IMF praises Uganda’s economic recovery efforts with low inflation

10 september 2024 - 08:18:23
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda has navigated the post pandemic recovery well due to sound macroeconomic policies and its economic [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso govt present bill on criminalization of homosexuality to parliament

11 july 2024 - 17:23:09
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ( PANA) - The government of Burkina Faso Wednesday examined and submitted to Parliament a bill amending [...] Full text...

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IMF approves US$120 million credit for Uganda’s recovery from recent shocks

07 march 2024 - 07:20:36
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday completed the fifth review of [...] Full text...

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Ghana's Parliament passes controversial LGBTQ bill

28 february 2024 - 18:21:46
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Parliament, after nearly three years, on Wednesday passed the controversial anti-LGBTQI+ bill which criminalizes the promotion, [...] Full text...

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African Catholic Bishops say same-sex unions are 'contrary' to God's will

12 january 2024 - 12:53:28
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - African Catholic Bishops have rejected Pope Francis' declaration to bless homosexual couples saying they believe that [...] Full text...

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US warns businesses, individuals of potential risks of business in Uganda

24 october 2023 - 07:36:47
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Several US Departments and one Agency have issued a Business Advisory on Uganda warning of [...] Full text...

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'Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality law contradicts World Bank's values'

10 august 2023 - 06:55:59
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - “Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act fundamentally contradicts the World Bank Group’s values,” the international financial institution has [...] Full text...

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UN human rights office in Uganda to close on Saturday

05 august 2023 - 05:49:22
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN human rights office in Uganda will cease operations on Sunday after the Government decided [...] Full text...

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2023 FIFA WWC: Penalties, passes, and a touch of politics as Women’s World Cup is about to kick off

17 july 2023 - 07:16:23
Auckland, New Zealand (PANA) - The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off on Thursday night, the first football World [...] Full text...

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IMF expresses concern about Uganda’s anti-LGBT law and development partners

22 june 2023 - 14:55:00
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan economy is projected to grow by 6 per cent in year 2023/24 while the [...] Full text...

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US to slap visa restrictions on Ugandans 'undermining the democratic process'

17 june 2023 - 07:47:53
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US says it is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on individuals "believed to be [...] Full text...

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World Bank reacts to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act

01 june 2023 - 11:39:58
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) says it is highly concerned with Uganda’s enactment of the [...] 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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Libyan Foreign Ministry denounces lack of credibility of AI report linking security officials to human rights violations

12 may 2022 - 20:29:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the government of national unity has [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Bill on anti-LGBTQ gazetted, to receive first reading in Parliament

31 july 2021 - 00:10:29
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - An anti-LGBTQ+ bill pushed by eight members of Ghana's parliament is set to be read in [...] 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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Benin bishops warn against promotion of homosexuality through international aid

25 october 2020 - 16:39:36
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) – Benin’s Episcopal conference (CEB) has expressed deep concern with "the hideous promotion" of homosexuality through the [...] Full text...

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Zambian Church calls for suspension of comprehensive sexuality education in schools

28 september 2020 - 08:23:24
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – One of Zambia’s main church bodies, the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ), has voiced its concerns [...] 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 says Tanzanian authorities crack down on opposition parties, rights groups, media

02 september 2020 - 12:15:59
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday that the Tanzanian authorities have stepped up repression of [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch wants repressive laws in Mauritania repealed

01 august 2020 - 15:21:26
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The human rights organization, Human Right Watch (HRW), on Saturday urged the Mauritanian President, Mohamed Cheikh [...] Full text...

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Anti-slavery NGO denounces the recurrence of attacks on liberties in Mauritania

06 june 2020 - 16:25:08
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The anti-slavery NGO, Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), has expressed its grave [...] 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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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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US Ambassador to Zambia to shun World AIDS Day celebrations in Lusaka

02 december 2019 - 15:38:15
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - United States Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote has announced here that he will not attend World [...] 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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European parliamentarians praise healthcare, sexual rights advancements in Africa

14 november 2019 - 18:52:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – European Union members of Parliament and diplomats have praised the efforts of the African civil society [...] Full text...

