Benin prisoners penned into overcrowded, dirty cells - Rights group

01 august 2024 - 08:29:15
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Prisoners in Benin were subjected to filthy, overcrowded cells and denied clean water and medical treatment [...] Full text...

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Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians

31 july 2024 - 12:39:23
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new UN report published on Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained [...] Full text...

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UN remembers Nelson Mandela’s commitment to fight poverty and inequity

15 july 2024 - 18:59:09
New York, US (PANA)  - The UN paid tribute on Monday to the life and legacy of the first democratically [...] Full text...

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Chinese President praises depth of Arab-Chinese relations

30 may 2024 - 17:03:03
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, has hailed the depth of Arab-Chinese [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ICRC facilitates release of dozens of POWs in central Sudan

31 october 2023 - 13:41:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Dozens of Sudanese soldiers held prisoner by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been released, [...] 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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UN celebrates Nelson Mandela, ‘a colossus of courage and conviction’

18 july 2023 - 19:16:53
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for action to build a better world in his message [...] Full text...

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Libyan Minister of Justice discusses promotion of judicial cooperation with Italian and Russian ambassadors

14 july 2023 - 12:22:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Justice, Halima Abderrahman, on Thursday held separate talks in Tripoli with the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Justice Minister calls for compliance with human rights standards in Libyan prisons

15 april 2023 - 14:43:40
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Justice in the Government of National Unity, Halima Ibrahim Abderrahman, has urged [...] Full text...

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Human rights violations against civilians by Central African Armed Forces are unacceptable, says UN expert

20 february 2023 - 17:42:48
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Despite the government’s efforts to redeploy defence and security forces over a large part of the [...] Full text...

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Three people incarcerated following escape of prisoner admitted to CNHU of Cotonou

20 january 2023 - 18:13:43
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Three people have just been imprisoned following the escape of a detainee admitted for treatment at [...] Full text...

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Controversy in Libya after announcement of detention in the United States of former Libyan intelligence officer, Abu Ajila Massoud

12 december 2022 - 15:52:12
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The controversy has continued to grow in Libya after discovery of the transfer to the United [...] Full text...

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Libyan Minister of Justice arrives in Algiers to activate agreements on prisoner exchange

22 november 2022 - 16:20:39
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Justice, Halima Abderrahman, arrived on Tuesday in Algiers to discuss judicial cooperation [...] Full text...

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Forces loyal to Haftar's LNA e;iminate 7 members of Daesh

16 november 2022 - 18:08:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Seven members of the Islamic State Organisation (Daesh) were killed and two others taken prisoner during [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say 19 Sahrawi activists continue t languish in Moroccan jail

08 november 2022 - 08:39:32
RightsTunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Nineteen Sahrawi activists languish in prison years after Moroccan courts convicted them in unfair proceedings, Human Rights [...] Full text...

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Two Libyan police officers injured during prisoner transfer

21 october 2022 - 14:24:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two police officers from the Mizdah Security Directorate, about 150 km south of Tripoli, were injured [...] Full text...

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Libya recovers detainee handed over by Ukrainian authorities

20 september 2022 - 19:47:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Interior Ministry of the Interim National Unity Government Tuesday announced the reception of a Libyan [...] Full text...

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Will elections solidify the Odinga political dynasty

15 august 2022 - 19:31:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Raila Odinga, the Presidential candidate of omnibus political party, the Azimio la Umoja Party, is one [...] Full text...

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Commission to draft new Malian Constitution inaugurated

14 july 2022 - 13:07:57
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The President of the Malian Transition, Colonel Assimi Goïta, on Wednesday inaugurated the commission to draft [...] Full text...

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Libyan Presidential Council to launch national reconciliation strategy

19 june 2022 - 15:37:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Presidential Council will on Thursday launch its strategic vision for national reconciliation. This follows the [...] Full text...

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Speaker of Libyan Parliament briefed on national reconciliation strategy proposed by Presidential Council

18 june 2022 - 19:20:11
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, informed the Speaker of the House [...] Full text...

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Meeting on arrangements for finalization of national reconciliation project in Libya

07 june 2022 - 17:06:51
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The deputy chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah Al-Lafi, chaired on Tuesday, for the second [...] Full text...

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ECOWAS "very concerned" about duration of transition in Burkina Faso

26 march 2022 - 12:52:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said Friday it was "very concerned" by [...] Full text...

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Bukinabe president pardons prisoners

29 december 2021 - 17:46:52
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's President, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, on Wednesday granted a remission of sentences to [...] Full text...

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ICC Advisor: “Impunity is not an Option” in The Gambia

17 november 2021 - 22:41:09
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Lawyers and activists from Gambia and around the world Wednesday insisted that any recommendations by the [...] Full text...

