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A dozen civilians were killed by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in two separate attacks in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces, local sources said
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Nigeria Records 717 Rape Cases in Five Months - Official
The police chief called on Nigerians to join in efforts to tackle rape and other sexual violence by ensuring prompt report of cases and working with the police to apprehend the
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Source: allAfrica.com
Mozambique: Commonwealth Says Elections Not Credible, Peaceful or Transparent
The observers recognise that an electoral system governed by a whole series of constantly changing pieces of legislation "responds to the outcome of political dialogue between the main parties, Renamo and Frelimo, rather than taking a holistic review of the electoral
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Strauder v. West Virginia (1880)
March 1, 1880, Decided; OCTOBER, 1879 Term
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Civil and political rights
Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure ones ability to participate in the civil and political life of the society and state without discrimination or
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Defunding won’t reform the police department –
When a 77-year-old Black retired St. Louis Police Department captain David Dorn was shot and killed by Black looters, there was no comparable outrage by Black and White Democratic Party national political
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South Africa: Constitutional Court Ruling Heralds Changes to South Africa's Electoral System
The ability of independent candidates to stand in national elections offers a wide choice that could entice apathetic eligible voters into the process and attract others away from established
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Tunisia: Ouestlatia Accident - Ftdes Blames Government
Tunis/Tunisia — The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) blamed the government for the road accident which occurred Tuesday in
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Africa: Telling the Story From Both Sides
It offers a set of plans, evaluation criteria and practical options to media professionals that can be used to develop critical analysis of war journalism, all derived from, or at least attentive to, proposals on conflict, violence and
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Rwanda: EU Offers Rwf55 Billion Grant to Rwanda for COVID-19 Relief
The Government and the European Union (EU) Monday signed a Rwf55 billion grant agreement to support social protection in response to the Covid-19 crisis, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning said in
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Krystian Legierski (1978– )
Krystian Legierski, an LGBT activist, politician, lawyer, and entrepreneur, is the first openly gay person elected to public office in Poland. He was born on April 22, 1978, in the village of Koniakow in southwestern Poland. His mother is Polish and his father is from Mauritania. Legierski, known
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Nyumba Kumi to police Covid patients
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Uganda: Is the Budget Aligned to Our National Development Plan?
The national Budget for the Financial Year 2020/2021 is the first in the third phase of the National Development Plan (NDP) III which runs until
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Africa: WE CANNOT REMAIN SILENT!
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Africa: Digital Briefing on USAID's Ongoing Development Priorities and COVID-19 Assistance Response in Africa
Today we are pleased to be joined by Dr. Kenneth Staley, U.S. Agency for International Development, Global Malaria Coordinator and leader of the USAID COVID-19 Task Force, and Mr. Christopher Runyan, USAID Senior Coordinator for the Bureau for
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Africa: The 2020 Global Nutrition Report Calls on Govts, Businesses and Civil Society to Step up Efforts to Address Malnutrition
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten health and food systems in Africa and around the world, the 2020 Global Nutrition Report calls on governments, businesses and civil society to step up efforts to address malnutrition in all its
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SA's corruption fighters may be crippled as justice sector faces cash crunch over Covid-19
This is the picture that emerged after the Department of Justice and its entities – notably the corruption fighters, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Public Protector – appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Justice over the past month to
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IAPA urges debate of Brazilian fake-news bill
The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) recommends that a new bill in Brazil to combat fake news should be debated in depth and include the opinions of press associations specialised in the subject in order to ensure that the right to freedom of expression in the digital space is
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Africa Day: Covid-19 has multiplied SA's hardships, but continent will rise - Thandi Modise
The Covid-19 pandemic has multiplied the socio-economic hardships in our country and magnified the disparities, National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise said as she introduced a virtual public lecture on Africa Day on
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Chamisa, ED talks inevitable: Mtata
DIALOGUE between opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa and President Emmerson Mnangagwa remains key in resolving the country’s multi-layered political and economic crises and churches will push for the talks to materialise, says Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) secretary-general Kenneth
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Zimbabwe: Suspend Constitutional Amendment Hearings Parly Told
The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has rubbished announcement of Public Hearings dates on proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill number 2 and called for suspension of the
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Raila Odinga
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Liberia
Lying on the Atlantic in the southern part of West Africa, Liberia is bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Côte dIvoire. It is comparable in size to Tennessee. Most of the country is a plateau covered by dense tropical forests, which thrive under an annual rainfall of about 160
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FORUM CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON ITS MEMBERS
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (the Forum) is a coalition of 20 human rights organisations operating in the country to advance the cause of human
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Tunisia: World Day of African Child - Ministry of Women Reiterates Commitment to Children's Rights
Tunis/Tunisia — The Ministry of Women, Family, Children and the Elderly reiterated its commitment to the protection of the rights of the child, affirming its attachment to ensuring the necessary protection and combating all forms of threat and
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Africa: Alternatives to Conventional Tobacco: The Unwavering Stance of Scientists and Experts
Under the theme "Science, ethics and human rights", more than thirty experts/scientists from the public health sector, tobacco industry, tobacco control sector, and consumers, discussed various topics including the relevance of science versus ideology, the importance of a patient centered
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Kenya: Health Budgets - Will the Pandemic Change Kenya's Priorities?
Many in Kenya's health circles however argue that the COVID-19 crisis has simply highlighted the underfunding of the sector in past
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Western Sahara: Aminatou Haidar to Spanish Media - the Disappearance of Basiri and the Hemorrhagic Loss of Dignity By the Spanish 'Democracy'
Madrid (Spain) — Saharawi human rights activists and Alternative Nobel Prize Laureate, Ms. Aminatou Haidar, called on the Spanish government to put an end to the severe hemorrhagic loss of its dignity and its total submission in front of the Moroccan regime of occupation, in an article she
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Doubters quarantine: DRC civil society campaign combats virus denials
Civil society organizations in the Democratic Republic of Congo are taking to the front line of coronavirus sensitization efforts as the pandemic continues to spike in the vast Central African
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(1997) The Idea of an African Renaissance, Myth or Reality?
I come to you from a liberated South Africa, a nation that many of you helped to set free. I come from a continent about which more is written but less is understood; so I come with a message that is straight-forward and simple. Like the Apostle Paul on his return from the provinces, I come to
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1997
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