UNESCO urges more action to combat violence and bullying at school

07 november 2024 - 05:33:37
Paris, France (PANA) - Nearly one in three students worldwide says they have been physically attacked at least once during [...] Full text...

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South Africa notifies WHO of 20 confirmed mpox cases

09 july 2024 - 16:33:27
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The International Health Regulations (IHR) National Focal Point (NFP) of the Republic of South Africa [...] Full text...

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Silence the guns, amplify women’s voices for peace to end rape in wartime

24 april 2024 - 05:03:40
New York, US (PANA) - The UN verified 3,688 cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in [...] Full text...

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Ghana's president will take decision on LGBTQ+ bill after top court ruling

05 march 2024 - 05:52:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said on Monday that he would await the Supreme Court’s [...] Full text...

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Ghana's Finance ministry urges President to pause assent to anti-LGBTQ bill

04 march 2024 - 14:29:54
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - As the controversial the controversial anti-LGBTQI+ bill passed by Ghana's Parliament, which criminalises the promotion, advocacy, and funding [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief, US slam passage of Ghana's LGBTQ bill

29 february 2024 - 06:29:25
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The UN human rights chief and the US Department of State have slammed the passage by [...] 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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2024 FIFA World Cup: Saudi Arabia launch official tournament bid

10 october 2023 - 09:04:21
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - Saudi Arabia has submitted to FIFA its official intention to host the 2034 World Cup after [...] Full text...

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Gold Fields commits to improving workplace culture as review uncovers ‘deeply concerning’ findings

30 august 2023 - 17:53:10
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - The world’s seventh-largest gold miner by production, Gold Fields, has said it is committed to [...] Full text...

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Faith leaders find ‘hidden’ children living with HIV (Feature by UN News)

06 august 2023 - 07:22:20
New York, US (PANA) - To find “hidden” children living with HIV around the world, you need to find their [...] Full text...

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FIFA, UN partner for social messaging programme

04 july 2023 - 11:34:12
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has teamed up with several United Nations agencies to use the 2023 Women’s World Cup [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: FIFA bans 'OneLove' captaincy armband

02 july 2023 - 14:29:07
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA has banned the use of the "OneLove captaincy armband" for the upcoming Women's World Cup, [...] Full text...

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EU denounces continued human rights violations worldwide

16 may 2023 - 16:48:04
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - It is unacceptable that human rights continue to be violated and abused on the basis of [...] Full text...

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South Africa rejects US security alert

01 march 2023 - 09:05:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Minister of Foreign Affairs Naledi Pandor has dismissed a warning by the [...] Full text...

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Gender inequalities hampering global efforts to end AIDS

30 november 2022 - 05:28:53
New York, US (PANA) - Inequalities will prevent the world from meeting agreed global targets on AIDS, but a “feminist [...] Full text...

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South Africa on high alert after terrorism warning

27 october 2022 - 12:23:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African authorities are monitoring the security situation after the United States Embassy on [...] Full text...

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Put women’s rights ‘front and centre’ of climate policies: UN rights chief

28 june 2022 - 05:35:47
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although climate change threatens everyone, women and girls often suffer its harshest and most violent consequences, [...] Full text...

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World must ‘speed up’ efforts to end AIDS pandemic by 2030

11 june 2022 - 06:14:12
New York, US (PANA) - To end AIDS, beat COVID-19 and “stop the pandemics of the future”, the world needs [...] Full text...

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Justice critical to fighting sexual violence in conflict

14 april 2022 - 05:31:56
New York, US (PANA) - Women’s rights are human rights, and universal in times of war and peace, a senior [...] Full text...

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World AIDS Day 2021 - Step up, be bold, end AIDS, end inequalities and end pandemics

02 december 2021 - 08:00:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UNAIDS and the World Health Organization (WHO), on World AIDS Day marked here Wednesday, highlighted the [...] Full text...

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World ‘dangerously unprepared’ for future pandemics unless leaders tackle inequalities, UNAIDS warns

30 november 2021 - 05:04:17
New York, US (PANA) - Unless leaders tackle stark inequalities, the world could face 7.7 million AIDS-related deaths over the [...] Full text...

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Legendary South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 90

07 october 2021 - 11:31:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The legendary South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu is celebrating his 90th birthday in Cape [...] 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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UN rights experts condemn arbitrary arrest of LGBT human rights defenders in Ghana

04 june 2021 - 12:55:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts on Friday condemned the arrest and alleged arbitrary detention of 21 people [...] Full text...

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UN human rights office finds Uganda’s sexual offences bill 'deeply troubling'

08 may 2021 - 12:06:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The decision this week by the Ugandan Parliament to pass a wide-ranging sexual offences bill that [...] Full text...

