ICC prosecute Ugandan rebel leader in absentia
29 october 2024 - 22:19:43The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony will face trial at the International Criminal Court in absentia, [...] Full text...
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The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony will face trial at the International Criminal Court in absentia, [...] Full text...
Sudan trapped in ‘nightmare of violence’, UN chief tells Security Council
29 october 2024 - 10:02:58New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday the people of Sudan are trapped in a [...] Full text...
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UN: Paramilitary Forces repeat Darfur atrocities in central Sudan
27 october 2024 - 07:21:53Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Sunday described attacks, killing, rape and humiliation perpetrated by the paramilitary [...] Full text...
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How to advance women’s roles in peace and security
24 october 2024 - 11:26:08Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Ongoing conflicts in Gaza, Haiti, Sudan and Ukraine and beyond reveal that females are disproportionately affected [...] Full text...
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Sudan, AU initiate moves to restore ties
15 october 2024 - 13:05:08Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The African Union seems to be moving to assert its expected role in finding a [...] Full text...
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Over 370 million girls, women globally subjected to rape or sexual assault as children – UNICEF
10 october 2024 - 10:56:46New York, US (PANA) - More than 370 million girls and women alive today – or 1 in 8 – [...] Full text...
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ICC unseals arrest warrants against six Libyans for crimes at Tripoli's Tarhunah district
05 october 2024 - 12:47:40The 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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Report highlights links between child trafficking and grave violations during conflict
04 october 2024 - 05:43:00New York, US (PANA) - Armed conflict puts children at an increased risk of grave violations while their risk of [...] Full text...
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Medical charity MSF raises red flags about alarming trend in sexual violence in DRC
30 september 2024 - 10:18:09Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - Medical and humanitarian charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has in a disturbing report released on Monday [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: Top ministers meet in New York in call for concerted action
26 september 2024 - 05:46:56New York, US (PANA) - With war raging in Sudan and no end in sight to the catastrophic hunger crisis [...] Full text...
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Sudanese Government rejects UN fact-finding mission's recommendations
08 september 2024 - 18:32:59Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Sunday rejected a report by a UN Fact-Finding Commission, saying it was politically [...] Full text...
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Top human rights investigators call for arms embargo on Sudan warring parties
06 september 2024 - 21:27:34Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Rights probe demands wider arms embargo to end ‘rampant’ abuse
06 september 2024 - 12:56:39Geneva, Switerland (PANA) - Top human rights investigators into Sudan’s brutal war called on Friday for a country-wide arms embargo [...] Full text...
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Sudan: ‘Dire consequences for survivors’ lacking medical and trauma services
31 august 2024 - 19:00:06Geneva - Switzerland (PANA) - An estimated 6.7 million people are at risk of gender-based violence in Sudan, with displaced, [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Little Justice for Goma Massacre Victims
31 august 2024 - 07:53:41Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities to expand their [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence, famine stalk Sudan’s displaced
13 august 2024 - 16:53:01Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan’s deepening humanitarian crisis caused by nearly 16 months of war has left countless women [...] Full text...
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Gender equality at risk: UN officials highlight danger of pulling peacekeepers out
08 august 2024 - 07:29:11New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Wednesday warned of the consequences for protection of women and their [...] Full text...
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Humanitarians urge Security Council to stop ‘freight train of suffering’ in Sudan
07 august 2024 - 05:36:12New York, US (PANA) - Two senior UN officials appealed to the Security Council on Tuesday for more resources and [...] Full text...
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Amid reports of torture inside Isareli jails, rights experts call for end to impunity
06 august 2024 - 06:09:31Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of [...] Full text...
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Senior UN officials welcome verdict in Guinea 2009 stadium massacre trial
01 august 2024 - 17:09:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The fight against impunity must continue in Guinea, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said [...] Full text...
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UN rights office flags 'worrying rise' in extrajudicial executions in South Sudan
01 august 2024 - 05:25:38Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Wednesday that it is extremely concerned about the [...] Full text...
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Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians
31 july 2024 - 12:39:23Geneva, 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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Sudan war: Rights group flags widespread sexual violence in the capital
29 july 2024 - 05:47:57Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's warring parties, particularly the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have committed widespread acts of rape, including gang [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence against Sudanese refugees 'chronically under-reported'
25 july 2024 - 05:50:16N'Djamena, Chad (PANA) - Following disturbing reports of conflict-related sexual violence in the Eastern provinces of Chad, the UN Special [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Nearly 26 million going hungry due to rising food prices, access challenges
24 july 2024 - 05:17:06New York, US (PANA) - Nearly 26 million people in war-torn Sudan are not getting enough to eat, the UN [...] Full text...