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Libyan, Italian officials discuss activation of joint agreements

09 november 2021 - 11:04:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Deputy Minister for Foreign Minister Affairs, International Cooperation and Organisations, Omar Ketti, has held talks [...] Full text...

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Rights group asks Guinea junta to release all arbitrarily detained people

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

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Libyan media play up govt's session with Parliament, normalisation of Libya-Tunisia ties

12 september 2021 - 19:00:56
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers published last week gave wide coverage to the plenary session by Parliament of the [...] Full text...

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More prisoners released from detention centre in eastern Libya

06 september 2021 - 13:19:22
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Eight prisoners held in the eastern region of Libya by the Libyan National Army were released [...] Full text...

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Saadi Gaddafi set free after 7 years in Tripoli prison

06 september 2021 - 13:03:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Saadi Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released on Sunday from prison in [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL welcomes the release of more detainees in Libya

22 august 2021 - 14:52:30
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the recent release of detainees as [...] Full text...

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5+5 Military Commission meets in Sirte on prisoner exchange, mercenary departures

14 august 2021 - 17:30:41
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The seventh meeting of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission started on Saturday in Sirte  to discuss [...] Full text...

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Guinean opposition members on probation allowed to go abroad for treatment

10 august 2021 - 21:28:23
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Guinean government has authorised two opposition members, placed under semi-liberty after several months of imprisonment, [...] Full text...

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Prison population surge triggers overcrowding, COVID casualties - UN study

17 july 2021 - 07:07:38
New York, US (PANA) - One in three prisoners around the world is being held without having stood trial or been found guilty by any court, according to a [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International slams Nigerian govt for increasing insecurity

28 may 2021 - 06:58:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the Nigerian authorities for not doing enough to protect lives in the [...] Full text...

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Libyan Ambassador to the UN calls for respect for outcome of Berlin Conference and Security Council resolutions

22 may 2021 - 12:43:34
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Taher al-Sonni, has called on all countries to commit [...] Full text...

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Chadian army claims neutralising "several hundred" rebels in fighting

01 may 2021 - 11:21:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Chadian army said here Friday it had neutralized "several hundred" rebels of FACT (Front [...] Full text...

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UNSMIL welcomes release of detainees in Zawiya

01 april 2021 - 10:00:47
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed the release of more than 100 [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian activists, opposition leaders on hunger strike, says rights body

05 february 2021 - 23:00:50
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian opposition leader and political change activist, Jawar Mohammed, and 22 others, held in pre-trial [...] Full text...

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Rights groups regret reparations yet to be paid to ex-Chadian president Habré's victims

27 january 2021 - 05:48:22
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The African Union has yet to set up a Trust Fund to compensate victims of the [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian rights body seeks improved prison conditions, rights to opposition parties

26 january 2021 - 10:20:35
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has called for humane treatment of prisoners and guaranteed freedoms [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe High Court orders immediate release of incarcerated MDC Youth leader, Joana Mamombe

07 october 2020 - 17:51:35
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe High Court Judge, Esther Muremba, has ordered the immediate release of the Movement for Democratic [...] Full text...

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Alpha Condé, candidate of ruling party for Guinean October presidential election

06 august 2020 - 21:47:11
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The Rally for the Guinean People (RPG) at the end of its national convention Thursday nominated [...] Full text...

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AI says coronavirus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue

06 august 2020 - 05:21:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights [...] Full text...

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Four detainees in Bamako central prison shot dead after attempting to escape

05 june 2020 - 23:37:01
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Four detainees of the central prison of Bamako were shot dead Friday as they attempted after [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say reparations yet to be paid to ex-Chadian dictator Habré’s victims

29 may 2020 - 05:38:05
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – The victims of the former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre have yet to receive any reparations four years after [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: 47 prisoner-patients cured in Guinea

28 may 2020 - 17:51:31
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - About 47 prisoners, who tested positive of the COVID-19 disease out of a total of 54 [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: UN teams step up efforts to protect rights in prisons, as revolts intensify worldwide

06 may 2020 - 06:42:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As senior UN officials spread the alarm over the rapid spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) through prisons [...] Full text...

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AI decries conflicts, cocktail of rights violations in Africa

08 april 2020 - 07:30:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) – The London-based global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International (AI), on Tuesday released a report saying, armed [...] Full text...

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Amnesty Intl urges Eritrea to decongest prisons, release political prisoners

03 april 2020 - 22:04:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eritrean-American Ciham Ali Ahmed, a prisoner of conscience, turned 23 years old on Friday in an unknown [...] Full text...

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Africans rise against armed conflict, repressive regimes

02 april 2020 - 19:13:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face [...] Full text...

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. Libyan media focus on Contact Group meeting in Congo, France's attempts to resume mediation

14 march 2020 - 19:15:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan newspapers this week focused on France's attempts to fill the void in United Nations-supervised mediation [...] Full text...