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Hundreds of millions of women living lives ‘governed by others’, UN report shows

14 april 2021 - 06:31:24
New York, US (PAA) - Almost half of women in some 57 countries do not have the power to make [...] Full text...

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$29 billion a year by 2025 needed to get back on track to tackle AIDS, say UNAIDS

30 march 2021 - 05:36:56
New York, US (PANA) - A new report from the UN agency dedicated to ending HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) has [...] Full text...

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Ghanaian govt urged to review laws to criminalize homosexuality

24 february 2021 - 21:52:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Civil society organizations, traditional rulers, Christian and Muslim leaders have sounded a strong and uncompromising message [...] Full text...

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Group demands closure of LGBTQI office in Ghana

16 february 2021 - 06:22:34
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - A group of religious bodies and traditional leaders in Ghana on Monday kicked against the opening [...] Full text...

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US President Biden greets AU Summit on Africa re-engagement strategy

06 february 2021 - 22:05:15
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - US President Joe Biden, has greeted the 34th session of the African Union Heads of [...] Full text...

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Veteran South African journalist dies at 68

24 december 2020 - 13:23:12
 Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Veteran South African journalist and diplomat Jon Qwelane died in the early hours of [...] 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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Global HIV toll likely to be far higher owing to COVID-19, warns UNAIDS

27 november 2020 - 05:27:24
Ne York, US (PANA) - Countries should adopt ambitious new targets to tackle HIV/AIDS to avoid hundreds of thousands of [...] Full text...

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South Africa's top court hears hate speech case

22 september 2020 - 14:25:29
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Constitutional Court on Tuesday heard arguments in the hate speech case against prominent [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: 60,000 displaced persons receive ICRC assistance

28 may 2020 - 15:50:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the support of volunteers from the [...] Full text...

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Gambians rage after EU Facebook post supports homosexuality rights

19 may 2020 - 19:51:20
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Thousands of Gambians have taken to social media to express disappointment on European Union’s Facebook post [...] Full text...

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Regional advisor shot dead in eastern Burkina Faso

24 april 2020 - 14:15:56
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Regional Councillor Barry Amadou was killed on Thursday in Gayéri, Kompienga province of eastern Burkina [...] Full text...

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Three people including village chief killed in eastern Burkina Faso

25 march 2020 - 08:43:28
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The head of the village of Tankoualou, as well and two others, were killed by [...] Full text...

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South Africa cancels international friendly over coronavirus

24 february 2020 - 14:27:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will not send its Olympic football team to compete in Japan in [...] Full text...

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Senegalese president vows never to legalize homosexuality

12 february 2020 - 18:32:43
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese head of state, Macky Sall, on Wednesday in Dakar reaffirmed his decision not to [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Eight homosexuals sentenced to 2 years’ imprisonment

31 january 2020 - 23:24:02
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA)  -  The Nouakchott tribunal Friday sentenced to two years’ imprisonment eight members of a homosexual community who [...] Full text...

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Suspected Mauritanian homosexuals remanded in custody

29 january 2020 - 10:00:05
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian prosecutors on Tuesday remanded a dozen people in custody for taking part in a gay [...] Full text...

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Several people arrested in Mauritanian capital after gay rally

24 january 2020 - 07:37:33
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian police have arrested several people in Nouakchott for attending a "gay wedding" or participating in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Former diplomat cleared in hate speech case

01 december 2019 - 13:43:42
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has ruled in favour of South Africa’s former [...] Full text...

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Empowering people living with HIV ‘will end the epidemic’, says AIDS agency chief

27 november 2019 - 05:50:31
New York, US (PANA) - When people living with HIV actively participate in their own care, new infections decline and [...] Full text...

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South Africa presiden Ramaphosa urged to rebuke his deputy

08 november 2019 - 10:36:14
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday called on President Ramaphosa to rebuke [...] Full text...

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British Royal couple meets Archbishop Tutu in Cape Town

25 september 2019 - 09:44:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to Archbishop [...] Full text...

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UN Human Rights Office reports reprisals on the rise

19 september 2019 - 20:56:37
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office said on Thursday that it was receiving more information on intimidation [...] Full text...

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Top South African judge bows out

20 august 2019 - 17:54:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng on Tuesday saluted one of Africa’s legal giants who has [...] Full text...

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‘Greater urgency’ needed in fight against HIV/AIDS, warns UN agency

16 july 2019 - 20:26:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) -  The UN programme leading the global effort to end AIDS is calling for greater urgency and [...] Full text...

