More than 60,000 Congolese have sought refuge in Burundi in ten days following M23 offensive in South Kivu

16 december 2025 - 09:08:21
Bujumbura, Buruni (PANA) - Following the M23 armed group's assault on the city of Uvira in South Kivu province, in [...] Full text...

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Mozambique’s displaced facing massive needs as attacks intensify

06 december 2025 - 06:59:49
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The ongoing emergency in northern Mozambique continues to worsen as prolonged attacks by non-state armed groups [...] Full text...

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UN raises alarm over surge in mass kidnappings in Nigeria

25 november 2025 - 18:27:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office on Tuesday denounced a "shocking" surge in mass abductions in north-central [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Schools should be ‘sanctuaries not targets’ says deputy UN chief following latest mass abduction

22 november 2025 - 18:30:32
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Deputy Secretary-General voiced deep alarm on Saturday over the latest mass abduction from a [...] Full text...

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UNICEF condemns deadly Nigeria school attack, demands urgent protection for students

18 november 2025 - 18:55:38
New York, US (PANA) - UNICEF has strongly condemned a deadly attack on a school in Kebbi State, northwest Nigeria, [...] Full text...

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UNICEF condemns deadly Nigeria school attack, demands urgent protection for students

18 november 2025 - 18:37:14
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UNICEF has strongly condemned a deadly attack on a school in Kebbi State, northwest Nigeria, which [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Aid teams plead for access to thousands trapped in El Fasher

14 november 2025 - 16:57:02
New York, US (PANA) - Just how many people are still trapped in the Sudanese city of El Fasher? That’s [...] Full text...

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Mali's fuel crisis stifles humanitarian operations

14 november 2025 - 07:46:00
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A severe fuel shortage caused by a jihadist blockade of several strategic roads is fuelling the [...] Full text...

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‘Worrying reports’ continue of abductions and disappearances in Syria

07 november 2025 - 18:37:45
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly 100 people in Syria have been abducted or forcibly disappeared since January, the UN human [...] Full text...

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Famine tightens grip on Sudan, with civilians trapped and aid blocked

03 november 2025 - 20:17:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sudan’s hunger crisis has deepened further, with new UN-backed analysis confirming that famine is underway in [...] Full text...

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Tens of thousands fleeing on foot amid atrocities in Sudan’s El Fasher

31 october 2025 - 18:09:05
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) = More details continued to emerge on Friday of atrocities committed during and after the fall of [...] Full text...

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UN rights commission says El Fasher atrocities must be investigated

31 october 2025 - 13:49:24
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commission for Human Rights (UNHCHR) said on Friday that more details are [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags 'climate of fear and repression' in Tanzania ahead of general elections

20 october 2025 - 07:55:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Tanzanian authorities have intensified their repression of dissent against the opposition, journalists, civil society and [...] Full text...

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Thousands flee amid renewed fighting in northern Mozambique, UN warns

08 october 2025 - 07:24:07
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Nearly 22,000 people fled their homes in northern Mozambique in a single week last month due [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for urgent action to protect civilians in Sudan's besiged city

02 october 2025 - 18:54:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday warned that civilians in Sudan’s El Fasher city [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Civilians in El Fasher trapped between siege and deadly roads

01 october 2025 - 07:33:38
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting intensifies for control of El Fasher, one of the main cities in western [...] Full text...

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UN report finds Nigeria failed to protect women and girls

18 september 2025 - 05:19:56
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria has failed to do enough to prevent targeted attacks on schools, fallen short on criminalising [...] Full text...

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South Africa marks National Albinism Awareness Month

16 september 2025 - 06:34:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities on Monday marked National [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief denounces Mali's authoritarian drift, growing repression

07 september 2025 - 05:38:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief sounded the alarm on Thursday over the deteriorating political situation in [...] Full text...

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UN mission warns alarming levels of enforced disappearances in Libya threaten national reconciliation

31 august 2025 - 15:19:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Special Representative of UN Secretary General in Libya, Ms. Hanna Tetteh, on Saurday expressed alarm [...] Full text...

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East African group calls for closer coordination to stave off deadly extremism

27 august 2025 - 06:37:02
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The threat of violent extremism has been a major obstacle in the Horn and East [...] Full text...

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UN deplores deadly attacks in eastern DRC

20 august 2025 - 07:18:44
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA)  - The UN has strongly condemned recent attacks carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed [...] Full text...

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Erasure or empowerment? In Africa’s Sahel, women confront a stark choice

07 august 2025 - 20:29:34
New York, US (PANA) - In Africa’s Sahel region, deepening violence and poverty – driven by displacement, hunger and terrorism [...] Full text...

