Ugandan Military Court to try opposition leader Besigye

22 november 2024 - 08:30:08
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan military court in Kampala has ordered former opposition presidential candidate, Kizza Besigye, and his [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Cyberattacks on healthcare: A global threat that can’t be ignored

09 november 2024 - 06:41:08
New York, US (PANA) - An alarming surge in ransomware attacks is putting the world’s healthcare infrastructure at critical risk, [...] Full text...

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ICC prosecute Ugandan rebel leader in absentia

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

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Kenyan Parliament votes to oust Deputy President

18 october 2024 - 00:32:38
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan Parliament has voted to oust Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, cutting short his five-year term [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Deputy President taken ill before taking witness stand in impeachment trial

17 october 2024 - 15:47:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was taken ill on Thursday, shortly before taking the witness stand [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for ‘fundamental freedoms’ to be upheld in Tunisia

16 october 2024 - 04:38:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights chief Volker Türk is calling on Tunisian authorities to protect the democratic process [...] Full text...

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‘Stop torture in Rwanda’: Human Rights Watch

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

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Kenya Parliament approves impeachment motion against Deputy President

09 october 2024 - 08:39:55
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) -  Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been impeached after a daylong session in Parliament which ended [...] Full text...

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Kenya Parliament debates motion to impeach Deputy President

08 october 2024 - 14:51:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan Members of Parliament began debating the special motion to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from [...] Full text...

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

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

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Kenyan Parliament set to move impeachment motion against Deputy President

01 october 2024 - 13:26:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The short-lived political cohabitation between Kenya's deputy President Geoffrey Rigathi Gachagua and the President William Ruto, [...] Full text...

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Niger’s new terrorism database threatens rights - HRW

01 october 2024 - 10:13:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights [...] Full text...

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New WHO guidance puts forward recommendations for more effective and equitable clinical trials

25 september 2024 - 14:20:25
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday released guidance to improve the design, conduct and oversight [...] Full text...

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Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, UNICEF warns

20 september 2024 - 07:32:56
New York, US (PANA) - Last October’s attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a [...] Full text...

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UN Rights office highlights mass killings, sexual violence in Libya

01 september 2024 - 04:26:49
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN report has warned that the continued lack of accountability and years of impunity enjoyed by [...] Full text...

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Sudan: ‘Dire consequences for survivors’ lacking medical and trauma services

31 august 2024 - 19:00:06
Geneva - 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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UN rights expert condemns terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, Pakistan

31 august 2024 - 07:58:24
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A UN independent human rights expert on Friday condemned recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso, which [...] Full text...

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DR Congo: Little Justice for Goma Massacre Victims

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

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Two people who criticised ‘state of siege’ in DR Congo arrested: Rights group

23 august 2024 - 12:59:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Two human rights defenders who held a news conference to criticise the Demcratic Republic of Congo's [...] Full text...

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Amid reports of torture inside Isareli jails, rights experts call for end to impunity

06 august 2024 - 06:09:31
Geneva, 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 - 17:09:17
Geneva, 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 - 05:25:38
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Wednesday that it is extremely concerned about the [...] Full text...

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

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

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Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians

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

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Judgement in Conakry Stadium massacre trial due on 31 July

26 july 2024 - 11:46:12
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – A court in Guinea is scheduled to deliver a verdict, including on reparations claims, on 31 [...] Full text...

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'Rights in free fall in Niger after coup' - Rights groups

25 july 2024 - 06:51:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The military authorities in Niger have cracked down on the opposition, media, and peaceful dissent since taking [...] Full text...

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Human rights abuses in CAR detention centres need urgent response: UN experts

18 july 2024 - 18:39:06
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Immediate action is needed to address human rights abuses in detention centres across the Central African [...] Full text...

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Top official warns of weakened regional security following withdrawal from West African economic bloc by Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger

13 july 2024 - 05:42:15
New York, US (PANA) - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s decision to pull out of the Economic Community of West [...] Full text...

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Suspected Chinese human traffickers appear in court in South Africa

05 july 2024 - 11:01:59
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The trial of seven Chinese nationals charged with human trafficking and child labour offences [...] Full text...