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UN hears testimony from former child soldier on brutal reality of war
27 june 2024 - 11:31:13New 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 convicts key member of al-Qaida group in Mali of war crimes
26 june 2024 - 17:59:52The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday convicted a leader of Ansar Dine and Al-Qaida [...] Full text...
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ICC issues warrant for arrest of Malian terrorist Iyad Ag Rhali
24 june 2024 - 11:34:42Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has unsealed the warrant for the arrest of Iyad Ag Ghaly, [...] Full text...
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Adequate healthcare crucial to support survivors of sexual violence
20 june 2024 - 07:10:15New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations on Wednesday commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence [...] Full text...
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UN reports ‘shocking’ rise in violations against children in conflict in 2023
14 june 2024 - 06:44:50New York, USA (PANA) - Violence against children caught in armed conflict reached “extreme levels” last year, with a “shocking” [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor appeals for evidence of Darfur atrocities
12 june 2024 - 06:48:06El Fasher, Sudan (PANA) - The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a campaign on Tuesday to address [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Deep concerns over ‘inhuman’ detention of Gazans by Israeli authorities
28 may 2024 - 12:41:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Amid further reported bombardment of Gaza overnight into Tuesday, UN and partner organisations have expressed deep [...] 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 - 13:46:45The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Arrest warrants are being sought for the leaders of Hamas and Israel for alleged war [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: ‘Time is running out’ to address crisis in Sudan
16 may 2024 - 06:40:30New York, US (PANA) - The international community must give greater attention and resources to war-ravaged Sudan, where millions are [...] Full text...
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Former Gambia’s Interior minister jailed 20 years by Swiss court for crimes against humanity
15 may 2024 - 13:07:05Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Ousman Sonko, former interior minister of Gambia, was convicted by Switzerland's top criminal court on Wednesday for crimes [...] Full text...
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Somalia urged to take ‘concrete action’ against officials who violate citizens’ rights
10 may 2024 - 06:36:25Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The UN independent human rights expert on Somalia on Thursday called on authorities to step up [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: Human Rights Watch flags 'ethnic cleansing' in Sudan's West Darfur
09 may 2024 - 09:48:49Nairobi, 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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Senior UN officials call for end to ‘barbaric’ sexual violence in Sudan
26 april 2024 - 04:37:13New York, US (PANA) - The international community must take immediate action to end the wave of sexual violence being carried [...] Full text...
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Silence the guns, amplify women’s voices for peace to end rape in wartime
24 april 2024 - 05:03:40New York, US (PANA) - The UN verified 3,688 cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in [...] Full text...
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UN chief 'deeply concerned' by tensions in Sudan's El Fasher city
15 april 2024 - 05:41:23New 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 - 07:07:30Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan was plunged into an ongoing, devastating war one year ago on 15 April 2023, [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Rights groups flag poor response from international community to end war
12 april 2024 - 11:08:26Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - One year since the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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Gaza war: Human Rights Council resolution urges arms embargo on Israel
05 april 2024 - 12:31:49Geneva, 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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2ND UPDATE: Opposition leader Faye will be youngest president of Senegal
25 march 2024 - 16:57:54Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – Senegalese opposition leader, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, 44, who has swept to victory over former Prime Minister and [...] Full text...
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Rights experts raise red flags about increased sex trafficking, child recruitment in Sudan
23 march 2024 - 05:25:17Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts on Friday expressed alarm over increased reports of sexual slavery and trafficking [...] Full text...
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UN: 24 million Sudanese children facing ‘generational catastrophe’
19 march 2024 - 05:02:29Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As the war in Sudan enters its second year next month, the UN Committee on the [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for global action to defend women’s rights amid disturbing trends
11 march 2024 - 17:40:49New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Monday highlighted the urgent need to defend women's rights which are [...] Full text...
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International Women’s Day: UN chief launches plan to tackle ‘baked-in bias’
09 march 2024 - 07:46:11New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Friday launched a plan to boost empowerment of women and girls around [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: UN chief appeals for Sudan ceasefire, now: ‘Values of Ramadan must prevail’
08 march 2024 - 07:14:36New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan and unhindered humanitarian [...] Full text...
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‘Widespread’ sexual abuse of children in entertainment business revealed
05 march 2024 - 20:35:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Widespread sexual abuse of children in the entertainment industry must be urgently stamped out, an independent [...] Full text...
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Sudanese continuing to flee into Chad: UNHCR
02 march 2024 - 05:48:40N'djamena, Chad (PANA) - The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, raised increasing concern on Friday that more refugees will cross into Chad [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US slams Sudan Army for prohibiting humanitarian assistance from Chad
24 february 2024 - 10:28:50Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has slammed Sudanese Armed Forces’ (SAF) recent decision to prohibit cross border [...] Full text...
