ICC issues arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence minister Yoav Gallant

21 november 2024 - 14:54:03
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in its composition for the [...] Full text...

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ICC issues warrant of arrest for Hamas leader for role in 7 October attacks in Israel

21 november 2024 - 14:32:16
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC), in its composition for the [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor appeals for global support to bring Libyan war criminals to justice

20 november 2024 - 04:58:36
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council [...] Full text...

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Families want justice, ‘blood money’ for AU peacekeeper killings in Somalia

15 november 2024 - 17:06:17
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As African Union forces fighting al-Shabab plan to withdraw this year, Somalis seek accountability for civilian [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecute Ugandan rebel leader in absentia

29 october 2024 - 22:19:43
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony will face trial at the International Criminal Court in absentia, [...] Full text...

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‘Stop torture in Rwanda’: Human Rights Watch

15 october 2024 - 12:49:40
Rubavu, Western Rwanda (PANA) – Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged the authorities in Rwanda to stop subjecting people to [...] Full text...

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ICC unseals arrest warrants against six Libyans for crimes at Tripoli's Tarhunah district

05 october 2024 - 12:47:40
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has granted the request of [...] Full text...

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UN strongly condemns ‘tragic death’ of Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei

05 september 2024 - 20:28:45
New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations has mourned the loss of Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who died [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Little Justice for Goma Massacre Victims

31 august 2024 - 07:53:41
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities to expand their [...] Full text...

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South African opposition party condemns 'anti-immigrant' protests in UK

06 august 2024 - 13:12:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) opposition party has condemned “anti-immigrant” protests that have spread [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Decline in rhino poaching cases confirmed

03 august 2024 - 10:09:22
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Environment Minister Dion George has welcomed the downward trend in rhino poaching numbers in [...] Full text...

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UN rights office flags 'worrying rise' in extrajudicial executions in South Sudan

01 august 2024 - 05:25:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Wednesday that it is extremely concerned about the [...] Full text...

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Guinean ex-president, ministers found guilty for stadium mass killings

01 august 2024 - 05:21:00
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea on Wednesday, 31 July, convicted  the country's former self-declared president Moussa Dadis [...] Full text...

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Criminal complaint laid against South Africa's new Sports Minister

02 july 2024 - 14:50:35
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  A criminal complaint has been made against newly appointed Sports, Arts and Culture Minister [...] Full text...

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UN hears testimony from former child soldier on brutal reality of war

27 june 2024 - 11:31:13
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday heard powerful and personal testimony from a former child [...] Full text...

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ICC issues warrant for arrest of Malian terrorist Iyad Ag Rhali

24 june 2024 - 11:34:42
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has unsealed the warrant for the arrest of Iyad Ag Ghaly, [...] Full text...

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‘Better late than never’: Gazans react to Security Council ceasefire resolution

14 june 2024 - 17:56:28
New York, US (PANA) - A cautious welcome was given by civilians in Gaza to this week’s Security Council resolution [...] Full text...

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Update: Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu (Eds: Adds details by ICC Prosecutor)

20 may 2024 - 13:46:45
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants are being sought for the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: ICC issues arrest warrants for Hamas leaders and Israel’s Netanyahu

20 may 2024 - 12:37:55
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants have been issued against the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...

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Rival armed groups clash in Zaoui, west of Tripoli

18 may 2024 - 17:05:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Violent armed clashes broke out Saturday morning between rival armed groups in Zaouia, 45 km west [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Human Rights Watch flags 'ethnic cleansing' in Sudan's West Darfur

09 may 2024 - 09:48:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Attacks by Sudan's paramilitary the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias in El Geneina, the [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso's Army massacre more than 220 villagers

25 april 2024 - 10:39:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Burkina Faso military summarily executed at least 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two villages [...] Full text...

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UN chief 'deeply concerned' by tensions in Sudan's El Fasher city

15 april 2024 - 05:41:23
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the escalation in tensions between armed actors in [...] Full text...

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Sudan war: Rape, murder and hunger: The legacy of Sudan’s year of war (Feature by UN News)

14 april 2024 - 07:07:30
Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan was plunged into an ongoing, devastating war one year ago on 15 April 2023, [...] Full text...

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Six detained for murder of South African football star

10 april 2024 - 09:54:41
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  Six people have been arrested in connection with last week’s murder and hijacking of [...] Full text...

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Gaza war: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel

05 april 2024 - 12:31:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights body adopted a resolution on Friday condemning the alleged “use of starvation [...] Full text...