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Conviction of Malian terrorist is 'another significant milestone in accountability' - Guterres

27 june 2024 - 05:50:50
New 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 - 17:59:52
The 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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Senegal holds national dialogue on reform and modernisation of the judicial system

28 may 2024 - 17:20:48
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - A national dialogue on the reform and modernisation of Senegal's judicial system opened in Dakar on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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South Africa welcomes International Criminal Court arrest warrants

21 may 2024 - 10:29:25
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Office of the South African Presidency has welcomed Monday’s International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...

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Former Gambia’s Interior minister jailed 20 years by Swiss court for crimes against humanity

15 may 2024 - 13:07:05
Banjul, 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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Libyan diplomat says collaboration with ICC does not replace national sovereignty

15 may 2024 - 11:22:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's representative to the United Nations, Taher el-Sonni, has stressed that collaboration with the International Criminal [...] Full text...

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Vaccine ‘patches’ trial shows promise, says WHO

10 may 2024 - 06:45:41
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Few enjoy having injections and if you have children, you probably like them even less when it’s time for [...] Full text...

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Former CAR president François Bozizé must face trial for crimes against humanity - Amnesty International

01 may 2024 - 07:08:04
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has called on Guinea Bissau to arrest former president of the [...] Full text...

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30 years on, justice for genocide crimes in Rwanda more urgent than ever, says rights group

05 april 2024 - 13:12:18
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - As the 30th commemoration begins this Sunday, 7 April of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi [...] Full text...

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UN human rights experts urge Egypt to halt executions

04 april 2024 - 05:48:15
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed grave concern after death sentences [...] Full text...

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Amadou Ba congratulates Bassirou Diomaye Faye on winning the Senegalese presidential election

25 march 2024 - 16:21:02
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The government candidate, Amadou Ba, has congratulated the opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who was declared [...] Full text...

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Scientists progress to Phase III trial for TB vaccine in South Africa

20 march 2024 - 18:42:58
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Scientists are progressing to the third phase trial of a candidate vaccine to prevent Tuberculosis, which [...] Full text...

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Senegal gets ready for postponed presidential election on Sunday

20 march 2024 - 07:45:50
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - As voters in the West African state of Senegal prepare to go to the polls on [...] Full text...

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South African power nozzle manufacturer readies for intra-Africa export

18 march 2024 - 09:42:42
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) – South Africa’s Krugersdorp-based Afri-Tech Mining Supplies is destined for export of its award-winning Power [...] Full text...

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Gaza: UN working closely with partners on new maritime aid lifeline

10 march 2024 - 07:40:50
New York, US (PANA) - An international maritime aid corridor to Gaza could be in operation as early as Sunday, [...] Full text...

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UN crime prevention chief pledges enhanced cooperation in Somalia

05 march 2024 - 06:28:44
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Ghada Waly has highlighted [...] Full text...

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ICC Trial Chamber orders reparations for victims of Uganda warlord Ongwen

29 february 2024 - 07:59:18
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday set the financial liability of Ugandan warlord, Dominic Ongwen [...] Full text...

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Kenyan starve to death church declared organized criminal group

31 january 2024 - 23:33:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Kenyan church whose members starved to death in the belief that they would meet their [...] Full text...

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What artificial Intelligence means for economics: Opinion By Daniel Björkegren and Joshua E. Blumenstock

27 january 2024 - 07:59:36
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - AI must be carefully adapted to benefit the poor, shows research in Kenya, Togo, and Sierra [...] Full text...

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MRCG at LSHTM's integral role in the development RTS,S malaria vaccine

24 january 2024 - 20:05:19
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Researchers at The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and [...] Full text...

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Ghana High Court sentences six to death for coup plot, aquits three

24 january 2024 - 17:27:31
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The High Court in Accra has convicted six coup plotters for various counts of conspiracy to [...] Full text...

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Traces of spyware identified on mobile phones of two journalists in Togo -RSF

23 january 2024 - 16:01:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As the trial of two Togolese journalists prosecuted by a member of the government got [...] Full text...

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Former Sierra Leone President Koroma arrives in Nigeria in exile under ECOWAS-brokered accord (By Paul Ejime)

19 january 2024 - 22:27:43
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Sierra Leone's former President Ernest Bai Koroma, accused of treason by the government of his country [...] Full text...

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HRW: Gaddafi son 'wrongfully' held for 8 years in Lebanon should be released

16 january 2024 - 09:03:44
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Lebanese authorities should immediately release Hannibal Gaddafi, a son of Libya's former leader, who has been held in [...] Full text...

