Rights group urges SADC to take 'strong stand' against spiralling police killings, assault on peaceful assembly in Mozambique

15 november 2024 - 09:08:51
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for ‘fundamental freedoms’ to be upheld in Tunisia

16 october 2024 - 04:38:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief Volker Türk is calling on Tunisian authorities to protect the democratic process [...] Full text...

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Nigerian authorities must uphold human rights ahead of planned nationwide protests - Amnesty International

01 august 2024 - 08:39:16
Abuja, Nigera (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, on Thursday asked the Nigerian authorities to ensure that security agencies [...] Full text...

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Human rights group calls for release of Guinean activists

12 july 2024 - 06:04:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has called for the immediate release of two Guinean activists from [...] Full text...

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Kenya authorities considering internet shutdowns over youth protest - CSOs

24 june 2024 - 18:24:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan authorities plan to implement an internet shutdown and media disruptions to deal with a youth [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog flags deepening civil society crackdown in Tunisia

20 may 2024 - 07:19:56
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian authorities have arrested at least nine people amid escalating government actions in recent weeks to [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Senegal's delayed election sparks violence, repression

13 february 2024 - 07:24:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked the Senegalese authorities to immediately open independent investigations into violence [...] Full text...

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Human rights advocate urges DR Congo authorities to free journalist

02 february 2024 - 07:01:43
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo [...] Full text...

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Senegal govt cracks down on opposition, media, civil society ahead February polls: HRW

22 january 2024 - 08:28:14
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The authorities in Senegal have cracked down on the opposition, media, and civil society, ahead of general [...] Full text...

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Global rights crises deepen as world leaders shy away: Human Rights Watch

12 january 2024 - 07:46:31
New York, US (PANA) – Global leaders have failed to take strong stands to protect human rights during 2023, a [...] Full text...

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COP28: Fossil fuel commitment lacks urgency, says HRW

14 december 2023 - 09:31:55
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - The UN's annual climate conference, COP28, finally acknowledged the need to transition away from fossil fuels [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls out Burkina Faso government for crackdown on dissent

09 november 2023 - 09:11:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Burkina Faso's military junta is using a sweeping emergency law against perceived dissidents to expand its [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch criticises Uganda for stifling oil pipeline protests

02 november 2023 - 07:55:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Environmental defenders and anti-fossil fuel activists in Uganda routinely face arbitrary arrests, harassment, and threats for [...] 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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Rights groups call for release of jailed Burundian journalist

30 august 2023 - 06:15:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights organisations are calling on the Burundian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release and quash the [...] 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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Amhara Conflict: Ethiopia shaken by a new, growing rebellion in Amhara (News feature)

18 august 2023 - 11:45:18
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Two weeks after irregular militia fighters called the Fano seized several towns and cities in [...] Full text...

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Human rights at risk in Tunisia two years after President Saied’s power grab: Rights group

24 july 2023 - 10:45:45
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - In the second year since Tunisian President Kais Saied’s power grab, Tunisian authorities have taken further [...] Full text...

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UN agency urged to address deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia

28 june 2023 - 06:18:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four human rights organisations have urged the UN Human Rights Council to urgently address the deterioration [...] Full text...

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Tunisia must ‘change course’ amid media crackdown: UN rights chief

24 june 2023 - 06:32:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Tunisia, “vague” legislation is being used to criminalise independent journalism and suppress criticism of the [...] Full text...

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The European Union re-launches its technical and financial partnership with Burundi

17 may 2023 - 15:25:27
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has turned the page on more than eight years of financial sanctions [...] Full text...

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EU urged to prioritise human rights over politics in Tunisia talks

19 march 2023 - 06:01:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four human rights organisations are urging the European Union foreign affairs ministers to publicly press the Tuniaian authorities [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Egypt to end stranglehold on NGOs

16 march 2023 - 11:51:42
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A human rights advocate has asked the Egyptian government to abolish the 11 April, 2023 registration deadline [...] Full text...

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Sudan: New effort needed to restore civilian rule, transition to democracy

06 march 2023 - 13:54:54
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk expressed his support on Friday for the “restoration [...] Full text...

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Former official of Gaddafi regime released

20 february 2023 - 13:51:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The security authorities in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, have released Abdallah Mansour, a security and media [...] 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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US 'deeply concerned' about arrests of opposition figures in Tunisia

16 february 2023 - 06:21:54
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed dee[ concern about the wave of arrests of opposition leaders in [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief concerned over crackdown on opposition in Tunisia

15 february 2023 - 05:13:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced concern over the deepening crackdown [...] Full text...

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WHO scientist slams ‘big formula milk companies’

09 february 2023 - 06:04:44
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Calling for a swift crackdown on infant formula corporations’ exploitative marketing tactics, a leading World Health [...] Full text...

