NHRC, Others Raise Awareness On Need for Protection of Nigeria's Elderly Persons
Premium Times
"As a nation, we must understand that older persons are not a liability. They are the custodians of wisdom. They are the guardians of memory and sacrifice," a speaker said. Read more »
All of Africa Today - May 22, 2026
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Boakai Sends War Crimes Court, Anti-Corruption Bills to Legislature
Liberian Investigator
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has formally submitted legislation to the House of Representatives seeking to establish a War and Economic Crimes Court and a National Anti-Corruption… Read more »
DR Congo - Renewed Repression, Impunity Top Rights Concerns
HRW
Visiting Human Rights Watch Head Presses Senior Officials to Change Course Read more »
Kaya Kwanga Head Dies in Jail After Arrest for Drug Trading, Money Laundering
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
The Italian head of the Kaya Kwanga tourist and residential complex on the Marginal (coast road) in Maputo, Umberto Sartori, died Friday (15 May) in the top security prison (known… Read more »
Human Rights Commission Blasts 'Uncaring' Gauteng Municipalities for Water Crisis
GroundUp
The commission said mismanagement, infrastructure neglect and systemic corruption to blame Read more »
All of Africa Today - May 21, 2026
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Landmark First Hearing in Libya Atrocity Case - ICC
HRW
Libyan Authorities Should Transfer Remaining Suspects to the Court Read more »
All of Africa Today - May 19, 2026
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Head of State Inspects Construction Progress of Memorial to Victims of Political Conflicts
ANGOP
Angolan President João Lourenço assessed on Wednesday, in Luanda, the progress of the works on the future Memorial to the Victims of Political Conflicts, a project… Read more »
RightsCon Cancelled as Global Attacks on SRHR and Digital Freedoms Intensify [press release]
International Planned Parenthood Federation and Repro Uncensored
The Zambian government has abruptly cancelled RightsCon 2026, the world's largest conference on human rights in the digital age, just five days before it was set to begin in… Read more »
South African Apartheid Prepared Me for Today's United States [guest column]
allAfrica
Every morning, when I awake, I push my way through a smog of dread. I reach for my phone, fumble for my glasses, open my email. Headlines filled with doom bombard me. I read on… Read more »
Liberia, Sierra Leone Face Renewed Scrutiny Over 'Crackdowns On Dissent' Following Lawmaker's Expulsion, Activist Sentencing
FrontPageAfrica
As Liberia and Sierra Leone continue their fragile recovery from years of civil conflict, a series of high-profile prosecutions and disciplinary actions in both countries is… Read more »
NHRC Trains Staff On Digital Human Rights Abuses
Premium Times
NHRC's executive secretary said the digital ecosystem has ceased to be a separate entity in society, but the "fabric of our economic, social and political existence", adding that… Read more »
Sexual Harassment Still Pervasive in Media Workplaces, Global Study Finds
Nile Post
A new global study involving more than 2,800 media professionals across 21 countries has found that sexual harassment remains widespread in newsrooms, with many victims still… Read more »