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HRW denounces persistence of impunity in Libya for perpetrators of human rights violations

13 january 2024 - 14:12:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Armed groups and militias in Libya continue to commit violations against Libyans and illegal migrants in [...] Full text...

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Gambian ex-minister Sonko faces crimes against humanity charges

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

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Legendary South African photographer Peter Magubane dies

02 january 2024 - 07:51:15
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Peter Magubane, the anti-apartheid activist and renowned photographer, died on Monday at the age [...] Full text...

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Burkina Faso Parliament limits French as working language

31 december 2023 - 14:15:27
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Burkina Faso's Parliament on Saturday voted in favour of the bill to revise the Constitution, [...] Full text...

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Greece to deport fugitive wanted on terrorism charges to Morocco

29 december 2023 - 12:37:02
Athens, Greece (PANA) - The Greek authorities are set to deport Mohamed Boudarka, who is wanted in a terrorism case, [...] Full text...

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New seeds, better seeds? World Bank Blog By Sergio Puerto, Ph.D. candidate in Applied Economics at Cornell University

17 december 2023 - 12:55:59
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Imagine you are a scientist in charge of deciding which new crop variety to [...] Full text...

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Amnesty condemns killing of Mozambican journalist Fernando Chamusse; demand investigation

16 december 2023 - 10:18:36
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Amnesty International has condemned the deplorable killing of Mozambican journalist João Fernando Chamusse on 14 [...] Full text...

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Researcher from Burkina Faso among the 10 scientists of the year, British magazine

13 december 2023 - 20:40:04
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Professor Halidou Tinto is the winner of Nature'10, which rewards the ten scientists who made [...] Full text...

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Can financial incentives protect female sex workers from gender-based violence? Lessons learned from a randomised trial of a lottery intervention in Tanzania: World Bank Blog By Rebecca Hémono, Marianna Balampama, Damien de Walque and William H. Dow

09 december 2023 - 10:12:56
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Gender-based violence (GBV) is a pervasive global health crisis; one in three women worldwide [...] Full text...

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

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

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

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

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Germany: Verdict on extrajudicial killings in The Gambia

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

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US concerned about violence in Ethiopia: Blinken

18 november 2023 - 06:34:06
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US has expressed concern about ongoing violence in Amhara, Oromia and elsewhere in Ethiopia. A statement [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia crisis: WFP restarts food assistance

17 november 2023 - 06:55:22
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In drought and conflict-affected Ethiopia, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday it was [...] Full text...

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USAID resumes food assistance for Ethiopia

15 november 2023 - 07:44:15
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Tuesday that it would resume [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor drops war crimes charges against former minister minister

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

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Zimbabwe risk another FIFA ban

17 october 2023 - 06:27:13
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) is risking another ban by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) [...] Full text...

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WHO recommends second malaria vaccine for children

02 october 2023 - 18:26:35
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a second vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria [...] Full text...

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Ugandan newspaper criticises ICC bid to revive Joseph Kony war crimes trial

30 september 2023 - 19:05:55
Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Efforts to revive the trial of Joseph Kony, leader of the northern Uganda rebel group, the [...] Full text...

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South African liberation hero Aziz Pahad dead at 82

28 september 2023 - 09:29:04
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Anti-apartheid activist Aziz Pahad, who played an important role in the liberation of South [...] Full text...

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FIFA keeps close watch on developments in Mali

07 september 2023 - 16:02:43
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - FIFA says it is “closely monitoring” events in Mali after Mamoutou Touré, a FIFA Council member, [...] Full text...

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Eritrean soldiers committed crimes against humanity in Ethiopia - Rights group

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

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Rights groups call for release of jailed Burundian journalist

30 august 2023 - 06:15:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights organisations are calling on the Burundian authorities to "immediately and unconditionally" release and quash the [...] Full text...

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UN rights body flags deteriorating human rights situation in Ethiopia

29 august 2023 - 14:32:11
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday flagged the deteriorating human rights situation in [...] Full text...

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

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

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Rights group flags crackdown on opposition ahead of elections in DRC

22 august 2023 - 19:16:04
Kinshasa, DRC (PANA) – The authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have targeted leaders of opposition political parties, [...] Full text...