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Botswana appeals decriminalization of homosexuality

05 july 2019 - 21:07:01
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA)   -   Botswana wants to appeal last month’s high court decriminalized homosexuality in the country, after three high [...] 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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Mali PM orders suspension of controversial programme on sex education

20 december 2018 - 13:12:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga on Thursday ordered the suspension of the work on a [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to host 17th HIV/AIDS Indian Ocean symposium next week

17 november 2018 - 19:05:28
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius will host the 17th HIV/AIDS Indian Ocean Symposium from 20-22 November to discuss HIV-related topics [...] 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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Amnesty lauds Barrow's commitment to reform repressive laws

26 february 2018 - 10:08:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - International human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has lauded the new government in Gambia for its commitment [...] Full text...

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South Africa's Xhosa initiation film hits a nerve

22 february 2018 - 08:44:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The producers of a film about a Xhosa initiation ceremony, which has hit a [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Gambian gov’t moves to reform tourism sector

21 july 2017 - 09:24:32
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian government has announced major reforms in the tourism sector to accelerate growth and increase [...] 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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Gambia: Rights body urges President Barrow to deliver on free expression

05 february 2017 - 16:08:47
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Dakar-based rights body, ARTICLE 19, has said that after 22 years of repression under the [...] 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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UN: UN official reports decline in number of countries carrying out executions

05 november 2015 - 17:27:04
New York, US (PANA) - Ahead of the launch of a new book by the UN on the global trend [...] 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: 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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Gambia: ‘US not pushing Gambia over homosexual matters’

15 december 2014 - 06:35:16
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - George Staples, the Charge d’affaires of the United States Embassy in Banjul, Gambia, has stressed the [...] 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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Nigeria: Why Africa should intensify the fight against HIV/AIDS (Feature by Abudu Babalola, PANA Correspondent)

01 december 2014 - 15:06:30
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) – As the HIV/AIDS is being marked Monday across the globe, African countries are making appreciable progress [...] 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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Gambia: President Jammeh urges Gambians to play their part in national development

10 october 2014 - 19:30:58
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has called on his compatriots and foreigners living in the country to [...] 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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Zambia: Amnesty condemns continued detention of 2 men charged with homosexuality

30 may 2014 - 17:58:43
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The protracted detention of two Zambian men accused of having sex is an affront to all [...] Full text...

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US: Special envoy Feingold to travel to Europe, Africa

05 march 2014 - 08:49:40
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa and the Democratic Republic of [...] 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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Gambia: EU says it is opposed to discrimination of sexual orientation

24 february 2014 - 18:49:45
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - European Union (EU) has condemned Gambian president Yahaya Jammeh's warning that homosexuality in his country would [...] 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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Gambia: Jammeh says Gambia will never accept foreign 'dictatorial pressure'

18 february 2014 - 18:54:26
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's president Yahya Jammeh says his country will never accept dictatorial pressure from foreign powers aimed [...] 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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Gambia: President Jammeh says his philosophy will not change overnight

01 january 2014 - 19:08:05
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian president Yahya Jammeh says he will not change his philosophy overnight because of foreign aid [...] Full text...

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African leaders calls for more support to achieve MDGs

28 september 2013 - 17:24:56
New York, US (PANA) - As the UN General Assembly continues its annual high-level segment, a host of African leaders [...] Full text...

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Jammeh again lashes out at homosexuals

22 july 2013 - 23:03:14
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Monday again condemned homosexuality saying its promotion and imposition on poor [...] 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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UN rights chief tasks Cameroon to improve human rights protection

03 july 2013 - 21:33:41
New York, US (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms. Navi Pillay on Wednesday stressed the need for [...] Full text...

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President Obama hails Senegal’s democracy

27 june 2013 - 17:54:00
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Visiting US President Barack Obama, on Thursday in Dakar declared that despite the many challenges needed [...] 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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Gambia reacts angrily to Britain's human rights report

06 may 2013 - 10:33:23
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The government of Gambia has reacted angrily to a UK human rights report detailing widespread human [...] Full text...

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Mystery gold cargo, gays and lesbians fill Ghanaian media

02 february 2013 - 08:05:23
Accra, Ghana (PANA) –Ghanaian newspapers were this week dominated by a mystery gold cargo that was seized in Turkey and [...] 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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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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AI commends Malawi for suspending anti-homosexuality laws

05 november 2012 - 14:25:17
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The statement, made Monday by Malawi’s Justice Minister that laws criminalising same sex sexual conduct in [...] 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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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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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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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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Diplomatic talks dominate headlines in Malawi media

05 november 2011 - 15:07:40
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi's desperate efforts to mend fences with Western donor nations, especially Great Britain, that suspended aid [...] Full text...