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UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya calls on Govt to support vulnerable in Tawergha

30 december 2022 - 12:28:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The UN Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Libya, Georgette Gagnon, has called on the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius records 91 fatalities due to road traffic crashes

22 november 2022 - 07:40:00
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - There has been around 91 fatalities due to road traffic crashes in Mauritius, since the beginning of the year, down [...] Full text...

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Sudan Army says its soldiers were targeted by rioters

27 october 2022 - 12:45:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Sudanese Army newspaper on Thursday said in a terse statement that dozens of soldiers guarding [...] Full text...

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Chad: Experts call for immediate release of protesters

26 october 2022 - 18:13:51
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Nearly a week after protests in Chad were violently repressed, independent experts from the UN [...] Full text...

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Justice for protesters against Sudan coup, key to ending cycle of violence: Rights experts

26 october 2022 - 05:39:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded real accountability for the year-long brutal crackdown on [...] Full text...

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Chad: UN condemns deadly use of force against demonstrators

21 october 2022 - 19:21:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations (UN) has condemned Thursday's deadly clashes between police and demonstrators protesting against [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Egyptian govt 'undermining' environmental groups

12 september 2022 - 07:55:03
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - A human rights group on Monday criticised the Egyptian government for severely curtailing environmental groups’ ability to [...] Full text...

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Dozens of organisations ask Egypt to ease grip on civic space as COP27 approaches

13 july 2022 - 07:48:08
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Dozens of civil society, human rights and environmental organisations have urged the Egyptian authorities to ease their [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Tanzania to halt 'brutal security operation' in Loliondo against Maasai

16 june 2022 - 06:16:13
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the Tanzanian authorities to immediately halt the violent forced eviction [...] Full text...

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Sudan's coalition against coup meets military leaders

10 june 2022 - 11:17:56
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), a coalition against the 25 October 2021 military coup that [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for ‘good faith’ effort by all Sudanese leaders ahead of direct talks

07 june 2022 - 05:15:51
New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has called for the military authorities in Sudan and civilian representatives and political [...] Full text...

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Justice must prevail over alleged Libya war crimes, ICC Prosecutor tells Security Council

29 april 2022 - 05:07:52
New York, US (PANA) - Outlining a new four-pronged investigation strategy to the Security Council on Thursday, the prosecutor of the [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch urges Morocco to drop charges against activist

19 april 2022 - 11:40:52
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday asked the Moroccan authorities to drop charges against a social media commentator [...] Full text...

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Human rights crackdowns in Libya having ‘a seriously chilling effect’

26 march 2022 - 07:46:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya has prompted the concern of the UN human [...] Full text...

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Rights group says martial law brings crackdown in eastern DRC

22 march 2022 - 09:25:57
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The Democratic Republic of Congo's  (DRC) military has suppressed peaceful critics in the more than 10 months [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Algerian authorities for tightening repression on protest

21 february 2022 - 05:35:13
Algiers, Ageria (PANA) – A human rights watchdog has slammed the Algerian authorities for continuing to repress protests and called [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International asks Algeria to end 'unrelenting crackdown' on dissent

10 february 2022 - 08:17:53
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has asked Algeria to end its unrelenting crackdown on all forms [...] Full text...

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Khartoum rebuked for revoking licence of TV channel

17 january 2022 - 13:58:57
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has come under sharp criticisms for revoking the license of Al Jazeera - [...] Full text...

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Gambia among countries to be penalized by UK for refusing to accept deportees

03 january 2022 - 19:35:02
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Priti Patel, British Home Secretary, has announced plans to 'impose visa penalties' on  Gambia and others  [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Refrain from ‘disproportionate use of force’ against protesters, says UN rights office

01 january 2022 - 05:03:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reported killings and injuries during peaceful demonstrations in Sudan is a cause for deep concern, said [...] Full text...

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US condemns security crackdown on demonstrators in Khartoum

31 december 2021 - 12:01:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United States on Friday denounced the killing and injury of protesters here Thursday calling for [...] Full text...

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Protesters shot dead, wounded in eastern DR Congo city of Goma

26 december 2021 - 08:35:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Police fired on protesters in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on 20 December, 2021, killing [...] Full text...

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US condemns violent crackdown on Sudanese protesters

20 november 2021 - 05:34:58
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has strongly condemned the violent crackdown by security forces against peaceful protesters [...] Full text...

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Seif al-Islam Gaddafi files candidacy for 24 December presidential election in Libya

14 november 2021 - 19:35:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, Sunday filed his nomination at the [...] Full text...