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Rwandan genocide suspect re-arrested in South Africa

16 august 2023 - 12:52:39
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rwandan genocide fugitive Fulgence Kayishema, who was arrested near Cape Town earlier this year, [...] Full text...

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South African man accused of torching Parliament 'unfit to stand trial'

10 august 2023 - 12:40:28
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The Western Cape High Court on Thursday heard that alleged arsonist Zandile Mafe is [...] Full text...

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Faith leaders find ‘hidden’ children living with HIV (Feature by UN News)

06 august 2023 - 07:22:20
New York, US (PANA) - To find “hidden” children living with HIV around the world, you need to find their [...] Full text...

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Ghana special prosecutor arrests former Sanitation and Water Resources minister over suspected corruption

24 july 2023 - 13:21:30
Accra, Ghana (PANA) - Ghana's Special Prosecutor has placed Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, under arrest for [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: ICC launches investigation into surging violence in Darfur

14 july 2023 - 05:12:05
New York, US (PANA) - The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Thursday that he is investigating [...] Full text...

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Suspect accused of torching South Africa's Parliament confesses in court

13 july 2023 - 09:59:01
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The man accused of causing millions of dollars of damage by setting fire to [...] Full text...

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FIFA to use Women’s World Cup as crash test dummy for new VAR protocols

02 july 2023 - 14:34:03
Zurich, Switzerland (PANA) - The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup begins later this summer with the United States looking to [...] Full text...

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UN agency urged to address deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia

28 june 2023 - 06:18:20
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four human rights organisations have urged the UN Human Rights Council to urgently address the deterioration [...] Full text...

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Tunisia must ‘change course’ amid media crackdown: UN rights chief

24 june 2023 - 06:32:17
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - In Tunisia, “vague” legislation is being used to criminalise independent journalism and suppress criticism of the [...] Full text...

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Rwandan genocide suspect seeks asylum in South Africa

21 june 2023 - 09:45:27
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Rwandan genocide-accused Fulgence Kayishema will apply for asylum in South Africa, his lawyer told [...] Full text...

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Macro-economic challenges hamper Zimbabwe maize farmers’ efforts to raise production

19 june 2023 - 09:28:31
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe’s maize crop for marketing year 2023/24 is estimated at 1.5 million metric tons, representing an [...] Full text...

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UN tribunal declares Rwanda genocide suspect unfit for trial

07 june 2023 - 12:34:22
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals has ruled that Félicien Kabuga, a Rwandan genocide [...] Full text...

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Libyan media organisations support parliament's ban on trial of civilians by military courts

03 june 2023 - 18:40:17
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan media organizations on Friday welcomed the Libyan parliament's decision to ban the trial of civilians [...] Full text...

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Demonstrations in Senegal claim another victim

03 june 2023 - 15:26:56
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) – A boy was killed during demonstrations in Guinaw Rail, a district commune in the department of [...] Full text...

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Senegal: Amnesty International calls on authorities to immediately stop police violence and restore social media

02 june 2023 - 18:24:18
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reacting to the violence that broke out Thursday in Dakar and other cities following the [...] Full text...

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Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko jailed two years for 'corrupting the youth'

01 june 2023 - 12:57:13
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko was sentenced on Thursday to two years' imprisonment and a fine [...] Full text...

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US sanctions two Malian military officers, Russian Wagner commander for 2022 massacre in Mali village

26 may 2023 - 07:56:55
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Department of State is imposing visa restrictions on two Malian military commanders for their [...] Full text...

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Banjul conference urges tough measures against unconstitutional change in ECOWAS

26 may 2023 - 06:40:13
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The ECOWAS Community Court’s 2023 International Conference on “Zero Tolerance for Unconstitutional Change of Government” (UCG) [...] Full text...

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Mali: Rights group calls for trial of perpetrators of Moura massacre

18 may 2023 - 06:30:06
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Human rights group, Amnesty International, has called for the trial by a competent court of perpetrators [...] Full text...

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Sudan conflict: Church leader says RSF has looted its property, created havoc

16 may 2023 - 16:58:09
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese Episcopal Anglican Church on  Tuesday issued a statement saying its building and offices had [...] Full text...

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Rights group accuses Tunisian gov't of moving to dismantle largest opposition party

11 may 2023 - 07:54:09
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) – The Tunisian authorities have intensified their attack on opponents of President Kais Saied’s 2021 power grab, moving [...] Full text...