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Mauritius to sign the SADC Protocol on the prisoner swap

28 february 2020 - 16:44:53
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius has agreed to sign the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on the Inter-State Transfer [...] Full text...

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South Africa commemorates Mandela’s historic release

11 february 2020 - 09:30:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Tuesday commemorated the 30th anniversary of the day Nelson Mandela was [...] Full text...

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Libyan Government of National Accord to seek Turkey's military support

26 december 2019 - 18:29:33
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bachagha said in Tunis on Thursday that the government of Fayez Sarraj [...] Full text...

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Man who killed South African politician Chris Hani denies Polish right-wing plot

23 december 2019 - 08:46:58
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The man responsible for nearly sparking a full-blown race war ahead of South Africa’s [...] Full text...

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Car bomb explodes near military camp in western Libya

09 december 2019 - 23:28:02
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A car exploded on Monday evening near the military camp of Zaouia, 55 km west of [...] Full text...

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Terrorist base in central Mali destroyed by army

07 december 2019 - 12:18:39
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian Armed Forces (FAMAs) on Thursday destroyed a terrorist base between Wo and Mandoli in [...] Full text...

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Controversy rages over the arrest of a presidential candidate in Tunisia

24 august 2019 - 17:59:02
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The arrest on Friday of one of the main candidates in the presidential election is provoking [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council meets in emergency session, as 3 UN workers killed in Benghazi car bomb attack

11 august 2019 - 05:49:44
New York, US (PANA) - Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned a car bomb attack in front of a shopping mall [...] Full text...

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South Africa commemorates Nelson Mandela's birthday

18 july 2019 - 11:02:05
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Thursday commemorated the annual birthday of its greatest son, Nelson Mandela, [...] Full text...

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How Nelson Mandela helped troubled sportsman

11 july 2019 - 13:03:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Less than 24 hours after rugby legend James Small suffered a fatal heart attack, [...] Full text...

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Some 150 pro-Haftar fighters taken prisoner in recapture of Ghariane

29 june 2019 - 15:50:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Some 150 fighters of the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar were captured [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International hails Gambia's move towards abolition of capital punishment

11 may 2019 - 12:26:00
Paris, France (PANA) – Amnesty International has welcomed Gambian President Adama Barrow’s decision to commute the death sentences of 22 [...] Full text...

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Millions of South Africans vote in general election

08 may 2019 - 09:50:17
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Millions of South Africans on Wednesday began queuing at polling stations across the country [...] Full text...

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38 human rights organisations call for release of Mozambican journalist

13 april 2019 - 14:28:08
Paris, France (PANA) – Thirty eight organizations, including Reporters sans frontières, on Saturday called for the ‘’immediate and unconditional’’ release [...] Full text...

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Fayez al-Sarraj orders good treatment of prisoners of attacking forces against Tripoli

05 april 2019 - 21:03:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Unity, Fayez Al-Sarraj, Friday ordered [...] Full text...

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Mali Defence Minister pays tribute to 23 Malian soldiers killed in attack in Dioura

20 march 2019 - 16:54:53
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Defence and Veterans Minister, Tiémoko Sangaré, accompanied by the military leaders of the Malian Armed [...] Full text...

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France hails release of Egyptian photojournalist, Mahmoud Abou Zeid

05 march 2019 - 20:56:33
Paris, France (PANA) – France on Monday hailed the release by Egyptian authorities of photojournalist, Mahmoud Abu Zeid, popularly called [...] Full text...

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Rights group 'shocked' at spike in South Sudan executions

01 march 2019 - 06:53:38
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Human rights group Amnesty International said on Friday that South Sudan authorities executed at least [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian opposition leader appointed new elections chief

22 november 2018 - 11:19:02
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has witnessed the swearing in of Birtukan Mideksa, [...] Full text...

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South African top lawyer seeks to keep paedophile behind bars

19 november 2018 - 11:02:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Leading South African lawyer Barry Roux, who found international fame with his spirited defence [...] Full text...

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Rwandan govt critic released to limited freedom pending trial

05 october 2018 - 20:01:11
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - A Court in Rwanda has ordered the release of top government critic, Diane Rwigara and her [...] Full text...

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South African Liberation hero fights for life in hospital

04 october 2018 - 15:22:48
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – One of the last two remaining Rivonia treason trialists, Andrew Mlangeni, is fighting for [...] Full text...

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New UN rights chief pledges to push back on ‘centuries of prejudice and discrimination’

11 september 2018 - 05:49:12
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s newly appointed High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, intends to push back “centuries [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Egyptian court's harsh sentences

08 september 2018 - 19:29:01
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has strongly condemned the harsh sentences handed down on hundreds of [...] Full text...

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Nigerian federal executive council ratifies prisoners swap deal with China

01 august 2018 - 18:33:15
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria's Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday ratified a prisoners’ swap deal for the repatriation of [...] Full text...