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Sudan coup: Army urged to end arbitrary detentions

09 november 2021 - 12:40:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudanese security authorities should immediately release people arbitrarily detained since the 25 October military takeover, Human [...] Full text...

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Rights group says crackdown on opposition, media intensifies in Rwanda

20 october 2021 - 07:14:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Rwandan authorities have arrested nine people linked to an opposition party and a journalist in the past [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns repression of Chadian protesters

12 october 2021 - 06:47:28
N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the Chadian authorities for the repression of a protest planned for last [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Senate asks President Buhari to declare bandits in the north as 'terrorists'

29 september 2021 - 20:58:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Senate on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to "formally and urgently" declare bandits operating [...] Full text...

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Rwanda arbitrarily rounded up people before the postponed Commonwealth leaders' meeting: HRW

27 september 2021 - 06:15:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) is accusing the Rwandan authorities of rounding up and arbitrarily detaining gay and transgender [...] Full text...

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Eritrea pressed to free journalists, politicians held over two decades in jail

17 september 2021 - 17:31:14
Asmara, Eritrea (PANA) - Eritrean authorities must immediately and unconditionally release 21 journalists and politicians arrested in a sweeping crackdown [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Guinea junta to release all arbitrarily detained people

15 september 2021 - 10:31:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Military forces responsible for a coup d’état in Guinea should immediately restore fundamental human rights, Human Rights [...] Full text...

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ISS says SADC countries can learn from Hichilema, create inclusive platforms for civil society and opposition

09 september 2021 - 16:08:49
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Securocrats in the Southern Africa region are no doubt unsettled by Zambia’s new President Hakainde Hichilema’s [...] Full text...

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South Sudan pressed to end crackdown against activists seeking political accountability

03 september 2021 - 18:40:45
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudanese authorities have arrested civil society activists and a politician, besides closing down a [...] Full text...

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Zambia's new leader pressed to end human rights crackdown

24 august 2021 - 22:08:04
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The inauguration of former opposition leader, Hakainde Hichilema, as Zambia’s new president is an opportunity to [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Tanzanian opposition leaders

22 july 2021 - 05:30:27
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on Tanzanian authorities to stop targeting the [...] 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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ICC Prosecutor calls on Libyan gov't to arrest, surrender Seif al-Islam Gaddafi to the Court

18 may 2021 - 09:51:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has called on the Libyan Government to take [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Chad's military council to respect rule of law after president Déby's death

21 april 2021 - 06:01:12
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Chad's transitional military council, established on Tuesday after the announcement of the death of President Idriss Déby [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams 'alarming crackdown' on rights activists

19 april 2021 - 05:45:21
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the authorities in the Republic of Congo for conducting an "alarming crackdown" [...] Full text...

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Rights experts sound alarm over Uganda ‘brutal’ election crackdown 

14 april 2021 - 06:22:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN-appointed independent rights experts on Tuesday condemned the killing of more than 50 people by “brutal policing methods”, linked [...] Full text...

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Tanzanians hope for new shift in democratic trends in post-Magufuli era

20 march 2021 - 19:01:43
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The Tanzanian populace is hopeful the transition of political power from the late President [...] Full text...

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UN member-states condemn Egypt’s human rights abuses

15 march 2021 - 07:20:50
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world have expressed their strong support for a joint declaration [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams 'unlawful detentions' by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces

01 march 2021 - 08:15:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human Rights Watch said on Monday that Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF), acting without lawful authority, arbitrarily [...] Full text...

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Nigeria Police bows to pressure, says 40 Lekki ENDSARS protesters gets bail

14 february 2021 - 07:39:26
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Forty persons including ace comedian, Debo Adebayo popularly known as Mr Macaroni, arrested at Saturday’s #OccupyLekki [...] Full text...

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Two organisations condemn killing of at least 10 protesters by Angola security forces

03 february 2021 - 09:03:59
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Human Rights Watch and OMUNGA, an Angolan NGO, have condemned a crackdown by Angolan security forces [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Nigerian authorities of 'covering up' Lekki toll gate violence

28 january 2021 - 12:10:12
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian authorities have failed to bring to justice those suspected to be responsible for the brutal [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams DR Congo gov't for repression, crack down on media, dissent

28 january 2021 - 07:08:52
Kinshasa. DR Congo (PANA) – A human rights watchdog has accused the government of DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s of [...] Full text...

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Ugandan president Museveni reelected for sixth term in office

16 january 2021 - 14:38:38
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been re-elected for another term that will extend his stay [...] Full text...

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Uganda opposition leader rejects results, vote tallying continues

15 january 2021 - 23:41:48
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, Friday rejected the presidential election results [...] Full text...