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Church condemn hatred, discrimination on LGBT in Botswana

21 june 2019 - 19:33:39
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Council of Churches (BCC) has made a national plea on the country’s citizens to desist [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief, Amnesty International hail Botswana decision decriminalizing same-sex

12 june 2019 - 06:02:43
Gaborone, US (PANA) - UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet and human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, have hailed a landmark [...] Full text...

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UN human rights chief hails Botswana decision to decriminalise same-sex relations

11 june 2019 - 15:53:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  –  UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday welcomed the decision by the High [...] Full text...

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Kenya to implement Commonwealth blueprint on improving govt efficiency

28 may 2019 - 21:21:34
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Visiting Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, has held talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta on the implementation of [...] Full text...

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High Court upholds law criminalising homosexuality in Kenya

24 may 2019 - 21:19:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The High Court in Kenya has upheld a law banning sexual unions between people of the [...] Full text...

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Kenyan prize-winning writer Wainaina dies

22 may 2019 - 13:50:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Award-winning Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina has died in Nairobi after a short illness, according to media [...] Full text...

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Nigeria to support Gambia's quest to reform its revenue reporting system

18 may 2019 - 09:42:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) says it will fully support Gambia in [...] Full text...

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Zambia’s broadcasting authority suspends reality show promoting gay culture

04 february 2019 - 14:27:28
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) in Zambia has directed Multichoice Zambia to suspend a reality show [...] Full text...

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EU puts Tanzania’s respect for human rights and rule of law on close watch

15 november 2018 - 17:09:59
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – Despite many years of close and fruitful relations with Tanzania, the European Union on [...] Full text...

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Rights body faults arrest of 10 'gays' in Zanzibar

07 november 2018 - 13:58:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International has faulted and strongly condemned the arrest of 10 men suspected to be gays [...] 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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Ailing Tutu turns 87

07 october 2018 - 12:25:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nobel Laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is spending his 87 birthday in a Cape [...] Full text...

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Ageing Tutu admitted to hospital

27 september 2018 - 15:59:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Archbishop Desmond Tutu was admitted to a Cape Town hospital for unknown reasons on [...] Full text...

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Safe spaces offer security and dignity for youth - Guterres

11 august 2018 - 07:59:12
New York, US (PANA) - The world’s young people need safe spaces – both physical and digital - where they [...] Full text...

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More ‘political commitment’ needed urgently for HIV prevention: UNAIDS chief

25 july 2018 - 06:46:15
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (PANA) - As HIV infections continue to rise, UNAIDS — the UN agency leading the global effort [...] Full text...

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EU underlines commitment to defend equality of LGBTI persons

16 may 2018 - 14:11:26
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to combat all forms of discrimination and [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Russia's 'repression, discrimination' ahead of 2018 World Cup

15 may 2018 - 09:08:45
Berlin, Germany (PANA) – The FIFA World Cup, starting on 14 June, 2018, will take place during the worst [...] Full text...

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Trump’s first year in White House sets back human rights

18 january 2018 - 18:34:08
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The first year of US President Donald Trump’s administration was marked by a sharp regression [...] Full text...

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Liberia: New UN human rights office to open in Liberia in early 2018

05 august 2017 - 10:14:36
Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - Although Liberia has made significant progress since the civil war ended, precarious human rights conditions have [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa commemorates Mandela's 99th birthday

18 july 2017 - 17:43:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Nelson Mandela's widow Graca Machel and British billionaire Sir Richard Branson on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: 'Without an end to discrimination, there would be no end to the AIDS epidemic' - UNAIDS

28 june 2017 - 14:37:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - "Without an end to discrimination there would be no end to the AIDS epidemic. Everybody must [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Confed. Cup: FIFA orders referees to end matches threatened by racial tension

17 june 2017 - 09:19:55
Moscow, Rusia (PANA) - The World Soccer governing body, FIFA, has empowered referees to diffuse racial tensions during matches, saying [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyan film body bans several TV programmes for agitating homosexuality

15 june 2017 - 12:26:54
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan film classification body has banned several cartoon programmes aired by a South African pay [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU High Representative defends rights of LGBTI persons

16 may 2017 - 11:46:50
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Tuesday celebrated the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia stating [...] Full text...

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UN: UNDP report says world’s most marginalized still left behind

21 march 2017 - 19:56:43
New York, US (PANA) - Although the average human development improved significantly since 1990, a UN report launched on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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UN: UN tasks governments on human rights obligations

28 february 2017 - 07:38:23
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said disregard for human rights is a “disease", and urged [...] Full text...

