May 16

• Taylor Speaks at Sentencing Hearing

  Special Court for Sierra Leone

  Convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor expressed his "sadness and deepest sympathy for the atrocities and crimes that were suffered by individuals and families in... Read more »

• Where Is the Money to Help Poisoned Children? [analysis]

  IRIN

  Aid organizations and rights groups are putting more pressure on the Nigerian government to release a promised US$5.4 million in aid for lead-poisoned children, but government... Read more »

• Hague Prosecutors Accuse Militia of Village Massacre

  RNW Africa

  Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court argued in summing up Tuesday that two Congolese ex-militia leaders are guilty of a bloody massacre of villagers that claimed more... Read more »

• Conditioned Legalization of Abortion Divides Society

  RNW Africa

  Rwandan legislature recently approved a bill legalising abortion in cases of rape, forced marriage or incest. The government hails the move as the promotion of women's rights.... Read more »

• Minister Urges Eviction of People Who Support Gays

  SW Radio

  Local Government Minister Ignatius Chombo has urged traditional chiefs to banish "people who support homosexuality" from their communities and take away their land. Read more »

• South Africa Urged to Deal With 'Chaos' At Local Border

  SW Radio

  South Africa has been urged to deal with the situation at its border with Zimbabwe, which an activist has described as 'chaos'. Read more »

• Muted Applause for Ugandan Rebel's Arrest

  IWPR

  As the Ugandan military seeks to flush out Joseph Kony, leader of the rebel Lord's Resistance Army, LRA, analysts are downplaying the significance of last weekend's capture of a... Read more »

• EOHR Welcomes the Release of Fishermen in Libya [press release]

  EOHR

  The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) welcomes the release of Egyptian fishermen yesterday, who disappeared in Libya in April 2012. Read more »

• Journalist Re-Arrested As Rights Group Calls for End of Harassments

  Sudan Tribune

  The ordeal of Sudanese journalist Faisal Mohamed Salih continued on Tuesday when he was re-arrested and arraigned before the state security court on the charge of "disobeying law... Read more »

• DA Versus Cosatu - Any Victors? [analysis]

  iMaverick

  Now that the dust has settled in Braamfontein and the blue tide has retreated back over the bridge, we wonder what exactly the point of all of that was. Who won? The DA's march to... Read more »

• Taylor Comments On Verdict, Others Today

  New Dawn

  Ex-president Charles Taylor is expected to speak on his conviction and reiterate claims that his trial had been politically motivated by western powers; an aide to the former... Read more »

• Gov't Must End Clampdown On Media [press release]

  AI London

  The Sudanese authorities must halt the ongoing harassment of independent media, Amnesty International said after a prominent journalist was re-arrested and copies of a national... Read more »

• Worst Human Rights Situation in 50 Years [press release]

  AI London

  Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by fighting in northern Mali and dozens have been subjected to arbitrary detention, extra-judicial executions or sexual violence... Read more »

• No Action On Police Beating of Rights Worker [press release]

  HRInfo

  The failure of Moroccan authorities to follow through on investigating the beating by police of a Human Rights Watch research assistant is a case study of impunity for police... Read more »

• Courtney Griffiths to Join Live ICC Debate [press release]

  ICC

  Courtney Griffiths QC, Karim A. A. Khan QC, and Rodney Dixon, some of the most recognised faces in international justice, will be amongst a prestigious panel of speakers that will... Read more »

• EOHR Raises Critical Analysis for the NGO's Draft Law Made By Muslim Brotherhood [press release]

  EOHR

  The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) has recently received the NGO's draft law made by the Human Rights' Committee of the Egyptian People's Assembly, including many... Read more »

• Equality Must Prevail Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination [press release]

  IFRC

  On the occasion of the International Day against Transphobia and Homophobia (17 May), the Red Cross Red Crescent reminds stakeholders all over the world that the value of equality... Read more »

• Murang'a Elders Reject KNCHR Report On Gays

  The Star

  Muranga county elders have opposed attempts to promote same-sex relationships and prostitution in the country. The more than 250 Kikuyu Council of Elders in the county said the bid... Read more »

• Protect Rights of All Regardless of Sexuality

  The Star

  Release Political Prisoners Trust, a human rights organisation, wishes to register its unqualified support for the position taken by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights... Read more »

• More Skulls to Be Repatriated

  New Era

  Another 19 skulls belonging to Nama and Ovaherero victims of the German genocide are to be repatriated to Namibia in the near future. However, no date has been set yet, according... Read more »

• Trial of Defendants in Port Said Massacre Adjourned to May 27

  Egypt Online

  Port Said Criminal Court adjourned, until May 27, the trial of 73 defendants in Port Said massacre that took place in February after a football match between Al-Ahly and Al-Masry... Read more »

• Commerce Holds Seminar On Intellectual Property Rights

  Heritage

  Consistent with its statutory mandate to promote, monitor and regulate commercial and industrial activities in Liberia, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is expected to conduct... Read more »

• First Lady's Efforts to Curb Child Labor [document]

  U.S. Embassy Abidjan

  A front-page report in L'Expression says that Ivorian First Lady Dominique Ouattara's personal involvement in efforts aimed at curbing child labor in Cote d'Ivoire has saved the... Read more »

• The Issue of Press Freedom in State

  New Dawn

  Recently, Liberian journalists joined other colleagues throughout the world in celebrating World Press Freedom day. The genesis of the day is the Windhoek Declaration signed on... Read more »

• UCKG's Women in Action Joins the Union for International Cancer Control to Help Fight Cancer

  Biz-Community

  Women in Action (WiA), a group of pastors' wives from the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), is proud and honoured to announce its membership of the Union for... Read more »