December 1
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New Constitution Criticized by Rights Group [press release]
AI London
A draft constitution approved by Egypt's Constituent Assembly falls well short of protecting human rights and, in particular, ignores the rights of women, restricts freedom of... Read more »
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UN Rights Chief Urges Tunisia to Stop Use of Excessive Force Against Demonstrators in Siliana
UN News
The United Nations human rights chief today expressed alarm at the current unrest in the Tunisian town of Siliana, and urged the Government to stop using excessive force against... Read more »
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Elbaradei - Mursi, Assembly Actions Are 'Coup Against Democracy'
Aswat Masriya
Founder of the Constitution Party Mohamed ElBaradei described on Friday President Mohamed Mursi's stance and his adherence to the constitutional decree as well as the constituent... Read more »
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Multi-Sector Delegation Works in Lunda Norte
ANGOP
A multi-sector delegation, led by the Foreign Affairs minister, Georges Chikoti, left Friday for the north-eastern Lunda Norte Province where he will make an assessment of the... Read more »
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Hubby Strikes Wife With Brick Over Song
The Herald
A KWEKWE man allegedly struck his wife with a brick on the forehead after she sang him a birthday song while still in bed. The wife intended to surprise him by singing a birthday... Read more »
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Suspect Freed After 17 Years On Death Row
Daily Trust
The Court of Appeal yesterday discharged and acquitted Williams Owodo after 17 years on death row over alleged murder. Read more »
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Kieni Man Kills Wife, Consumes Intestines
The Star
A farmhand in Kieni West was on Wednesday night beaten to death by members of the public after he butchered his wife and ate her intestines. Read more »
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Fayemi Inaugurates Committee On Violence Prohibition Law
Leadership
The Ekiti State Government on Friday inaugurated a 16-member committee on the implementation of the Gender-Based Violence Prohibition Law. Read more »
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The Saitoti Saga - Who Is Entitled to Privacy? [opinion]
The Star
The Star's November 13 front-page splash story "Saitoti widow sued over 'stolen son'", accompanied by a large photo showing Zachary Musengi Saitoti and the wife of the late... Read more »
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Morsi - All Citizens Participated in January 25 Revolution With No Discrimination
Egypt Online
President Mohamed Morsi said that a constitutional declaration that issued last week realizes requirements of the current stage. "All Egyptians participated in January 25... Read more »
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Condemned to Death for No Crime
New Vision
Patrick Zizinga was condemned to death for murder in 2004. Despite new police findings indicating he never committed the crime, he remains on death row, writes Charles Etukuri Read more »
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Community No Longer Safe Haven for Me
Gender Links
I, Mary Mangena lived in Masoma Village with my family. The village is quite small and people know each other very well. In 2010, the village experienced many deaths and the... Read more »
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Defending My Mother From an Abusive Man
Gender Links
Well, I do not know when it all started but I think it all started when I was a young child. I recall my parents always having arguments and physical fights when they were drunk. Read more »
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Gender Links
In January 2012 I was in Soweto, South Africa and received a call from my children that finally the community had burned down my house. The reason is because they were accusing me... Read more »
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Gender Links
I am a 22-year-old woman. On 31 May 2012, I was coming from Levubu to collect money from my mother's younger sister to a few groceries. I took a taxi to Zwikwengani. When I got to... Read more »
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Government Condemns Any Talk of Violence or Vandalism Around Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project (GFIP) [press release]
SA Govt
Government respects the rights of any organised formation or individuals to engage in public demonstration. Government believes that those engaging in public demonstration should... Read more »
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Secrecy Bill Remains Fatally Flawed [press release]
DA
The Protection of State Information Bill has been one of the most controversial pieces of legislation in post-Apartheid South Africa. Since its initial introduction to Parliament... Read more »
November 30
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Tea and Tear Gas in Tahrir Square
AI London
After the massive protest on Tuesday 27 November, some are even beginning to talk of a second uprising, a "November revolution". Read more »
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New Constitution Mixed On Support of Rights - Draft Adopted Without Consensus Amid Political Crisis [analysis]
HRW
The final draft of a constitution approved on November 29, 2012, by Egypt's 100-member constituent assembly protects some rights but undermines others. The constitution, approved... Read more »
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Thirteenth Witness Completes Testimony in Bemba Trial
Bemba Trial Website
At the conclusion of his testimony today, a former member of the court martial constituted by war crimes indictee Jean-Pierre Bemba defended the integrity of the trials they held... Read more »
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African Editors Hold 'Historic' Debate With Political Leaders [press release]
The African Editors? Forum
The African Editors' Forum today concluded its 5th Biannual General Meeting (BGM), held in Kigali, Rwanda. It was attended by 60 editors from 34 countries, and about 30 from... Read more »
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Gov't Urge to Take More Action On GBV
New Dawn
Liberia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Marjon Kamara, has urged government to use multi-sectoral approach towards ending Gender-based violence against women. Read more »
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Kenya, Uganda Face Rights Queries in Terror Fight
Capital FM
Kenya is struggling to counter terrorism which lately has become almost a weekly dose of grenades hurled at people in public places. Not even the churches considered to be the most... Read more »
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Response to Bahati's Claim That Death Penalty Was Removed From 'Kill the Gays' Bill [press release]
All Out
"David Bahati is one of the architects of Uganda's anti-gay bill. Bahati told the AP the death penalty was removed from the bill, yet no one has actually seen the latest version of... Read more »
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Squatters Challenge Government Officials
Namibia Economist
"We do not need anything for free, we have never received anything for free from the government since independence, all we want is land and assistance to low income housing." This... Read more »
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