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Gambia: The Gambia, Jammeh and the proverbial bull in a China shop (By Paul Ejime, PANA Guest Writer)

01 january 2017 - 12:57:08
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia, a small West African country with some 1.9 million people is an agriculturally fertile [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Rights group accuses Ethiopian gov't of blocking websites during protests

14 december 2016 - 10:35:57
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Amnesty International has accused the Ethiopian government of "systematically and illegally" blocking access to social [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS Board urges more investment, partnership to end HIV/AIDS epidemic

12 december 2016 - 15:58:50
New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Coordinating Board has stressed the need for sustained [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF warns on sharp rise in new HIV infections among adolescents

01 december 2016 - 17:10:57
New York, US (PANA) - New HIV infections among adolescents are projected to rise from 250,000 in 2015 to nearly [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban stresses need to stop stigma against people living with HIV/AIDS

30 november 2016 - 20:31:15
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday stressed the need to stop stigma and abuse against [...] Full text...

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France: LGBTI people face ‘vortex of violence and discrimination’ - UN expert

23 november 2016 - 06:02:08
Strasbourg, France (PANA) - People from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities around the world are experiencing a [...] Full text...

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UN: 'HeForShe' report urges gender equality in global universities

20 september 2016 - 19:22:29
New York, US (PANA) - At the sidelines of the 71st UN General Assembly on Tuesday in New York, UN [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Anti-gay US pastor barred from entering South Africa

13 september 2016 - 11:54:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba on Tuesday announced that anti-gay American pastor Steven Anderson [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa braces for visit by controversial US pastor

08 september 2016 - 16:40:53
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There are deep divisions over next week’s planned visit to South Africa by racist [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Gambian opposition party demands cause of death of senior member in custody

23 august 2016 - 16:40:06
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Gambia's main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) says its lawyers have been consulted and will act [...] Full text...

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US: US 'deeply concerned' by death of Gambian opposition member in custody

23 august 2016 - 07:43:00
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is "deeply concerned" by the death of Gambian opposition member [...] Full text...

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UN: AIDS conference urges end of discrimination, more support for HIV care

23 july 2016 - 17:36:08
New York, US (PANA) - As the 21st International AIDS Conference wrapped up in Durban, South Africa, the Deputy Executive [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief calls for scaling up HIV/AIDS global response mechanism

19 july 2016 - 06:16:24
New York, US (PANA) - More than 18,000 global leaders, scientists, advocates, and front-line health workers gathered on Monday in [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS report warns on new HIV infections among adults

12 july 2016 - 15:41:16
New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), released on Tuesday, has [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS Board urges more investments, partnerships to end AIDS epidemic

01 july 2016 - 13:56:15
New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Coordinating Board has stressed the need for accelerated [...] Full text...

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UN: UN adviser concerned about homophobia, islamophobia attitudes

18 june 2016 - 17:32:47
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide, Mr. Adama Dieng, has condemned the attack that [...] Full text...

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UN: UN member states reiterate commitments to end AIDS epidemic by 2030

11 june 2016 - 07:57:05
New York, US (PANA) - The 193 UN member states late on Friday in New York reiterated their commitment to [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS welcomes US govt US$100 million fund for HIV services

09 june 2016 - 18:51:41
New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Thursday welcomed the US government announcement of [...] Full text...

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UN: UN member states adopt new Political Declaration on Ending AIDS

08 june 2016 - 17:08:59
New York, US (PANA) - The 193 UN member states on Wednesday in New York adopted a new Political Declaration [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights office reacts to denial of observer status for CPJ

31 may 2016 - 14:42:55
New York, US (PANA) - The UN human rights office on Tuesday expressed concern over a decision last week by [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS urges inclusion of civil society groups at UN meeting on ending AIDS

19 may 2016 - 15:03:02
New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has stressed the need for the inclusion and [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: IOM marks International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia

17 may 2016 - 11:44:57
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Marking on Tuesday the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), the International Organization for [...] Full text...

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Belgium: EU underlines commitment to equality, dignity of human beings

16 may 2016 - 17:52:20
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - On the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the European Union (EU) [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief urges govts to support families to overcome challenges

15 may 2016 - 16:07:15
New York, US (PANA) - The rise of violent extremism, the effects of forced displacement, extreme weather events and other [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief issues new report urging more action to end AIDS epidemic

08 may 2016 - 16:45:54
New York, US (PANA) - A new report by the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has warned that the AIDS epidemic [...] Full text...

