UN rights chief launches $500 million global appeal
31 january 2025 - 05:26:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) on Thursday launched an appeal for $500 million to fund [...] Full text...
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Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) on Thursday launched an appeal for $500 million to fund [...] Full text...
War in Sudan: Nearly one million people forcibly displaced to Chad
29 january 2025 - 10:59:50Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - More than twenty international charity organisations have again flagged the appalling conditions in which about [...] Full text...
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AU Summit to confront colonial era injustices against Africa
27 january 2025 - 22:15:16Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union is set to confront colonial era injustices, including slavery, apartheid and other [...] Full text...
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DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
24 january 2025 - 21:44:11Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Intensifying hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo involving the non-state armed group M23 have [...] Full text...
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Rights group accuses Sudan fighters of rape, holding sex slaves in war crimes offences
16 december 2024 - 05:06:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters and allied militias have raped scores of women and [...] Full text...
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Sierra Leone authorities must repeal colonial vagrancy laws - Rights group
14 november 2024 - 06:57:45Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The Sierra Leonean authorities must repeal vagrancy laws without delay, following a landmark ruling by [...] Full text...
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Time to dismantle legacies of slavery and colonialism impacting African diaspora
09 november 2024 - 05:49:08New York, US (PANA) - Despite progress over the past 10 years to promote and protect the human rights of [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa salutes Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey on her Commonwealth appointment
30 october 2024 - 06:57:12Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday extended his personal congratulations and those of the South [...] 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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Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace
01 october 2024 - 06:09:41New York, US (PANA) - Mobilization at the national, regional and international level are needed to support the Democratic Republic [...] Full text...
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‘If we act together,’ we can overcome global challenges – UN Assembly President
25 september 2024 - 05:40:05New York, US (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly, Philémon Yang, said on Tuesday that the annual [...] Full text...
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Call for ‘solutions across the board’ as 79th General Assembly opens
11 september 2024 - 05:42:26New York, US (PANA) - The 79th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Tuesday in New York, with [...] 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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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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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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UN remembers Nelson Mandela’s commitment to fight poverty and inequity
15 july 2024 - 18:59:09New York, US (PANA) - The UN paid tribute on Monday to the life and legacy of the first democratically [...] Full text...
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Breaking News: Mohamed El Ghazouani wins Mauritania's presidential election
01 july 2024 - 16:54:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's outgoing president Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani was declared winner of Saturday's presidential election with [...] Full text...
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Conviction of Malian terrorist is 'another significant milestone in accountability' - Guterres
27 june 2024 - 05:50:50New York, US (PANA) - UN chief Antonio Guterres has described the conviction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of [...] 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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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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UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
26 march 2024 - 10:08:33New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly on Monday [...] 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 leaders galvanise action for reparations for people of African descent
21 march 2024 - 18:35:42New York, US (PANA) - Reparatory justice must tackle the grave human rights violations deeply entrenched in the legacy of [...] Full text...
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ICC pursues slavery crimes
19 march 2024 - 15:34:25The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Forced marriages, human trafficking, conscription of child soldiers and forced labour will form part of [...] Full text...
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EU legislators strike deal to ban products made with forced labour
05 march 2024 - 11:10:04Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The European Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional deal on the regulation prohibiting [...] Full text...
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UN Commission warns South Sudan's repressive regime may fail to restore stability
01 march 2024 - 16:16:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Unchecked mass violence and entrenched repression in South Sudan threaten the prospects of durable peace and [...] 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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Burkina Faso junta leader promises to continue fight against terrorism
01 january 2024 - 13:04:19Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's junta leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, has pledged to continue the fight against terrorism [...] Full text...
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Sudan Conflict: Sudan Rejects US Accusations Against National Army
07 december 2023 - 19:46:59Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Thursday was critical of the US administration which accused both Sudanese national army and [...] Full text...
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UN rights chief calls for action to end slavery
02 december 2023 - 06:42:29Geneva, Switzerland (PAA) - More than 50 million people today are victims of slavery, one in four of them children, [...] 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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CEN-SAD labour ministers call for optimum management of employment
29 november 2023 - 20:57:46Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ministers of Labour and representatives of Member States of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) have [...] Full text...
