March 21
Africa: Women's Land Rights in Farming Need Further Recognition
In the developing world, land rights for women remain tenuous in the agricultural sector. But if women farmers are recognized as landowners in their own right, it can lead to… Read more »
March 20
Africa: Indigenous Women Fight for Their Future, Their Land, Rights & Self-Determination
Throughout history, Indigenous Women have made remarkable contributions to forwarding the aspirations of their communities for self-determination. Amid the compounded burdens they… Read more »
March 18
Africa: Gender Rights - Resistance Against Regression
Global progress on gender rights has slowed almost to a halt. After decades of steady progress, demands for the rights of women and LGBTQI+ people now play out on bitterly… Read more »
March 12
Nigeria: State Fails to Stem Kidnapping for Ransom Crisis in Nigeria
Lilian Eze still shivers when she recalls the frequent attacks by kidnappers in the Kaduna community she once lived in, in north-central Nigeria. In February 2022, she fled with… Read more »
February 18
Africa: South Africa vs Israel - ICJ Declines SA's New Application but Says Israel Duty Bound to Protect Civilians
The International Court of Justice has declined the South African government's urgent application for further measures to prevent an "unprecedented military offensive against… Read more »
January 26
South Africa: International Court of Justice Set to Deliver Order in Genocide Case
The International Court of Justice will deliver it's order for provisional measures submitted by South Africa in the case of South Africa versus Israel today. Read more »
January 19
Africa: Trapped and Trafficked - Fishers Tell of Forced Labor Horror
"The thing is that when you come from an African country, they know that you're basically trapped," says Noel Adabblah. Read more »
January 17
Africa: World Bank Enables Foreign Aid Theft
World Bank aid encourages governments to enable illicit financial outflows to offshore tax havens by reducing capital controls, thus draining precious foreign exchange and… Read more »
January 12
South Africa: South Africa's Genocide Case Flawed, Premature, Inaccurate - Israel
On day two at the International Court of Justice, Israel replies to South African arguments that the country is in contravention of the Genocide Convention. Read more »
January 11
Africa: South Africa Argues for Immediate Suspension of Israeli Attacks on Palestine
Far from the mayhem, destruction, and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the South African government argued in the International Court of Justice in the Hague that it had an obligation… Read more »
Africa: Where Does the International Criminal Court Stand On Charges of Mass Killings in Gaza?
The continued devastation of Gaza by Israel has triggered widespread charges of war crimes, genocide, forced displacement, ethnic cleansing, starvation as a weapon of war and mass… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Genocide Case Against Israel At the International Court of Justice
The Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) published the following Q&A with human rights attorney and political analyst Diana Buttu on South Africa's genocide case… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Africa: 'War On Drugs' Failed and Policies Need Major Overhaul - Report
A major advocacy group has demanded an overhaul of global drug policies as a landmark report is released showing how governments' complacency has perpetuated a failed 'war on… Read more »
October 27, 2023
Mauritius: Mauritius Begins to Correct a Historic Wrong Towards LGBTQI+ People
In response to lawsuits brought by LGBTQI+ activists, the Mauritius Supreme Court has issued two landmark judgments striking down the criminalisation of consensual sex between… Read more »
August 16, 2023
Ethiopia: Sexual Violence Survivors in Tigray Need Urgent Medical, Psychological and Economic Support
The war in Tigray, northern Ethiopian, led to sexual and gender-based violence against women, but when Hilina Berhanu Degefa, researcher, gender policy expert and co-founder of the… Read more »
August 03, 2023
Nigeria: How Nigeria's Legal System Is Failing to Safeguard Widows' Rights
In February this year, Chichi Okonkwo not only lost her husband but was stripped of everything they owned together. Her husband was severely injured in a car accident about a month… Read more »
July 10, 2023
East Africa: Grey Market Charcoal East Africa - Why Prohibitionist Interventions Are Failing
At Kampala's Nakawa market, Lovisa Nabisubi scoops charcoal from a bag and packs it into tins ready for customers. Her bare hands, feet, and clothes are stained black from hours of… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Africa: Recognising Human Rights Defenders As Remarkable Agents of Positive Change
In recent years, the global landscape for human rights defenders (HRDs) has become more difficult and complex, with both new and heightened challenges. With hundreds of defenders… Read more »
June 20, 2023
Africa: Safety of Human Rights Defenders in Exile Imperiled By Host Countries' Declining Civil Rights
Home Away From Home is the theme of World Refugee Day 2023. However, for many, including human rights activists who have fled their homes, a decline in civil rights in their host… Read more »
June 16, 2023
Africa: UN Cybercrime Convention - Could the Cure Be Worse Than the Disease?
If you've never heard of the Cybercrime Convention, you're not alone. And if you're wondering whether an international treaty to tackle cybercrime is a good idea, you're in good… Read more »
June 12, 2023
Malawi: Cyclone Freddy Has Put Women & Girls in Malawi At Greater Risk of Sexual Abuse & Exploitation
"Cyclone Freddy was a terrible experience, and now many women who lost their homes and their livelihoods are at increased risk of sexual exploitation and abuse," warns Caleb… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Africa: Does Artificial Intelligence Need a Regulatory UN Watchdog?
The frighteningly rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have triggered the question: is there a UN role for monitoring and regulating it? Read more »
June 02, 2023
West Africa: Of the Sahel and the Merchants of Death
There is a tangled trafficking web that has been woven across the Sahel, which spans almost 6.000 kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea, and is home to more than 300… Read more »
April 14, 2023
Africa: International Human Rights Law As a Tool to Stop Rising Homophobia in Africa
Imagine your government enacted a law where you and all people of your race or economic status were imprisoned for extended periods, with some facing the death penalty, simply for… Read more »
April 13, 2023
Africa: Should Internet Access Be Declared a Basic Human Right?
The United Nations defines human rights as "rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status". Read more »