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South African football star Luke Fleurs shot dead

04 april 2024 - 08:07:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Kaizer Chiefs football star Luke Fleurs was shot dead in a hijacking on the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister vows to hold to account anyone involved in murder of ten people in Tripoli

21 february 2024 - 15:05:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The acting Libyan Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, General Imad Trabelsi, [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL denounces deadly incident in Tripoli suburb

19 february 2024 - 12:35:38
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned the murder of 10 people at [...] Full text...

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Kenyan church raps President Ruto over judicial independence

17 february 2024 - 22:59:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President William Ruto's government must respect constitutional barriers, notably guaranteeing the independence of the judiciary [...] Full text...

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US offers $5 million for information on arrest of former Sudan minister Harum

30 january 2024 - 06:38:31
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of State is designating Sudan’s former Minister of State for the Interior [...] Full text...

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Gambian ex-minister Sonko faces crimes against humanity charges

05 january 2024 - 11:14:49
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The trial of former Gambian Interior Minister Ousman Sonko will open 8 January in Switzerland for [...] Full text...

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Former South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius released from prison

05 january 2024 - 07:44:03
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Paralympian hero Oscar Pistorius was released on parole from Pretoria's Atteridgeville Correctional Centre [...] Full text...

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Oscar Pistorius to be released from prison on Friday

04 january 2024 - 09:38:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius will be released from an Eastern Cape prison on [...] Full text...

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France cancels decree extraditing François Compaoré to Burkina Faso

22 december 2023 - 16:52:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - France has cancelled the extradition decree of François Compaoré to Burkina Faso, where he is [...] Full text...

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Gambian journalists welcome sentencing of Bai Lowe for murder of Deyda Hydara

30 november 2023 - 15:41:17
Banjul, Gambia(PANA) - The Gambia Press Union (GPU) has welcomed the verdict and sentencing of Bai Lowe, a former death [...] Full text...

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Germany Court Verdict: Former Gambian leader death squad member sentenced to Life Imprisonment

30 november 2023 - 14:00:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A German Court in the city of Celle on Thursday found former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh [...] Full text...

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Germany: Verdict on extrajudicial killings in The Gambia

28 november 2023 - 19:03:05
Berlin, Germany (PANA) - A German court in the city of Celle is expected to deliver a verdict on 30 [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Oscar Pistorius granted parole

24 november 2023 - 16:36:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius was granted parole on Friday but he will be released [...] Full text...

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Oscar Pistorius parole hearing confirmed for Friday

23 november 2023 - 08:53:31
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius could be released as early as Friday. His parole hearing in [...] Full text...

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Libya attends meeting of Arab foreign ministers in Saudi Arabia

10 november 2023 - 12:48:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Al Taher al-Baour, Libya's acting Foreign Minister, is heading the country's delegation to the preparatory meeting [...] Full text...

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Israel-Gaza: South Africa Jewish Board slams Pretoria's stance on Israel

10 november 2023 - 06:49:30
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has lamented calls for the Israeli [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM welcomes cooperation with UNSMIL to end transitional stages

09 november 2023 - 16:45:05
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has welcomed the UN Security Council's decision to extend [...] Full text...

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Legendary South African actor awarded an OBE

09 november 2023 - 09:15:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African actor Dr John Kani has been honoured as the honorary officer [...] Full text...

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South African Foreign Minister calls for Israeli PM Netenyahu's arrest

08 november 2023 - 12:29:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor has called for a warrant of arrest [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor drops war crimes charges against former minister minister

19 october 2023 - 11:13:00
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim A. A. Khan, has dropped all charges against Mr [...] Full text...

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Lessons of Hamas operation against Israel, - Libyan newspaper,

13 october 2023 - 19:19:00
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The "Flood of Al-Aqsa", the military operation led by Hamas against the Israeli entity destroyed the [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM warns against extending strikes against Gaza after Hamas military operation

08 october 2023 - 14:11:04
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba, has underlined the [...] Full text...

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South African murder suspect detained in Lesotho

25 september 2023 - 11:30:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African authorities are seeking the extradition of a murder suspect, Lehlohonolo Maketoane, who [...] Full text...

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Libyan Interior Minister reassures on the security situation at Libya's land and sea borders

05 september 2023 - 19:11:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The interim Minister of the Interior in the government of national unity, Imad Trabelsi, has stressed [...] Full text...

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Eritrean soldiers committed crimes against humanity in Ethiopia - Rights group

05 september 2023 - 10:18:33
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in the [...] Full text...

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Confirmation hearings for war crimes against CAR's Mokom Gawaka begins at ICC

23 august 2023 - 11:49:34
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - A three-day hearing of confirmation of charges against Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka, former National [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Oscar Pistorius approaches Constitutional Court over parole bid

17 august 2023 - 11:33:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has asked South Africa’s Constitutional Court to declare him eligible [...] Full text...