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UN rights office urges restraint in Kenya as fresh protests turn deadly

08 july 2025 - 20:55:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed deep concern over the killing of at least [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Kenyan authorities must be held accountable for protesters’ deaths

27 june 2025 - 06:39:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenyan authorities should be held accountable for all abuses during countrywide protests on June 25, 2025, including [...] Full text...

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For too long, ‘unbound horrors’ have unfolded in Sudan - says UN rights chief

21 june 2025 - 05:38:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Hostilities continue to escalate across Sudan’s North Darfur and Kordofan regions, with reports of civilian casualties, sexual violence, [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN denounces use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas

17 june 2025 - 19:30:25
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - As fighting has intensified in recent weeks in parts of Darfur, Sudan, UN investigators have [...] Full text...

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Decades of memories and loss – searching for the missing in Syria

12 june 2025 - 20:18:18
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Tens of thousands of people went missing in Syria over the past 50 years including during [...] Full text...

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‘We are still waiting for our loved ones’: Families of the abducted speak out

16 may 2025 - 17:58:53
New York, US (PANA) - Two families – one still waiting for answers 75 years after a father was taken [...] Full text...

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Sudan: More than 40,000 refugees have flocked to Chad in one month - UNHCR

15 may 2025 - 09:57:43
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - More than 40,000 Sudanese, the majority of them women and children, have fled the ongoing fighting [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya calls for independent investigation into disappearance of MP, torture video

06 may 2025 - 11:52:08
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed alarm at a video circulating on social [...] Full text...

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Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan

18 april 2025 - 07:35:53
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and [...] Full text...

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Security Council urged to support eastern DR Congo peace initiatives

17 april 2025 - 05:52:14
New York, US (PANA) - Despite numerous regional and international diplomatic initiatives, the security situation remains critical in the eastern [...] Full text...

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Sudan: 15 million children require humanitarian assistance after two years of war

15 april 2025 - 06:04:23
New York, US (PANA) - The number of children in need of humanitarian assistance in Sudan has doubled as the [...] Full text...

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Armed groups install ‘parallel administration’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears

27 march 2025 - 20:07:58
New York, US (PANA) - Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [...] Full text...

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UN deplores continuation of indefinite military service in Eritrea

28 february 2025 - 06:22:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Eritrea continues to subject its citizens to indefinite military service, in violation of international human rights [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Council: Türk calls out ‘dehumanizing’ narratives on Gaza

27 february 2025 - 21:24:29
New York, US (PANA) - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called for an end to the “abhorrent, [...] Full text...

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Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crises in the world’ (By UN News)

15 february 2025 - 05:53:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s ruinous civil war is approaching its third year, leaving a legacy of malnutrition, massive population [...] Full text...

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UN peacekeepers flag communal violence in South Sudan

07 january 2025 - 07:10:10
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Communal violence remains the primary driver of conflict in South Sudan and continues to exact [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Sudan fighters of rape, holding sex slaves in war crimes offences

16 december 2024 - 05:06:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and [...] Full text...

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Kenya's human rights status downgraded to 'repressed'

04 december 2024 - 11:09:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The civil rights coalition, CIVICUS, announced in a report on Wednesday the downgrade of Kenya's civic [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams abduction of Ugandan opposition leader Besigye in Kenya

21 november 2024 - 09:09:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has expressed deep concern about the abduction of Ugandan opposition leader [...] Full text...

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Fighting, abuses putting Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia at risk: HRW

29 october 2024 - 06:41:02
 Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Recent fighting between Ethiopian government forces and Fano militias in the northwestern Amhara region has put [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UN reports sharp rise in violence against civilians

17 october 2024 - 05:40:40
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has urged the Government to protect the population [...] Full text...

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Sudan: UN urges immediate action to stop fighting in El Fasher

19 september 2024 - 05:51:06
New York, US (PANA) - A sharp escalation in fighting in Sudan’s El Fasher, along with ongoing clashes between rival [...] Full text...

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UN Rights office highlights mass killings, sexual violence in Libya

01 september 2024 - 04:26:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN report has warned that the continued lack of accountability and years of impunity enjoyed by [...] Full text...

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Abductions rise in South Sudan's Central Equatoria state

03 august 2024 - 07:11:51
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) voiced grave concern on Friday over a rise [...] Full text...

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UN flags continuing widespread attacks by community-based militias on South Sudan civilians

18 july 2024 - 05:12:03
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Widespread attacks against civilians - driven primarily by sub-national armed violence involving community-based militias and [...] Full text...

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Death toll in Kenya tax protests up to 13, according to medics

26 june 2024 - 11:46:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 13 people were killed when police clashed with protesters who stormed Parliament against a [...] Full text...

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Kenyan President vows 'full, expeditious' response to protests that claim at least five lives

25 june 2024 - 19:36:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday vowed a “full, expeditious response” to Tuesday's protests in the [...] Full text...

