...] Full text...
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Eritrean soldiers committed crimes against humanity in Ethiopia - Rights group
05 september 2023 - 10:18:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in the [...] Full text...
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Confirmation hearings for war crimes against CAR's Mokom Gawaka begins at ICC
23 august 2023 - 11:49:34The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - A three-day hearing of confirmation of charges against Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka, former National [...] Full text...
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DR Congo mass graves tied to Rwanda-backed M23 rebels
14 june 2023 - 07:37:29Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group appears responsible for mass graves containing scores of bodies found in [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Quotes and notes by people caught in fighting (Compiled by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)
25 may 2023 - 17:06:17Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Civilians in the, war situation in the Sudan publish different stories and comments about their ordeal. [...] Full text...
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'Insecurity grips Nigeria's capital, as attacks, threats by multiple groups raise serious concerns'
09 august 2022 - 10:55:41Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A series of attacks and threats within close proximity of Nigeris's seat of government in Abuja by [...] Full text...
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Armed Islamists, security forces in Burkina Faso committing abuses against civilians - Human Rights Watch
18 may 2022 - 05:22:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed Islamist groups and government security forces and militia in Burkina Faso are committing increased abuses against [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights groups flag crimes against humanity in Western Tigray Zone
06 april 2022 - 07:31:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Amhara regional security forces and civilian authorities in Ethiopia's Western Tigray Zone have committed widespread abuses against [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian cisis: Rights group accuses rebel TPLF forces of murder, rape, pillage in Amhara region
16 february 2022 - 06:02:20Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has accused fighters affiliated with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front [...] Full text...
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Nigeria, US sign pact to reduce illicit trafficking of ancient arts
20 january 2022 - 22:54:56Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed the optimism that the Cultural Property [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Human Rights Council sets up international rights probe
17 december 2021 - 17:05:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Serious concerns over alleged severe human rights violations and abuses in Ethiopia should be investigated by [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights report says 'all parties' have violated human rights in 'brutal' war; PM Abiy dismisses it as false
03 november 2021 - 10:31:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office [...] Full text...
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Niger Delta militants threaten fresh violence against oil, gas Installations over Petroleum Industry Law
23 july 2021 - 20:39:54Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - A militant group, the Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders (NDRC), Friday threatened to resume violence against oil [...] Full text...
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Gambia’s truth commission public hearing ends Friday
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Liberian war crimes trial to resume on Monday
12 february 2021 - 10:18:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The trial of a former Liberian rebel leader arrested in Switzerland for alleged war crimes during [...] Full text...
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Former Liberian rebel leader goes on trial in Switzerland for alleged war crimes
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Nigeria: Outrage as Boko Haram kills 43 farmers
29 november 2020 - 20:02:46Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The horrific killing of at least 43 rice farmers at Zabarmari in the Jere Local Government [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief hails arrest of Sudanese war crimes suspect
10 june 2020 - 05:15:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The arrest of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman, commonly known as Ali Kushayb, an alleged former Janjaweed [...] Full text...
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At least 1,142 people killed in Nigeria in first quarter of 2020 - Report
05 may 2020 - 07:00:06Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A new report released in Nigeria on Monday has revealed that in the first quarter of [...] Full text...
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Guinean head of state calls for calm after violent protests
24 january 2020 - 13:53:16Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinean President Alpha Condé has "strongly condemned "ethnocentric comments made in the private media" by politicians [...] Full text...
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Killings, violence targeting ethnic group in DR Congo ‘may amount to crimes against humanity’ - UN
11 january 2020 - 08:02:34New York, US (PANA) - The targeting of the Hema community in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with violence, [...] Full text...
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Haftar orders his troops to launch final attack against Tripoli
12 december 2019 - 21:58:19Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chief of the Libyan national army based in the east, Marshall Khalifda Haftar, whose troops [...] Full text...
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Speaker of Libyan House of Representatives promises elections after Tripoli liberation
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UN experts release critical report on Belgian colonial rule in DR Congo
13 february 2019 - 12:40:51Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has expressed worry over a report by UN experts which asks [...] Full text...
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Boko Haram terrorists kill 53 soldiers, farmers in series of attacks
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EU takes steps to clamp down on illicit trafficking in cultural goods
07 november 2018 - 18:59:45Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – European Union (EU) ambassadors on Wednesday agreed the EU Council's position on a draft regulation [...] Full text...
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Restoring gov't control across CAR is ‘key’ to lasting peace, stability – UN envoy
22 june 2018 - 07:28:09New York, US (PANA) - While many positive steps have been taken in the Central African Republic (CAR), progress has [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Calm prevails in Uvira after clashes
29 september 2017 - 11:51:21Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Calm has returned to Uvira, in South-Kivu of DR Congo, on Thursday evening after an [...] Full text...
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CAR: Amnesty says civilians facing atrocities in CAR town as UN protection proves ineffective
08 september 2017 - 07:11:00Bangui, CAR (PANA) - A wave of brutal attacks in the Central African Republic, including the systematic rape and murder [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: President Buhari's health status dominates front pages in Nigeria
06 may 2017 - 09:25:45Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The health status of President Muhammadu Buhari since he returned from London in March on a [...] Full text...
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Kenya: Amnesty International condemns journos torture in Sudan
05 april 2017 - 16:28:10Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The torture of two journalists abducted en route to Jebel Marra, in Sudan’s Darfur region, is [...] Full text...
