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National Center for Civil and Human Rights Receives a $17 Million Grant from The Arthur M. Blank Foundation - Atlanta Tribune
By Diane Larche'  The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR) has embarked on a $50 million expansion campaign and $17 million of it will be courtesy of the  Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.  Mr. Blank, NCCHR President and CEO Jill Savitt and Chief Operating Officer Donald Byrd met
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Africa4Palestine opposes Chief Justice Mogoeng's appeal against ruling on Israel comments | News24
Human rights organisation Africa4Palestine is opposing Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng's appeal against the Judicial Conduct Committee's ruling that he apologise for comments he made about Israel.
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Malawi: Chilima Says No Danger of Rigging in Malawi Fresh Elections
The country's estranged Vice-president Saulos Chilima, who is also running mate to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera, has reassured the nation that there will be no rigging in the court-sanctioned fresh presidential
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Not another Noel Chambers
A declaration from the prime minister that inmates serving at least 35 years in correctional facilities, without being tried, should be released, and a promise by the chief justice to establish a task force to look at the present law, and procedures relating to individuals in custody with mental
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Cross-dressing and discrimination - Stabroek News
Most, if not all citizens of this country when asked would say they wanted a more equal society which was not discriminatory. The article Cross-dressing and discrimination appeared first on Stabroek News.
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(BPRW) AHEAD OF HOUSE VOTE, PARENTS OF ERIC GARNER, TAMIR RICE & JOHN CRAWFORD ENDORSE THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT | Press releases
(BPRW) AHEAD OF HOUSE VOTE, PARENTS OF ERIC GARNER, TAMIR RICE JOHN CRAWFORD ENDORSE THE GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT
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MDC Alliance abductions: Lawyers accuse Kazembe of lying
HUMAN rights lawyers and doctors yesterday accused Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe of lying to cover up for the alleged abduction and sexual assault of three MDC Alliance activists, who included Harare West MP Joanah Mamombe, by State security
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Zimbabwe: Harare Demolitions Roundly Condemned
[263Chat] Opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has condemned the 'heartless and cruel' demolition of houses in Harare urging those responsible to halt the operation.
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Zimbabwe: Stop Persecuting Journalists, Govt Told
[263Chat] Various media stakeholders have called on government to cease its systematic persecution of journalists while appealing against retrogressive laws enacted to curtail the operation of the media.
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Gambia - No Justice for 2005 Massacre of Migrants
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Call to Defund the Police Gains Momentum in Oakland
Major cities like Los Angeles and New York City have taken steps to reduce the budgets of their police departments – and in Minneapolis, where George Floyd was murdered last month, the City Council announced plans to completely dismantle the city’s police
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Uganda: Museveni Pledges to Support Lawyers
[Monitor] President Museveni has vowed to prop up lawyers who have been caught in the crosshairs of recent financial curbs on foreign-aided civil society entities.
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Govt under fire over draconian laws | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has condemned the Tonse Alliance administration for using the National Assembly to introduce draconian laws which are against the tenets of the country’s hard-earned democracy. CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa told
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Africa: 'I Cannot Breathe' - 60 Black Former U.S. Ambassadors Condemn Ongoing Injustice
The Association of Black American Ambassadors (ABAA) joins the nation and people of conscience around the world, in mourning the brutal deaths of George Floyd, Ahmed Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other unarmed Black
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German’s minister of economic cooperation and development meets President Bio amid growing political tension and poverty
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 June 2021: Concerns are growing among Sierra Leone’s international development partners over the government’s inability to effectively implement much needed development programmes, despite hundreds of millions of dollars being pumped into the country to help the Bio-led
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'They can't kill us all': Malema urges EFF to join riots as SANDF deployed
EFF Leader Malema said that the chaos unfolding in KZN and Gauteng on Monday should be resolved through engagement rather than soldiers.
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Zimbabwe: Protesters arrested at banned anti-government march | Africanews
The normally busy Zimbabwean capital looked almost empty on Friday, with many hiding
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Ghana Is Considering a New Law to Govern Universities. Why It's a Bad Idea
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Mines minister calls on mining companies to step up operations – SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 September 2020: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources - Timothy Kabba and his team, last week conducted a two-day familiarisation tour of three mining companies in the southern and eastern districts of the country, to discuss mining operations. The
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Swaziland: UN Human Rights Deeply Concerned by eSwatini Violence
[allAfrica] Geneva -- The violence that erupted in eSwatini in recent days -- in which dozens of people have been reported killed or injured during protests -- is deeply concerning, the UN Human Rights Office said Tuesday.
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Zimbabwe: Politicide in Zimbabwe - the Difficult Path to Healing
Analysis - Mass graves keep cropping up in Zimbabwe. The killings of civilians date back years, but wounds remain. The hurdle to healing is the government, experts say.
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8 Minority Corrections Officers File Complaint After Being Barred from Guarding Derek Chauvin
Eight minority Ramsey County corrections officers have filed racial discrimination charges with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights late last
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Africa: World Inequality Report Shows Global Wealth Disparity Has Reached Record Levels
[Daily Maverick] As we face converging storms of environmental destruction, pandemic disease, inequality and the climate crisis it's time for democratically elected governments to reclaim power and resources from elites and to put human rights and the public and planetary interest at the heart of
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'His hands are dripping with blood' - calls to cancel FW de Klerk talk in US on racism, rule of law
In the midst of anti-racism protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, the American Bar Association has drawn fierce criticism over its announcement that former president FW de Klerk will speak about "rule of law, constitutional democracy, minority rights, social change, racism and global
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In March 2002, Zimbabwe was suspended from the Commonwealth of Nations. That month Mugabe was reelected president for another six years in a blatantly rigged election whose results were enforced by the presidents militia. In 2003, inflation hit 300%, the country faced severe food shortages, and the
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In memory of our departed Michael Alphonso Kalley – twelve months on
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 27 June 2020: Today, 27th June 2020, marks the first anniversary of the departure of our beloved father, brother, grandad, uncle, cousin, and friend – Mr  Michael Alphonso Kalley, who sadly passed away in Freetown  on the 27th of June 2019, aged 66. Michael was a long-time
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No Menthol Sunday Goes Virtual for 2020
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz La’Ketta Caldwell knew she had to be a part of No Menthol Sunday. As a youth development professional and an artist, Caldwell viewed the opportunity as a chance to positively impact her community, especially the youth. For her part in last Sunday’s statewide day of
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Human rights groups in the Western region want suicide decriminalised as part of efforts to address mental health issues and assist those
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Sierra Leone and UN co-host dialogue on ‘Integrated National Financing Framework’
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 7 June 2021: The Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED), and the United Nations Systems in Sierra Leone, is hosting a High-Level Dialogue on the "Sierra Leone Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF)" at the
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President Bio discusses recent violence and covid-19 with civil society leaders
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