The Joburg Gay Pride parade, the longest-running and largest Pride event in Africa, was halted by activists who staged a protest act to commemorate the murder of black lesbians, ... Read more »
The United Kingdom and Nigeria have reached an understanding to swap prison inmates the moment Nigeria signs its Prison Act into law. The chairman of senate committee on human ... Read more »
Aid agencies and human rights groups are warning that children as young as 11 are being recruited by the warren sides in Mali to man checkpoints, gather intelligence and search ... Read more »
The International Criminal Court judges will be hearing the evidence of defence witnesses who are based in Europe in Jean-Pierre Bemba's trial first before the rest of the ... Read more »
More than 40 HIV-posItive women, who were allegedly coerced into sterilization procedures, are taking their case to court to demand justice and compensation. Read more »
A new report by rights group Amnesty International is accusing the country's military intelligence department of torture and unlawful arrests. Read more »
The floods affected many communities in the country leading to two people taking their lives in one of the resettlement camps after all their belongings vanished. Read more »
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has announced an exclusive, one time award of U.S. $1 million to Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa. The Ibrahim Foundation said the award was ... Read more »
In an 84-page report titled Like a Death Sentence, Human Rights Watch accuses the Ghanaian government of doing little to combat abuses of people with mental disabilities. The ... Read more »
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