U.N. investigators denied access to site of Mali killings
THE United Nations is “extremely concerned” that Mali has prevented its investigators from visiting a town where local troops and
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Petra Diamonds reaches settlement on rights abuse claims
PETRA Diamonds has reached a settlement with claimants at its Williamson mine in Tanzania who accused the firm of being
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U.S. imposes visa curbs on Ugandan election officials
THE United States is imposing visa bans on Ugandan government officials accused of human rights violation and repressive acts that
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EU slaps sanctions on Eritrea
THE European Union has imposed sanctions on Eritrea over human rights violations and blacklisted the country’s National Security Office which
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“Choose – I kill you or rape you”
MICHAEL GEORGY THE young coffee seller said she was split from family and friends by an Ethiopian soldier at the
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Human Rights Watch slams China’s ‘appalling year’ of violations
CHINA had an “appalling year” for human rights in 2020, a leading advocacy group has said, with a crackdown on
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Britain sanctions 11 individuals over human rights violations
BRITAIN has imposed sanctions on 11 individuals, including the former President of The Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, in a coordinated move
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Alongside Sisi, Macron says France will sell arms to Egypt irrespective of rights
JOHN IRISH FRENCH President Emmanuel Macron has said would not condition the sale of weapons to Egypt on human rights
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Intersex surgery ‘abuses’ condemned by 34 states at U.N. rights forum
RACHEL SAVAGE MORE than 30 countries have condemned “medically unnecessary surgeries” on intersex children as a human rights violation, amid
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Thousands rally to support Congo’s threatened Nobel Laureate
CRISPIN KYALA A city in eastern Congo has rallied in support of Denis Mukwege, the Congolese Nobel Laureate who received
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