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Togo: 'Human rights situation in Togo has stagnated'

05 may 2016 - 07:13:22
Lome, Togo (PANA) - The human rights situation in the West African state of Togo has stagnated and the authorities [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Court supports registration of LGBT organisation

16 march 2016 - 17:41:19
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana government has been ordered to honour a High Court judgment to register a society [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UN rights experts condemn reproductive rights violations as 'torture'

11 march 2016 - 08:48:25
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Child marriage, forced pregnancy testing in schools, abuse of women seeking maternal health services [...] Full text...

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UN: LGBT detainees suffer higher rates of violence, states new UN report

10 march 2016 - 08:51:01
New York, US (PANA) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) detainees suffer more acts of violence than the general [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS marks Zero Discrimination Day, stresses need for tolerance

01 march 2016 - 16:01:37
New York, US (PANA) - The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Tuesday called on the international community to [...] Full text...

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UK: Sir Richard Branson joins Amnesty International’s Global Council

09 february 2016 - 11:40:14
London, UK (PANA) - Entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Richard Branson is to join Amnesty International’s prestigious Global Council, the organization [...] Full text...

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UN: UN postal services releases new stamps to promote LGBT equality worldwide

05 february 2016 - 14:00:48
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Postal Administration (UNPA) has unveiled a set of six commemorative stamps to promote [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN rights office concerned about incitement against gays in Malawi

24 january 2016 - 03:37:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The United Nations human rights office has expressed concern over recent developments in Malawi, after the [...] Full text...

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UN: UNHCR seeks to protect displaced gays, lesbians as they face prejudice, violence

25 december 2015 - 05:25:30
New York, US (PANA) - With lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) persons in forced displacement facing discrimination, prejudice, [...] Full text...

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2015 CHOGM: Foreign ministers, civil society raise priority issues at CHOGM

28 november 2015 - 16:56:35
Valletta, Malta (PANA) - Commonwealth foreign ministers and civil society organisations came together on Saturday at the Commonwealth Heads of [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS says countries adopting Fast-Track Strategy to end HIV/AIDS

24 november 2015 - 14:46:30
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the World AIDS Day 2015, UNAIDS on Tuesday released a new report showing [...] Full text...

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Botswana: EU funds activities to protect human rights in Botswana

08 october 2015 - 08:12:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The European Union (EU) Thursday launched activities geared towards strengthening the protection of human rights in [...] Full text...

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UN: UN launches 'Nelson Mandela Rules' on improving treatment of prisoners

07 october 2015 - 19:23:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Wednesday launched the Revised Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, [...] Full text...

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2015 IAAF World Championships: Jamaica claims men's, women's 4x100-metre relay race titles

30 august 2015 - 08:20:50
Beijing, China (PANA) - Usain Bolt of Jamaica brought the curtain down on a spine-tingling evening of athletics by anchoring [...] Full text...

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Beijing 2015: Bad day for African men's sprinters

23 august 2015 - 14:04:24
Beijing, China (PANA) - African men's sprinters had a bad day on Sunday (Day 2) at the 15th IAAF World [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Obama advocates for gay rights, fearing human rights violations

25 july 2015 - 18:09:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US President Barack Obama said Saturday protecting gay rights “is the right thing to do” if [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Buhari's US visit, major declarations reported in Nigeria

25 july 2015 - 10:35:54
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - This week's visit to the US by President Muhammadu Buhari and his declaration on the war [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Obama arrives in Kenya on presidential visit

24 july 2015 - 18:24:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US President Barack Obama arrived in Nairobi Friday for a three-day official visit to Kenya, the [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI says sharp deterioration of human rights in Gambia

22 july 2015 - 15:41:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) Wednesday warned that the human rights situation in Gambia has deteriorated sharply during [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Nairobi gears for nude protest march ahead of Obama tour

14 july 2015 - 12:41:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan political party has notified authorities of plans to hold two days of protests with [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Anti-gay sentiment gains momentum in Kenya ahead of Obama visit

06 july 2015 - 19:38:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Political and religious leaders have stepped up a campaign to stop US President Barack Obama from [...] Full text...

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UN: UN chief launches new report on HIV/AIDS reponse

03 july 2015 - 22:27:37
New York US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday in Barbados in the Caribbeans launched a major new [...] Full text...

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UN: New UN report presents recommendations on protecting LGBT rights

02 june 2015 - 07:36:51
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN report says although some progress has been made since the first study [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia High Court acquits HIV activist

15 may 2015 - 11:21:10
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – A Lusaka High Court on Friday acquitted human rights activist, Paul Kasonkomona, who was arrested for [...] Full text...