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End arrests of political opponents in Uganda: UN independent rights experts

30 december 2020 - 06:56:56
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts has called on the Ugandan authorities to end [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International asks Uganda to stop killings, rights violations ahead of elections

14 december 2020 - 07:21:10
Kapala, Uganda (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday asked the Ugandan authorities to take measures to immediately end the wave [...] Full text...

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Ugandan Police crackdown against opposition leaders draws Amnesty International condemnation

11 december 2020 - 19:41:21
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must take measures to immediately end the wave of human rights violations and abuses [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch group flags 'serious abuses' in Tanzania's elections

23 november 2020 - 07:18:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch said on Monday that at least four people were killed by the state [...] Full text...

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Mauritius road safety charter to halve number of road crashes by 2025

18 november 2020 - 15:08:03
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has developed a Road Safety Charter in a bid to reduce the number and [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands investigations into killings in Cote d'Ivoire since presidential vote

17 november 2020 - 08:13:29
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Amnesty International is asking the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to investigate the killing of dozens of [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa congratulates Tanzania’s Magufuli on re-election

03 november 2020 - 16:24:30
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is also current African Union chairperson, has congratulated Tanzania’s President John Magufuli on his [...] Full text...

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Nigerians in Ghana gather at High Commission in solidarity with #EndSars

21 october 2020 - 15:23:21
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Nigerians in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, converged on the Nigerian High Commission on Wednesday in solidarity [...] Full text...

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UN chief calls for end to police brutality, abuses in Nigeria

21 october 2020 - 15:18:41
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was closely following recent developments across Nigeria, in the wake [...] Full text...

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Biden, Clinton urge Nigerian president Buhari to end violent crackdown on protesters

21 october 2020 - 10:46:13
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Top politicians of the Democratic Party of the United States of America -- Joe Biden [...] Full text...

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Tanzanian action against free speech, pre-election crackdown attracts criticism

12 october 2020 - 22:03:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Democratic space in Tanzania continues to narrow as the government applies laws to stifle freedom of [...] Full text...

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Mauritius bids to reduce the number of road accidents by 50% by 2025

06 october 2020 - 14:17:16
Bell Village, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius on Tuesday launched the “Zero Accident” campaign that forms part of a Road Safety [...] Full text...

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Rights group says 'at least 50 killed' in Guinea protests this year

01 october 2020 - 06:06:39
Conakry, Guine (PANA) - The crackdown on protests in Guinea, including those against a change in the constitution allowing President [...] Full text...

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Rights groups demand justice for victims of 28 September massacre in Guinea

28 september 2020 - 10:07:46
Conakry, Guinea (PANA)  - Six human rights groups on Monday reminded the Guinean authorities that victims and their family members [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe anger grows over detention of one of three female opposition members sexually assaulted in May

26 september 2020 - 00:12:38
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Civil society groups, women’s rights organizations, opposition parties, and diplomats Friday expressed their anger over the [...] Full text...

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No human rights progress despite new presidency in Burundi - UN iiInquiry finds

24 september 2020 - 12:48:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has urged the international community to remain concerned about the [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams jail term for Algerian journalist for coverage of protest movement as 'mockery of justice'

16 september 2020 - 08:33:30
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has denounced as "a mockery of justice" the appeal court in [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls out Mozambican authorities for attacking journos, academics

31 august 2020 - 08:57:43
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday criticised  Mozambican authorities for attacking journalists, academics and others who hold critical [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: ZANU PF Director swears at Al Jazeera host during live panel discussion

19 august 2020 - 13:35:54
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU PF, director of information, Tafadzwa Mugwadi, told Al Jazeera host of the [...] Full text...

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SADC leaders urged to fix deteriorating human rights situation

15 august 2020 - 05:38:34
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - As leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) prepare to meet on Monday to [...] Full text...

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Botswana opposition condemns human rights abuse in Zimbabwe

11 august 2020 - 06:24:19
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The leader of Botswana’s opposition, Dumelang Saleshando, has voiced concern about the deteriorating human rights situation [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate asks SADC, AU to denounce crackdown in Zimbabwe

06 august 2020 - 05:07:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) – Human Rights Watch is asking the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union [...] Full text...

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Rights experts call on Tanzania to end ‘crackdown’ on civic space

23 july 2020 - 05:42:16
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday that Tanzania should allow peaceful gatherings to [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls for investigation into 'alarming use of force' on peaceful protesters in Tunisia

22 july 2020 - 04:38:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Amnesty International has called on the Tunisian authorities to launch a thorough, independent and effective investigation [...] Full text...

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NGO, Article 19, wants charges against Gambian activist dropped

10 july 2020 - 16:08:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The London-based International free expression body, Article 19 on Friday called on Gambian authorities “to immediately [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe Govt dismisses coup d’etat rumours

11 june 2020 - 06:01:50
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwe government has dismissed rumours of an imminent military coup d’etat in the country as the [...] Full text...