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Gay rights, ‘whites only’ restaurant highlighted in Ghanaian media

05 november 2011 - 08:02:09
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Gays wriggled their way back to the front pages of Ghana’s newspapers again this week as [...] Full text...

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Tanzania says homosexuality remains outlawed

03 november 2011 - 17:10:50
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - No pressure from Britain will make Tanzania to change its legislation banning homosexuality, Foreign [...] Full text...

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Mills: Ghana will not legalise homosexuality

02 november 2011 - 18:01:19
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghanaian President John Evans Atta Mills declared Wednesday that his government would not legalise homosexuality. "I, [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe says no condoms for prisoners

14 october 2011 - 13:28:34
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe's Prison Service (ZPS) said Friday it would not offer condoms to prisoners despite concerted appeals [...] Full text...

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"UnGodly" homosexuality back on front pages of Ghanaian media

23 july 2011 - 08:19:58
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The Ghanaian media this week once again highlighted the issue of homosexuality as religious leaders and [...] Full text...

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Crucial congress of Ghana's ruling party fills media

09 july 2011 - 08:04:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – A national delegates' congress of Ghana's ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the continuing revulsion of [...] Full text...

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Homosexuality: Nigeria's Anglican church calls for pull out from UN

28 june 2011 - 17:12:19
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Primate of the Anglican Communion Church in Nigeria, Archbishop Nicholas Okoh, Tuesday called for the withdrawal [...] Full text...

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Registration of SIM cards, debate on homosexuality dominate Ghanaian media

25 june 2011 - 08:03:16
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The 30 June deadline for all users of mobile phones in Ghana to register their numbers [...] Full text...

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Deepening power struggle in Ghana's ruling party, gay issues dominate media

11 june 2011 - 07:38:17
Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The deepening power struggle in the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), which its leaders fear could [...] Full text...

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Gay concerns, bloody accident played up by Ghanaian media

04 june 2011 - 09:04:39
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The openness of gays, their indecent activities and health risks to the society occupied the front [...] Full text...

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CIVICUS calls for immediate withdrawal of anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda

11 may 2011 - 13:57:08
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - The Johannesburg-based World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS), has called for the immediate and complete withdrawal [...] Full text...

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Mutharika promises rights, freedom as he signs US$ 350m US energy pact

07 april 2011 - 20:28:06
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, currently under fire from both local and international rights group, as [...] Full text...

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Major donors express concern over 'negative governance trends' in Malawi

11 february 2011 - 23:43:34
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Eight of Malawi's major donors have expressed concern over what they called "certain negative trends" in [...] Full text...

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Economist urges Malawi not to let 'Draconian' laws spoil fun with the US

07 february 2011 - 17:07:49
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - A professor of economics at the Chancellor College - the main constituent college of the University [...] Full text...

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AI urges Uganda to probe killing of gay rights activist

27 january 2011 - 17:15:11
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday called on Ugandan authorities to ensure a credible investigation into the [...] Full text...

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Past headlines hog limelight in Malawi media

01 january 2011 - 14:47:35
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Perhaps it is mere coincidence, perhaps it is because the year has just ended but past [...] Full text...

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Courts freezes publication of anti-gay newspaper in Uganda

01 november 2010 - 17:44:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- A court in Uganda on Monday terminated publication of a n anti-gay newspaper, the Rolling Stone, [...] Full text...

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President Banda expresses concern about homosexuality in Zambia

19 october 2010 - 19:00:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Zambian President Rupiah Banda has said he does not unde rstand why any person should tolerate [...] Full text...

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Malawi gay man seeks asylum in Canada

30 september 2010 - 17:43:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- One of the two Malawi first openly gay men, whose arrest over Christmas last year and [...] Full text...

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Malawi VP wants religious leaders to change stand on homosexuality

29 september 2010 - 13:45:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi Vice-President, Joyce Banda, has urged religiou s leaders in the largely conservative southern African country [...] Full text...

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World Cup, gay rights and cruelty at sea occupy front pages

19 june 2010 - 07:37:00
Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The ongoing FIFA World Cup in South Africa, calls for gay rights and the throwing of [...] Full text...

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Activist blames Malawi gay couple split on homophobic pressure

09 june 2010 - 15:56:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- A leading London-based gay rights campaigner has blamed the recent break-up of Malawi's first openly gay [...] Full text...

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Malawi gay man risks re-arrest for perjury

08 june 2010 - 17:09:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Steven Monjeza, one of the two first openly gay Malawian men, whose arrest, trial and subsequent [...] Full text...