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UN, AU sign new human rights agreement
29 november 2023 - 05:22:54New York, US (PANA) - The United Nations and the African Union have reinforced their partnership following the conclusion of [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: UN expert warns of child recruitment by armed forces
17 october 2023 - 05:29:27Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - An independent UN human rights expert on Monday expressed concern about the increased risk of recruitment and [...] 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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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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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum
04 september 2023 - 08:21:40Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has officially opened the Intercontinental Slavery Museum on the site of [...] Full text...
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Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: Experts
01 september 2023 - 05:39:13Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN rights experts called on States in the global North on Thursday to forgo intellectual property [...] Full text...
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Abolish ‘human exploitation’ once and for all, UNESCO chief urges
24 august 2023 - 05:56:32Paris, France (PANA) - Commemorating the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition on Wednesday, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt releases list of public holidays for 2024
15 july 2023 - 08:37:54Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Mauritius government published on Saturday the list of 15 public holidays for the year 2024. They [...] Full text...
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Murder of Nahel in France, burning of Koran in Sweden confirm hypocrisy of slogans promoted by the West - Libyan newspaper
14 july 2023 - 16:32:47Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Two major events in the last two weeks have attracted a great deal of attention, one [...] 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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Racism which scars societies, must be stamped out, forum for people of African descent hears
31 may 2023 - 05:48:23New York, US (PANA) - Racism is a global problem, and every country must take a stance against it, General [...] 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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Slavery has left deep, long-lasting legacy on USA, UN experts say
06 may 2023 - 06:36:06Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice in policing ended a 12-day visit [...] Full text...
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Workshop held in Bamako on design of scientific articles related to child slavery
27 april 2023 - 14:22:21Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Donkosira Association (Path of Knowledge), in collaboration with Wikipedia-Mali, organized a two-day training session on [...] Full text...
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Libya again accused of violations against migrants, despite heavy toll as transit country
06 april 2023 - 20:16:09Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The latest report of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya to the Human Rights Council on [...] Full text...
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Libyan Sovereign Committee denounces report of Independent Fact-Finding Mission on situation of migrants in Libya
04 april 2023 - 15:02:34Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Sovereign Committee formed by the Libyan Presidential Council has expressed reservations on the report of [...] 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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Stories of slavery must be told, says US Vice President
29 march 2023 - 05:37:17Cape Coast, Ghana (PANA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday criticised the crime and atrocity of the slave [...] Full text...
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Dismantling racism today starts by understanding slavery’s ‘horrific’ past - Guterres
28 march 2023 - 05:28:30New York, US (PANA) - Education is the “most powerful weapon” in the world’s arsenal to combat the brutal legacy [...] 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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US Vice President Kamala Harris kicks off first Africa visit
26 march 2023 - 13:36:27Accra, Ghana (PANA) - US Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off her first visit to Africa on Sunday when she arrived [...] Full text...
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Fight slavery’s ‘racist legacy’ through education: Guterres
25 march 2023 - 05:14:36New York, US (PANA) - Honouring the millions of Africans sold into slavery helps to restore dignity to people who [...] Full text...
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UN upholds fight for fairer world on anti-racism day
22 march 2023 - 06:05:08New York, US (PANA) - With xenophobia, prejudice, and hate speech on the rise, the UN community gathered in the [...] Full text...
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Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statements on migrants pinned down by a Libyan newspaper
06 march 2023 - 20:22:14Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed's statements last week in which he ordered Tunisian security forces to stop [...] 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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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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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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Fight against human trafficking must be strengthened in Ethiopia’s wartorn north
04 october 2022 - 06:46:46Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Throughout Ethiopia’s Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to abduction [...] Full text...
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Guinea: UN pledges support for justice and accountability, as stadium massacre trial begins
29 september 2022 - 05:31:02New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of [...] Full text...
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Some 50 million people in modern slavery: Report
12 september 2022 - 14:47:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Forced labour and marriage have increased significantly over the last five years, according to a new [...] Full text...
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Mauritius to showcase history of slavery to the world
24 august 2022 - 08:28:27Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mauritius (UOM), Professor Sanjeev Sobhee, on Tuesday said that there is need [...] 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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IOM identifies 1,735 victims of human trafficking in Burundi
30 july 2022 - 14:30:34Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The local office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Saturday, on the occasion [...] Full text...