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Israel-Palestine crisis: UN rights chief deplores ‘entrenched impunity’ by all parties in Israel, OPT
24 february 2024 - 10:27:47Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official on Friday made a strong call for accountability for serious [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Rights violations ripple across Sudan as 'senseless conflict' rages
24 february 2024 - 10:26:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The armed conflict in Sudan has resulted in thousands of civilians killed, millions displaced, property looted [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: Rights experts call for probe into alleged violations against Palestinian women and girls
20 february 2024 - 12:09:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Alleged rights violations against Palestinian women and girls in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank [...] Full text...
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UN rights commission urges South Sudan to ensure peaceful elections to regain stability
19 february 2024 - 14:31:25Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - South Sudan’s leaders must carefully navigate the conclusion of the elections set for December, which [...] Full text...
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Former death row inmates benefit from presidential pardon in Benin
18 february 2024 - 15:54:35Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Eleven former death row inmates are among 345 prisoners pardoned last December by the President of [...] Full text...
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Survivors of Sudan's brutal war neglected in Chad
15 february 2024 - 19:05:54Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Nearly 700,000 people have now fled from extreme violence in Sudan to eastern Chad, the Norwegian [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Survivors of brutal war have been forgotten - says humanitarian charity
14 february 2024 - 09:18:16N'djamena, Chad (PANA) - Humanitarian charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), says nearly 700,000 people have now fled from extreme violence [...] Full text...
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US offers $5 million for information on arrest of former Sudan minister Harum
30 january 2024 - 06:38:31Washington, 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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Israel-Gaza crisis: UN rights chief warns of ‘dehumanization’ of Palestinians amid West Bank violence
29 december 2023 - 05:50:27Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Bulldozers in refugee camps, detainees stripped naked and spat at, farmers robbed of their harvest: against [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief condemns attacks in Nigeria
29 december 2023 - 05:23:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The top United Nations human rights official has voiced “deep alarm” over the series of attacks [...] Full text...
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Burkina Faso suspends distribution of French newspaper Le Monde
03 december 2023 - 11:46:19Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The transitional government of Burkina Faso on Saturday announced the suspension of the distribution of [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN rights experts ‘appalled’ at rise in sexual violence
30 november 2023 - 18:17:50Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Independent UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed heightened alarm on Thursday over the escalation in gender-based [...] Full text...
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Gambian journalists welcome sentencing of Bai Lowe for murder of Deyda Hydara
30 november 2023 - 15:41:17Banjul, 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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Clashes in eastern DR Congo displace 450,000 in six weeks
24 november 2023 - 17:29:22Kinshasa, Dr Congo (PANA) - Humanitarians are urgently scaling up aid in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Children’s rights in jeopardy 34 years after landmark UN treaty
21 november 2023 - 08:01:08New York, US (PANA) - Stronger action is needed to uphold children’s rights in a world where they are increasingly [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Darfur armed rebel movements end neutrality, declare war against RSF
17 november 2023 - 09:55:47Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) – Darfur former rebel movements have come out of hibernation and declared their “participation in the militant [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudanese Army accuses rival paramilitary RSF of committing ethnic cleansing
11 november 2023 - 09:18:23Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government on Friday accused its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of committing war [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UNICEF calls for 'immediate support' for children
06 november 2023 - 17:38:43New York, US (PANA) - Sudan’s children need immediate support from the international community to prevent the country from becoming [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Women and girls abducted, held ‘in slave-like conditions’ in Darfur
03 november 2023 - 19:57:05Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed alarm on Friday over reports that in Sudan, women [...] Full text...
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Sudan-conflict: Peace negotiations kick off amid opposed positions and vicious fighting (By Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
26 october 2023 - 15:19:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced the launch of peace talks between belligerent Sudanese parties, the Sudanese [...] Full text...
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ICC Prosecutor drops war crimes charges against former minister minister
19 october 2023 - 11:13:00The 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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Sudan conflict: UN relief chief urges end to ‘humanitarian nightmare’ in Sudan
15 october 2023 - 19:22:37Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Six months of war have plunged Sudan into one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia crisis: Victims ‘left in limbo’ as Ethiopia rights probe mandate ends
14 october 2023 - 08:00:02Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN-mandated Commission of Human Rights Experts on Ethiopia on Friday released a harrowing report on [...] Full text...
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Protect children at all times and at all places, UN envoys tell nations
06 october 2023 - 05:39:26New York, US (PANA) - Senior UN officials on Thursday reiterated the call for protection of children and ensuring their [...] Full text...