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Uganda's opposition leader calls for enhanced citizenship rights to shore up democracy in Africa (By Kennedy Abwao, PANA correspondent)

19 july 2018 - 06:57:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye's smile brightens up before the audience. "I am a prisoner, out [...] Full text...

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UN marks 100 years since Mandela’s birth with a vow to continue struggle for equality

17 july 2018 - 19:43:10
New York, US (PANA) - Taking stock of his “vast” legacy for mankind, the United Nations will mark 100 years [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Ethiopian PM to investigate torture in 'Jail Ogaden'

05 july 2018 - 06:29:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – An international human rights watchdog is asking the new Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to urgently [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Egypt for indefinite solitary confinement of prisoners

07 may 2018 - 07:17:21
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International said on Monday that its new research reveals that prisoners detained [...] Full text...

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Armed groups torturing thousands of people in Libya - UN

11 april 2018 - 06:39:18
New York, US (PANA) - Armed groups in Libya are holding thousands of people in detention where they are being [...] Full text...

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Chadian government fails Habre’s victims, says rights groups

23 march 2018 - 06:51:56
Ndjamena, Chad (PANA) – The Chadian government has yet to provide court-ordered reparations to 7,000 victims of grave crimes under [...] Full text...

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'Sudan prisoner release left many activists behind' - HRW

22 february 2018 - 07:30:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Dozens of prominent activists remain in detention in Sudan, despite the release of more than 50 [...] Full text...

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DR Congo opposition leader Ndongala 'could be released' on Tuesday - Spouse

20 february 2018 - 09:20:51
Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The leader of DR Congo's opposition Christian Democracy party, Eugene Ndongala Diomi, "could be released [...] Full text...

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Knives are out as South Africa gears for Zuma’s final fall (News Analysis by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

13 february 2018 - 10:50:47
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – There has been scathing criticism of the manner in which President Jacob Zuma has [...] Full text...

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Zuma on the ropes as ANC marks Mandela's centenary

11 february 2018 - 09:50:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Sunday officially launched the centennial celebrations [...] Full text...

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ICRC to increase assistance in Darfur, southern Sudan

11 january 2018 - 09:55:26
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it will increase its field assistance activities [...] Full text...

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HRW says Ethiopia's decision to release political prisoners 'an important step' but ...

04 january 2018 - 10:09:55
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A human tights watchdog says Wednesday's announcement of Ethiopia’s ruling coalition to release political prisoners [...] Full text...

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Rights groups say death sentence on Mauritanian blogger should be quashed

07 november 2017 - 07:11:36
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania must immediately and unconditionally release human rights defender Mohamed Mkhaïtir, who has been sentenced to [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: Mauritius, Tanzania to sign 3 cooperation agreements

21 august 2017 - 15:21:12
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius and Tanzania are to sign three agreements in a bid to strengthen the existing relations [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UN rights arm sounds alarm for safety of prisoners in Libya

18 july 2017 - 19:54:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – The United Nations human rights arm on Tuesday voiced deep concern for the safety of individuals [...] Full text...

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US: UN marks Nelson Mandela International Day

18 july 2017 - 18:35:12
New York, US (PANA) – Late South African president Nelson Mandela continues to inspire the world through his example of [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Rights group asks Ghana to scrap death penalty

12 july 2017 - 09:22:35
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Close to 150 death row inmates languish in grim conditions in Ghana with only a fraction [...] Full text...

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Zimbabwe: Rights group calls for release of Zimbabwean Pastor Mawarire

27 june 2017 - 19:33:43
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, on Tuesday called for the immediate and unconditional release of Zimbabwean [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambian church organisations demand release of detained opposition leader

16 june 2017 - 17:15:35
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Leaders of the three church organisations in Zambia have called for the release of opposition leader [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Preparations underway for Mandela's 100th birthday programme

13 february 2017 - 14:47:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Nelson Mandela Foundation on Monday launched the Nelson Mandela Centenary programme to mark [...] Full text...

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South Africa: De Klerk slams Zuma on historic anniversary

02 february 2017 - 14:30:19
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Exactly 27 years after he changed the course of African history, Nobel Laureate FW [...] Full text...

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UN: UN launches new manual on prisoner management

17 january 2017 - 05:46:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has unveiled a new manual that offers [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa's most notorious prisoner dead at 41

28 december 2016 - 06:44:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Ananias Mathe, South Africa’s most notorious prisoner, died at Durban’s King Edward VII Hospital [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Prison under lockdown after deadly riot

27 december 2016 - 09:19:50
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The government has launched a probe after three people were killed and 26 others [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma faces grilling by his own party

07 december 2016 - 13:51:32
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – While President Jacob Zuma last week avoided being recalled by the ruling African National [...] Full text...