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Swiss prosecutors charge former Gambian minister with crimes against humanity

18 april 2023 - 16:30:17
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Swiss prosecutors have charged a former interior minister of The Gambia with crimes against humanity for [...] Full text...

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South Africa: Mandela's grandson addresses Putin dilemma

31 march 2023 - 08:03:54
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) -Mandla Mandela, the grandson of former South African president, Nelson Mandela, has called on South [...] Full text...

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South African President Ramaphosa salutes fallen liberation hero Moosa Moolla

27 march 2023 - 10:17:51
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African liberation hero Moosa Moolla died on Sunday after a long illness. He [...] Full text...

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High crop prices prompt Kenya farmers to increase maize, wheat production

23 march 2023 - 11:28:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya expects a rise in maize and wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2023/24 to 3.18 [...] Full text...

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South Africa grapples with Putin dilemma

23 march 2023 - 07:59:49
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Foreign Minister, Naledi Pandor, says Pretoria will have to discuss the arrest [...] Full text...

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EU urged to prioritise human rights over politics in Tunisia talks

19 march 2023 - 06:01:47
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Four human rights organisations are urging the European Union foreign affairs ministers to publicly press the Tuniaian authorities [...] Full text...

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2023 Elections: Nigeria's fate in the hands of their Lordships (By Paul Ejime)

11 march 2023 - 06:16:48
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - From all indications, the Supreme Court will likely decide the outcome of Nigeria's tightly contested 25th February [...] Full text...

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ICC investigation sought over South Sudanese conflict

20 february 2023 - 14:34:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A global law firm has requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) to begin an immediate inquiry [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief concerned over crackdown on opposition in Tunisia

15 february 2023 - 05:13:10
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has voiced concern over the deepening crackdown [...] Full text...

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Rights expert urges Italy to stop criminalising activists saving migrant lives at sea

10 february 2023 - 05:35:30
Rome, Italy (PANA) - Activists working with sea-rescue charities in Italy should not be criminalised, a UN independent human rights [...] Full text...

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Kenyan opposition leaders rattled after night raid on former Interior Secretary

09 february 2023 - 13:19:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's opposition leaders stayed at the home of former Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang'i, after a [...] Full text...

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Facebook owners competent to stand trial in Kenyan labour court

07 february 2023 - 19:41:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Meta, which owns social media platform, Facebook, is suitable to face trial before a Kenyan Court [...] Full text...

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UN expert 'deeply concerned' about regression of human rights in Sudan

04 february 2023 - 06:19:06
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The UN Human Rights expert in the Sudan, Radhouane Nouicer, says a new phase of the [...] Full text...

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Mauritius wants to become a clinical trial destination

31 january 2023 - 17:11:52
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritian Health and Wellness Minister Kailesh Jagutpal said Tuesday Mauritius would offer an attractive and favourable [...] Full text...

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Judge in former South African President Zuma's graft case recuses himself

30 january 2023 - 12:44:16
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Judge Piet Koen on Monday recused himself from the high-profile corruption case against former [...] Full text...

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Sudan: Progress in Darfur militia leader trial, but Government cooperation wanes

26 january 2023 - 05:15:19
New York, US (PANA) - “Swift progress” has been made at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the trial against [...] Full text...

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

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

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Tunisian opposition figure arrested at his home

21 january 2023 - 18:31:00
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisian police broke into the home of lawyer Seif Eddine Makhlouf, a fierce opponent of Tunisian [...] Full text...

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Alleged Gambian “Death Squad” Driver’s Trial Progresses

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

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Amnesty International calls out Algeria for mass death sentences

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

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Forty-six Ivorian soldiers pardoned in Mali arrive back home

08 january 2023 - 15:31:45
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 46 Ivorian soldiers tried and convicted in Mali for an alleged attempted coup and [...] Full text...

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Darfur: In tense situation, as simple brawl results in death and displacement

07 january 2023 - 15:17:12
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - When tension is high and mistrust has accumulated for decades, it takes a simple brawl over [...] Full text...

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Mali's Transitional President pardons 49 Ivorian soldiers detained since last July

07 january 2023 - 14:38:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's Transitional President Colonel Assimi Goita has granted a presidential pardon, with full remission of sentence, [...] Full text...

