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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US, rights advocate renew calls for investigation of rights abuses in Chad in October last year

21 october 2023 - 06:45:05
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have renewed calls for full investigations of [...] Full text...

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Industrial mining of cobalt, copper for rechargeable batteries in DRC leading to 'grievous' rights abuses

12 september 2023 - 07:40:28
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - The expansion of industrial-scale cobalt and copper mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...

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Rights group says US Secretary of State's visit to DRC tests US support for democracy, rights

09 august 2022 - 11:20:41
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken should publicly promote free and fair elections, respect [...] Full text...

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Rights advocate calls on Malian Army and armed Islamists to end atrocities

15 march 2022 - 10:47:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)) – A human rights advocate, Human Rights Watch (HRE), has said that the Malian army and armed Islamist [...] 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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Women victims of insults and humiliation in Guinea during Covid-19 - Report

10 july 2021 - 12:33:27
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A report published by a non-governmental organization (NGO)- Femmes, Développement et Droits Humains en Guinée - [...] Full text...

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Rights groups appeal to AU, international community not to abandon victims of former Chadian dictator Habre

31 may 2021 - 05:30:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Several human rights groups and individuals have called on Chad, the African Union (AU) and the international [...] Full text...

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Four civil society groups call release of Guinean activist Oumar Sylla

01 december 2020 - 16:24:47
Paris, France (PANA) - Four civil society organisations on Monday called on the Guinean government to "immediately release" Oumar Sylla, [...] Full text...

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2017 internet shutdown: ECOWAS Court holds Togo govt. liable for violation of Citizens’ Freedom of Expression

26 june 2020 - 16:44:07
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has ordered the Togolese government to pay 16 million CFA [...] Full text...

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The international movement "Let's turn the page" unwanted in Togo

16 october 2019 - 14:20:43
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The international movement, called "Let's turn the page", recognized as very active against amending constitutions that [...] Full text...

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Rights groups urge UN to highlight Cameroon crisis at Central Africa briefing

04 june 2019 - 04:40:19
New York, US (PANA) – Nine human rights organisations are urging members of the United Nations Security Council to focus [...] Full text...

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Eight NGOs call on French President Macron to demand human rights in Egypt

28 january 2019 - 17:05:06
Paris, France (PANA) – Eight NGOs on Monday called on French President Emmanuel Macron, who began an official visit to [...] Full text...

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Rights groups criticise Ivorian president amnesty for ' war crimes'

08 august 2018 - 07:30:16
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) - Human rights groups have criticised Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara for granting an amnesty to some [...] Full text...

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Rights groups hail AU's trust fund for Habre's victims

08 february 2018 - 06:20:03
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union’s adoption of the Trust Fund Statute for victims of Hissène Habré’s crimes [...] Full text...

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Rights group demands release of Burundi human rights defender

13 december 2017 - 16:55:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called on the Burundian authorities to immediately release a human [...] Full text...

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Belgium: Belgian court revokes Sudanese migrant's expulsion order

10 october 2017 - 16:38:34
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Following a complaint lodged by the Belgian Human Rights League, (Ligue des droits de l'Homme, LDH) [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Over 54% of Tunisian youths wish to migrate illegally - FTDES

10 october 2017 - 15:52:26
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Over 54% Tunisian youths wish to migrate for greener pastures abroad, this indication was given on [...] Full text...

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CAR: Amnesty says civilians facing atrocities in CAR town as UN protection proves ineffective

08 september 2017 - 07:11:00
Bangui, CAR (PANA) - A wave of brutal attacks in the Central African Republic, including the systematic rape and murder [...] Full text...

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CAR: Rights groups, public demand accountability for crimes in CAR armed conflict

11 may 2017 - 06:57:24
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International and civil society organisations in Central African Republic (CAR) [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Rights groups say Mauritania must release anti-slavery activists

01 august 2016 - 11:37:34
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Authorities in Mauritania must drop all charges and immediately and unconditionally release 13 anti-slavery activists arbitrarily [...] Full text...

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Guinea: Repressive provisions remain in Guinea new laws, NGOs warn

23 may 2016 - 11:04:29
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Several draft laws currently under examination by Guinean parliamentarians propose major improvements to human rights, particularly [...] Full text...

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Congo: Human rights groups demand end of opposition arrests in Congo

31 march 2016 - 17:17:14
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo (PANA) - Human rights groups are calling on the authorities in the Republic of Congo to [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA signs agreements with sub-regional press freedom bodies

24 march 2016 - 15:44:39
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has signed partnership agreements with the leading press freedom [...] Full text...

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Kenya: ACP states call for 'development-centred outcome' at WTO meeting

16 december 2015 - 11:18:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ministers responsible for Trade of the African, Caribbean, Pacific (ACP) Group of States have emphasized the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: MFWA says African Court orders Burkina Faso to implement remedies in Zongo's case

12 june 2015 - 15:56:15
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has disclosed that the African Court for Human and [...] Full text...

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Gambia: AI says fear rules in the Gambia

22 july 2014 - 17:54:35
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – As President Yahya Jammeh of the Gambia marks his 20 years in power on Tuesday, the [...] Full text...

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Senegal's incoming govt urged to protect children from forced begging

01 april 2012 - 11:37:19
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Senegal’s incoming government should make it a priority to protect the estimated 50,000 children forced to [...] Full text...

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Portuguese jazz musician Rui Veloso opens Luanda jazz festival

30 july 2011 - 14:04:14
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - With a fusion of blues and funk, Portuguese jazz musician Rui Veloso, here Friday opened the [...] Full text...

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'Gambia is paying lip service to human rights protection'

20 october 2010 - 16:10:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Arona Sy, an official of the regional rights group, Afri caine pour le Dأ©fense Des Droits [...] Full text...

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Leading Gambian rights, gender defender denounces government

19 october 2010 - 19:29:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Mrs. Amie Joof Cole, the Gambian-born Director of Inter -African Network for Women, Media, Gender [...] Full text...

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Rights groups want justice for Gambia's jailed gender activists

14 october 2010 - 11:47:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- Rights groups under the banner of ''The Coalition for Hu man Rights in The Gambia'' have [...] Full text...

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Human rights groups warn Algeria over enforced disappearances

14 august 2010 - 09:06:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Amnesty International (AI), the Euro-Mediterran ean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), the Observatory for the [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief seeks probe of DRC top rights defender's death

04 june 2010 - 07:52:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pill ay has expressed shock and great [...] Full text...

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Civil Society groups slam AU's decision on ICC

30 july 2009 - 13:52:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- More than 130 civil society and human rights groups acro ss Africa issued a statement here [...] Full text...

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Human Rights groups demand commencement of Habré’s trial

27 june 2009 - 12:10:00
Sirte- Libya (PANA) – Three years after asking Sen-egal to prosecute the former d ictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, the [...] Full text...

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