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France: Biometric data on terrorists needed to activate global tripwire - INTERPOL

09 november 2016 - 11:32:26
Lyon, France (PANA) - The lack of biometric data being shared on terrorists at the international level is creating a [...] Full text...

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UN: Amnesty Int'l condemns Cameroonian military court for jailing 3 young men

02 november 2016 - 19:07:29
New York, US (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International on Wednesday strongly condemned the sentence imposed by a Cameroonian [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenyatta frees 7,000 prisoners from Kenyan jails

20 october 2016 - 18:12:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta ordered the release of 7,000 prisoners from jails on Thursday during national [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Release of 21 Chibok school girls dominates front pages in Nigeria

15 october 2016 - 07:34:47
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The release of 21 of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls, kidnapped by the deadly Islamist [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Replica of Mandela's cell to tour South Africa

28 september 2016 - 08:31:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A replica of Nelson Mandela’s infamous Robben Island cell will travel to schools around [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Disgraced former South African tennis champion begins life as prisoner

21 september 2016 - 13:52:45
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's former tennis Grand Slam champion and convicted rapist Bob Hewitt has begun [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Boko Haram release new video, vow to capture President Buhari

14 september 2016 - 14:00:55
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Boko Haram terrorists group Wednesday released a new video, saying they were plotting to capture [...] Full text...

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Congo: Rights group condemns jailing of Congolese opposition leader Makaya

26 july 2016 - 06:09:45
Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has condemned the jailing of Congolese opposition leader, Paulin Makaya, and [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials, Stevie Wonder urge global community to imbibe Madela's virtues

18 july 2016 - 20:01:49
New York, US (PANA) - As the world marks Nelson Mandela International Day, UN officials and UN Peace Ambassador Stevie [...] Full text...

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UN: UN officials, workers, Stevie Wonder to celebrate Mandela Day on 18 July

15 july 2016 - 15:28:07
New York, US (PANA) - The UN General Assembly will mark Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July, with an [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: The Chagos leads the headlines in Mauritius

25 june 2016 - 13:19:47
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The threat from the United Kingdom and the United States against Mauritius regarding the issue of [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Watch urges UN member states to grant amnesty to political prisoners

11 june 2016 - 15:45:02
New York, US (PANA) - UN Watch, a Geneva-based non-governmental human rights organization, on Saturday appealed to a number of [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Sierra Leone war crimes convict dies in Rwandan jail

10 june 2016 - 21:41:13
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of the eight persons convicted of war crimes by the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra [...] Full text...

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Zambia: ECZ dismisses Minister’s announcement on voting by inmates

06 june 2016 - 15:56:16
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has dismissed an announcement made by Home Affairs Minister Davies [...] Full text...

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Angola: Amnesty International hails release of Angolan rights activist

21 may 2016 - 05:23:03
Luanda, Angola (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has hailed the Friday's release of human rights defender, José Marcos [...] Full text...

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Egypt: Rights group criticises Egypt for 'vicious onslaught' against NGOs

20 may 2016 - 17:19:33
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says the Egyptian government has arrested a prominent Egyptian human rights [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI says Mauritania must quash death sentence against blogger

20 april 2016 - 17:57:29
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Mauritania must quash the death sentence handed down to a blogger for apostasy and release [...] Full text...

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South Africa: How Mandela's intervention helped steer South Africa away from a race war (By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

11 march 2016 - 11:35:08
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Few issues have divided post-Apartheid South Africa more than the fate of two men [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Zuma battered, bruised after fresh setbacks (News analysis By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

12 february 2016 - 15:14:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African President Jacob Zuma has experienced one of the most turbulent weeks in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS Court begins hearing in Nigerian death row case

19 january 2016 - 23:01:35
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice on Tuesday adjourned until 17 February 2016 hearing in a [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: ECOWAS court begins hearing in case challenging death row provisions in Nigeria's statute books

18 january 2016 - 22:01:37
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Community Court of Justice, ECOWAS, will Tuesday begin hearing in a case brought by Nnenna [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: NGO denounces 'restrictive measures' against its detained leaders in Mauritania

07 january 2016 - 16:42:13
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – A Mauritanian anti-slavery non-governmental organisation, Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist (IRA) movement on Thursday [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: 'China, Egypt imprison record number of journalists'

16 december 2015 - 06:54:24
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Egypt is second only to China as the world’s worst jailer of journalists in [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Apartheid-era golf tournament strikes gold in South Africa (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

12 december 2015 - 06:06:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - During the darkest days of isolation, when the United Nations had labelled Apartheid a [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africa marks second anniversary of Mandela's death

05 december 2015 - 16:18:38
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Saturday marks the second anniversary of the death of world statesman Nelson Mandela with [...] Full text...