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Malian court hands down heavy jail terms, death sentences to Ivorian soldiers

31 december 2022 - 14:03:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A Malian court has handed down stiff jail terms and death sentences to Ivorian soldiers detained [...] Full text...

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Trial of 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali opens in Bamako

30 december 2022 - 15:45:19
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of 46 Ivorian soldiers arrested last July in Bamako, Mali, has begun at the [...] Full text...

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Reporters Without Borders calls for charges to be dropped against Cameroonian journalist

23 december 2022 - 16:10:42
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the charges against Amadou Vamoulké, a journalist and [...] Full text...

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Report/ Bashir Trial: the thin line between political and legal trial in display

22 december 2022 - 15:35:24
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Most Sudanese in their thirties and forties have known no other president but Omar Bashir who [...] Full text...

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Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba welcomes US decision not to reopen Lockerbie compensation case

21 december 2022 - 13:49:16
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdelhamid al-Dbaiba has welcomed confirmation by the [...] Full text...

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US reaffirms transfer of Libyan suspect in Lockerbie case 'legal'

21 december 2022 - 13:22:14
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya has reiterated that the operation to transfer Abu Ajila Mohamed Massoud [...] Full text...

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DRC warlord sent to Belgium prison facility

15 december 2022 - 13:08:05
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - Bosco Ntaganda, a DR Congo warlord convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity in [...] Full text...

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Libyans concerned about trial of alleged Pan Am Flight 103 bombmaker by the US

13 december 2022 - 13:41:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan National Security Adviser, Ibrahim Bouchnaf, on Monday discussed with the US Special Envoy to Libya, Ambassador [...] Full text...

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

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

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New political deal ‘offers a path’ to realising Sudanese aspirations - UN official

08 december 2022 - 05:35:43
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The signing of a political framework agreement in Sudan could signal a way out of the [...] Full text...

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Abdoulazize Bamogo appointed President of Superior Council of Communication of Burkina Faso

07 december 2022 - 14:59:50
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Captain Ibrahim Traoré late Tuesday appointed Abdoulazize Bamogo as president of the Supreme Council of Communication in [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges governments to support justice

05 december 2022 - 07:02:09
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) – Member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should make a commitment at their annual meeting [...] Full text...

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ICC reignites hope for long-delayed justice in Libya

05 december 2022 - 06:48:57
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A visit to Libya by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has reignited hope for long-delayed justice [...] Full text...

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UK court holds pre-trial conference over Nigerian gas project cancellation

02 december 2022 - 20:25:10
London, UK (PANA) - A British Court has set the stage for the hearing of a case in which an [...] Full text...

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

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

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Doses of Ebola candidate vaccines expected to be shipped to Uganda next week: WHO

17 november 2022 - 06:16:21
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Three candidate Ebola vaccines for a proposed clinical trial in Uganda should be shipped to the [...] Full text...

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Children of African descent ‘not considered children at all’, rights experts charge

09 november 2022 - 05:38:05
New York, US (PANA) - In a report issued on Tuesday, UN human rights experts outline how discrimination affects black [...] Full text...

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President of Burkina Faso's National Human Rights Commission arrested

08 november 2022 - 18:45:01
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Kalifa Rodrigue Yemboado Namoano, President of the National Human Rights Commission of Burkina Faso (CNDH), [...] Full text...

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UN rights chief calls for immediate release of jailed blogger and activist

08 november 2022 - 16:52:04
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk on Tuesday appealed to Egypt to free a prominent [...] Full text...

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ICC Prosecutor to brief UN Security Council on Libyan situation

08 november 2022 - 12:30:28
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, will brief the UN Security Council [...] Full text...

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

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

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ICC Prosecutor received in Tripoli by chairman of Libyan Council

06 november 2022 - 18:04:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Manfi, received on Saturday in Tripoli the prosecutor [...] Full text...

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Large mobilisation of Muslims in Mali to denounce the offence against Islam on social networks

05 november 2022 - 19:03:15
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Several thousands of Muslim faithful came out on Friday afternoon on the Boulevard de l'Independence, in [...] Full text...

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French court jails former Liberian warlord for life

03 november 2022 - 06:05:44
Paris, 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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UN chief welcomes completion of first trial of Special Criminal Court in CAR

02 november 2022 - 05:25:34
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has  welcomed the completion of the first trial of the [...] Full text...