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‘Alarming lack of compliance’ with international law ramps up danger for civilians

22 may 2024 - 04:48:18
New York, US (PANA) - The plight of civilians affected by war in 2023 was “resoundingly dire”, as the world [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Libyan leaders must put national interests above their own, top envoy tells Security Council

16 april 2024 - 18:35:56
New York, US (PANA) - Efforts to foster dialogue and address the concerns of Libyan politicians are being met with [...] Full text...

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Step up child protection efforts UNICEF urges Nigeria, on 10th anniversary of Chibok abductions

16 april 2024 - 06:21:36
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday called on Nigeria to intensify child protection efforts, 10 [...] Full text...

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Nigerian President hails release of abducted school children

24 march 2024 - 17:27:46
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday hailed the release of school children abducted in the northwest [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief appalled by mass abductions in Nigeria

16 march 2024 - 10:29:27
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Friday expressed outrage at the recent abductions [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Nigerian govt to urgently address abductions in schools, IDP camps

14 march 2024 - 06:47:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged the Nigerian government to urgently address the spate of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UNICEF Condemns Bandits Abduction Of 287 Kaduna Students, Says ‘Nigerian Children Deserve To Learn In Peace'

08 march 2024 - 18:03:38
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has condemned Thursday’s attack and abduction of primary and secondary [...] Full text...

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UN 'strongly' condemns Boko Haram’s abduction of over 200 IDPs In Nigeria's Borno State

07 march 2024 - 07:34:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations on Wednesday “strongly” condemned Boko Haram terrorists’ abduction of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), [...] Full text...

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US sanctions Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa, 10 others, three entities for corruption

05 march 2024 - 06:42:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Monday sanctioned 11 Zimbabweans, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and three entities, under [...] Full text...

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UN Commission warns South Sudan's repressive regime may fail to restore stability

01 march 2024 - 16:16:55
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked mass violence and entrenched repression in South Sudan threaten the prospects of durable peace and [...] Full text...

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'Governments target nationals living abroad': Human Rights Watch

22 february 2024 - 07:00:06
New York, US (PANA) – Governments across the globe are reaching beyond their borders and committing human rights abuses against [...] Full text...

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Fighting in DR Congo threatens stability of entire region, envoy warns

21 february 2024 - 06:42:42
New York, US (PANA) - In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), fighting between the M23 armed group [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia's Tigray region lags behind in post-conflict recovery

20 february 2024 - 14:58:28
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray is lagging behind in its efforts to recover from conflict, [...] Full text...

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UN rights commission urges South Sudan to ensure peaceful elections to regain stability

19 february 2024 - 14:31:25
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must carefully navigate the conclusion of the elections set for December, which [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses armed groups of war crimes in besieged localities in Burkina Faso

04 november 2023 - 06:13:10
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Ansaroul Islam and other armed groups are enforcing brutal sieges in localities across Burkina Faso [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza crisis: Guterres ‘horrified’ by strike on ambulance convoy in Gaza

04 november 2023 - 05:50:10
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he was “horrified” by a strike on an ambulance convoy [...] Full text...

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Protect children at all times and at all places, UN envoys tell nations

06 october 2023 - 05:39:26
New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Thursday reiterated the call for protection of children and ensuring their [...] Full text...

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South Sudan conflict continues to claim lives: UN

26 september 2023 - 15:42:07
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) – At least 395 people were killed and 281 others injured in violent incidents in South [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags climate of fear as Zimbabewean President Mnangagwa is inaugurated

04 september 2023 - 13:06:39
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa was inaugurated for his second term on Monday, a human rights [...] Full text...

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‘Not the time to forget’ Central African Republic - UN officials

31 august 2023 - 06:39:33
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Attacks by armed groups against security forces in the Central African Republic (CAR), combined [...] Full text...

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Rights group flags crackdown on opposition ahead of elections in DRC

22 august 2023 - 19:16:04
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have targeted leaders of opposition political parties, [...] Full text...

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Libya: Fierce clashes in Tripoli highlight ‘precarious’ situation

22 august 2023 - 19:03:41
New York, US (PANA) - Recent deadly clashes between two largest armed groups in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, underscore the [...] Full text...

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Negotiated solution only way to end Sudan war: senior UN official

10 august 2023 - 06:41:57
New York, US (PANA) - Ongoing mediation efforts aimed at resolving the conflict in Sudan are critical, a senior UN [...] Full text...

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Kenya Police in Kenyatta family home raids

21 july 2023 - 23:35:45
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)  - The home of former President Uhuru Kenyatta's son was raided on Friday in what the interior [...] Full text...

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UN mission in Libya welcomes release of former finance minister Boumtari

16 july 2023 - 12:47:44
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday welcomed the release of former finance [...] Full text...

