Top human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has been granted bail after spending more than a week in police custody. Read more »
As South Africans paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the Sharpeville Massacre, many questions were raised on the effectiveness of the Truth on Reconciliation Commission ... Read more »
A UN expert has cautioned that significant democratic, economic and social gains could be eroded without a greater emphasis to the situation of human rights in the country. Read more »
International law has firmer rules for the trade of commodities like bananas and electronics than it does conventional arms, writes Abigail Nehring for Think Africa Press. Read more »
Women's groups have condemned assaults by members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood on a female activist in front of the Brotherhood's headquarters in Muqattam. Read more »
Hundreds of children have been arrested since the anniversary of the Egyptian uprising, according to the country's Coalition for Child Rights. Read more »
Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has suggested that observer missions should be handled by African institutions built over the past two decades. Read more »
Head of anti-terror Police unit, Boniface Mwangi, has denied claims of being involved in the alleged disappearance of Badru Mramba, an ally to the late Muslim cleric Aboud Rogo. Read more »
South Africa has become one of the first countries to sign a commitment pledge with the United Nations to end violence against women and girls. Read more »
Judges could receive special training on performing amputations on convicts should doctors refuse to carry them out, according to the country's deputy chief justice. Read more »
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