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Special Criminal Court in CAR to issue first verdict on Monday

28 october 2022 - 06:36:22
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic (CAR) will issue its first verdict on Monday, [...] Full text...

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39 Ebola deaths recorded in Uganda, capital Kampala affected, says WHO

13 october 2022 - 15:59:19
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday reported 54 confirmed and 20 probable cases of [...] Full text...

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Rights groups hail trial in France of accused person for crimes against humanity in Liberian civil war

06 october 2022 - 10:22:43
Paris, France (PANA) – The trial in France of Kunti K. for crimes against humanity in his alleged role as a Liberian former [...] Full text...

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

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

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Rights group slams conviction of Zimbabwean author, protester

01 october 2022 - 12:34:16
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Amnesty International has slammed the conviction of Zimbabwean author and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga and fellow protester [...] Full text...

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Top South African court rules against former President Zuma

29 september 2022 - 11:11:44
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Former President Jacob Zuma has failed to convince the Constitutional Court that leading judge [...] Full text...

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

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

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Guinea: UN pledges support for justice and accountability, as stadium massacre trial begins

29 september 2022 - 05:31:02
New 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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UN chief, Guinea PM discuss 'swift' return to constitutional order

28 september 2022 - 09:28:46
New 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 - 06:31:24
Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The United States has welcomed the opening of trial proceedings at the International Criminal Court [...] Full text...

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Former Guinean Transitional President Dadis Camara arrested

27 september 2022 - 17:55:55
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The former Guinean president of the 2009 transition, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, was arrested on Tuesday [...] Full text...

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Central African Republic: Said trial opens at International Criminal Court

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

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Landmark trial for 2009 Guinea stadium massacre set to start on 28 September

23 september 2022 - 11:23:25
Conakry, 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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Libyan Parliament to sit next Thursday in Benghazi

13 september 2022 - 14:00:21
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (Parliament), Aguila Saleh, has called on MPs to [...] Full text...

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South Sudan: Human rights violations in Unity state committed with ‘impunity’

07 september 2022 - 06:15:15
Juba, South Sudan (PANA) - As fighting continues in South Sudan, a new UN report released on Tuesday documents 173 [...] Full text...

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ICC delegation follows up on preparations for Guinea stadium massacre trial

06 september 2022 - 12:17:01
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - A delegation from the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrived on Monday in Conakry where the opening [...] Full text...

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ICC to open office in Sudan, ICC Prosecutor says

30 august 2022 - 06:21:33
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has agreed to establish a representation office for the International Criminal Court (ICC) [...] Full text...

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Darfur: Trial of Janjaweed leader must not be ‘a false dawn’ for justice, Security Council hears

24 august 2022 - 05:16:59
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The trial of senior Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb – the first prosecution to get underway at [...] Full text...

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WHO recommends two new lifesaving medicines to treat Ebola

20 august 2022 - 05:26:09
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for countries to improve access to two lifesaving Ebola [...] Full text...

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Rights group urges Sierra Leonean authorities to ensure 'robust, impartial' investigation into deadly protests

14 august 2022 - 06:34:30
Freetown, Sierra Leone (PANA) - Human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has urged the authorities in Sierra Leone to ensure "a [...] Full text...

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Blinken raises human rights, jailing of Hotel Rwanda hero Rusesabagina with Rwandan president Kagame

11 august 2022 - 13:35:00
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in Rwanda on the final leg of his [...] Full text...

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US should raise human rights concerns, abuse by M23 rebels during Secretary of State's visit to Rwanda

09 august 2022 - 11:49:22
Washington, DC, US (PANA) – The United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s planned visit to Rwanda from 10-12 August, will [...] Full text...

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ICC issues warrant for CAR rebel leader Noureddine Adam

09 august 2022 - 10:38:05
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The International Criminal Court (ICC)  last week made public an arrest warrant for a rebel leader [...] Full text...

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Rights watchdog says reforms crucial for civilian rule in Mali

09 august 2022 - 10:13:44
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A human rghts advocate on Tuesday urged Mali's authorities to act to uphold fundamental freedoms and the [...] Full text...

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Medical charity MSF closes two offices in Cameroon's South-West Region

02 august 2022 - 09:23:54
Yaounde, Cameroon (PANA) - Medical charity, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), has closed its offices in two bases in Cameroon's South-West [...] Full text...

