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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Human Rights Violations

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STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE SADC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2024

  Dear Members, Parliamentarians, and Partners, It is with esteem and honour that I release this Statement on Human Rights Day 2024, a day that is cardinal to the Strategic initiatives of the SADC Parliamentary Forum. The Forum associates itself with the theme espoused by the international community, "Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now," which demonstrates the urgent need for action to implement and enforce human rights. Today, human rights […]

todayDecember 11, 2024 6

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World

UN urges Security Council members to not forget Sudan

The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday heard shocking reports of widespread human rights violations in Sudan. It's been nineteen months since hostilities erupted between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces in the country, which has left thousands dead and displaced. Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York. ENG UN urges Security Council members to not forget Sudan

todayNovember 13, 2024 27

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South Africa

South Africa Submits Evidence to ICJ on Alleged Israeli Genocide Against Palestinians

The S.A Presidency says they've has submitted evidence to the International Court of Justice at the Hague in the Netherlands, regarding alleged genocide by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza. This submission includes a memorial with over 750 pages detailing claims that Israel has violated the Genocide Convention. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says the evidence accuses Israel of harming Palestinians through military actions, denying them humanitarian aid, and creating conditions for […]

todayOctober 29, 2024 16

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Africa

Ahead of COP16, groups warn of rights abuses linked to ‘30×30’ goal

  By Aimee Gaba, via Mongabay   Two years since global policymakers agreed on the concept of protecting 30% of the world’s land and waters by 2030, there’s still little clarity on how achieving this goal will impact Indigenous communities who safeguard some of the most biodiverse areas on Earth. In October this year, government representatives are set to meet at the U.N. Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Colombia to talk […]

todaySeptember 19, 2024 16

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Africa

DRC communities turn up heat on EU lenders funding palm oil giant PHC

    By Didier Makal, via Mongabay   On May 24, 2024, clashes broke out between members of a local community and security guards at an oil palm plantation in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the latest such incident in a long-running dispute over some 58,000 hectares, or 143,000 acres, of land. A source in the town of Lokutu said the community members were protesting the […]

todayAugust 13, 2024 40

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Africa

Tanzania evicting tens of thousands of Maasai: HRW

      Tanzania is forcibly evicting tens of thousands of Maasai from their ancestral lands, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Wednesday, claiming that government rangers beat some members of the community with impunity. Long-standing tensions between the authorities and the nomadic community have sometimes resulted in deadly clashes, after the government launched a programme beginning in 2022 to relocate some 82,000 people from the world-renowned Ngorongoro […]

todayJuly 31, 2024 17

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Africa

Kenya protesters scuffle with police firing rubber bullets, tear gas

      By Hillary ORINDE     Stone-throwing demonstrators scuffled Tuesday with Kenyan police who fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse thousands of mostly young people protesting proposed tax hikes in the capital Nairobi, AFP journalists saw. The mainly Gen-Z-led rallies, which began last week, have caught the government off guard, with President William Ruto saying over the weekend he was ready to talk to […]

todayJune 25, 2024 25

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Africa

Over 200 injured, 100+ arrested in Kenya tax hike demonstrations

Nationwide protests in Kenya against government tax hike plans have resulted in over 200 injuries and more than 100 arrests. Human rights groups, including Amnesty International, reported a violent crackdown by riot police, involving tear gas, water cannons, and rubber bullets, with at least 105 protesters detained. Future Media's Tshoopara Tshoopara reports from Kenya.

todayJune 24, 2024 20

Africa

Detained Uganda environmental activist freed but ‘in bad shape’

      An environmental activist in Uganda who is opposed to a huge oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies has been freed after five days in detention, his employer said Monday. Stephen Kwikiriza was found on Sunday evening dumped on a roadside in Kyenjojo, about five hours' drive west of the capital Kampala, said Samuel Okulony, director of the Environment Governance Institute. The activist had said he was […]

todayJune 10, 2024 10

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