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Western govts, organizations call for justice for prosters killed in Sudan

03 june 2020 - 19:30:04
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA)- The European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and the United States of America (USA) have each [...] Full text...

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Protect civilians in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions, urges UN refugee agency

24 april 2020 - 04:59:42
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - An upsurge in military action against armed groups in West Africa’s vast Sahel and Lake Chad [...] 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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Human rights organization, political party condemn crackdown on teachers' demonstration in Bamako

13 march 2020 - 20:13:16
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has condemned the Malian government following the bloody crackdown on [...] Full text...

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Mauritius introduces Road Crash Data Management System to reduce road crashes

03 march 2020 - 13:53:50
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) –  Mauritian Land Transport and Light Rail minister, Mr. Alan Ganoo, on Tuesday said that road [...] Full text...

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Nigerian president says 'aggressive' crackdown on Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists imminent

24 february 2020 - 11:00:33
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Beset by continuing Boko Haram/Islamic State in West Africa Province terrorists’ attacks in northeast Nigeria, President [...] Full text...

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Kenya Police gun down seven suspected gangsters

20 february 2020 - 13:25:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Police early Thursday shot dead seven suspected gangsters in Kajiado county as the crackdown on [...] Full text...

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Rights group fears further Guinea crackdown as Constitutional poll nears

19 february 2020 - 08:39:44
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A human rights group is calling in the Guinea government to respect freedom of assembly and ensure [...] Full text...

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Somalia gains notoriety for rampant media censorship-Amnesty International

13 february 2020 - 17:34:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A surge in violent attacks, threats, harassment and intimidation of media workers is entrenching Somalia as [...] Full text...

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Rights groups slam Morocco's crackdown on social media critics

05 february 2020 - 07:46:09
Rabat, Morocco (PANA) – Two human rights organizations are asking the Moroccan authorities to immediately free people who are being detained [...] Full text...

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UN launches global initiative to keep top sports events safe from terrorism

04 february 2020 - 07:35:22
New York, US (PANA) - Representatives from international sporting federations and the private sector joined with ambassadors at UN Headquarters [...] Full text...

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Rights group ARTICLE 19 says new regime crackdown a chilling reminder of 22 years of repression in The Gambia.

28 january 2020 - 21:57:55
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)  - Rights group ARTICLE 19 Tuesday expressed serious concern over the crackdown on protesters and journalists in [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says mass arrests risk fueling tensions in Gambia

28 january 2020 - 09:39:57
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - International human rights group, Amnesty International (AI), has sharply reacted to the violent clashes between Gambian [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Ethiopian authorities crack down on opposition supporters with mass arrests

28 january 2020 - 09:16:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says that at least 75 supporters of the Oromo Liberation [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia intensifies pre-election crackdown with mass arrests

27 january 2020 - 23:45:58
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia has intensified a pre-election crackdown with the en masse arrest of 75 supporters of [...] Full text...

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Gambia: AI acting regional director says crackdown on protesters has a potential of re-visiting brutal past

27 january 2020 - 22:03:12
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)    -  Rights group Amnesty International Acting Deputy Regional Director for West Africa Marta Colomer said here Monday [...] Full text...

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Rights body raises red flag on insecurity, impunity in DR Congo

24 january 2020 - 13:32:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)-Amnesty International has called on DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi to move with speed and bring to justice [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian blogger arrested

22 january 2020 - 13:56:17
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)- A Mauritanian blogger, Mohamed Ali ould Abdel Aziz, who is close to former head of state Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Journalists’ federation critical of Khartoum crackdown on pro-defunct regime media

10 january 2020 - 13:14:10
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has criticized a recent government decision to suspend four independent [...] Full text...

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Internet disruptions reported in volatile Oromia region in Ethiopia

08 january 2020 - 23:51:25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  -  Residents of Wollega in the vast Oromia region straddling the capital, Addis Ababa, have decried [...] Full text...

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Aung San Suu Kyi defends Myanmar from accusations of genocide at top UN court

12 december 2019 - 07:53:48
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Myanmar will have “no tolerance” for human rights abuses committed in Rakhine state and will [...] Full text...

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Human Rights: ‘Credible evidence’ that ‘brutal’ prison conditions prompted death of former Egyptian leader

09 november 2019 - 07:40:37
New York, US (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday that there was “credible [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt to crack down on fake news, hate speech in social media space

29 october 2019 - 17:55:50
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday inaugurated a committee on the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso commemorates 5th anniversary of the fall of former president Compaoré

29 october 2019 - 12:41:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) -  Burkina Faso will on Thursday commemorate the 5th anniversary of the fall of former President [...] Full text...