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US: EU, Egypt sign agreement on cultural property protection
01 december 2016 - 05:47:47Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US and Egypt on Wednesday signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding on cultural property [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: South Sudan troops accused of 'deliberate killings, rape, looting'
25 october 2016 - 05:52:20Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has said in a new report launched on Tuesday that [...] Full text...
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UN: Eritrea on course to prosperity - FM
26 september 2016 - 18:09:56New York, US (PANA) - Eritrea's Foreign Minister, Osman Saleh, says the country, in more than 25 years of its [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Niger Delta militants attack another major oil pipeline.
19 september 2016 - 20:15:43Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The turbulence in Nigeria's oil production continues as unrepentant Niger Delta militants attacked another major oil [...] Full text...
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Libya: Libya moves to end illegal fishing in its territorial waters
05 april 2016 - 18:15:04Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya will impound foreign fishing vessels illegally entering its territorial waters and arrest their crew members, [...] Full text...
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US: UN welcomes ICC's first conviction for rape as war crime
23 march 2016 - 06:32:05New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday welcomed the judgement issued by the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Fresh calls for al-Bashir's arrest
12 june 2015 - 15:50:02Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Democratic Alliance MP Stevens Mokgalapa on Friday called for the “immediate arrest” of Sudanese President [...] Full text...
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Senegal: ICC Prosecutor says crimes must stop in CAR
26 february 2015 - 15:48:52Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Fatou Bensouda, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), has said that crimes must stop [...] Full text...
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UN: ICC to prosecute use of children in armed conflicts
12 february 2015 - 19:27:35New York, US (PANA) - International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosector Fatou Bensouda on Thursday said the court will investigate and [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Human rights organizations want AU to publish inquiry report on South Sudan (Corrected)
22 january 2015 - 19:15:29Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty International on Thursday urged the African Union (AU) to publish a report on atrocities committed [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Human rights organizations want AU to publish inquiry report on South Sudan
22 january 2015 - 16:24:41Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty International on Thursday urged the African Union (AU) to publish a report on atrocities committed [...] Full text...
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Sudan: Coalition calls for arms embargo on warring parties in South Sudan
05 november 2014 - 09:39:33Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A coalition of more than 50 South Sudanese and international human rights and humanitarian organisations have [...] Full text...
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UN: ICC sentences former Congolese militia leader to 12 years
23 may 2014 - 14:35:09New York, US (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday sentenced former militia leader, Mr. Germain Katanga, to [...] Full text...
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Congo reinforces military presence in CAR
31 may 2013 - 12:54:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congo has sent 30 soldiers to reinforce its military contingent within the regional peacekeeping mission in [...] Full text...
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21st AU Summit: AU grand debate raises fundamental issues for Africa’s progress
25 may 2013 - 11:37:14Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Though Africa’s economic growth is generally strong, economic transformation remains a challenge across the continent, [...] Full text...
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CAR rebels commit grave rights violations - HRW
10 may 2013 - 10:34:40Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Members of the Seleka rebel coalition, which ousted President François Bozizé of the Central African Republic [...] Full text...
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HRW urges respect for laws of war in Mali
07 may 2013 - 10:18:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has tasked all warring parties in northern Mali to abide by the [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor calls for arrest of Ntaganda, Mudacumura
22 november 2012 - 07:17:32New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, has called for the [...] Full text...
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Senegalese fishermen launch platform to protect their rights
22 october 2012 - 11:00:33Warang, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese fishermen, fish packers and sellers from different communities in the country have formed a platform [...] Full text...
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UN rights' chief welcomes Taylor verdict
27 april 2012 - 09:53:46New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, has welcomed the guilty [...] Full text...
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UNESCO to protect Titanic wreckage
05 april 2012 - 14:23:22Paris, France (PANA) - On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, UNESCO says [...] Full text...
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UN-backed court to deliver judgement in Charles Taylor's trial in April
02 march 2012 - 13:05:14New York, US (PANA) - The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) said the judgment in the trial of [...] Full text...
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Greenpeace says EU over-exploiting West Africa’s marine resources
12 february 2011 - 13:45:33Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Greenpeace International, defender of the environment worldwide, has slammed the European Union (EU) "for over-exploiting West [...] Full text...
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Burundi's army reaffirms commitment for political neutrality
12 october 2010 - 23:42:00Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- Burundi's army on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to guarantee â?unity, neutrality and impartialityâ? in the defence [...] Full text...
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Libya remembers hanging of Omar Mokhtar
16 september 2010 - 23:01:00Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libya on Thursday commemorated the 79th anniversary of the hanging of the "most senior martyr", Cheikh [...] Full text...
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UN to ensure better protection of civilians after DRC rape
31 august 2010 - 12:44:00Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- Following the rape of 154 civilians along a stretch of road in North Kivu, DR [...] Full text...
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Ex-Rwandan army officer jailed 25 years for genocide crimes
26 february 2010 - 07:09:00Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) has sentenced a former senior officer in [...] Full text...
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ICC to begin Darfur war crimes trials
16 october 2009 - 14:57:00Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) is expected to be gin the trial of a Darfur rebel [...] Full text...
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Charles Taylor's trial continues next month at The Hague
19 june 2009 - 07:13:00New York- US (PANA) -- The trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor will continue on 13 July at the [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch scores Yar'Adua low
07 june 2009 - 17:00:00New York- US (PANA) -- Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has done a poor job of fighting corruption and fixing [...] Full text...
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Congolese warlord pleads not guilty at Int'l Criminal Court
26 january 2009 - 20:34:00New York- US (PANA) -- Thomas Lubanga, a warlord in the DR Congo (DRC), on Monday said he was not [...] Full text...
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