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South Africa: SA Supreme Court of Appeal to rule on conviction of Oscar Pistorius

01 december 2015 - 17:16:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal will on Thursday rule on whether the 2014 [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Cape Town salutes South African struggle stalwart

26 november 2015 - 19:09:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African liberation hero Ahmed Kathrada late Thursday received the Freedom of the City [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libyan army commander visits Chad

12 october 2015 - 10:40:49
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – The commander of the Libyan army, General Khalifa Haftar, who arrived in the Chadian capital, N'Djamena, [...] Full text...

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

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

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South Africa: Minister blocks paralympian Pistorius's release from jail

19 august 2015 - 17:04:55
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Correctional Services minister Michael Masutha on Wednesday announced that Oscar Pistorius will [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Former Robben Island prisoner, Sexwale, eyes FIFA presidency

03 august 2015 - 10:39:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Former South African political prisoner and government minister Tokyo Sexwale has confirmed that he [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: 1 inmate escapes in Rwanda jail break

28 july 2015 - 15:30:55
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - At least one inmate escaped from a prison, aided by his guard, in one of Rwanda's [...] Full text...

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Gambia: Opposition leader demands whereabouts 'unaccounted for' Gambians

27 july 2015 - 08:23:21
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ousainou Darboe, the leader of Gambia's main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP), is demanding the whereabouts [...] Full text...

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UN: First-ever UN Nelson Mandela Prize winners honoured at General Assembly

24 july 2015 - 17:37:46
New York, US (PANA) -The UN General Assembly on Friday marked Nelson Mandela International Day, which is observed on 18 [...] Full text...

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Chad: AI wants jailed land-grab campaigner released

09 july 2015 - 12:36:49
Ndjamena, Chad: (PANA) - Chadian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release and drop all charges against a human rights defender [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI demands immediate release of land rights defender in Chad

08 july 2015 - 19:43:59
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) Wednesday called for immediate and unconditional release of anti-land-grab campaigner Djeralar Minkeol jailed [...] Full text...

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UN: Libyan parties urged to agree on national government

02 july 2015 - 08:55:00
New York, US (PANA) - Reiterating that there can be no military solution to the crisis in Libya, the UN [...] Full text...

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US: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, US task Libyan parties on political agreement

01 july 2015 - 14:33:36
New York, US (PANA) - The French, German, Italian, Spanish, the British and US governments have called on all Libyan [...] Full text...

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Ghana: Mahama grants amnesty to 900 prisoners to mark Republic Day

30 june 2015 - 15:34:41
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's President John Mahama has granted amnesty to 900 prisoners to mark Republic Day which falls [...] Full text...

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UN: UN Security Council reiterates call for political solution to Libyan crisis

18 june 2015 - 18:22:44
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council has stressed the urgency for Libyan stakeholders to reach a political [...] Full text...

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Libya: UNSMIL urges end to abduction of civilians, warns of criminal liability for such acts

15 may 2015 - 18:59:55
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Armed groups across Libya are responsible for abductions of civilians including minors on account of [...] Full text...

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US: US-based NGO concerned about coup attempt in Burundi

13 may 2015 - 22:57:42
New York, US (PANA) - The US-based Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect on Wednesday expressed deep concern about [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Rainbow Nation becomes beacon of hatred (By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, South Africa)

17 april 2015 - 12:20:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Just 20 years ago, South Africa was a moral beacon for the entire planet. [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official spotlights dangers of prison overcrowding

17 april 2015 - 09:35:36
New York, US (PANA) - With over 10 million people in prisons worldwide, prison overcrowding has reached epidemic proportions in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria summons Indonesian envoy over executions, Nigerians on death row

09 march 2015 - 18:18:11
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday intervened in the case of three Nigerian prisoners, [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 25th anniversary of Mandela's release marked

11 february 2015 - 08:49:56
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Wednesday marks the 25-year anniversary of Mandela's release from prison, an event that was [...] Full text...

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Ghana: One prisoner dies in riots after fire outbreak

05 february 2015 - 22:36:26
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - At least one inmate at the Central Prison, Kumasi, in central Ghana, has died, while five [...] Full text...

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Senegal: AI says Egypt's confirmation of 183 death sentences ‘outrageous’

03 february 2015 - 13:36:45
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Amnesty International (AI) Monday described Egypt's confirmation of 183 death sentences as outrageous and a sign [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria's FM summons Indonesian Ambassador over execution of Nigerians over drugs

18 january 2015 - 19:16:00
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Minister for Foreign Affairs Aminu Wali Sunday summoned the Indonesian Ambassador to register Nigeria’s protest [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Troubled South Africa reflects on Mandela's legacy (Feature by Craig Urquhart, PANA correspondent)

06 december 2014 - 07:34:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A year has passed since the death of prisoner-turned-world-statesman Nelson Mandela and South Africa [...] Full text...