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Atrocity crimes still being committed in Ethiopia, UN experts warn
04 october 2023 - 05:40:12Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Independent UN human rights experts are warning that there is “an overwhelming risk” atrocity crimes [...] Full text...
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Ethiopia: Nearly one year after ceasefire, UN experts warn of ongoing atrocities
18 september 2023 - 15:04:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Nearly one year since the signing of an agreement to cease hostilities in Ethiopia, atrocities, war crimes [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: Few worse places to be a child, warns UNICEF
10 september 2023 - 06:50:58Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has descended to a [...] Full text...
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Eritrea dismisses Amnesty's 'flawed' report on Eritrean Defence Forces' war crimes in Ethiopia
06 september 2023 - 11:02:37New York, US (PANA) - Eritrea has dismissed a report by Amnesty International that the Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed [...] Full text...
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Eritrean soldiers committed crimes against humanity in Ethiopia - Rights group
05 september 2023 - 10:18:33Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) committed war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity in the [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: US 'strongly' condemns 'pervasive' sexual violence by paramilitary RSF
26 august 2023 - 07:53:04Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has "strongly" condemned "pervasive" conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Sudan. It said in [...] Full text...
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Confirmation hearings for war crimes against CAR's Mokom Gawaka begins at ICC
23 august 2023 - 11:49:34The 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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Sudan conflict: Paramilitary RSF, allied militias rape dozens, says HRW
17 august 2023 - 07:18:43Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and allied militias raped several dozen women and girls in [...] Full text...
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Sudan crisis: Four months of conflict 'destroying people's lives and violating their basic human rights', humanitarians warn
15 august 2023 - 18:44:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - After four months of war in Sudan, UN humanitarians on Tuesday called for action to be [...] Full text...
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Security Council urged to address ‘most silenced and least condemned crime’
15 july 2023 - 08:08:01New York, US (PANA) - The international community must act now to protect future generations from the scourge of conflict-related [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags mounting Islamist armed group killings, rape in Mali
13 july 2023 - 06:09:50Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Islamist armed groups have carried out widespread killings, rapes, and lootings of villages in northeast Mali since [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Children as young as 12 raped, some targeted for their ethnicity
08 july 2023 - 10:20:53Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - A UN report based on findings of international and local organisations has revealed tragic accounts about [...] Full text...
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‘Bold and resolute’ action needed to protect children affected by war, UN Security Council told
06 july 2023 - 06:44:41New York, US (PANA) - Last year, 27,180 grave violations were committed against children caught up in war – the [...] Full text...
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Time to end gender-based violence, boost role of women in politics, public life
01 july 2023 - 08:54:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Immense strides have been made in the quest for gender equality but major barriers thrown up [...] Full text...
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Female victimisation rate declines in Mauritius
30 june 2023 - 14:32:18Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Statistics Mauritius said on Friday that the female victimisation rate for sexual violence and sexual exploitation [...] Full text...
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‘Dire year’ for children caught in conflict, as hospital and school attacks double - UN
28 june 2023 - 06:01:49New York, US (PANA) - Violations of international law regarding children and armed conflict continued to have a “devastating impact”, [...] Full text...
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Torture as a weapon of war must cease, rights experts demand
27 june 2023 - 07:30:10Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights experts marked the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on Monday, by reiterating [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Guterres urges donors to boost aid response to halt death, destruction
19 june 2023 - 19:37:02Geneva, 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: US condemns atrocities in Darfur
16 june 2023 - 06:05:35Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has strongly condemned the ongoing human rights violations and abuses and horrific violence [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Human rights abuse cases pile up as war continues
06 june 2023 - 14:26:32Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As Sudan's war enters the 8th week without showing signs of abating, more and more horror [...] Full text...
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Date of reconciliation between Misrata and Tawergha declared a National Day by Libya's Prime Minister
03 june 2023 - 15:40:18Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba, has announced that the [...] Full text...
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Demonstrations in Senegal claim another victim
03 june 2023 - 15:26:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A boy was killed during demonstrations in Guinaw Rail, a district commune in the department of [...] Full text...
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Nine dead in demonstrations after Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko's conviction
02 june 2023 - 11:50:32Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Nine people were killed in the demonstrations that followed the sentencing on Thursday by the criminal [...] Full text...
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Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko jailed two years for 'corrupting the youth'
01 june 2023 - 12:57:13Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced on Thursday to two years' imprisonment and a fine [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International hails extension of UN arms embargo on South Sudan
31 may 2023 - 07:52:38Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, has hailed the decision of the United Nations Security Council [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN and partners scramble to supply aid as fragile ceasefire holds
26 may 2023 - 06:08:10New York, US (PANA) - The UN and humanitarian partners are mobilising to reach as many people as possible while [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN rights expert describes suffering in war of generals as 'dehumanising'
24 may 2023 - 12:54:37Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN expert on human rights in Sudan on Tuesday described the level of civilian suffering [...] Full text...