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Mauritius publishes list of 15 Public Holidays for 2023
16 july 2022 - 07:45:32Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius published on Saturday the list of 15 public holidays for 2023 as follows: New Year - [...] Full text...
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UN uncovers human trafficking at camp in Malawi
13 june 2022 - 05:16:43Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The widespread exploitation of men, women and children at a refugee camp in Malawi has been [...] 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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Body of young sub-Saharan man found in west-central Tunisia
02 march 2022 - 13:57:41Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The body of a sub-Saharan man in his 20s, whose identity was not specified, was found [...] Full text...
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Africa’s leading artists saluted
18 february 2022 - 10:26:32Cape Town, South Africa – South African artist Bonolo Kavula has won the Norval Sovereign African Art Prize, an annual [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: 11 Niger Republic Illegal migrants, 10 kidnappers busted in Edo State
14 february 2022 - 16:09:49Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The Edo State Command, Niger Delta region of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), [...] Full text...
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Mauritius celebrates 187th anniversary of Abolition of Slavery
01 february 2022 - 08:25:45Pointe Canon, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius commemorated the 187th anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery on Tuesday, 1 February, by [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum
14 january 2022 - 14:06:26Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius on Friday launched the first phase o f the Intercontinental Slavery Museum (ISM) following the [...] Full text...
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With crisis deepening in Mali, UN top envoy says ‘all is not lost’
30 october 2021 - 09:13:46New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative for Mali told the Security Council on Friday that despite collective efforts, “the reality is that [...] Full text...
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Neves officially declared winner of Cape Verde's presidential vote
22 october 2021 - 21:15:31Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) - Cape Verde’s National Electoral Commission (CNE) on Friday formally declared José Maria Pereira Neves, 61, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius inaugurates the Intercontinental Slavery Museum
21 october 2021 - 05:48:05Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Wednesday inaugurated in Port-Louis, the Intercontinental Slavery Museum (ISM) that [...] Full text...
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South Africa: Ramaphosa calls for slave trade reparations
22 september 2021 - 18:26:14Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday urged the United Nations to place reparations for slave [...] Full text...
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Benin to dredge 208 ha of water surface in South West
18 september 2021 - 16:58:16Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Benin will dredge and rehabilitate about 208 hectares of water in the area of Lake Ahémé [...] Full text...
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UN marks first International Day for People of African Descent
31 august 2021 - 19:15:15New York, US (PANA) - The UN on Tuesday celebrated the enormous contributions African diaspora has made in every field of [...] Full text...
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Society representatives sign draft charter to end descent-based slavery in Mali
31 august 2021 - 13:20:35Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Representatives of various entities, including administrative and local authorities, women, youth and community associations, on Monday [...] 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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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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Liverpool Loses Its UNESCO World Heritage Status
21 july 2021 - 19:10:10London, England (PANA) - Liverpool suffered the rare indignity on Wednesday of being removed from the list of UNESCO World [...] Full text...
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Rights experts condemn ‘dramatic rise’ in attacks on so-called slaves in Mali
19 july 2021 - 15:46:51Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Attacks against so-called slaves in Mali are on the rise and authorities must do more to [...] Full text...
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Mauritius : Government announces 15 public holidays for 2022
20 june 2021 - 11:25:58Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The government of Mauritius Sunday published the list of 15 public holidays to be observed in [...] Full text...
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Regional forum against slavery in the G5 Sahel region held in Bamako
10 june 2021 - 18:12:50Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A regional forum against slavery in the G5 Sahel region was held in Bamako, the Malian [...] Full text...
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Rights groups appeal to AU, international community not to abandon victims of former Chadian dictator Habre
31 may 2021 - 05:30:13Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Several human rights groups and individuals have called on Chad, the African Union (AU) and the international [...] Full text...
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Rights experts condemn UK report attempting to ‘normalise white supremacy’
19 april 2021 - 13:40:24Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN independent human rights experts on Monday denounced a government-backed report into racism in the United [...] Full text...
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Nigeria's anti-trafficking agency seeks partnership with Air Force to combat human trafficking
13 march 2021 - 20:36:04Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria’s National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) is seeking a partnership with [...] Full text...