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Killer of South Africa's former First Lady granted parole

15 august 2023 - 08:06:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The man convicted of murdering former first lady Marike De Klerk has been granted [...] Full text...

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South Africa marks 30th anniversary of church massacre

26 july 2023 - 12:09:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa is marking the 30th anniversary of the St James Church Massacre which [...] Full text...

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Ghana's Parliament repeals death penalty

25 july 2023 - 20:39:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Parliament on Tuesday repealed the death penalty after approving an amendment to the criminal offences [...] Full text...

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Murder of Nahel in France, burning of Koran in Sweden confirm hypocrisy of slogans promoted by the West - Libyan newspaper

14 july 2023 - 16:32:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two major events in the last two weeks have attracted a great deal of attention, one [...] Full text...

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Fears of Sudan slipping into civil war grow with new tribal killings (News analysis by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent )

07 july 2023 - 06:34:11
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A bomb shell was thrown at the already boiling Sudanese war scene as a group of [...] Full text...

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South African activist in hot water over inflammatory tweet

27 june 2023 - 08:25:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The South African Communist Party (SACP) on Monday pledged to lay criminal charges against [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Guterres urges donors to boost aid response to halt death, destruction

19 june 2023 - 19:37:02
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  - A UN-led appeal for funding to help the people of Sudan raised $1.5 billion on Monday [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: UN Human Rights Commission condemns killing of West Darfur Governor

18 june 2023 - 05:31:32
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Human Rights High Commissioner says he was appalled by the killing of the Governor [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Paramilitary RSF denies involvement in murder of Governor in Darfur

16 june 2023 - 19:45:21
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has countered statement by the Sudanese army distancing itself from [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Governor of West Darfur State assassinated

15 june 2023 - 06:52:40
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Sovereign Council has condemned the brutal murder on Wednesday of Khamis Abakar, the Governor of West [...] Full text...

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DR Congo mass graves tied to Rwanda-backed M23 rebels

14 june 2023 - 07:37:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group appears responsible for mass graves containing scores of bodies found in [...] Full text...

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UN alarmed by deliberate attacks on civilians and sexual violence in Sudan

09 june 2023 - 16:56:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Almost two months into the armed clashes between the paramilitaries of General Mohamed Hamdane Daglo [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prime Minister justifies security operation launched in western Libya

02 june 2023 - 14:09:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister and Minister of Defence in the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Foreign ministry calls on UN to condemn attacks by paramilitary forces against hospitals

14 may 2023 - 11:06:34
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese ministry for Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned "repeated violations of humanitarian and human rights [...] Full text...

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OIC urges media in Islamic countries to support Palestinian colleagues

13 may 2023 - 14:06:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday called for the media in Islamic countries to [...] Full text...

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Reflection by Sudanese journalists about ongoing fighting in the country (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA Correspondent)

10 may 2023 - 20:38:45
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – In more than one interview with foreign news media outlets they persistently asked me, as an [...] Full text...

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Press Freedom Day: EU underlines support to global press freedom

02 may 2023 - 11:55:11
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - While the preservation of free, independent and pluralistic media is vital for resilient and healthy democracies, [...] Full text...

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Call for the consolidation of unity, stability in Libya through role of tribal notables

30 april 2023 - 17:51:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, Saturday underlined the role of dignitaries [...] Full text...

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New RSF report warns of threats to journalists in the Sahel

03 april 2023 - 14:31:48
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - In a new report entitled "In the Skin of a Journalist in the Sahel", Reporters [...] Full text...

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Libya: Crimes against humanity committed since 2016 – Rights probe

27 march 2023 - 17:13:31
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - UN-appointed independent human rights investigators on Monday said there were grounds to believe that Libyan authorities and [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Ethiopia rejects 'inflammatory', 'unwarranted' US statement on 'all parties' committing war crimes'

21 march 2023 - 13:46:54
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian government has rejected a statement by the US Secretary of State that says all [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: 'All parties' sides committed war crimes, says US Secretary of State

21 march 2023 - 06:00:23
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blonken says all parties to the two-year-long Ethiopian conflict committed [...] Full text...

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Macron's message about end of "Françafrique", indicates France is a new "Neo-colonial" power -Newspaper says

10 march 2023 - 15:27:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - During his recent African tour which too him to four African countries, namely Gabon, the Democratic [...] Full text...

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EU Parliament calls for Eswatini aid suspension

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

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Nigerian President Buhari condemns killing of Nigerian Muslim pilgrims In Burkina Faso

06 february 2023 - 15:19:52
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday condemned the killing in Burkina Faso of Nigerian Muslim pilgrims on [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch says atrocities in DR Congo being carried out Rwanda-backed M23 rebels

06 february 2023 - 13:21:35
Goma, DRC (PANA) – The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed summary executions and forced recruitment of civilians in eastern Democratic [...] Full text...