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US slams Mali Armed Forces, Wagner mercenaries on killings in Mali town
16 may 2023 - 06:19:48Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States says it is appalled by the disregard for human life exhibited by [...] Full text...
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Best reasons to stand up for mothers this Mother’s Day
14 may 2023 - 15:10:48New Yor, US (PANA) - For many mothers around the world, the month of May is an annual moment for [...] Full text...
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Malian troops, foreign military personnel killed more than 500 people in March 2022 in Moura, - UN report
12 may 2023 - 14:58:39Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA)- A report by a fact-finding mission of the UN Human Rights Office has concluded that there [...] Full text...
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Mali: Ban slavery by law, say top rights experts
09 may 2023 - 06:03:02Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The existence of slavery by descent in Mali continues to generate horrific human rights violations including [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Midwives scramble to ensure safe deliveries amid violence
07 may 2023 - 06:19:16Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - As catastrophe grips Sudan, the UN agency for reproductive health is stepping up support, with midwives [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief calls for a return to talks, amid fragile ceasefire in Sudan
19 april 2023 - 09:20:20Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Tuesday called for an immediate end [...] Full text...
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Swiss prosecutors charge former Gambian minister with crimes against humanity
18 april 2023 - 16:30:17Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Swiss prosecutors have charged a former interior minister of The Gambia with crimes against humanity for [...] Full text...
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Impunity driving violence in South Sudan, UN rights commission says
04 april 2023 - 12:13:24New York, US (PANA) - Tackling impunity will be critical to end pervasive violence and horrific human rights violations and [...] Full text...
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Libya: Crimes against humanity committed since 2016 – Rights probe
27 march 2023 - 17:13:31Tripoli, 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 - 13:46:54Addis 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 - 06:00:23Washington, 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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Impunity drives cycles of ‘horrific’ crimes in South Sudan, Human Rights Council hears
08 march 2023 - 06:08:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Impunity is a major driver of the human rights and humanitarian crises in South Sudan, which [...] Full text...
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UN rights expert urges Mali transitional authorities to protect civic space, respect freedoms
22 february 2023 - 10:46:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN expert has urged authorities in Mali to open up civic and democratic space and [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Rwandan-backed M23 rebels of perpetrating summary killings, rapes in DRC
17 february 2023 - 10:52:10Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Members of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group killed at least 20 men and raped [...] Full text...
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UN launches $1.3 billion appeal to stop ‘ticking time bomb’ of child malnutrition in Nigeria
17 february 2023 - 06:07:36Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The UN launched a $1.3 billion appeal on Thursday to help six million people severely affected [...] Full text...
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Ghana urged to address inhumane treatment of people with mental health conditions
07 february 2023 - 06:17:48Geneva, Ghana (PANA) – United Nations member countries have urged the Ghana government to address the shackling and inhumane treatment of people [...] Full text...
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Mali: UN experts call for investigation into possible war crimes committed by Malian army and Wagner
31 january 2023 - 19:20:53Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - United Nations (UN) experts on Tuesday called for an independent investigation into possible "war crimes [...] Full text...
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US urges leaders of the Great Lakes Region, armed groups to end conflicts, violence
05 january 2023 - 05:39:42Washington, DC, US - The US has urged leaders of Africa's Great Lakes region and armed actors to expedite implementation of [...] Full text...
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Rights advocate accuses armed group of Haftar's sin of war crimes
19 december 2022 - 13:31:07Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Human rights advocate, Amnesty International, says "an unrelenting crisis of impunity in Libya" has enabled fighters [...] Full text...
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UN reproductive health agency appeals for $1.2 billion to support crisis-affected women and girls
14 december 2022 - 08:10:47New York, US (PANA) - Amid rising humanitarian needs worldwide, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, on Tuesday [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese probe sought over persistent sexual violence
28 november 2022 - 19:41:18London, Britain (PANA) - The government of South Sudan should immediately remove from office and investigate Governors and County Commissioners [...] Full text...
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Woman arrested in South Africa over racist WhatsApp rant
28 november 2022 - 12:28:30Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – A Johannesburg woman has sparked a national outcry for calling for black women's uteruses [...] Full text...
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ICC prosecutor seeks authorisation on charges against Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony
25 november 2022 - 06:20:33The 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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Consign violence against women and girls, ‘to the history books’: UN chief
24 november 2022 - 05:50:40New York, US (PANA) = Every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family [...] Full text...
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UNFPA launches $113 million appeal for drought-impacted women and girls in Horn of Africa
17 november 2022 - 06:35:54New York, US (PANA) - The unprecedented drought in the Horn of Africa is affecting whole communities, but it is [...] Full text...