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UN: UN launches "Free & Equal" video campaign spotlighting LGBT community

14 may 2015 - 20:36:50
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN "Free & Equal" campaign video highlighting the diversity of the Lesbian Gay [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: African countries ‘backbone’ of UN, Ban tells AU Summit

30 january 2015 - 18:38:44
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – “African countries have been the backbone and leading Member States of the United [...] Full text...

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Gambia: President Jammeh reshuffles cabinet, 2 journos get ministerial posts

06 january 2015 - 13:04:24
Banjul, Gambia (PANA)- In the aftermath of the failed coup attempt in the Gambia, President Yahya Jammeh has carried out [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa's judicial system in international spotlight (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Johannesburg)

27 december 2014 - 09:45:36
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A number of high-profile court cases in 2014 have put South Africa’s judicial system in [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert urges World Bank to adhere to human rights on environmental, social issues

17 december 2014 - 18:23:45
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, on Wednesday urged the World [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Why IPPF is not against homosexuality in Africa (Feature by Abudu Babalola, PANA correspondent)

04 december 2014 - 10:15:08
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Same-sex marriage is a controversial issue in Africa. 37 of the continent’s 54 countries have banned [...] Full text...

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Kenya: IPPF prods African journalists to promote reproductive health

24 november 2014 - 17:42:54
Nairobi, Kenya(PANA)- The International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Journalists Network Conference opened here Monday with a call on media practitioners [...] Full text...

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UN: UN rights chief criticizes law in Gambia targeting homosexuals

20 november 2014 - 20:47:03
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Thursday criticized a [...] Full text...

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UK: Gambia must stop wave of homophobic arrests, torture

19 november 2014 - 15:22:42
London, UK (PANA) - The arrest, detention and torture of eight people since the beginning of the month, as part [...] Full text...

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US: 'Gambia must stop wave of homophobic arrests, torture'

18 november 2014 - 20:37:00
New York, US (PANA) - Amnesty International on Tuesday said that the arrest, detention and torture of eight people since [...] Full text...

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South Africa: A tale of three trials (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Johannesburg)

19 october 2014 - 08:19:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Three dramatic criminal trials in two continents have this week cast the international spotlight [...] Full text...

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Senegal: President Deby urged to scrap homophobic Bill

10 october 2014 - 09:14:31
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Amnesty International has warned that if a homophobic bill currently before the Chadian parliament is passed, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: More dramatic testimony at trial of UK businessman

09 october 2014 - 15:46:46
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Western Cape High Court on Thursday postponed the murder trial of British businessman, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Proposed anti-gay law will fuel homophobia, says Amnesty

23 september 2014 - 14:22:13
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International says amendments to the penal code, proposed by the Chadian Government, will criminalise [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Jammeh wants African leaders to unite in combating Boko Haram

30 july 2014 - 12:37:06
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, has called on African leaders to agree on a regional plan [...] Full text...

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UN: UNAIDS chief calls for end to HIV/AIDS

21 july 2014 - 16:17:35
New York, US(PANA) - The Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Mr. Michel Sidibe, has urged world [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Lower parliament urges President to ignore pressure on same-sex marriage

17 july 2014 - 17:26:12
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's lower legislative chamber, House of Representatives, Thursday passed a resolution urging President Goodluck Jonathan to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma slammed for failing to condemn anti-gay laws

09 april 2014 - 17:45:32
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – A war of words broke out on Wednesday between South Africa’s ruling African National Congress [...] Full text...

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US: Raid on US-funded project in Uganda condemned

05 april 2014 - 10:02:16
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed ''deep concern'' at the raid of a U.S.-funded health clinic and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Talks continue to avert African leaders' exclusion from Brussels Summit

27 march 2014 - 11:33:11
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Disagreements over which African leaders have been invited or excluded from the 4th European Union-Africa [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN body asks Nigeria's neighbours to aid in fight against Boko Haram

14 march 2014 - 16:44:59
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The United Nations Office on Human Rights (UNHR) has called on Nigeria's neighbours to collaborate with [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UN pressures Nigerian on same-sex marriage but government refuses to budge

13 march 2014 - 20:28:30
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Nations on Thursday called on the Nigerian government to reverse the anti-gay law signed [...] Full text...

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Zambia: US slams Zambia for serious human rights violations

28 february 2014 - 14:50:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The United States government says it observed serious human rights problems in Zambia in 2013, including [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SAHRC wants rejection of Uganda's anti-gay legislation visible

28 february 2014 - 11:37:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Thursday said Pretoria should make its [...] Full text...

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UN: Human rights office condemns Ugandan newspaper

27 february 2014 - 17:06:44
New York, US (PANA) - The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Thursday said that the [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ruling ANC refuses to address Uganda’s Gay Bill

25 february 2014 - 16:38:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday blocked a motion in Parliament [...] Full text...