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Traumatised, abducted Nigerian schoolchildren need rehabilitation – Rights experts
03 march 2021 - 16:27:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Nigeria, too little is being done to help teenagers left traumatised by the recent spate of attacks on schools [...] Full text...
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Breaking News: ICC finds Uganda rebel leader guilty of war crimes, crimes against humanity
04 february 2021 - 16:29:51The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Dominic Ongwen, deputy leader of the Ugandan rebel group Lords Resistance Army (LRA) has been [...] Full text...
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ICC convicts former Uganda LRA leader Ongwen
04 february 2021 - 13:26:42The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday found a former Uganda rebel Lord's Resistance Army [...] Full text...
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Mauritius marks 186th anniversary of Abolition of Slavery
02 february 2021 - 06:37:34Le Morne, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Monday said that the population must not forget the [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS Court resumes virtual Court Sessions with Cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, Mali and Others
18 january 2021 - 17:19:40ABuja, Nigeria (PANA) - The ECOWAS Court has resumed virtual court sessions with cases Involving Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Cabo Verde, [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, South Africa to cooperate in fields of arts, culture and heritage
16 january 2021 - 09:54:02Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and South Africa will sign an Implementation Framework on cooperation in the fields of arts, [...] Full text...
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Child labour ‘robs children of their future’, scourge must end, urges UN
16 january 2021 - 08:24:19Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Although child labour has decreased significantly over the last decade, one in 10 children are still [...] Full text...
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BREAKING NEWS: ICC Prosecutor to open formal investigations into war crimes in Nigeria
11 december 2020 - 19:48:17The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has confirmed the Court will open a [...] Full text...
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Political tensions, armed attacks, displacement and COVID threats continue in DRC
08 december 2020 - 05:26:44New York, US (PANA) - There is a critical need for State institutions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to [...] Full text...
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World cannot accept slavery in 21st century: Guterres
02 december 2020 - 07:51:42New York, US (PANA) - Commemorating the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the United Nations Secretary-General highlighted the [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Study reveals a severe deterioration in global efforts to protect the most vulnerable
30 november 2020 - 13:04:49Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A new report released Monday by the Norwegian Refugee Council and the UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency-led [...] Full text...
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DR Congo: War crimes conviction ‘an important victory’ for justice – UN envoy
25 november 2020 - 05:51:12Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Two senior UN officials on Tuesday welcomes the war crimes conviction and life sentencing of [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum project
21 october 2020 - 12:29:49Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth on Tuesday launched the first phase of the Intercontinental Slavery [...] Full text...
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Rights group says wanted DRC warlord preys on civilians
20 october 2020 - 06:50:47Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – A human rights advocate said on Tuesday that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities [...] Full text...
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Climate Justice campaigner urges banks to lead a just recovery from health, economic crises
13 october 2020 - 08:57:19Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Civil society groups are urging banks to lead a just recovery from global health and economic crises. The [...] Full text...
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President Tshisekedi welcomes efforts made to fight human trafficking in DR Congo
03 october 2020 - 18:57:55Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - President the Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo of DR Congo has welcomed local efforts to prevent [...] Full text...
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Nigerien president calls for reflections on "the essential reforms of world governance"
24 september 2020 - 20:11:26Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou and also president of the United Nations Security Council for the month [...] Full text...
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Mali: UN Human Rights Experts urge end to slavery once and for all
10 september 2020 - 15:41:33Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday called on Malian authorities to end slavery once [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Ghazouani receives Biram Dah Abeid in audience
28 august 2020 - 23:48:12Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian president, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, Friday held talks with Biram Dah Abeid, leader of [...] Full text...
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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade, its Abolition marked on 23 Aug
23 august 2020 - 09:13:53New York, US (PANA) - The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, has tasked Ministers of Culture of Member States of [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian political stakeholders deny harassing former president
19 august 2020 - 15:56:07Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Committee of Parties Represented in the Mauritanian Parliament (CPPP), made up of both the ruling [...] Full text...
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Benin govt. to build hotel complex near "gate of no return" in Ouidah
18 august 2020 - 17:00:38Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The government of Benin says it is planning to build a hotel complex near the "Gate [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Parties represented in parliament want reforms
10 august 2020 - 23:54:52Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coordination of political parties represented in Parliament (CPPP) Monday called for a large republican front [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian president pledges to hold consultation with opposition parties on major issues
05 august 2020 - 15:10:09Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian President, Mohamed Cheikh El Ghazouani, says he is open to consultations with the opposition, indicating [...] Full text...