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USAID denounces release of killer of two workers; calls for his rearrest

04 february 2023 - 12:30:31
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has strongly denounced the recent release of a Sudanese [...] Full text...

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US calls on Sudan to rearrest killer of USAID staff

03 february 2023 - 08:12:35
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has asked Sudan to rearrest Abdel-Ra’uf Abuzaid, the Sudanese national convicted of the 2008 [...] Full text...

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Killer of several people in Mali arrested in August 2021 confesses to his crimes

30 january 2023 - 16:24:54
Bamako, Mali (PANA) -Aldjouma Touré, killer of eleven people, including one in Bamako and ten others in the town of [...] Full text...

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SADC calls for 'swift, transparent' investigation of murder of Eswatini rights activist

26 january 2023 - 07:06:20
Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) - The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has expressed deep concern reports about the killing of Mr. [...] Full text...

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South Africans outraged at murder of eSwatini lawyer

25 january 2023 - 16:28:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African legal analysts have condemned the murder of prominent eSwatini human rights lawyer [...] Full text...

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SADC implored to act on Eswatini human rights abuse

25 january 2023 - 14:32:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions (BFTU) has expressed concern about the state of affairs in [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief condemns ‘cold-blooded killing’ of Eswatini human rights lawyer

24 january 2023 - 06:12:36
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Authorities in Eswatini must launch a probe into the killing of a prominent human rights lawyer [...] Full text...

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Five Malian soldiers charged with murder escape from gendarmerie camp in Bamako

23 january 2023 - 17:59:13
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Five high-ranking Malian soldiers charged and then imprisoned in Camp 1 at the Gendarmerie in Bamako, [...] Full text...

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Alleged Gambian “Death Squad” Driver’s Trial Progresses

19 january 2023 - 14:14:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A Ghanaian citizen who survived the massacre of approximately 59 West African migrants in July 2005 [...] Full text...

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Human Rights Watch slams conviction of politician for 'harming Rwanda’s image'

18 january 2023 - 11:50:46
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The conviction of a Rwandan  opposition politician for allegedly tarnishing the country’s image is an example [...] Full text...

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Amnesty demands accountability for killing of dozens of people in Burkina Faso town

11 january 2023 - 09:56:54
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Amnesty International has asked the authoities investigate and hold accountable those suspected of responsibility for [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls out Algeria for mass death sentences

10 january 2023 - 11:22:49
Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - The trials of 54 individuals who were sentenced to death over the events that happened in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Investigation into anti-Apartheid activist reopened

10 january 2023 - 07:12:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Forty-five years after the murder of liberation hero Rick Turner, fresh evidence has given [...] Full text...

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South African Apartheid-era Minister dead at 85

09 january 2023 - 08:03:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Notorious former Apartheid-era Law and Order Minister, Adriaan Vlok, died on Sunday after a [...] Full text...

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Tripoli court sentences 17 Daesh elements to death for violence

20 december 2022 - 12:51:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Tripoli criminal court has sentenced to death 17 of the 41 members of the Islamic [...] Full text...

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Burkinabe journalists reiterate demand for extradition of François Compaoré over Norbert Zongo murder case

13 december 2022 - 14:08:16
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Media professional organisations on Tuesday reiterated their request for the extradition of François Compaoré over [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian terrorist charged with death of American, providing material support to Al-Qaeda

11 december 2022 - 13:32:55
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - Fawaz Ould Ahmed Ould Ahemeid, aka Ibrahim Idress, aka Ibrahim Dix, 44, of Mauritania, was [...] Full text...

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Media watchdog denounces suspension of Radio France Internationale in Burkina Faso

06 december 2022 - 13:41:43
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Media watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), on Tuesday condemned the suspension of Radio France Internationale [...] Full text...

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Six people killed in terrorist attack in central-eastern Burkina Faso

05 december 2022 - 12:47:05
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Six people, including four teachers, were on Sunday killed in a terrorist attack on a sports [...] Full text...

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Sudan’s military release two detainees just before signing of political agreement

05 december 2022 - 08:58:02
Khartoum, Sudsan (PANA) - The Sudanese authorities on Sunday released a prominent member of the suspended Empowerment Removal Committee (ERC), [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor seeks authorisation on charges against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony

25 november 2022 - 06:20:33
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan says he filed a request on [...] Full text...

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Leading Israeli fugitive arrested in South Africa

18 november 2022 - 07:46:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A team of elite South African policemen has caught a leading global fugitive with [...] Full text...

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Former top UN official in Libya says elections will not produce miracle

12 november 2022 - 13:12:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The former Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General in Libya, Stephanie Williams, has reiterated that [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecutor visits mass graves in western Libyan town

07 november 2022 - 16:15:59
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, on Monday visited sites of [...] Full text...