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Police discover 21 bodies at unused South African mine
03 november 2022 - 10:58:28Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Police on Thursday confirmed that they have discovered two more bodies at a closed [...] Full text...
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French court jails former Liberian warlord for life
03 november 2022 - 06:05:44Paris, France (PANA) - Human rights organisations have welcomed Wednesday's life sentence a court in Paris handed a former Liberian rebel [...] Full text...
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Justice for protesters against Sudan coup, key to ending cycle of violence: Rights experts
26 october 2022 - 05:39:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded real accountability for the year-long brutal crackdown on [...] Full text...
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UNHCR warns of $700 million funding gap for its activities
25 october 2022 - 13:41:42Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Over recent months, funding shortfalls have forced UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to make cuts [...] Full text...
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Rights groups call for justice for Liberia civil wars-era crimes
04 october 2022 - 14:34:18Monrovia, Liberia (PANA) - The United States government should stand with victims of civil wars-era crimes in Liberia by signaling its [...] Full text...
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Delivering justice for abused child brides in The Comoros (A UN feature)
02 october 2022 - 08:06:16Moroni, The Comoros (PANA) - Around 30 per cent of girls in The Comoros become child brides, and they make [...] Full text...
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UN chief, Guinea PM discuss 'swift' return to constitutional order
28 september 2022 - 09:28:46New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres, on Tuesday met with Mr. Bernard Gomou, Prime Minister [...] Full text...
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US welcomes opening of trial of CAR commander Abdel Kani by ICC
28 september 2022 - 06:31:24Washington, 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 - 05:26:31Geneva, 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 - 16:41:27The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The trial of a paramilitary commander accused of carrying out or ordering crimes against humanity [...] Full text...
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Landmark trial for 2009 Guinea stadium massacre set to start on 28 September
23 september 2022 - 11:23:25Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – The long-delayed trial of 11 men accused of responsibility for the 2009 Guinean security forces’ massacre of more than 150 [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese women suffer multiple gang rapes amid donor funding shortfalls
22 september 2022 - 23:17:58New York, US (PANA) - The war in Ukraine has drastically cut funding for emergency medical and psychosocial care for [...] Full text...
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South Sudan: Human rights violations in Unity state committed with ‘impunity’
07 september 2022 - 06:15:15Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As fighting continues in South Sudan, a new UN report released on Tuesday documents 173 [...] Full text...
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UN rights expert says Central African Republic militias spreading ‘terror'
06 august 2022 - 05:30:24Bangui, CAR (PANA) - Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) must lay down their arms and engage in [...] Full text...
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Sexual violence rises in South Sudanese conflict zones
04 august 2022 - 20:59:11Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has reported a two-fold rise in sexual violence [...] Full text...
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Facebook failing to detect social media-peddled hate speech ahead of polls
30 july 2022 - 00:17:09Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A US firm, Global Witness, has carried out an investigation on hate speech peddled through the [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams Morocco for 'silencing' critical activists, journalists
28 july 2022 - 08:56:15New York, US (PANA) – The Moroccan authorities are using indirect and underhanded tactics to silence critical activists and journalists, Human [...] Full text...
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Best way to protect children caught in conflict is to ‘champion peace’, says top UN official
20 july 2022 - 05:27:18New York, US (PANA) - The best way to protect children and prevent violations against them during armed conflict is [...] Full text...
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Thousands of children endure ‘horrific conditions’ in conflict zones: UN report
11 july 2022 - 16:05:39New York, US (PANA) - The annual UN report on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) released on Monday details the [...] Full text...
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Rights group flags abuses in Cameroon's Anglophone regions
27 june 2022 - 05:33:42Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Armed separatist fighters have killed at least seven people, injured six others, raped a girl, and [...] Full text...
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Crisis in northeast Nigeria will worsen without urgent help, says UN agency
21 june 2022 - 18:01:26Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - UN humanitarians issued an alert on Tuesday over the deteriorating situation for millions of mainly women and [...] Full text...
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UNHCR 'deeply concerned' by renewed violence displacing thousands in DRC's North Kivu
27 may 2022 - 13:14:21Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) -UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says it is deeply concerned about the urgent and large-scale needs of [...] Full text...
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Victims of late Chadian dictator Habre yet to receive reparations
27 may 2022 - 12:10:23Dakar, 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 - 11:12:49Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Former Guinean president Alpha Condé and 26 of his collaborators who have been accused of "blood [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International calls out leaders of Libyan state-funded militia for rights abuses
05 may 2022 - 10:38:08Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Amnesty International is calling out the state-funded Stability Support Authority (SSA) militia for a series of [...] Full text...