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All ILO member countries ratify Convention on worst forms of child labour
05 august 2020 - 05:43:56Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - All 187 countries that are members of the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) have now ratified [...] Full text...
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Study finds illegal human movement networks growing in Kenya
29 july 2020 - 15:58:17Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Migrant workers lured by jobs in the Middle East are instead being trafficked into forced labour [...] Full text...
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Trial of alleged Malian terrorist opens at ICC
15 july 2020 - 11:12:18Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, a suspected Malian terrorist accused [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Govt. announces list of 15 public holidays for 2021
03 july 2020 - 16:48:06Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritius Government on Friday approved and announced the list of 15 public holidays that will [...] Full text...
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Anti-slavery NGO denounces the recurrence of attacks on liberties in Mauritania
06 june 2020 - 16:25:08Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The anti-slavery NGO, Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), has expressed its grave [...] Full text...
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Gambians to protest murder of Momodou Lamin Sisay, George Floyd and Breonna Tayler in the US
31 may 2020 - 15:57:22Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Leading human rights activist in The Gambia, Madi Jobarteh, has said that Civil society organizations (CSOs) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Buhari, opposition PDP bicker over fresh request for US$5.513b loan from IMF, other bodies
28 may 2020 - 19:58:44Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the National Assembly to approve his request to seek a fresh [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Abolitionist movement deplores injured in demonstration
20 april 2020 - 21:12:45Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Initiative of Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), an anti-slavery organisation, said here Monday five [...] Full text...
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UN Security Council calls for more support key for counter-terrorism in Africa
12 march 2020 - 05:02:32New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for greater international support to African countries in [...] Full text...
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Tunis launches regional platform against human trafficking
13 february 2020 - 19:42:47Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - A platform to combat human trafficking was launched on Thursday in Tunis by the Tunisian National [...] Full text...
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UN welcomes release of dozens of abducted women, children in South Sudan
04 february 2020 - 18:37:36Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The United Nations on Tuesday welcomed the release of dozens of women and children who were [...] Full text...
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Human trafficking cases increase in Tunisia
24 january 2020 - 08:19:06Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Human trafficking cases in Tunisia have seen a steep rise with reported incident almost doubling since [...] Full text...
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Anti-slavery activist criticises human rights situation in Mauritania
22 january 2020 - 08:16:43Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - A Mauritanian anti-slavery activist has presented a scathing report on the human rights situation in the [...] Full text...
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China's Belt and Road Initiative leaving developing countries with a mountain of debt-Human Rights Watch
14 january 2020 - 18:17:18New York, USA (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised several red flags about China’s Belt and Road Initiative [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Abolitionist movement denounces arrest of its leader
10 january 2020 - 14:51:35Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Initiative for the Resurgence of the Abolitionist Movement (IRA), an anti-slavery and human rights movement [...] Full text...
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Mauritanians commemorate 50th anniversary of a revolutionary’s death
08 january 2020 - 14:12:44Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanians on Tuesday commemorated the 50th anniversary of the death of Mohamed Ould Soumeida, the inspirer [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: NCHR calls on judiciary to rigorously handle cases of slavery
25 december 2019 - 15:58:19Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania's National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) on Wednesday called on the judiciary to deal with [...] Full text...
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Bla-xit group demands automatic ‘citizenship’ in Gambia’s new constitution
16 december 2019 - 20:34:26Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Bla-xit, a community of African descendants from Europe and America residing in The Gambia, Monday demanded [...] Full text...
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Qatar to abolish foreign workers sponsorship system from 1 January
16 december 2019 - 10:08:26Doha, Qatar (PANA) - Qatar will abolish the "Kafala" system from 1 January, the Director of Sustainable Development of the [...] Full text...