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At least 405 civilians killed in communal violence in South Sudan

16 june 2023 - 18:16:15
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - At least 405 people have been killed in persistent violence against civilians across South Sudan, [...] Full text...

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Conflict in NE Nigeria still affects children 9 years after Chibok girls ‘nightmare’: UNICEF

15 april 2023 - 08:34:23
New York, US (PANA) - Nearly a decade after Boko Haram militants abducted 276 schoolgirls from their dormitory in Chibok, [...] Full text...

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Libyan military leaders from east and west agree to unite and support elections in 2023

16 march 2023 - 14:03:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Joint Military Commission and a number of commanders of military and security units from [...] Full text...

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Human rights violations against civilians by Central African Armed Forces are unacceptable, says UN expert

20 february 2023 - 17:42:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the government’s efforts to redeploy defence and security forces over a large part of the [...] Full text...

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UN: Violence sharply intensified in South Sudan in 2022

17 february 2023 - 08:21:27
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The number of civilians affected by violence in South Sudan increased sharply at the end [...] Full text...

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EU Parliament calls for Eswatini aid suspension

16 february 2023 - 22:22:28
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for the suspension of aid to Eswatini and [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's 2023 elections: Concerns and expectations (By Paul Ejime)

30 january 2023 - 12:27:40
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria braces for another critical general election this year, it is pertinent to recall the [...] Full text...

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Sixty women kidnapped in Burkina Faso's Sahel (Update)

19 january 2023 - 20:25:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Prosecutor of Faso at the High Court of Djibo said on Thursday that the [...] Full text...

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AUC Chairperson strongly condemns abduction of dozens of women in Burkina Faso

19 january 2023 - 12:53:40
Addis Ababa,  Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Wednesday condemned in [...] Full text...

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UN calls for immediate release of 50 women and girls abducted in Burkina Faso

18 january 2023 - 04:59:37
New York, US (PANA) - Some 50 women and girls in Burkina Faso who were abducted last week while looking [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief joins calls for release of dozens of women abducted in Burkina Faso

17 january 2023 - 10:35:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed alarm at the abduction of [...] Full text...

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US calls for immediate release of dozens of women abducted in Burkina Faso

17 january 2023 - 06:04:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has expressed deep concern at the abduction of more than 50 women [...] Full text...

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Search underway for 50 abducted women in Burkina Faso's Sahel - Government

16 january 2023 - 14:39:32
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The search is underway for 50 women abducted on 12 -13 January in the locality [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: UN rights chief appeals for end to ‘senseless violence’ in Upper Nile state

15 december 2022 - 07:49:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Perpetrators behind deadly violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state must be brought to justice, the [...] Full text...

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'Raw violence’ displaces thousands during ‘ruthless conflict’ in South Sudan, UNHCR says

08 december 2022 - 05:23:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Throughout South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile Region “desperation is rising” as escalating armed conflict, which has [...] Full text...

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Fight against human trafficking must be strengthened in Ethiopia’s wartorn north

04 october 2022 - 06:46:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Throughout Ethiopia’s Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to abduction [...] Full text...

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Polisario held responsible for violations in Tindouf camps

23 september 2022 - 18:16:09
Genève, Switzerland (PANA) - The 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council, meeting on Thursday in Geneva (Switzerland), called [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: ‘Urgent collective efforts’ needed in most dangerous humanitarian situation

19 august 2022 - 05:12:50
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As the world celebrates World Humanitarian Day on Friday, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe rights group denounces 'abuses' by the army resulting in more than 40 deaths

14 august 2022 - 17:41:08
Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso ( PANA) - A Burkina Faso human rights organisation, the Collective against Impunity and Stigmatisation of [...] Full text...

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UNHCR alarmed by growing death toll among displaced in eastern DR Congo

22 july 2022 - 16:13:28
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As conflict grows in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the rising death toll [...] Full text...

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Crisis in northeast Nigeria will worsen without urgent help, says UN agency

21 june 2022 - 18:01:26
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians issued an alert on Tuesday over the deteriorating situation for millions of mainly women and [...] Full text...

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'Window of opportunity closing for South Sudan, on road to lasting peace'

21 june 2022 - 05:27:35
New York, US (PANA) - With eight months remaining, the window of opportunity is closing for South Sudan to meet [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Zimbabwean govt to investigate murder of woman

14 june 2022 - 06:09:29
Harare, Zmbabwe (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has asked the Zimbabwe authorities to thoroughly investigate the murder of [...] Full text...

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Four foreign nationalsabducted in southern Mali by unknown assailants

20 may 2022 - 10:56:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four foreign nationals were abducted by unidentified persons on the night of Thursday night, in Sincina, [...] Full text...