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Hundreds of protesters detained, mistreated in Sudan, says Human Rights Watch
28 april 2022 - 05:46:58Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's security forces have unlawfully detained hundreds of protesters since December 2021 and forcibly disappeared scores as [...] Full text...
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Justice critical to fighting sexual violence in conflict
14 april 2022 - 05:31:56New York, US (PANA) - Women’s rights are human rights, and universal in times of war and peace, a senior [...] Full text...
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195 illegal migrants kidnapped by gang in Beni Walid in southwestern Libya released
10 april 2022 - 13:18:06Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A total of 195 illegal migrants, including 23 women and two children, were freed by a [...] Full text...
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UN expert calls for independent probe into massacre in Mali's Mopti region
07 april 2022 - 05:23:40Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged [...] Full text...
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Darfur war crimes suspect appears before International Criminal Court
06 april 2022 - 06:01:48The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The first trial of a person accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in [...] Full text...
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Sudan denies issuing statement criticizing US sanctions on police unit
22 march 2022 - 15:16:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has refrained from issuing any comments on recent US financial sanctions imposed on [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says hundreds ‘disappeared,’ tortured in Uganda
22 march 2022 - 09:03:27Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan government has failed to hold to account security officials, who have unlawfully detained and tortured [...] Full text...
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New UN report reveals ‘hellish existence’ for women and girls in South Sudan
22 march 2022 - 05:54:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - Widespread sexual violence against women and girls in conflict is being fuelled by systemic impunity, [...] Full text...
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US sanctions Sudan security forces for serious human rights abuses
21 march 2022 - 19:28:41Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States announced on Monday that it is imposing sanctions on Sudan’s Central Reserve [...] Full text...
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US imposes sanctions for illicit gold trade in DRC
18 march 2022 - 04:52:10Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on gold refiner Alain Goetz and his network [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council extends mandate of South Sudan peacekeeping mission for one year
16 march 2022 - 11:18:49New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Tuesday extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission [...] Full text...
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South Africa's justice system 'failing sexual offence victims'
09 march 2022 - 11:42:56Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – As the world on Tuesday celebrated International Women’s Day and the contributions of women [...] Full text...
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UN food agency condemns attempted ambush on food convoy in South Sudan
02 march 2022 - 05:46:06Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - A peacekeeper is in stable condition a day after being shot during an attempted ambush [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian cisis: Rights group accuses rebel TPLF forces of murder, rape, pillage in Amhara region
16 february 2022 - 06:02:20Addis 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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Ethiopian crisis: 'Peace is indispensable’, says UN deputy chief in Ethiopia
09 february 2022 - 19:40:53Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - From survivors of rape to young women entrepreneurs, the UN Deputy Secretary-General has spent the week meeting some [...] Full text...
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UN agency steps up efforts to end female genital mutilation (A UNFPA feature)
06 february 2022 - 05:43:55Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to [...] Full text...
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Guterres condemns looting of UN facilities in Sudan
31 december 2021 - 07:42:44New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief has condemned the looting and attacks against United Nations facilities, equipment and [...] Full text...
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Authorities urged to protect women, children following violence in Sudan
24 december 2021 - 07:41:11Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Authorities in Sudan must protect boys and girls from violence, a senior official with the UN [...] Full text...
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Sudan protests: Security forces in spotlight over sexual violence allegations
21 december 2021 - 19:11:03Geneva, Switzerland (PAN) - Reports of serious sexual violence and the use of live ammunition against protesters at the weekend [...] Full text...
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US Treasury sanctions CAR militia leader accused of “Serious Human Rights Abuse”
17 december 2021 - 17:17:44Khartoum, 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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Ethiopian crisis: Human Rights Council sets up international rights probe
17 december 2021 - 17:05:25Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Serious concerns over alleged severe human rights violations and abuses in Ethiopia should be investigated by [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Rights experts call for end to violence against women in Tigray
04 december 2021 - 06:31:07Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council have called for urgent action to end violence [...] Full text...
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'West, Central Africa seriously affected by grave violations against children in armed conflict'
24 november 2021 - 09:24:15Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - West and Central Africa have emerged as the regions in the world with the highest number [...] Full text...
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UN calls for protection of Central African Republic children
16 november 2021 - 06:45:08Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Children in the Central African Republic (CAR) have suffered a spike in grave violations since the [...] Full text...
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Lake Chad Basin: Fighting terrorism, ‘decisive test’ on biggest challenges of our time
13 november 2021 - 09:08:30New York, US (PANA) - The situation in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin region remains highly volatile, the UN peacekeeping chief [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian women decry gang rapes in Ethiopia's Amhara region
09 november 2021 - 22:31:22Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) -Women in Nifas Mewcha in Ethiopia's Amhara region where a rebel army has been ransacking villages [...] Full text...