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Egypt urged to end crackdown on protesters, human rights defenders

29 october 2019 - 07:19:04
Geneva Switzerland (PANA) – UN human rights experts have called on Egypt to protect people's rights to freedom of expression, [...] Full text...

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Rights group condemns Guinea govt for crackdown on right to protest

03 october 2019 - 05:43:59
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The West African state of Guinea is in political limbo as it awaits an announcement from [...] Full text...

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More than 2,000 arrested in Egyptian crackdown

29 september 2019 - 11:50:56
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The Egyptian authorities have arrested nearly 2,000 people in a sweeping nationwide crackdown following anti-government protests that [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Tanzania to ensure repatriations of Burundians are voluntary

20 september 2019 - 06:13:02
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – International human rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch, has urged Tanzania to protect Burundian refugees fleeing widespread [...] Full text...

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AU's commitment to human rights questionable two decades later (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

11 september 2019 - 13:49:32
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has taken major strides to improve the human rights situation in Africa [...] Full text...

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AI urges Pope Francis to raise human rights concerns during Madagascar, Mozambique visits

03 september 2019 - 05:32:12
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human rights organisation Amnesty International has called on Pope Francis to raise urgent human rights [...] Full text...

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AI gives damning report on Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa's first year in office

27 august 2019 - 07:19:06
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - As President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, marked his first year in office on Monday, human rights [...] Full text...

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EU calls for joint, global action to combat religious persecution

21 august 2019 - 12:41:53
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Persecution of people as a response to their religious belief or affiliation, or lack thereof, is [...] Full text...

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Niger loses 11 billion CFA francs in two years from oil and gas fraud

17 august 2019 - 13:32:01
Niamey, Niger (PANA) –  The Nigerien Government has suffered losses of 11 billion CFA francs in the export and transit [...] Full text...

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Rights bodies, Western envoys concerned about abductions of Zimbabwe civil, opposition leaders

16 august 2019 - 10:08:12
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Western Nations, local and international human rights organisations have expressed concern over increased reports concerning the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for end to attacks on activists, opposition in Côte d’Ivoire

07 august 2019 - 06:20:32
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (ANA) - Amnesty International has called on the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to put an end to [...] Full text...

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US gov't adds former head of the Zimbabwe's Presidential guard in its sanctions list

01 august 2019 - 18:19:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The United States (US) government has placed Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe, former Commander of the Zimbabwe National [...] Full text...

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About 185 Burundians repatriated from Tanzania

31 july 2019 - 12:50:41
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A group of 185 Burundians were welcomed back home in the south of the country on [...] Full text...

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Returning foreign 2018 election observers find Zimbabwe gov't still wanting on election reforms

30 july 2019 - 14:10:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - America-based organizations, the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI), have found the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan gov't deports Directors of 17 foreign gambling firms for illegal operations

16 july 2019 - 18:17:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The government's deportation of 17 directors of gambling companies in Kenya reflects the country's serious crackdown [...] Full text...

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Trial of members of Blaise Compaoré's last government resumes in October

03 july 2019 - 14:18:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 2014 crackdown on the popular uprising, which drove Blaise Compaore out of power, resumes [...] Full text...

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CIVICUS and Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum call for intervention in Zimbabwe

26 june 2019 - 15:29:44
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - CIVICUS, a South African non-profit organisation, and the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (ZHRF) have called [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Egypt in 'chilling wave' of arbitrary arrests

26 june 2019 - 02:44:45
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has slammed the Egyptian authorities for arbitrarily arresting at least eight [...] Full text...

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Sudan holding back 'millions' of illegal migrants from reaching Europe: Official

23 june 2019 - 00:00:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A senior Sudanese official on Saturday warned that his country was holding back millions of illegal [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor urges action for victims of violence in Sudan

20 june 2019 - 05:53:13
New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, has urged the UN Security [...] Full text...

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UN suspends handover of camps in Darfur, peacekeeping chief tells Security Council

14 june 2019 - 21:53:44
New York, US (PANA) - The joint African Union-UN Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) is suspending the handover of any more [...] Full text...

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Ousted Sudanese President Bashir charged with corruption

14 june 2019 - 09:14:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Ousted Sudanese president Omer al Bashir has been slapped with several corruption charges, the office of [...] Full text...

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Senior US official in Sudan for talks with military leaders and protesters

13 june 2019 - 05:32:22
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The US assistant secretary for Africa, Tibor Nagy, arrived in Khartoum on Wednesday where he called [...] Full text...

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Sudan's military rulers reinforce security as civil disobedience action enters second day

10 june 2019 - 11:15:36
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's military rulers say they are reinforcing security in the country as civil disobedience action called [...] Full text...