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Zambia: Zambia celebrates 50 years of independence amid concerns of high-level poverty

24 october 2014 - 15:27:31
Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) – Zambians on Friday put aside political diversity to celebrate the country’s 50 years of independence where [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Political party to approach UN over plight of Apartheid-era prisoner

24 september 2014 - 08:18:34
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The saga of one of Apartheid South Africa’s most notorious politicians has taken a [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Eight months after his death, Mandela remains front page news (News Analysis by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent)

10 august 2014 - 12:16:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Eight months have passed since the death of former world statesman Nelson Mandela, but [...] Full text...

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UN: UN pledges acts of kindness and goodwill to mark Mandela's Day

18 july 2014 - 18:34:50
New York, US (PANA) - The UN pledged on Friday to promote "desperately needed" acts of kindness and goodwill and [...] Full text...

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Burundi: Courts have 45 days to implement amnesty for 3,000 detainees

05 july 2014 - 15:56:42
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) – The Burundian ministry of Justice has established a technical commission to scrutinise the dossiers of some [...] Full text...

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Mauritania: Oppisition candidate rules out full transparency in voting process

21 june 2014 - 16:57:14
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Although he did not believe that there will be full electoral transparency, in Mauritania, the candidate [...] Full text...

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South Africa: New Mandela book "flying off" the shelves (News Analysis by Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Cape Town)

21 june 2014 - 09:54:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Apart from Nelson Mandela’s internationally-acclaimed best-seller, the “Long Walk To Freedom”, released a few [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Gunmen Abduct 20 Fulani Women From Community Near Chibok

09 june 2014 - 09:27:20
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have abducted 20 women from a nomadic settlement near Chibok, the town [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela’s legacy alive and well (News feature by Craig Urquart, PANA Correspondent)

25 may 2014 - 08:20:40
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Six months have passed since South Africa and the rest of the world mourned [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: President Jonathan not going to Chibok

16 may 2014 - 13:04:27
Abuja, Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Contrary to media reports, Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan will not be travelling Friday to Chibok, [...] Full text...

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Libya: Four die in violence

15 may 2014 - 11:54:34
Benghazi, Libya (PANA) - Four people, including two soldiers, have been killed and twelve others injured in a new wave [...] Full text...

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Libya: Abducted Jordanian Ambassador swapped for Libyan prisoner

13 may 2014 - 11:45:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Jordanian Ambassador in Libya Faouaz al-Aytane, who has been freed by the gunmen who abducted him [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 'SA elections set bar for Africa' (News Analysis By Craig Urquhart, PANA Correspondent, Pretoria)

11 may 2014 - 08:07:18
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) - With South Africa's fifth national and provincial elections successfully concluded, doubts over whether the former [...] Full text...

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South Africa: South Africans overseas begin voting

30 april 2014 - 07:39:26
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - South Africa’s general election, the fifth since the advent of democracy in 1994, is [...] Full text...

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South Africa celebrates 20 years of democracy (A PANA feature by Craig Urquart)

26 april 2014 - 12:55:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa on Sunday celebrates 20 years of freedom and democracy. Its roller coaster [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia/AU: AU-led troops in CAR capture LRA commander

23 april 2014 - 15:45:40
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Troops of the African Union-led Regional Task Force (AU-RTF) in Central African Republic (CAR) have [...] Full text...

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Libya: Libya denies arrival of special forces to free kidnapped Jordanian ambassador

21 april 2014 - 20:30:18
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – No Arab or special foreign force has arrived in Libya to liberate the kidnapped Jordanian ambassador, [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: UNAIDS Chief lauds Mauritian achievement in the struggle against HIV/Aids

21 april 2014 - 14:32:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The UNAIDS Executive Director, Michel Sidibe, said Mauritius is among the first African countries with [...] Full text...

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Libya: Two die in Libya prison riot

12 april 2014 - 11:03:42
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Two prisoners were killed on Friday evening in a riot at the al-Roumi prison at Aïn [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Ultra-white extremist stabbed again in prison

27 march 2014 - 10:36:19
Pretoria, South Africa (PANA) – The man who came dangerously close to plunging South Africa into a full-blown race war [...] Full text...

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Malawi: Runaway prisoner killed, inmates claim he was "shot twice"

25 march 2014 - 22:35:33
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Mystery surrounds the death of an inmate at Zomba Maximum Prison in Malawi's eastern city of [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: Authorities release blogger jailed for mocking Islam

05 march 2014 - 18:44:31
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian blogger, Jaber Mejri, imprisoned for more than two years for publishing online caricatures deemed "blasphemous" [...] Full text...

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Mali: EU donates observation aircraft to Mali's National Civil Aviation Agency

25 february 2014 - 20:23:58
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The European Union ( EU) has donated to Mali's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) an observation [...] Full text...