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No merrymaking for Zimbabwe workers as festive season looms
11 december 2019 - 15:21:54Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwean workers face increasingly depressed wages as they approach Christmas due to hyper-inflationary pressure from a [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Chagos music on UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
11 december 2019 - 13:32:16Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA ) - The Sega tambour, a Mauritian type of music that originated from the Chagos archipelago, [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Unity, social measures at the center of presidential speech on Independence Day
28 november 2019 - 23:51:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Thursday called for consultation between all political forces and [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian slave owner sentenced to 15 years in prison
26 november 2019 - 18:21:23Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The criminal division responsible for the repression of crimes related to human trafficking has sentenced in [...] Full text...
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Call for eradication of slavery in Mauritania
21 november 2019 - 15:12:10Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The President of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Mauritania, Ahmed Salem ould Bouhoubeiny, on [...] Full text...
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ICC jails Bosco Ntaganda 30 years for war crimes, crimes against humanity
07 november 2019 - 11:49:52The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday, unanimously, sentenced Bosco Ntaganda to a total of [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian Government welcomes country's election to UN Human Rights Council
19 october 2019 - 15:37:03Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Mauritanian government has welcomed the country's election to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) [...] Full text...
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Nigeria: Amnesty International asks ICC to launch investigation into crimes by Boko Haram, Nigerian military in anti-terror war
16 october 2019 - 08:06:34Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Global human rights group, Amnesty International(AI), Wednesday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open [...] Full text...
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New district task forces to strengthen counter human trafficking in Sierra Leone
04 october 2019 - 15:24:52Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has supported Sierra Leone’s Ministry for Social Welfare, Gender [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian opposition leader tasks president El Ghazouani with political grieviances
01 october 2019 - 17:40:11Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Biram Dah Abeid, an anti-slavery leader and defeated opposition candidate in the 22 June presidential election [...] Full text...
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Buhari castigates abuse, torture of over 400 men and boys in Kaduna building
28 september 2019 - 17:25:01Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Presidency on Saturday commended the Nigeria Police for the rescue of 400 men and [...] Full text...
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Evacuation of African refugees from Libya to Rwanda to be suspended after 500 arrive, UNHCR official says
27 september 2019 - 13:38:28Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Emergency Transit Mechanism to evacuate people at risk of harm in detention centres inside Libya [...] Full text...
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Sixty-six African migrants from Libya arrive in Rwanda
27 september 2019 - 10:00:49Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The first group of 66 African refugees evacuated by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) from Libya [...] Full text...
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Mauritius launches Intercontinental Slavery Museum project
20 september 2019 - 14:20:27Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius is planning the construction of an Intercontinental Slavery Museum at Aapravasi Ghat in central [...] Full text...
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Mauritius: Pope Francis focused on the suffering of young people
09 september 2019 - 18:36:10Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Pope Francis, during his visit to Mauritius, said at a Mass celebrated with Mary Queen [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Prosecutor's Office to investigate suspected case of slavery
06 september 2019 - 17:07:47Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The General Prosecutor's Office of Mauritania is to open an investigation following reports "of videos on [...] Full text...
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Humanitarian charities say South Sudan displacement crisis still desperate, one year after peace deal
04 september 2019 - 07:33:04Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - One year on from the signing of the peace agreement, millions of South Sudanese remain [...] Full text...
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ECOWAS parliamentarians call on member states to train, create jobs for young people
03 september 2019 - 12:46:49Niamey, Niger (PANA) - Meeting in Niamey, Niger, for an Awareness Forum on Migration, parliamentarians from the Economic Community of [...] Full text...
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Downpour and floodwaters engulf Mauritanian town
27 august 2019 - 14:36:40Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Selibaby town, over 650 km from Nouakchott - in the far east of the Senegal River [...] Full text...
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Mali: About 30 former slaves receive birth, supplementary judgment certificates
20 august 2019 - 22:31:29Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Association of Malian Lawyers (AJM), in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH), an [...] Full text...
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Medical charity looking for 'place of safety' for 356 vulnerable people rescued in Mediterranean
14 august 2019 - 10:15:31Amsterdam, Netherlands (PANA) - Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says after four consecutive days of lifesaving search and rescue [...] Full text...
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Opposition leader criticizes composition of President Ghazouani gov't in Mauritania
09 august 2019 - 14:39:47Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Kane Hamidou Baba, candidate of the Coalition Living Together (CVE-African Negro Movement), in the June 22 [...] Full text...