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Six bodies exhumed from a mass grave in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

02 november 2022 - 17:59:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Six unidentified bodies were exhumed on Wednesday from a mass grave in the Tarhouna garbage dump [...] Full text...

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PM al-Dbaiba meets senior govt officials on killing of migrants in Sabratha in western Libya

13 october 2022 - 20:45:20
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the government of national unity Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba reviewed during a meeting with [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council demands clarity on murder of 15 illegal migrants in Sabratha

11 october 2022 - 12:55:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council has stressed the need to reveal the circumstances of the murder of [...] Full text...

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Suspect arrested in connection with murder of 15 illegal migrants in Sabratha in western Libya

10 october 2022 - 16:47:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - One suspect involved in the murder of 15 illegal migrants in the city of Sabratha (west [...] Full text...

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Malian army claims to have neutralised several terrorists in various parts of the country

10 october 2022 - 16:37:46
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian army says it has arrested five terrorist suspects, including Alhadji Diakité, known as Abou Anass, at [...] Full text...

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Investigation launched into murder of 15 migrants in Sabratha, western Libya

10 october 2022 - 15:02:26
  Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The spokesperson of the Libyan Interior Ministry of the National Unity Government, Abdelmoneim al-Arbi, Monday announced [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL condemns killing of 15 illegal migrants; calls for perpetrators to be brought to justice

09 october 2022 - 17:58:53
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned the killing of at least 15 [...] Full text...

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Suspects arrested following murder of German tourist in South Africa

06 october 2022 - 12:55:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Three men suspected of being involved in a hijacking that left a German tourist [...] Full text...

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Witness in murder of Gambian journalist Hydara to testify in trial in Germany

06 october 2022 - 10:03:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A woman who survived the murder of a renowned Gambian journalist, Deyda Hydara, will testify on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Little progress combating systemic racism against people of African descent: UN report

01 october 2022 - 05:33:34
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - More than two years since the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in the [...] Full text...

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UN Special Adviser welcomes start of trial against top Rwanda genocide suspect

29 september 2022 - 06:07:00
The Hague, The Netherlands (PANA) - A senior UN official has welcomed the start of the trial against an alleged [...] Full text...

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581 civilians killed between January 2020 and March 2022 in Libya - OMCT

28 september 2022 - 20:13:46
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 581 Libyan citizens and migrants were killed extrajudicially between January 2020 and March [...] Full text...

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US welcomes opening of trial of CAR commander Abdel Kani by ICC

28 september 2022 - 06:31:24
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the opening of trial proceedings at the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...

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South Sudan violence proliferating, warn independent rights experts

27 september 2022 - 05:26:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Deeply disturbing violence is escalating “all over” South Sudan, top independent UN human rights experts have [...] Full text...

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Central African Republic: Said trial opens at International Criminal Court

26 september 2022 - 16:41:27
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The trial of a paramilitary commander accused of carrying out or ordering crimes against humanity [...] Full text...

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South Sudanese women suffer multiple gang rapes amid donor funding shortfalls

22 september 2022 - 23:17:58
New York, US (PANA) - The war in Ukraine has drastically cut funding for emergency medical and psychosocial care for [...] Full text...

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Convicted South African former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius demands parole hearing

01 september 2022 - 12:25:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Convicted killer Oscar Pistorius has approached the courts in an attempt to force prison [...] Full text...

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Prince William salutes poacher's heavy sentence in South Africa

22 august 2022 - 13:00:21
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Prince William has released a statement praising the heavy sentence handed to South African [...] Full text...

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UN rights watchdog demands investigations into killings, arrests of demonstrators in Guinea

22 august 2022 - 12:04:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, has sent a letter to [...] Full text...

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Kenyan elections official reported missing

12 august 2022 - 23:26:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan election official has mysteriously gone missing in the middle of a tense tallying of [...] Full text...

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New sculpture at UN honours rights experts killed in DR Congo

04 august 2022 - 07:13:24
New York, US (PANA) - A powerful new sculpture unveiled at UN Headquarters on Wednesday honours the memory and mission [...] Full text...

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South Africa ‘on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence’, UN experts warn

15 july 2022 - 19:37:32
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts have condemned reports of escalating violence targeting [...] Full text...

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UN human rights probe says new suspected mass graves found in Libyan town of Tarhuna

04 july 2022 - 15:09:04
Geneva, Switzerand (PANA) - New suspected mass graves have been uncovered in Tarhuna, Libya, a Human Rights Council Probe reported on [...] Full text...