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NGO reports 14 cases of press freedom violations in Libya

07 may 2022 - 14:55:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan NGO  working in the defence of freedom of information and the press over the [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says hundreds ‘disappeared,’ tortured in Uganda

22 march 2022 - 09:03:27
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan government has failed to hold to account security officials, who have unlawfully detained and tortured [...] Full text...

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Rival Libyan PM Bachagha welcomes position of five Western countries on political situation

05 march 2022 - 16:03:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The rival prime minister in Libya, Fathi Bachagha, and his government say they welcome the statement [...] Full text...

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UN food agency condemns attempted ambush on food convoy in South Sudan

02 march 2022 - 05:46:06
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A peacekeeper is in stable condition a day after being shot during an attempted ambush [...] Full text...

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South Sudan sees sharp decline in violence against civilians: UN

18 february 2022 - 05:54:51
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Reported incidents of violence against civilians fell by around 42 per cent in 2021 compared [...] Full text...

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Top UN humanitarian official paints grim picture of situation in central Sahel

28 january 2022 - 05:16:16
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Martin Griffiths, has said needs are growing faster than generosity in [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns 'appalling' attacks in Nigeria

11 january 2022 - 05:23:01
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, strongly condemned on Monday the “appalling”  attacks perpetrated over the weekend in Nigeria’s Zamfara State in [...] Full text...

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Grave violations surge for children in conflict: UNICEF

31 december 2021 - 07:31:51
New York, US (PANA) - Armed conflict, inter-communal violence and insecurity continued to take a devastating toll on thousands of children throughout [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Day: Libyan FM emphasises freedom of expression

10 december 2021 - 19:07:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla al-Mangoush, on Friday [...] Full text...

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Rights group says escalating attacks targeting children in Nigeria endanger right to education

03 december 2021 - 04:59:06
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities are failing children as at least 61 children in northern Nigeria remain in captivity, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso facing ‘multitude of challenges’: Human rights chief

02 december 2021 - 05:31:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Concluding a four-day to visit Burkina Faso, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, [...] Full text...

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'West, Central Africa seriously affected by grave violations against children in armed conflict'

24 november 2021 - 09:24:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - West and Central Africa have emerged as the regions in the world with the highest number [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Several western govts warn of increase in human toll in Tigray

07 november 2021 - 14:45:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Several Western governments, including three permanent members of the UN Security Council, have warned that the [...] 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 - 10:31:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – A joint investigation by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and the UN Human Rights Office [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Terror bandits invade University of Abuja staff quarters, abduct Professor, his two children, three others

02 november 2021 - 19:24:02
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Terror bandits on Tuesday morning stormed the staff quarters of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), abducted a [...] Full text...

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Children ‘indoctrinated’ to fight for insurgents in Mozambique: UNICEF

06 october 2021 - 04:42:33
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In northern Mozambique, worrying reports emerged on Tuesday that children as young as five have been [...] Full text...

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Sahel: UN concerned about worsening insecurity in 'tri-border area

30 september 2021 - 18:15:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Thursday expressed concern about the [...] Full text...

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South Sudan plagued by violence and corruption, Human Rights Council hears

23 september 2021 - 18:59:31
New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan continues to be “plagued” by violence and corruption, the Human Rights Council heard [...] Full text...

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AU to use Chinese military aid to assist armies to combat ‘worrisome’ child abductions

04 september 2021 - 02:49:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is planning to use US$100 million worth of non-lethal military aid [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Terrorists abduct 73 students in Governor Matawalle’s hometown

01 september 2021 - 21:44:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Insecurity gripped the North West State of Zamfara when terrorists Wednesday abducted students of Government Day [...] Full text...

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UN Libya mission ‘deeply concerned’ over abduction of top Government staffer

11 august 2021 - 05:30:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Tuesday that it is “deeply concerned” over the [...] Full text...

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Ten bodies exhumed from new mass grave in Libya

09 august 2021 - 05:28:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Ten bodies were exhumed on Sunday from a new mass grave discovered at "Agricultural Project Km [...] Full text...

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Mali violence threatens country’s survival, warns UN human rights expert

07 august 2021 - 05:28:56
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Rapidly spreading violence in Mali is  threatening the State’s very survival, the UN independent expert on the human rights situation in the [...] Full text...

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US warns against attacks against Eritrean refugees in Tigray

28 july 2021 - 21:41:59
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United States said on Wednesday it was deeply concerned about reports of attacks by [...] Full text...

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Tigray: UNHCR says extremely concerned about Eritrean refugees

13 july 2021 - 21:04:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said Tuesday he was extremely concerned [...] Full text...

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Kidnapped Malian NGO worker freed

08 july 2021 - 11:08:31
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A worker of a Malian NGO, who was kidnapped last Sunday by unidentified gunmen in central [...] Full text...