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AI calls Mauritanian president to prioritize human rights
02 august 2019 - 22:48:06Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The international human rights organization, Amnesty International (AI), Friday urged Mauritanian President Mohamed Cheikh Ahmed ould [...] Full text...
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AI urges new Mauritanian president to prioritise human rights
01 august 2019 - 11:59:07Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania’s new President must commit to addressing the country’s appalling human rights record, by taking meaningful [...] Full text...
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86 people made slaves ousted from homes in Malian region of Kayes
30 july 2019 - 20:41:36Bamako, Mali (PANA) - At least 86 people enslaved for decades were last week ousted from their homes by the [...] Full text...
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Mauritania: Opposition coalition calls for dialogue
23 july 2019 - 15:25:31Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The coalition that backed Biram Dah Abeid, the anti-slavery leader who was second with more than [...] Full text...
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NGO expresses worry over female prisoners’ strike in Nouakchott
21 july 2019 - 16:09:32Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritanian NGO, "La Maison de la Liberté" (The House of Freedom), has expressed deep concern over [...] Full text...
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Mauritanian authorities extend olive branch to defeated candidates in June 22 presidential polls
10 july 2019 - 16:33:03Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Extending an olive branch to the four defeated candidates in the June 22, 2019, presidential election [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International hails conviction of former DRC rebel leader Ntaganda
08 july 2019 - 11:03:39Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) - Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has hailed Monday's conviction by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of [...] Full text...
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RSF wants campaign of intimidation against journalists in Mauritania to stop
05 july 2019 - 16:03:35Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a press freedom organization around the world, has called on the Mauritanian [...] Full text...
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Mauritania's opposition rejects the final results of the presidential election of 22 June 2019
04 july 2019 - 16:06:30Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The leaders of some 15 political parties and organizations that supported the four opposition candidates in [...] Full text...
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Constitutional Council confirms first-round victory for Ghazouani in Mauritania presidential polls
01 july 2019 - 13:19:32Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Constitutional Council of Mauritania on Monday confirmed the results of the presidential election, held on [...] Full text...
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Mauritania denounces citizens of neighbouring countries for disturbing public order
28 june 2019 - 13:39:32Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Mauritania has no diplomatic problems with neighbouring countries, but simply with some nationals of these countries [...] Full text...
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Tension persists in Nouakchott after publication of presidential election result
25 june 2019 - 11:40:17Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Tension persists in Mauritania after the publication of results of last Saturday's presidential election that gave [...] Full text...
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UN expert condemns entrenched racial discrimination and inequality in UK
14 june 2019 - 15:55:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UK Government’s policies exacerbate discrimination, stoke xenophobic sentiment and further entrench racial inequality, the UN’s [...] Full text...
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Mauritius Govt approves public holidays for 2020
08 june 2019 - 06:31:37Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Government of Mauritius has approved a list of 15 public holidays for 2020 at [...] Full text...
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Campaign for Mauritania's 22 June presidential election begins
07 june 2019 - 10:48:36Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Campaign for the 22 June presidential election in Mauritania started on Thursday evening with candidates holding [...] Full text...
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AI urges presidential candidates in Mauritania defend human rights
05 june 2019 - 13:42:41Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Amnesty International (AI), in a statement issued on Wednesday, urged candidates for the presidential election in [...] Full text...
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Africa Liberation Day, about 9.2 million Africans live in servitude
24 may 2019 - 20:55:40Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coordinator of the pan-African Africans Rising Movement, Ms. Coumba Toure, said here Friday that there [...] Full text...
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EU envoys meet with Mauritanian presidential candidates
23 may 2019 - 13:53:46Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Ambassadors of the European Union (EU) and all its member countries accredited to Mauritania have begun [...] Full text...
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Lawyers report detention of two Mauritanian bloggers to UN
22 may 2019 - 11:13:54Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Lawyers of two Mauritanian bloggers who have been detained since March have reported the situation of [...] Full text...
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Mauritania’s Constitutional Council releases provisional list of presidential candidates
09 may 2019 - 15:24:31Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Mauritania’s Constitutional Council on Thursday released a provisional list of six candidates for the 22 June [...] Full text...
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US hail Congo’s adoption of human trafficking bill
07 may 2019 - 23:00:53Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The US State department director for central Africa, Melanie Higgins, Tuesday hailed the bill on human [...] Full text...