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Malawi gay couple could face further harassment, says AI

02 june 2010 - 18:34:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Amnesty International on Wednesday warned that a Malawian gay couple, given a presidential pardon following their [...] Full text...

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UK welcomes release of Malawi gays

30 may 2010 - 08:42:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The British government has welcomed the release of Mal awi's first openly gay couple, who had [...] Full text...

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Family, Rights Groups welcome pardon for gay couple

29 may 2010 - 18:22:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Family members and human rights groups in Malawi on Saturday welcomed the presidential pardon of the [...] Full text...

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Malawi president pardons gay couple

29 may 2010 - 17:05:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika, has ordered the immediate release of the convicted and jailed Malawi [...] Full text...

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Malawi gay man distraught as lover is taken away

26 may 2010 - 17:12:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Tiwonge Chimbalanga, the 20-year-old Malawi gay man cu rrently serving 14 years imprisonment with hard labour [...] Full text...

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'Malawi president is open to dialogue on gay rights stand-off'

25 may 2010 - 19:21:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- UNAIDS executive director Michel Sidibe on Tuesday des cribed Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharikaâ?s response to [...] Full text...

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HRW calls on Zambian leaders to condemn homophobic statements

21 may 2010 - 15:21:00
Lusaka- Zambia (PANA) -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the recent homophobic statements by religious leaders and government authorities [...] Full text...

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HRW to Uganda: Remove discriminatory provisions from HIV/AIDS bill

20 may 2010 - 14:41:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Uganda’s parliament should amend a proposed law on HIV/AIDS to remove punitive and discriminatory [...] Full text...

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Malawi court jails gay couple 14 years

20 may 2010 - 11:42:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The Blantyre Chief Resident Magistrate Court Thursday handed Malawi's first openly gay couple the maximum sentence [...] Full text...

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Landmark gay verdict awaited in Malawi

17 may 2010 - 11:44:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- A buggery case involving Malawi's first openly-gay cou ple will be decided Tuesday in Blantyre, Malawi. [...] Full text...

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Malawi law body calls for immediate release of gay couple

10 may 2010 - 16:41:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The Malawi Law Society (MLS), a constitutionally-recognised body that represents the interests of lawyers and the [...] Full text...

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Police quiz organisers of gay rights confab in Malawi

26 april 2010 - 18:05:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Police Monday quizzed organisers of a conference on th e inclusion of lesbians, gays, bi-sexuals and [...] Full text...

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Malawi court sets 18 May as ruling date on gay couple

06 april 2010 - 18:24:00
Lilongwe- Malawi (PANA) -- Blantyre Chief Resident Magistrate Nyakwawa Usiwa-Usiw a has set 18 May as the day he will [...] Full text...

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Gay controversy, macabre crimes dominate Malawi media

20 march 2010 - 16:17:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Ahead of the epic ruling on whether Malawi's first ope nly gay couple has a case [...] Full text...

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Visiting gay Christians speak of harassment at Malawi church meet

20 march 2010 - 16:13:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Three gay Christians, who were invited to attend a consultative meeting on contemporary issues - including [...] Full text...

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Malawi churches condemn homosexuality as "Sinful"

19 march 2010 - 15:27:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA)-- Condemning homosexuality as sinful and not suitable for Malawi, the Malawi Protestant Churches, a member of the [...] Full text...

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Churches grapple over homosexuality as donors caution Malawi

17 march 2010 - 14:32:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- As the count-down to the verdict on the much-publicized case involving Malawi's first openly gay couple [...] Full text...

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UN human rights experts caution Uganda on anti-homosexuality bill

02 march 2010 - 07:59:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- With its third and final reading imminent befor e the Ugandan Parliament, two UN [...] Full text...

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Scottish FM skirts round Malawi gay controversy

23 february 2010 - 13:56:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Scottish Foreign Affairs and Culture Minister Fiona Hy slop, who left Malawi after a week-long visit [...] Full text...

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Court to rule in Malawi's first open gay couple trial

19 february 2010 - 13:00:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Blantyre Chief Resident Magistrate Nyakwawa Usiwa- Usiwa has set 22 March as the day he will [...] Full text...

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Another 'gay' arrest in Malawi as police intensfy hunt for homosexuals

15 february 2010 - 17:43:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- A 60-year-old man in the Malawi commercial capital, Bl antyre, has been arrested for sodomising a [...] Full text...

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Courts, bizzare stories dominate Malawi media

13 february 2010 - 09:58:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The week started and ended with bizarre news and court s dominating headlines in the Malawi [...] Full text...