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The Burkinabe government is looking for authors of hate speech against Fulani community

17 june 2022 - 18:06:44
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Burkinabe government announced Friday in a statement that "hate speech of unprecedented violence is [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Zimbabwean govt to investigate murder of woman

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

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Gambia: Former President Jammeh's victims call on government to take concrete steps toward justice

08 june 2022 - 13:47:51
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The “Jammeh2Justice” campaign, made up of victims of the former regime and Gambian and international activists, [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president Saied fires 57 judges

02 june 2022 - 11:26:51
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Wednesday announced the dismissal of 57 magistrates accusing them of "obstructing [...] Full text...

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Victims of late Chadian dictator Habre yet to receive reparations

27 may 2022 - 12:10:23
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Victims of the late Chadian dictator Hissène Habré have yet to receive any reparations, six years after his [...] Full text...

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Ousted Guinean president Alpha Condé, 26 of his officials banned from leaving the country

12 may 2022 - 11:12:49
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean president Alpha Condé and 26 of his collaborators who have been accused of "blood [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean President Alpha Condé to be tried for murder - Junta

05 may 2022 - 12:14:47
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president, Alpha Condé, should answer for alleged blood crimes committed during his regime, [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso says has provided all guarantees to facilitate extradition of François Compaoré

03 may 2022 - 17:13:57
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The transitional government of Burkina Faso said here Monday it had provided all the guarantees [...] Full text...

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Germany tries crimes against humanity committed in Gambia

21 april 2022 - 10:35:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Germany's first trial for serious crimes committed in Gambia is a major step for justice, Human Rights [...] Full text...

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Migrants in South Africa live ‘in constant fear’ after deadly attacks, says Amnesty International

14 april 2022 - 06:08:18
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Human Rights group, Amnesty International, has urged the South African authorities "to do more" to [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Outrage over murder of prominent doctor

28 march 2022 - 16:27:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s National Healthcare Professionals Association (NHCPA) on Monday condemned the murder of a [...] Full text...

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Chad surrenders former Central African Republic militia leader to ICC

15 march 2022 - 06:15:13
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Chadian government on Monday surrendered Maxime Jeoffroy Eli Mokom Gawaka, a former military leader [...] Full text...

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Mali sends high-level mission to Mauritania following murder of Mautanians at their border

10 march 2022 - 17:22:52
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali has ordered an investigation into circumstances under which a number of Mauritanians were killed in [...] Full text...

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Mali announces opening of investigation into murder of Mauritanian nationals

10 march 2022 - 17:08:06
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The government of Mali reacted on Wednesday evening, following "the assassination of Mauritanian citizens on [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Germany indicts death squad member under Yahya Jammeh

03 march 2022 - 14:30:12
  Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Germany has indicted Bai Lowe, an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member under ex-President Yahya Yammeh, [...] Full text...

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Suspect arrested in South Africa for alleged murder of ex-football star

17 february 2022 - 13:04:02
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) –  A suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of top former football [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian cisis: Rights group accuses rebel TPLF forces of murder, rape, pillage in Amhara region

16 february 2022 - 06:02:20
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has accused fighters affiliated with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front [...] Full text...

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Rights group criticises DR Congo for failure to 'fully investigate' killing of 66 Iyeke people

09 february 2022 - 12:44:07
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - A human rights advocate has accused the DR Congo authorities of failing to fully investigate the killing [...] Full text...

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UN calls for death penalty moratorium to remain following DR Congo murder trial

02 february 2022 - 06:08:18
New York, US (PANA) - Following a verdict in the case of the brutal murder of two its experts in [...] Full text...

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chairman of Libyan Electoral Commission explains reasons for postponement of 24 December election

28 december 2021 - 12:20:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Libyan High Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad al-Sayeh, [...] Full text...

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US Treasury sanctions CAR militia leader accused of “Serious Human Rights Abuse”

17 december 2021 - 17:17:44
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Friday issued a statement, imposing sanction on Centeral African [...] Full text...

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Chief UN prosecutor seeks justice for victims of 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda

14 december 2021 - 06:48:11
New York, US (PANA) - Serge Brammertz, Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals – the judicial body that [...] Full text...

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ICC calls for global cooperation to arrest Seif al-Islam Gaddafi

13 december 2021 - 11:49:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has called for global cooperation to arrest and surrender Seif al-Islam [...] Full text...

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The Gambia: Truth Commission calls for prosecution of ex-officials

25 november 2021 - 15:59:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambian Truth Commission’s call for the prosecution of former officials who committed the worst human rights abuses during the 1994-2017 rule of [...] Full text...

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Trial date set for suspects in killing of South African national goalkeeper

25 october 2021 - 13:18:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Pretoria High Court on Monday announced that the trial of five men accused [...] Full text...