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UNICEF calls for action to reverse ‘spiraling protection crisis’ for children in West and Central Africa

08 july 2021 - 05:48:16
New York, US (PANA) - Action must be taken now to halt alarming attacks against children and abductions - including [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari orders rescue of 140 Bethel students as mass abduction of students undermines school enrolment

06 july 2021 - 23:05:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) -  President Muhammadu Buhari Monday lamented the mass kidnapping of students by bandits in northwest region of [...] Full text...

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Malian authorities urged to ‘break the cycle of impunity’ for human rights violations

30 june 2021 - 07:12:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rampant impunity for human rights violations in Mali is posing serious risks for the protection of [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams Nigerian govt for increasing insecurity

28 may 2021 - 06:58:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Nigerian authorities for not doing enough to protect lives in the [...] Full text...

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Libya's new government urged to reestablish rule of law

07 may 2021 - 10:13:35
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International said on Thursday that Libya’s recently installed Government of National Unity [...] Full text...

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Nigerian gov't slammed for failure to protect children as Chibok schoolgirls' abduction clocks seven years

14 april 2021 - 10:10:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - As Nigeria marks seven years since 279 schoolgirls were abducted by the armed group, Boko Haram, [...] Full text...

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Armed groups at centre of human rights abuses in Burkina Faso, says Amnesty International

08 april 2021 - 11:50:53
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Armed groups in Burkina Faso committed human rights abuses, including killings and abductions, in the [...] Full text...

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Women abducted in South Sudan released, hundreds remain missing

06 april 2021 - 06:21:50
New York, US (PANA) - Fifty-eight women and children of more than 600 who were abducted last year during vicious intercommunal [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese women, children freed from captivity

02 april 2021 - 19:22:43
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Fifty-eight women and children have been freed from captivity after months of talks between rival [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International bemoans Boko Haram brutality against women and girls in Nigeria

24 march 2021 - 07:35:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A new research by human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has revealed that Boko Haram fighters targeted women [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Army, Air Force foil bid by bandits to kidnap 307 Kaduna students

14 march 2021 - 19:56:58
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Troops of the Nigerian Army have foiled bid by bandits to kidnap 307 students of the [...] Full text...

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U.S. disgusted with abductions in northern Nigeria, offers to help stop the menace

12 march 2021 - 17:13:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United States has expressed disgust with the spate of abductions in northern Nigeria, saying it [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Ugandan authorities to end enforced disappearances of opponents

11 march 2021 - 05:44:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked the Ugandan authorities to take immediate steps to end the [...] Full text...

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Traumatised, abducted Nigerian schoolchildren need rehabilitation – Rights experts

03 march 2021 - 16:27:19
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Nigeria, too little is being done to help teenagers left traumatised by the recent spate of attacks on schools [...] Full text...

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Violence in South Sudan engulfs country, 10 years after independence - UN

19 february 2021 - 15:47:10
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Extreme violence and attacks involving thousands of fighters at a time have engulfed more than [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns attack on Nigerian school

18 february 2021 - 14:18:39
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Wednesday’s attack on a boarding school in north-central [...] Full text...

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Rights body, UNICEF demand rescue of 42 students, staff abducted in northern Nigeria

18 february 2021 - 08:29:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have condemned Wednesday’s [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Declare state of emergency on insecurity, Senate tells FG as Buhari orders immediate rescue of abducted schoolboys

17 february 2021 - 21:32:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday ordered a military operation to rescue hundreds of students and teachers of Government [...] Full text...

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Amnesty raises red flags about safety of people with albinism in Malawi

05 february 2021 - 08:42:48
Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Amnesty International has expressed concern for the safety of people with albinism in Malawi following the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: Safe access, swift action needed for refugees in Tigray

15 january 2021 - 04:59:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday expressed his deep concern over the [...] Full text...

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UN raises alarm over security of humanitarian workers in volatile Tigray region

22 december 2020 - 20:37:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has raised alarm over the security [...] Full text...

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250,000 displaced children face deadly disease threat in Mozambique

22 december 2020 - 18:08:16
Cabo Delgado, Mozambique (PANA) - A lack of safe water, sanitation and hygiene services have put approximately 250,000 children, displaced by [...] Full text...

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Guterres calls for immediate release of abducted children in Nigeria

14 december 2020 - 13:32:18
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of hundreds of [...] Full text...

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SADC lawmakers urged to strengthen laws to respond to human rights threats

07 december 2020 - 12:09:34
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says lawmakers from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) must [...] Full text...

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Stephanie Williams calls participants in LPDF on emergency to move forwards against looming dangers

02 december 2020 - 20:28:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting special representatives of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, Wednesday called on participants [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Senior TPLF leader 'surrenders to government forces'

02 december 2020 - 11:03:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A leader of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), whose forces have been defeated by [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Study reveals a severe deterioration in global efforts to protect the most vulnerable

30 november 2020 - 13:04:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report released Monday by the Norwegian Refugee Council and the UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency-led [...] Full text...