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US: UN condemns anti-homosexuality law in Uganda

25 february 2014 - 16:17:34
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Court’s acquittal of HIV activist, 'major boost for free speech in Zambia'

25 february 2014 - 11:37:14
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The acquittal of renowned Zambian human rights and HIV activist Paul Kasonkomona, by the Lusaka Magistrate’s [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Tutu criticises Museveni over proposed anti-gay law

24 february 2014 - 09:14:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa has criticised Ugandan President President Yoweri Museveni [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: 3 suspected homosexuals face prison terms over Valentine Day's tryst

18 february 2014 - 09:54:29
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Three suspected homosexuals who were allegedly caught in the act on Valentine's Day last Friday and [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA lawyers address homosexuality issue in Africa

27 january 2014 - 10:20:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The General Council of the Bar of South Africa (GCB) on Monday said that [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Court starts hearing landmark homosexual case

20 january 2014 - 14:29:56
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The High Court in Blantyre Monday started hearing a case whose outcome may determine the future [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA steers clear of homosexuality debate

17 january 2014 - 10:36:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa will not take a position on other African countries' policies and legislation [...] Full text...

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UN: Ban expresses concern over Nigeria's anti-gay law

15 january 2014 - 19:44:01
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday said that he feared that the new anti-homosexuality law [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: AI wants Nigeria to release 10 people arrested under same-sex marriage law

15 january 2014 - 17:52:31
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – International human rights group, Amnesty International (AI) Wednesday asked Nigeria to “immediately release the more than [...] Full text...

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UN: Human Rights chief denouces Nigeria's anti-gay law

14 january 2014 - 18:50:33
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navi Pillay, on Tuesday condemned a new [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Anti-gay bill passed into law

13 january 2014 - 22:24:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has signed into law the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill outlawing same-sex [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Senate clears last hurdle to signing same-sex prohibition law

17 december 2013 - 18:21:23
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Assembly conference committee on Same-Sex marriage prohibition on Tuesday ratified the recommendation of 14-year [...] Full text...

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Countdown to strike, demonstration, football played up in Ghana media

19 october 2013 - 07:01:08
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The countdown to a strike threat by organised workers over hikes in tariffs in water and [...] Full text...

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UN expert tasks Togo govt on human rights defenders

17 october 2013 - 07:59:04
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Ms. Margaret Sekaggya, has called [...] Full text...

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Cameroon govt blames rights defender for own murder

26 september 2013 - 12:50:58
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The government of Cameroon has blamed the murder of a right defender from the central African [...] Full text...

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SA Ambassador to fight court’s ruling in hate speech case

29 august 2013 - 09:21:54
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s Ambassador to Uganda Jon Qwelane has indicated that he will challenge the South [...] Full text...

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US condemns murder of gay activist in Cameroon

17 july 2013 - 10:11:18
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has condemned the murder of Eric Ohena Lembembe, the Executive Director of Cameroonian [...] Full text...

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Nigerian govt website 'hacked' over anti-gay bill

05 july 2013 - 11:06:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Angered by Nigeria’s stance on homosexuality, a gay hacker has attacked the official Nigerian government website, [...] Full text...

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'Nigeria will not drop the death penalty'

29 june 2013 - 11:11:59
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Federal Government has sealed the fate of homosexuals and those clamouring for the abolition [...] Full text...

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South African epidemiologist heads panel of expert scientists on HIV research

04 june 2013 - 15:48:41
New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Michel Sidibe, the Executive Director of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), has [...] Full text...

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Jonathan's mid-term report, anti-gay bill, pirate attacks highlighted in Nigeria

01 june 2013 - 09:17:17
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The mid-term report (2011-2013) on President Goodluck Jonathan's achievements, the passage of the bill prohibiting same-sex [...] Full text...

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Nigeria's lower legislative chamber passes anti-gay bill

30 may 2013 - 18:24:28
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's lower legislative chamber, House of Representative, Thursday passed an anti-gay bill that prescribes 14-year imprisonment [...] Full text...

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Zambia urged to stop prosecuting people for homosexuality

20 may 2013 - 12:35:58
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged Zambian authorities to dismiss all charges and release two [...] Full text...

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Amnesty urges Zambia to release 2 men charged with same-sex sexual conduct

08 may 2013 - 18:53:13
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Zambian authorities must immediately release two young men who have been denied bail after being [...] Full text...

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Pope's resignation topic of discussions in Cameroon

13 february 2013 - 12:26:44
Douala, Cameroon (PANA) - The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI was the main issue being discussed during masses celebrated early [...] Full text...