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Bloody start to civil disobedience action in Sudan

09 june 2019 - 16:04:48
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A civil disobedience action called by Sudan's opposition got off to a bloody start on Sunday, [...] Full text...

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Mo Ibrahim Foundation 'deeply concerned' about Sudan situation; opposition calls for civil disobedience

09 june 2019 - 04:56:13
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) -The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has expressed deep concern at the rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan, as [...] Full text...

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Crackdown on corruption among high-ranking officials makes headlines this week in Rwanda

08 june 2019 - 19:43:58
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers this week highlighted the intensified efforts to catch "big fish" as part of the [...] Full text...

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Accountability in Sudan ‘crucial’ to avoid ‘further bloodshed’, says UN rights office

08 june 2019 - 05:55:43
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A crackdown by the military authorities in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, with dozens reported killed, has [...] Full text...

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Accountability in Sudan ‘crucial’ to avoid ‘further bloodshed’, says UN rights office

07 june 2019 - 20:25:42
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The bloody crackdown by the military authorities in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, with dozens reported [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls for removal of para-military force from Sudan streets

07 june 2019 - 04:21:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Amnesty international has called on the Sudanese military rulers to immediately withdraw the Rapid Support Forces [...] Full text...

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LEAD: AU suspends Sudan

06 june 2019 - 15:20:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) on Thursday suspended Sudan from all its activities following last Monday's [...] Full text...

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IGAD regrets loss of lives in Sudan, calls for 'maximum restraint'

06 june 2019 - 11:42:43
Khartoum, Sudan  (PANA) - The East African development grouping, IGAD, has expressed concern and regret over loss of lives in [...] Full text...

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France concerned by Sudanese TMC decision to cancel agreements with opposition

05 june 2019 - 21:53:09
Paris, France (PANA)   -   The Quai d'Orsay, while condemning the repression of demonstrators in Sudan last Monday, has expressed ‘strong [...] Full text...

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Sudan military 'ready' to return to negotiation table with protesters

05 june 2019 - 13:36:17
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The Chairman of the Political Committee of Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC), Gen. Shams-Eddin Kabbashi, said [...] Full text...

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Rights group calls on Sudanese authorities to halt attacks on protesters as death toll climbs

05 june 2019 - 05:57:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Human Rights Watch is calling on the Sudanese military rulers to halt attacks on protesters in [...] Full text...

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France condemns military repression on protesters in Sudan

04 june 2019 - 16:59:30
Paris, France (PANA) - The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the Sudanese military authorities' violent repression on sit-in [...] Full text...

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AUC chairman condemns Khartoum massacre

04 june 2019 - 10:56:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki has strongly condemned Monday's violence [...] Full text...

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Sudan's military council to hold elections 'within nine months'

04 june 2019 - 05:36:05
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) on Tuesday announced that it will organise elections within nine months [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch joins calls for release of recently arrested civic leaders in Zimbabwe

30 may 2019 - 14:45:08
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) has joined growing calls to release seven recently incarcerated civic leaders and [...] Full text...

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Two Tanzanians netted in fake gold scam in Kenya

16 may 2019 - 10:42:34
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Two Tanzanian nationals are among several suspects arrested in neighbouring Kenya in a crackdown [...] Full text...

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Police rescue 22 Nigerians, 5 Chinese from kidnappers' den in Northwest Nigeria

09 may 2019 - 19:11:39
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigeria Police on Thursday announced the rescue of 22 Nigerians and five Chinese from a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Shell ruling “a vital step towards justice” - Amnesty International

02 may 2019 - 13:58:31
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The District Court of The Hague on Wednesday issued an interim ruling in the case [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch slams Cameroon for denying its researcher entry

02 may 2019 - 05:23:11
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - A human rights watchdog has slammed the Cameroonian government for denying one of its researchers entry [...] Full text...

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British legislators want post-Brexit sanctions on Zimbabwe to focus on Mnangagwa and administration

01 may 2019 - 20:19:40
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  British legislators have called for sanctions to be updated to focus on Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Shell ruling 'a vital step towards justice'

01 may 2019 - 11:52:01
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The District Court of The Hague on Wednesday issued an interim ruling in the case [...] Full text...

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East African police chiefs push for blacklisting dealers in counterfeit products

17 april 2019 - 11:10:12
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Dealers in counterfeit products should be blacklisted and banned from import-export business in the East Africa [...] Full text...

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Govt Policies worsening the economic crisis in Zimbabwe - UN Experts

06 april 2019 - 11:17:02
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) – The Zimbabwe government’s policies are worsening the country’s economic crisis, causing immense hardship for the poor [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe policies hitting poor hardest, say UN rights experts

05 april 2019 - 09:14:07
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) –  Government policies in Zimbabwe are worsening the country’s economic crisis, causing immense hardship to those less [...] Full text...

