Police Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga has denied allegations of calling for the arrest of women found wearing revealing miniskirts. Read more »
The Zambian government has terminated the operations of a Chinese-owned coal mine for failing to comply with safety and environmental regulations. Read more »
Opposition leaders attending a meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, have signed a petition asking the Commonwealth to stop assisting the country, because of alleged human rights ... Read more »
Authorities have banned three civic organizations under a controversial 2009 law that prohibits NGOs from engaging in human rights advocacy or policy-related activities and caps ... Read more »
Premier of the North West Province in South Africa has said that men found guilty of raping women and children should be punished by chemical castration. Read more »
The Coalition for the Defence of Democratic Rights plans to launch a series of online videos displaying evidence of alleged civil and human rights abuses by the Zambian government. Read more »
Activists have called the brutal murder and rape of Anene Booysen a tipping point in national attitudes toward violence against women, but they maintain that more needs to be done. Read more »
The Government Communication and Information System has added its voice to the national call for South Africans to get involved and take a firm stand against rape and all forms of ... Read more »
Poorly-regulated arms transfers continue to contribute to the recruitment and use of children in conflict, says an NGO ahead of the International Day against the Use of Child ... Read more »
The court set up to try ex-Chadian President Hissène Habré has opened its investigations in Senegal, making it the first time a former African leader faces trial in another ... Read more »
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