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Group wants detained journos in Somalia freed, nudges Cameroon on rights violations

23 january 2013 - 14:38:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somali authorities should immediately release a journalist and three others linked to the case of a [...] Full text...

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Britain weighs in on Malawi's electoral body, gay debate

15 december 2012 - 13:52:05
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - New British High Commissioner to Malawi Michael Nevin says while there is the need to have [...] Full text...

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Nigeria moves closer to passing anti-gay bill into law

14 november 2012 - 09:18:53
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) has pushed the anti-gay bill which it is [...] Full text...

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Malawi welcomes new head of Anglican church

09 november 2012 - 11:50:53
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's one million Anglicans have welcomed the election of the new Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch lauds Malawi on homophobic law moratorium

07 november 2012 - 14:09:49
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has described the Malawi government’s decision to impose a [...] Full text...

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Kenyan deputy chief Justice recommended for sacking

06 august 2012 - 14:42:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya’s Deputy Chief Justice and the Vice President of the Supreme Court, Nancy Baraza, has been [...] Full text...

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SA: Extradition hearing of murder accused resumes in UK Tuesday

30 july 2012 - 10:51:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Extradition proceedings against murder accused Shrien Dewani will resume on Tuesday in the United [...] Full text...

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'UK will not tie Malawi aid to gay rights'

31 may 2012 - 18:05:17
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - British Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell, currently on a three-day visit to Malawi, [...] Full text...

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UNESCO conference to address "Bullying in schools"

14 may 2012 - 14:56:39
Paris, France (PANA) - Lamenting that few countries have collected data on homophobic bullying in educational institutions where there is [...] Full text...

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UN officials urge countries to tackle violence-based sexual orientation

08 march 2012 - 10:36:40
New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials have urged member states to tackle violence and discrimination based on sexual [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns govt raid on gay rights workshop in Uganda

15 february 2012 - 08:40:23
New York, US (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has called on the Ugandan government to end its “outrageous” harassment of [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International condemns anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda

08 february 2012 - 09:02:24
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has described the re-introduction of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in the Ugandan Parliament as a [...] Full text...

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Arrest of businessman over payment of huge judgement highlighted in Ghanaian media

04 february 2012 - 08:11:42
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The arrest of a businessman who was paid a huge jugement debt, presentation of an interim [...] Full text...

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Mills snubs Ban on gays

31 january 2012 - 20:48:06
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's president John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday reaffirmed the country's stand on gays saying his [...] Full text...

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Ban introduces new ICC prosecutor, urges cooperation from Africa

29 january 2012 - 18:58:13
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has introduced the newly-elected Prosecutor of the International Criminal [...] Full text...

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Same-sex marriage has 'medical complications' - Nigerian Medical Association

20 december 2011 - 07:46:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), the umbrella body for the country's medical doctors, has weighed in [...] Full text...

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Security issues, oil subsidy, gay bill dominate front pages in Nigeria

10 december 2011 - 07:08:10
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Wednesday's explosion in Nigeria's northern city of Kaduna, which left seven people dead and many more [...] Full text...

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Nigeria again scoffs at pressure over anti-gay bill

07 december 2011 - 09:21:22
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's upper legislative chamber, the Senate, has again scoffed at attempts being made to force it [...] Full text...

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Black lesbians, transgender men face discrimination, violence in SA - HRW

05 december 2011 - 12:02:21
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Black lesbians and transgender men in South African townships and rural areas face an overwhelming [...] Full text...

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Fuel subsidy, gay bill, demand for Obasanjo's trial reported in Nigeria

03 december 2011 - 10:59:51
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian newspapers were this week filled with stories from the continuing debate on oil subsidy removal, [...] Full text...

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Bill banning same-sex marriage irrevocable - Nigeria's Senate President

02 december 2011 - 08:42:49
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The Nigerian Senate will not withdraw the Bill it passed on Monday outlawing same-sex marriage in [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International urges Nigeria to halt anti-gay bill

30 november 2011 - 09:52:23
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) has asked the Nigerian authorities to scrap the anti-gay bill that, if passed [...] Full text...

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Upcoming gay conference in Ethiopia may be banned

29 november 2011 - 14:43:17
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Religious leaders and Ethiopian government authorities have failed to reach an agreement on whether or [...] Full text...

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Nigerian Senate votes to ban, criminalise same-sex marriage (Full story)

29 november 2011 - 14:26:16
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's upper legislative chamber, the Senate, voted on Tuesday to outlaw and criminalise same-sex marriage, in [...] Full text...

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