Some African activists have praised Pope Francis' decision to let Catholic priests bless same-sex couples, with hopes that the pope's gesture could ease anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment and ... Read more »
Former Rwandan doctor, Sosthene Munyemana, 68, has been jailed by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide, according to a Read more »
A challenge to an anti-LGBT statute that includes a 20-year jail sentence for "promoting" homosexuality and the death penalty for specific same-sex activities, was brought be Read more »
The head of Niger's armed forces declined to free the country's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum in exchange for the lifting of sanctions, according to BBC reports, ... Read more »
This year's Human Rights Day marks the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Disaster relief experts say the largest humanitarian disaster in the ... Read more »
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has issued a statement outlining severe human rights abuses affecting civilians in Ethiopia's Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, and Read more »
Four women, living with HIV, received compensation of U.S.$20,000 each after undergoing involuntary sterilisation without informed consent, writes allAfrica's
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A power move from women wanting to end child marriage before another generation of children have to deal with its consequences. Graca Machel, Michelle Obama, Melinda French ... Read more »
Tensions are running high as the Democratic Republic of Congo prepares to hold parliamentary and presidential elections on December 20. Concerns over transparency and recurrent ... Read more »
The military administration of Niger has repealed anti-migration legislation that helped in lowering the number of West Africans travelling to Europe, but was despised by residents ... Read more »
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