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Tunisia: 1,806 prisoners pardoned in Tunisia

14 january 2014 - 22:13:24
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – Tunisian president, Moncef Marzouki, has granted amnesty to 1,806 prisoners to mark the 3rd anniversary of [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: UK to invest 100m pounds to rehabilitate Nigerian prisons

09 january 2014 - 18:24:34
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The United Kingdom (UK) is to invest about 100 million pounds for the rehabilitation of Nigerian [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Abuja, London sign agreement on prisoner swap

09 january 2014 - 18:12:01
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria and the United Kingdom on Thursday signed an agreement providing for the transfer of prisoners [...] Full text...

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Kathrada recalls his last moments with Mandela

15 december 2013 - 08:32:32
Qunu, South Africa (PANA) - In an emotional tribute to global icon Nelson Mandela, his long-time friend and fellow prisoner [...] Full text...

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Mauritanian newspapers dwell on Mandela's funeral

14 december 2013 - 14:25:29
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The media in Mauritania this week focused attention on the death of former South African president [...] Full text...

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UN chief says Mandela’s life inspiration for entire world

10 december 2013 - 17:55:53
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday paid tribute to the late Nelson Mandela, telling the [...] Full text...

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Mandela's courage helped change the world, says Amnesty International

06 december 2013 - 09:40:46
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Reacting to the sad news of Nelson Mandela’s death, Amnesty International (AI) Friday paid tribute to [...] Full text...

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Mandela's long walk gave meaning to courage - US Secretary of State

06 december 2013 - 07:19:17
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday eulogised former South African President Nelson Mandela, [...] Full text...

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Biography of Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)

05 december 2013 - 23:19:00
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Never in the history of South Africa – or any other country for that [...] Full text...

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UN chief pays tribute to Mandela's life, legacy

05 december 2013 - 22:59:24
New York, US (PANA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday expressed his profound sadness at the passing of Nelson [...] Full text...

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AI launches appeal for release of jailed Ethiopian journalist

02 december 2013 - 19:00:03
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI) is launching a global appeal this week for the release of "Ethiopian prisoner [...] Full text...

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Libya: UN rights office condemns use of violence against protestors

19 november 2013 - 20:51:41
New York, US (PANA) – The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed deep [...] Full text...

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Libya appoints new Defence Minister

06 august 2013 - 13:47:52
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's National General Congress (CNG) has appointed Abdallah al-Theni as Defence Minister, replacing Mohamed al-Barghiti who [...] Full text...

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Mandela Day: AU wishes Mandela happy, healthy 95th birthday

18 july 2013 - 15:07:26
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Thursday joined the rest of the world in wishing former [...] Full text...

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Mandela Day: UN marks Nelson Mandela International Day with volunteer work

18 july 2013 - 14:27:32
New York, US (PANA) - The UN was Thursday marking the Nelson Mandela International Day, in celebration of the South [...] Full text...

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Mandela Day: South Africans salute Mandela on his 95th birthday

18 july 2013 - 08:13:36
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - Millions of South Africans are saluting the father of their nation, global giant Nelson [...] Full text...

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Mandela has proved one man can move the world - Obama

30 june 2013 - 17:02:57
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - In a powerful speech on Sunday night, visiting US President Barack Obama paid a [...] Full text...

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UN expert urges Nigerian govt. to halt executions

26 june 2013 - 17:48:42
New York, US (PANA) - Warning that a prisoner in Nigeria is in imminent danger, the UN Special Rapporteur on [...] Full text...

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Ban nudges Israel, Palestine on peace

29 april 2013 - 11:36:25
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Israeli and Palestinian political leaders to demonstrate [...] Full text...

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Sudan's prisoners' release not far reaching enough'

03 april 2013 - 18:46:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudan’s prisoner amnesty announced earlier in the week did not go far enough, according to Amnesty [...] Full text...

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Libya closes five prisons

26 february 2013 - 12:18:33
Tripoli Libya (PANA) - Libyan authorities are to close five prisons in Misrata, 200km east of the capital city of [...] Full text...

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Hiring of new hangman in Zim worries Amnesty International

08 february 2013 - 11:31:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Reports by Zimbabwe's state media that a new hangman has been appointed raises fears that the [...] Full text...

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Former Ziguinchor Mayor calls peace meeting on Casamance in France

24 january 2013 - 20:30:15
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - A meeting called by Mr Robert Sagna, a former Mayor of Ziguinchor, the main city of [...] Full text...

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AI hails Sudan for dropping capital charge against 'prisoner of conscience'

16 january 2013 - 17:25:50
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Sudanese teacher and activist Jalila Khamis Koko, will no longer face the death penalty after some [...] Full text...

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Somali militants to execute French hostage

16 january 2013 - 17:17:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Al Shabaab, the Al Qaeda-linked Somali militants, said Wednesday they would shortly execute French hostage, [...] Full text...

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