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Two arrested over former football star's murder in South Africa

18 october 2021 - 14:10:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Two men have been arrested for the murder of former football star Lucky Maselesele [...] Full text...

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Libyan Prosecutor denies IOM report of death of six migrants in mass escape from Tripoli centre

15 october 2021 - 20:23:58
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Attorney General's Office has denied statistics announced by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on [...] Full text...

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Man gets 50 years in prison for raping and killing 11-year-old girl in Mauritius

11 october 2021 - 07:37:45
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A Port Louis court has sentenced a 31-year-old man to 50 years in prison for [...] Full text...

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Women on death row face despicable discrimination, says Amnesty International

08 october 2021 - 07:02:29
London, UK  (PANA) - Women on death row have, in many cases, been denied justice for the prolonged physical and [...] Full text...

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Libyan PM determined to continue serving the people and achieve goal of holding elections

21 september 2021 - 22:19:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's prime minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid Al-Dbaiba, affirmed here Tuesday that the [...] Full text...

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Mauritian gets life sentence for murder of South African woman

15 september 2021 - 07:19:11
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - A 54-year-old Mauritian, Salib Meerhossen, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for the murder [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International says increasing number of children killed and recruited by armed groups in Sahel’s tri-border area

13 september 2021 - 05:27:05
Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Increasing numbers of children are being killed and targeted for recruitment by armed groups in conflicts [...] Full text...

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Cameroon alone can’t stem illicit arms flowing into the country - Study

26 august 2021 - 17:38:53
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In the face of a separatist conflict and violent extremism, Cameroon must secure help from neighbouring [...] Full text...

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Tunisian president extends emergency measures

24 august 2021 - 12:36:46
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The Tunisian President Kaïs Saied on Monday extended for another one month emergency measures taken on [...] Full text...

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Eritrean military chief lands on US blacklist over Tigray violence

23 august 2021 - 20:42:02
Washington, US (PANA) - Eritrean military chief, Gen. Filipos Woldeyohannes, has been slammed with economic sanctions over the human rights [...] Full text...

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Six police officers fired after mystery custody murder in Eastern Kenya

16 august 2021 - 20:51:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Six Police officers who arrested and later dumped bodies of two brothers in Embu, Eastern Kenya, [...] Full text...

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Nine new bodies exhumed from a mass grave in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

11 august 2021 - 16:09:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Nine unidentified bodies were exhumed on Wednesday in Tarhouna town south of Tripoli, by teams from [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso: European Court of Human Rights suspends extradition of François Compaoré

06 august 2021 - 21:13:35
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Paul François Compaoré, prosecuted in the case of the murder of journalist Norbert Zongo, obtained [...] Full text...

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DRC govt. calls for calm following murder of Congolese student in India

05 august 2021 - 18:25:59
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Congolese Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Foreign Affairs, Christophe Lutundula Apala Pen'Apala, has [...] Full text...

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Sudan taking step to join International Criminal Court

04 august 2021 - 16:01:18
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Sudan’s cabinet has voted to ratify the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a [...] Full text...

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12 new bodies exhumed from two mass graves in Tarhouna, south of Tripoli

28 july 2021 - 19:17:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 12 bodies were exhumed on Wednesday from two mass graves discovered in Tarhouna [...] Full text...

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Hafter-allied militia leader killed in Benghazi, eastern Libya

27 july 2021 - 22:53:50
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Mohamed Al-Kani, head of the Al-Kaniyat militia affiliated to the head of the Libyan National Army, [...] Full text...

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Mozambican opposition, rights groups criticise presence of Rwandan soldiers in Cabo Delgado

22 july 2021 - 13:16:32
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Rwanda has sent a thousand soldiers and police for combat and security operations in Mozambique’s gas-rich [...] Full text...

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Ramaphosa visits scene of violent protests in South Africa

16 july 2021 - 13:32:33
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday visited the scene of Durban’s violent protests [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Ex-Junta member sentenced to death by hanging

14 july 2021 - 21:08:36
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - A High Court presided over by Justice Ebrima Jaiteh Wednesday sentenced Yankuba Touray, former member of [...] Full text...

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ICC confirms charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity against Sudanese suspect

09 july 2021 - 17:42:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) said it has found enough evidence to bring to trial a [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: UN chief, UN agencies heads condemn murder of 3 MSF humanitarian workers

27 june 2021 - 11:01:39
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres, and heads of several UN agencies have condemned the killing of three [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian Crisis: US 'appalled, deeply saddened' by murder of three MSF staff

26 june 2021 - 07:04:30
Washington, US (PANA) - The US says it is "appalled and deeply saddened" about the horrific killings of three staff [...] Full text...

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South African court orders Apartheid-era trial to proceed

22 june 2021 - 09:50:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Apartheid-era policeman Joao [...] Full text...