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The aftermath of armed conflict in Libya compromises resolution

26 november 2020 - 23:51:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nearly a decade of continued armed conflict in Libya has left visible scars on the Libyan [...] Full text...

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Mozambique's Cabo Delgado violence is a ‘desperate’ situation, warns UN rights chief

14 november 2020 - 06:41:01
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - There is increasing concern about the worsening security situation in Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique, [...] Full text...

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European diplomats call for urgent investigation into killing of Libyan lawyer in Benghazi

11 november 2020 - 14:13:23
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The European Union (EU) delegation in Libya and the diplomatic missions of EU Member States, accredited [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor calls for Libya ceasefire progress

10 november 2020 - 19:31:05
New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is urging Libya’s warring parties to implement [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Chamisa says he will take down 'Crocodile' Mnangagwa

27 september 2020 - 10:41:05
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa says his party will [...] Full text...

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FIDH and ZimRights condemn persecution of dissidents in Zimbabwe

15 september 2020 - 21:05:01
Paris, France (PANA) - The International Federation of Human Rights (IFHR) and Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), Tuesday strongly condemned [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Opposition leader, Chamisa, visits recently-released political leader, Jacob Ngarivhume

14 september 2020 - 17:28:27
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, on Monday paid a courtesy call on recently-incarcerated opposition leader, [...] Full text...

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The 'alleged kidnapping' of controversial hero of famous 'Hotel' Rwanda' film highlighted in Rwandan media

12 september 2020 - 16:55:02
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) -  The alleged 'kidnapping' in Dubai of Paul Rusesabagina, a controversial hero in the famous 'Hotel Rwanda' [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council demands end to attacks on schools worldwide

11 september 2020 - 07:46:02
New York, US (US) - The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded a halt to attacks on schools, together with students [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say 'thousands still missing' in South Sudan

28 august 2020 - 05:24:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two human rights groups on Friday asked the South Sudan authorities to investigate the fate and [...] Full text...

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Accumulation of problems, deterioration in living conditions in Libyan trigger demonstrations (News analysis by Youssef BA, PANA correspondent)

28 august 2020 - 00:05:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libyans, long time bothered by insecurity caused by 14 months of war, have over the past [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International criticises Nigerian govt. for leaving rural communities at mercy of gunmen

24 august 2020 - 15:50:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday criticised the Nigerian authorities for leaving rural communities at the mercy of [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief appoints independent investigators to probe abuses in Libya

20 august 2020 - 04:03:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-led efforts to address serious rights violations in Libya, received a boost on Wednesday with the [...] Full text...

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OHCHR appoints members of its fact-finding mission to Libya

19 august 2020 - 17:27:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Michelle Bachelet, on Wednesday announced the appointment [...] Full text...

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How the #Zimbabwelivesmatter sparked a global awareness on human rights abuses in Zimbabwe (Analysis)

10 august 2020 - 17:03:46
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - “Mnangagwa (Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa) has become a pig and he is eating his own children [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, and acclaimed investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono denied bail

07 august 2020 - 18:35:53
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, of the political party Transform Zimbabwe, and respected investigative journalist, Hopewell [...] Full text...

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Bail hearing for prominent Zim journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, Opposition leader, Jacob Ngarivhume, delayed again

03 august 2020 - 17:45:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe High Court Justice, Tawanda Chitapi, has postponed bail applications for acclaimed investigative journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono, and [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe's planned demos turn to nationwide stay away due to increased armed security forces

31 july 2020 - 20:56:09
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s planned nationwide protests against the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government turned into a stay away due [...] Full text...

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Rights group says criminal gangs, kidnap, rape scores of women, girls in Virunga National Park

30 july 2020 - 07:33:03
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Criminal gangs have kidnapped for ransom at least 170 people near the Virunga National Park in [...] Full text...

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Two unions urge Malian state officials to retreat to safe areas in the face of abductions

27 june 2020 - 11:24:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -  Mali's Autonomous Union of Civil Administrators (SYNAC) and the Workers' Union of the Ministry of Territorial [...] Full text...

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Prefect of abducted northern Malian town released

21 june 2020 - 14:48:07
Bamako, Mali (PANA) – Sidya Coulibali, the central prefect of the circle of Diré, in Mali's northern region of Timbuktu, [...] Full text...

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UN rights experts call on Zimbabwe Govt to end abductions

11 june 2020 - 06:19:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday called on the Zimbabwe government to immediately end a [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International accuses Nigerian military of subjecting children to unlawful detention

27 may 2020 - 07:52:14
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Global human rights group, Amnesty International, on Wednesday accused the Nigerian military of subjecting children in [...] Full text...