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Mauritania Constitutional Council receives registration from 4 candidates for June presidential election
04 may 2019 - 16:24:48Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The Constitutional Council on Saturday received applications from four candidates for the Mauritanian presidential election on [...] Full text...
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Plea for criminalization of modern slavery in Africa
28 april 2019 - 16:04:56Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The coordinator of the Pan-African movement ‘Africans Rising’, Mrs Coumba Touré, on Saturday urged all African [...] Full text...
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Human rights associations take legal action against France for delivering boats to Libyan coastguards
25 april 2019 - 16:40:06Paris, France (PANA) - Eight associations on Thursday seized the administrative court of Paris to request the suspension of delivery [...] Full text...
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Former DR Congo soldier found guilty of rape, use of child soldiers
19 april 2019 - 09:36:32Goma, DR Congo (PANA) – A Congolese military court’s conviction of a warlord for the war crimes of rape and [...] Full text...
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Another batch of 136 stranded Nigerians return from Libya
16 april 2019 - 14:38:09Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday said that it has received another batch of [...] Full text...
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Anti-slavery leader to run in June presidential election in Mauritania
25 march 2019 - 23:56:42Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - Biram Dah Ould Abeid, leader of the Abolitionist Movement Resurgence Initiative (IRA-an anti-slavery NGO), said here [...] Full text...
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South Sudanese mothers teaching daughters ‘safer’ ways to survive rape - UN rights
12 march 2019 - 21:28:28Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Sexual attacks in South Sudan are so common that mothers now teach their daughters how to [...] Full text...
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Mauritania launches the alliance 8.7
04 march 2019 - 20:17:00Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The 8.7 African initiative, part of a world without forced labor, was launched this Monday in [...] Full text...
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Ivorian Minister condemns documentary on child labour in Ivorian plantations
04 march 2019 - 20:05:10Paris, France (PANA) - The Ivorian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, has strongly criticized a documentary [...] Full text...
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Slavery is ‘’an irreparable’’ crime against humanity, says former French justice minister
01 march 2019 - 12:27:40Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) – Slavery is an "irreparable" crime against humanity, Christine Taubira, former French minister of Justice, said [...] Full text...
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Rights group says 'justice vital to peace' in CAR
22 february 2019 - 10:05:57Bangui, CAR (PANA) - The peace accord between the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and armed groups that was [...] Full text...
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UN rights experts ‘outraged’ at ongoing widespread rights violations in South Sudan
21 february 2019 - 05:34:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - United Nations investigators on Wednesday denounced a raft of gross human rights violations being perpetrated in [...] Full text...
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UN experts release critical report on Belgian colonial rule in DR Congo
13 february 2019 - 12:40:51Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has expressed worry over a report by UN experts which asks [...] Full text...
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Mauritian media this week highlight slavery
02 february 2019 - 11:20:36Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The celebration of the 184th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, with Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto [...] Full text...
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Human trafficking a 'grave concern' in SADC region
01 february 2019 - 17:54:33Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - More than 30 women die in the hands of their violent spouses, boyfriends or fiancés yearly [...] Full text...
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Dozens of organisations criticise European gov'ts on deaths of migrants in Mediterranean
01 february 2019 - 16:29:42Paris, France (PANA) – Two years after Italy’s EU-backed migration deal with Libya, more than 5,300 women, men and children [...] Full text...
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Mauritius, Mozambique sign three MoUs to deepen economic ties
31 january 2019 - 12:58:19Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius and Mozambique on Thursday renewed their commitment to deepen existing bilateral and economic ties [...] Full text...
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Mozambican President starts official visit to Mauritius
30 january 2019 - 14:54:16Plaisance, Mauritius (PANA) – Mozambican President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi on Wednesday arrived in Mauritius, leading a 25-member delegation, as Chief [...] Full text...
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Human trafficking cases hit a 13-year record high, new UN report shows
30 january 2019 - 04:26:49New York, US (PANA) - The latest Global Report On Trafficking In Persons, released on Tuesday by the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams Mauritania for repressive laws
18 january 2019 - 05:04:30Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) – Mauritanian authorities used a litany of harsh and overbroad laws on terrorism, cybercrime, apostasy, and criminal [...] Full text...
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