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Protesters block Abuja-Kaduna highway over unending killings, kidnapping by bandits

19 june 2021 - 15:22:10
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Travellers are trapped on the Abuja-Kaduna highway in northwest Nigeria as angry residents refused the plea [...] Full text...

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Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo due in Abidjan on Thursday

17 june 2021 - 14:08:59
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo is due in [...] Full text...

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

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

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Nigeria Army raids Boko Haram logistics stockpile in Yobe State

26 may 2021 - 15:35:06
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its troops under Operation Hadi Kai bust a Boko Haram [...] Full text...

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Gambia human rights commission raises alarms on spate of crime, mob justice in urban areas

25 may 2021 - 14:50:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern about a spate of violent crimes in [...] Full text...

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‘Ruthless criminals should not take advantage of liberty’, President Barrow warns

25 may 2021 - 12:45:01
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - President Adama Barrow has said that his government cannot create the necessary environment for freedom and [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Truth commission uncovered ex-President’s alleged crimes

24 may 2021 - 18:21:22
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Testimony before the Gambian truth Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC), linking former President Yahya Jammeh to numerous grave [...] Full text...

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US condemns use of Internet shutdowns to prevent freedom of expression online

03 may 2021 - 06:47:38
Washington, DC US (PANA) - The United States has condemned the use of partial or complete government-imposed Internet shutdowns, among [...] Full text...

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UNESCO condemns murder of two journalists in Burkina Faso

30 april 2021 - 10:24:33
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has condemned the ambush of an [...] Full text...

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Apartheid-era assassin's parole appeal rejected

16 april 2021 - 09:31:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The man who nearly plunged South Africa into a full-blown race war ahead of [...] Full text...

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Gambia’s human Rights Commission alarmed at spate of rape, gender-based violence

13 april 2021 - 17:23:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Gambia's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed shock at the spate of rape and other [...] Full text...

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Former Burkinabe president Blaise Compaoré indicted in assassination of Thomas Sankara

13 april 2021 - 15:54:13
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Former Burkinabè President Blaise Compaoré and 13 other persons have been indicted in the case [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian crisis: Children must be protected from harm, urges UNICEF

20 march 2021 - 11:49:58
New York, US (PANA) - The situation for children in Tigray is becoming increasingly serious as the conflict in the [...] Full text...

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UNICEF condemns killing of 58 civilians by armed groups in west Niger

17 march 2021 - 19:01:31
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) strongly condemned on Wednesday the murder of at least [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Major advance for victims of abuses during Yahya Jammeh rule

17 march 2021 - 17:22:27
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The arrest in Germany on March 16, 2021, of an alleged former Gambian “death squad” member suspected [...] Full text...

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U.S. provides military training to Mozambican Marines in fight against terrorism

16 march 2021 - 10:26:21
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - The U.S. and Mozambican governments on Monday launched a two-month Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) programme [...] Full text...

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Child rights agency says children 'brutally murdered' in Mozambique

16 march 2021 - 07:44:55
Maputo, Mozambique (PANA) - Children as young as 11 are being beheaded in the Mozambique's northern province of Cabo Delgado, [...] Full text...

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Ex-President Jammeh Linked to 2005 Murder of 59 West African Migrants in The Gambia

02 march 2021 - 19:14:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -  A Nigerian man whose brother was among about 59 West African migrants killed in The Gambia in [...] Full text...

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Liberian war crimes trial to resume on Monday

12 february 2021 - 10:18:13
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The trial of a former Liberian rebel leader arrested in Switzerland for alleged war crimes during [...] Full text...

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Man jailed 30 years for chopping off wife's hands

10 february 2021 - 09:43:56
Machakos, Kenya (PANA) - A man who chopped off his wife's hands for failing to bear him children has been [...] Full text...

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Rights body urges Botswana President to abolish death penalty

10 february 2021 - 07:13:49
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the execution of two people in Botswana after they lost their respective [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Oscar Pistorius eligible for parole in 2023

06 february 2021 - 15:28:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has announced that it will reduce convicted killer [...] Full text...

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Breaking News: ICC finds Uganda rebel leader guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity

04 february 2021 - 16:29:51
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Dominic Ongwen, deputy leader of the Ugandan rebel group Lords Resistance Army (LRA) has been [...] Full text...

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ICC convicts former Uganda LRA leader Ongwen

04 february 2021 - 13:26:42
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday found a former Uganda rebel Lord's Resistance Army [...] Full text...

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UNESCO, Editors Forum host launch of African Digital Platform for Safety of Journalists

29 january 2021 - 17:57:29
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – A digital platform for the safety of journalists in Africa was due for launch in [...] Full text...

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