While hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by fighting, several have also been subject to human rights violations, says Amnesty International. Read more »
Zanu-PF minister, Ignatius Chombo, has urged traditional leaders to banish people who support homosexuality from their communities. Read more »
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has failed to acknowledge the number of civilian deaths caused by its military campaign in 2011, says a Human Rights Watch report. Read more »
The International Criminal Court is hoping that the new arrest warrants for rebel leaders allegedly responsible for war crimes will contribute to establishing peace and security in ... Read more »
he Swaziland Coalition of Concerned Civic Organisations has condemned journalist Qalakaliboli Dlamini's for saying homosexuality is "satanic" and "evil". Read more »
The Council for the Advancement of the SA Constitution requested that former president, FW de Klerk, retract the statements he made regarding the apartheid homeland system. Read more »
There has been widespread calls for parliament to amend the new law criminalising any 'insults to the Libyan people and its institutions'. Read more »
Throughout the 15 years of conflict in the country, violence against women, especially sexual abuse and rape, has been a widespread phenomenon. Read more »
Rwandans have welcomed the call by the United States that encourages people to act swiftly in arresting genocide fugitives on the Reward for Justice Programme. Read more »
Members of Parliament have insisted that government fulfills its promise to grant teachers with a 30-percent salary increment in the financial year 2012/2013. Read more »
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