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Murder, rape used during January 2019 Zimbabwe protests- HRW Report

13 march 2019 - 21:49:29
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA)  -  Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Zimbabwe’s security forces used excessive lethal force to quell protests that [...] Full text...

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Egyptian activists, govt critics hit by wave of digital attacks, says rights group

06 march 2019 - 10:47:49
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, says its investigation has revealed that dozens of Egyptian human rights defenders have [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Zambia for suspension of TV station

05 march 2019 - 05:53:19
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has lashed out at the Zambian authorities for suspending independent broadcaster [...] Full text...

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Collation of results begins in Nigeria's presidential, national assembly elections

23 february 2019 - 19:47:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Collation of results have commenced across Nigeria as results have started coming in from polling units. Under [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International criticises rights violations in Cote d'Ivoire

11 february 2019 - 18:29:39
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Human fights group Amnesty International has asked the authorities in Côte d’Ivoire to end arbitrary [...] Full text...

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EU calls for dialogue and respect for fundamental freedoms in Cameroon

08 february 2019 - 22:07:51
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Friday called for dialogue and respect for fundamental freedoms in Cameroon. following [...] Full text...

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Rights body condemns brutal crackdown on Zimbabwean protesters

08 february 2019 - 16:48:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International documents has again spelled out how the Zimbabwean authorities have mounted a brutal crackdown [...] Full text...

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Rights body condemns violent crackdown on peaceful Cameroonian demonstrators

29 january 2019 - 12:21:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Cameroonian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release protesters detained simply for exercising their right to peaceful [...] Full text...

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Historic power change witnessed in DR Congo

24 january 2019 - 14:30:33
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President Joseph Kabila has handed over power to incoming President Felix Tshisekedi, making it the [...] Full text...

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UNICEF stresses children’s protection ‘at all times’ amidst deaths, injuries in Sudan

24 january 2019 - 05:43:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Children are likely among the dead during a month of nationwide protests in Sudan with “scores” [...] Full text...

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Kenya Police intensify onslaught against Nairobi hotel complex attackers

21 january 2019 - 11:42:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya Police said on Monday they have intensified a crackdown against members of a terrorist cell [...] Full text...

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UN rights office deplores repression of protests in Zimbabwe

18 january 2019 - 12:59:46
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Authorities in Zimbabwe should find ways of engaging with the population about their legitimate grievances and [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Zimbabwe security forces fire on protesters

17 january 2019 - 05:42:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe security forces fatally shot at least five people and wounded 25 others during a crackdown [...] Full text...

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Rights body demands release of detained Mozambican journalist

10 january 2019 - 15:47:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Amnesty International has called on the Mozambican authorities to immediately release journalist Amade Abubacar from arbitrary [...] Full text...

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Buhari appeals to Amnesty International to 'scrutinise' its advocacy in Nigeria

18 december 2018 - 05:03:03
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – As relations between Nigeria and Amnesty International appears to sour by the day, President Muhammadu Buhari [...] Full text...

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Togo media highlight election campaign, opposition protests

15 december 2018 - 05:24:39
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The campaign for the 20 December legislative elections in Togo, opposition protests to stop the process [...] Full text...

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Rights body decries'repressive' cybersecurity law, deadly protests in Togo

13 december 2018 - 15:02:26
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Thursday called for an end to the deadly protests and violence which hit [...] Full text...

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Rights group says Nigeria should end impunity for killings of shia

12 december 2018 - 22:04:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday that Nigerian authorities have failed to ensure justice for the [...] Full text...

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Seven Kenyan Pipeline officials arrested over graft

11 december 2018 - 12:48:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Seven senior officials of the Kenyan Pipeline Company (KPC), the state oil distributor, were arrested on [...] Full text...

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Militants disrupt opposition party campaigns, candidates decry state repression

10 december 2018 - 13:41:09
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Presidential election candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been met with violence on the [...] Full text...

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Presidential election campaigns get underway in DRC

22 november 2018 - 09:14:24
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Presidential election campaigns have kicked-off in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ahead of the [...] Full text...

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Striking Kenyan private service vehicles back on the road after talks with gov't

13 november 2018 - 09:53:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Public Service Vehicle (PSV) operators in Kenya have called off their countrywide boycott following talks with [...] Full text...

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Rights body slams Tanzania's planned crackdown on gays, lesbians

02 november 2018 - 16:05:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International on Friday faulted Tanzanian government's plans following the announcement of plans to form a [...] Full text...

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Pro-Iranian Islamic group puts death toll from Shiite/Military clash at 48

01 november 2018 - 14:08:42
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The pro-Iranian Islamic Shiite group, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), said Thursday that the joint [...] Full text...

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