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Victims of intercommunal violence in South Sudan deserve ‘justice, truth and reparations’ – UN rights chief

23 may 2020 - 05:53:39
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned a fresh wave of intercommunal violence [...] Full text...

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Is Zimbabwe's main opposition party, MDC Alliance, under attack?

20 may 2020 - 14:17:51
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As previously reported, Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court issued a ruling on March 31 – a day after [...] Full text...

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At least 1,142 people killed in Nigeria in first quarter of 2020 - Report

05 may 2020 - 07:00:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – A new report released in Nigeria on Monday has revealed that in the first quarter of [...] Full text...

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UN calls on Libyan authorities to protect journalists

04 may 2020 - 10:32:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Sunday urged the [...] Full text...

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AI decries conflicts, cocktail of rights violations in Africa

08 april 2020 - 07:30:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The London-based global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), on Tuesday released a report saying, armed [...] Full text...

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Africans rise against armed conflict, repressive regimes

02 april 2020 - 19:13:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face [...] Full text...

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Libya: NOC welcomes release of two of its staff abducted for 19 months

31 march 2020 - 00:01:45
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The Managing Committee of the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) has welcomed the release of two [...] Full text...

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UN worried about increasing abductions, forced disappearances in Libya

18 march 2020 - 21:22:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has expressed deep concern with the increasing ‘’abductions, acts [...] Full text...

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FNDC members arrested in Guinea

07 march 2020 - 12:49:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Two influential members of Guinea's opposition National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), were [...] Full text...

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US President Donald Trump extends Zimbabwe's targeted sanctions

05 march 2020 - 17:53:36
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - United States President Donald Trump has extended targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe, accusing the government of accelerating [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Disquiet engulfs Borno State over Boko Haram killing of 30 civilians, massive destruction of properties and abductions

11 february 2020 - 12:30:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – There is disquiet in northeast Nigeria's Borno State over the killing on Sunday by Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Number is projected to rise as attacks against children increase in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger

27 january 2020 - 17:42:43
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Close to 5 million children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will need humanitarian assistance over [...] Full text...

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UNICEF reports three-fold rise in verified attacks on children since 2010

31 december 2019 - 05:56:19
New York, US (PANA) - Conflicts around the world are lasting longer and claiming more young lives, UN Children's Fund (UNCEF) Executive Director Henrietta [...] Full text...

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Libyan Foreign Minister calls on Security Council to act against Haftar crimes against civilians

29 december 2019 - 14:45:19
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The Libyan foreign minister of the government of national accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala, has asked [...] Full text...

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Ghassan Salamé condemns Haftar's airstrikes against civilians in Libya

29 december 2019 - 14:11:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA)  -  The special representative of the UN Secretary-general (SRSG) in Libya, Ghassan Salamé, has strongly condemned the [...] Full text...

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2019: Rwanda’s year of diplomatic offensive in SADC region, political standoff with Uganda

29 december 2019 - 13:53:50
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -   For Rwanda, 2019 has been an active year in diplomacy that extended not only to many [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights chief raises concern about deteriorating rights situation in Libya

20 december 2019 - 14:05:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday expressed concern about [...] Full text...

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'Political will needed to form unified government in South Sudan'

18 december 2019 - 05:35:01
New York, US (PANA) - Extending the deadline for the establishment of a unity government in South Sudan has helped maintain a ceasefire but [...] Full text...

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G5 Sahel leader urges international community to support the fight against terrorism

15 december 2019 - 19:10:55
Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Burkinabè President Rock Marc Christian Kaboré, also current chair of the G5 Sahel, on Sunday in [...] Full text...

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Some 284 civilians killed, 383 injured in violence in Libya in 2019: UN

11 december 2019 - 12:52:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 284 civilians have been killed and 363 injured in 2019 in the raging violence in [...] Full text...

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Daech still operating under autonomous groups, says UN experts

10 december 2019 - 22:12:10
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A UN expert group said here Tuesday that members of the Islamic State organization (Daech) were [...] Full text...

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Mali Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission hearings open

09 december 2019 - 13:08:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The first public hearing devoted to victims of violence in Mali opened on Sunday in Bamako. It [...] Full text...

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As violence spikes in DRC, UNHCR concerned for trapped civilians

29 november 2019 - 12:50:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Refugee Agency and its humanitarian partners remain extremely concerned for the safety and security [...] Full text...

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Forest and water worker reported missing in eastern Burkina Faso

29 november 2019 - 00:01:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)  - An assistant waters and forests worker on duty at the departmental Environment, Green economy and [...] Full text...

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Four Burkina Faso telecoms workers reported missing found in safe condition

24 november 2019 - 14:52:46
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Four workers on Burkina Faso's National Backbone Telecommunications Project, who were went missing on Friday [...] Full text...

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