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Police intensify hunt for elusive Malawi gay rights campaigner

09 february 2010 - 16:22:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Police in Malawi have intensified the hunt for a man w ho is allegedly behind a [...] Full text...

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Malawi police hunt for gay rights activists, one arrested

02 february 2010 - 18:44:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Police in Malawi are hunting for a group of gay rights activists who are secretly mobilizing [...] Full text...

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Malawi High Court denies bail to gay couple over safety concerns

28 january 2010 - 17:11:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The Malawi High Court on Thursday denied granting bail to the southern African country's first openly [...] Full text...

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Outrage in SA over plans to appoint anti-homo ambassador

25 january 2010 - 10:44:00
Cape Town- South Africa (PANA) -- The possible appointment of controversial newsp aper columnist, Jon Qwelane, as South Africa's ambassador [...] Full text...

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Malawi govt. urges NGO to reject funds to fight for gay rights

21 january 2010 - 19:09:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The Malawi government has expressed concern over repor ts that some local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have [...] Full text...

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Minister expels suspected lesbian in Malawi

21 january 2010 - 16:22:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- A Malawian minister has expelled a woman suspected to be a lesbian from her constituency, saying [...] Full text...

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Ugandan activists plan one million-man march against homosexuality

19 january 2010 - 18:55:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- A coalition of religious and civic groups in Uganda, pu shing for the enactment of a [...] Full text...

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Malawi defends action over treatment of gays

18 january 2010 - 22:27:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The Malawi government says despite depending on intern ational aid it is a sovereign country with [...] Full text...

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Defence asks constitutional court to intervene in gay couple case

11 january 2010 - 17:34:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Lawyers representing Malawi's first gay couple has ask ed the Malawi Chief Justice Lovemore Munlo to [...] Full text...

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Court denies Malawi gay couple bail

04 january 2010 - 18:03:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The Blantyre Chief Resident Magistrates' Court Monday denied Malawi's first gay couple bail, citing their own [...] Full text...

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Arrest of Malawi's first gay couple ignites public debate

29 december 2009 - 18:49:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- A gay couple in Malawi on Tuesday spent the second nig ht in jail following their [...] Full text...

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Rwandan parliament dismisses homosexuality bill

25 december 2009 - 20:00:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- The Rwandan parliament has thrown out the bill which see ks to make homosexuality a criminal [...] Full text...

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Rwandan Parliament to consider bill criminalizing homosexuality

24 december 2009 - 20:18:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- Rwandan MPs will this week in plenary session consider a bill seeking to criminalize any homosexual [...] Full text...

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Rwandan Parliament to consider bill criminalizing homosexuality

24 december 2009 - 01:37:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- Rwandan MPs will this week in plenary session consider a bill seeking to criminalize any homosexual [...] Full text...

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Rwandan Parliament to consider bill criminalizing homosexuality

23 december 2009 - 17:44:00
Kigali- Rwanda (PANA) -- Rwandan MPs will this week in plenary session consider a bill seeking to criminalize any homosexual [...] Full text...

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Anti-gay bill puts Uganda in spotlight

22 november 2009 - 13:58:00
Kampala- Uganda (PANA) -- A draft "Anti-Homosexuality Bill", seeking to punish perpetrators of the act, labeled evil and foreign, with [...] Full text...

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Malawi homosexuals seek reproductive health treatment

17 september 2009 - 19:45:00
Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has said the country has to recognise homosexuality if the [...] Full text...

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Brussels condemns law on homosexuality in Burundi

28 april 2009 - 19:15:00
Brussels- Belgium (PANA) -- Belgium has condemned the law signed by Burundian Pre sident Pierre Nkurunziza criminalising homosexuality in his [...] Full text...

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France hails release of 9 homosexuals in Senegal

21 april 2009 - 18:52:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The assistant spokesman to the French Foreign Minister, F rédéric Desagneaux, Tuesday described as “some good [...] Full text...

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HRW denounces draft law to criminalise homosexuality in Burundi

16 february 2009 - 18:30:00
Bujumbura- Burundi (PANA) -- A draft penal code, whose vote on second reading is slated for 17 February in Burundi's [...] Full text...

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Gambian court sentences 79-old-Dutch for indecency

05 january 2009 - 20:08:00
Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- A magistrate court in Banjul has ordered 79-year-old Dut ch, Frank Boers to pay a fine [...] Full text...

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