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Proprietress of salon at centre of rape charge against Senegalese opposition leader 'receives' death threats
14 october 2021 - 11:44:47Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The proprietress of a salon in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, which got caught up in the [...] Full text...
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Botswana citizens climb Mount Kilimanjaro for Gender-based Violence awareness
08 october 2021 - 11:35:59Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) tourism outfit Cresta Marakanelo Limited (CML) has applauded a group of citizen [...] Full text...
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WHO: Abuse allegations amid DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘a sickening betrayal of the people we serve’
29 september 2021 - 05:50:08Gene,a Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual abuse and exploitation allegedly carried out by World Health Organization (WHO) staff during the UN [...] Full text...
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Human rights groups demand trial of suspects of 2009 stadium massacre in Guinea
28 september 2021 - 11:11:02Conakry, Guinea (PANA) – Several human rights groups are calling for trial of suspects in the massacre of more than 150 [...] Full text...
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South Sudan plagued by violence and corruption, Human Rights Council hears
23 september 2021 - 18:59:31New York, US (PANA) - South Sudan continues to be “plagued” by violence and corruption, the Human Rights Council heard [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch calls for Investigation into rape of female inmates in prison riots
20 september 2021 - 05:34:25Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - A human rights advocate says the authorities in DR Congo have made no apparent progress investigating [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian crisis: Eritrean forces, Tigrayan militants abused Eritrean refugees - says HRW
16 september 2021 - 07:27:31Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Eritrean government forces and Tigrayan militias have committed killings, rape, and other grave abuses against Eritrean refugees [...] Full text...
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Cameroon alone can’t stem illicit arms flowing into the country - Study
26 august 2021 - 17:38:53Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - In the face of a separatist conflict and violent extremism, Cameroon must secure help from neighbouring [...] Full text...
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Senegalese justice minister confirms death of former Chadian president Hissein Habré
24 august 2021 - 17:42:46Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese Minister of Justice, Me Malick Sall, has officially confirmed the death of former Chadian [...] Full text...
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Former Chadian President Hissein Habré dies in detention in Dakar
24 august 2021 - 11:21:17Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The former Chadian president, Hissein Habré, died on Tuesday in detention in Dakar, from COVID-19-related ailment, [...] Full text...
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Eritrean military chief lands on US blacklist over Tigray violence
23 august 2021 - 20:42:02Washington, US (PANA) - Eritrean military chief, Gen. Filipos Woldeyohannes, has been slammed with economic sanctions over the human rights [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Commission seeks mediation in high-profile rape case
20 august 2021 - 22:35:52Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has approached South Africa’s top football administrator, [...] Full text...
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‘Widespread and systematic’ violence in DRC linked to clashes over gold
14 august 2021 - 06:17:44Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Rival armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are carrying out horrific sexual attacks [...] Full text...
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Ghana’s anti-LGBTI draft bill a “recipe for violence” – UN experts
12 august 2021 - 13:36:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN human rights experts have urged Ghana’s Government to reject a proposed ‘family values’ bill, saying [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: Troops and militia rape, abduct women and girls in Tigray – new report
11 august 2021 - 12:53:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women and girls in Tigray region were targeted for rape and other sexual violence by [...] Full text...
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UN officials call for urgent action following ‘alarming’ 80 per cent rise in sexual violence
06 august 2021 - 05:21:32New York, US (PANA) - An alarming 80 per cent increase in sexual violence in Somalia, as documented in two [...] Full text...
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Nigerian State gov., Masari, laments insecurity level in Katsina, President Buhari’s home State
05 august 2021 - 19:16:19Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Governor Bello Masari of Katsina State, North central Nigeria, on Thursday lamented that 10 of the [...] Full text...
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Call for urgent action after ‘alarming’ 80 percent rise in sexual violence in Somalia
05 august 2021 - 15:57:13Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - An “alarming” 80 per cent increase in sexual violence in Somalia, as documented in two recent [...] Full text...
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Ethiopian Crisis: ‘Heartbreaking’ devastation in Tigray, says UN humanitarian chief
04 august 2021 - 16:58:15Mekelle, Ethiopia (PANA) - The new UN Emergency Relief Coordinator ended a six-day mission to Ethiopia with a fresh push to get badly needed food and other supplies [...] Full text...
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Sudan taking step to join International Criminal Court
04 august 2021 - 16:01:18Khartoum, 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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USAID launches 5-year programme against Gender-Based Violence in two Nigerian States
03 august 2021 - 19:04:20Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday launched a four-year programme that is aimed [...] Full text...
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