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ICC issues arrest warrant against former CAR minister Mahamat Nouradine Adam for alleged war crimes

29 july 2022 - 10:15:28
The Hague, Netherlands (PANA) - The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warrant of [...] Full text...

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Rights group slams Morocco for 'silencing' critical activists, journalists

28 july 2022 - 08:56:15
New 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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FNDC announces series of demonstrations in Guinea

22 july 2022 - 17:38:41
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) Friday announced "peaceful citizens' demonstrations" on [...] Full text...

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US Embassy in Libya welcomes progress on Libyan army reunification

20 july 2022 - 17:28:26
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The US embassy in Libya has welcomed the progress made in the process of unifying the [...] Full text...

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Guinea junta leader orders commencement of trial of 28 September 2009 massacre

15 july 2022 - 13:02:05
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The leader of Guinea's military junta, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, has ordered the commencement of the trial of security [...] Full text...

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Guinea pressure group files complaint against police for violence against its members

14 july 2022 - 12:53:25
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), a leading Guinean pressure group in [...] Full text...

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Initial consultations for collective reparations launched in Mali

13 july 2022 - 13:23:10
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Trust Fund for Victims ordered by the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the conviction of Malian [...] Full text...

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FNDC doubts sincerity of ruling junta in Guinea

16 june 2022 - 14:56:39
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) in Guinea has expressed doubts about [...] Full text...

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South Africa's most wanted fugitives arrested in Dubai

07 june 2022 - 07:49:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa’s most wanted fugitives are behind bars in Dubai following a global manhunt. Alleged [...] Full text...

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Kenyan election candidates face corruption hurdles

02 june 2022 - 16:17:27
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – The campaigns ahead of the 9 August 2022 general elections in Kenya have officially kicked off [...] Full text...

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Libyan prosecutor announces case against Somali smuggler and five others for crimes against migrants in Libya

01 june 2022 - 15:52:32
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Somali smuggler and five others are facing trial for committing crimes against migrants, smuggling them [...] Full text...

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Victims of late Chadian dictator Habre yet to receive reparations

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

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Coronavirus: WHO validates 11th vaccine for pandemic

19 may 2022 - 16:26:59
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for "CONVIDECIA", a vaccine [...] Full text...

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ICC trial of alleged Malian terrorist resumes

11 may 2022 - 12:11:44
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The trial of alleged Malian terrorist, Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud, resumed [...] Full text...

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Libya takes delivery of 7,000 tonnes of wheat at port of Tripoli

07 may 2022 - 16:01:13
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya Friday took delivery of 7,000 tons of wheat at the seaport of Tripoli, illustrating the [...] Full text...

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NGO reports 14 cases of press freedom violations in Libya

07 may 2022 - 14:55:27
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - A Libyan NGO  working in the defence of freedom of information and the press over the [...] Full text...

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Amnesty International calls out leaders of Libyan state-funded militia for rights abuses

05 may 2022 - 10:38:08
Tripoli, 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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Libyan NGOs urge authorities to do more to protect press freedom

04 may 2022 - 13:50:24
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Twenty-one Libyan human rights organisations have urged the Libyan authorities to take more measures to protect [...] Full text...

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'Thomas Sankara's family not claiming financial compensation'

26 april 2022 - 06:07:58
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The family of Captain Thomas Sankara, the former Burkinabe president assassinated in October 1987, said [...] Full text...

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Over one million African children receive world's first malaria vaccine

25 april 2022 - 10:55:29
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - As World Malaria Day is marked on Monday, the UN World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced [...] Full text...

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Two former Guinean ministers placed under arrest

22 april 2022 - 12:55:16
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Two former Guinean ministers of the government deposed last September have been placed under arrest, after [...] Full text...

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Germany tries crimes against humanity committed in Gambia

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

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First-ever special criminal court trial opens in CAR

19 april 2022 - 20:11:26
Bangui, Central African Republic (PANA) - Mr Abdoulaye Diarra, Amnesty International’s Central Africa researcher, has lauded the opening of the [...] Full text...

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Civil interests judgment in Thomas Sankara trial postponed to 25 April

13 april 2022 - 16:22:02
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The civil interests judgment of the trial of the assassination of Captain Thomas Sankara and [...] Full text...

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