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Africa: Make those homosexuals disappear!
In Uganda, there is a burning desire to send them to the gallows. Woe betide those who dare "marry" in Malawi. In Zimbabwe, President...
Ethiopia: Authoritarian tendencies?
Key U.S. lawmakers, both Democratic and Republican, have expressed concern for political conditions in Ethiopia, citing authoritarian tendencies by its government as well as...
Nigeria: Sharia law takes precedence over freedom of speech
Issues of civility, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press is splitting the Nigerian public as Nigerian Islamic court bans the debate on...
Sudan: ICC official describes Sudan polls as Hitler’s election
The International Criminal Court has described the likely reelection of Sudan’s president Mr. Omar al-Bashir as a Hitler election. The Sudanese legislative, regional and...
Uganda under pressure over Bashir’s attendance to key Africa meeting
African heads of state are to deliberate more on maternal, infant and child health, and security matters in the coming AU heads of state...
ICTR: Appeals Chamber Affirms Bikindi’s Conviction and Sentence, Reduces Nchamihigo’s Sentence
The Appeals Chamber of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda today rendered two judgements; ...
Zambia: Opposition Patriotic Front leader sues Times of Zambia for defamation
On 9 March 2010, opposition Patriotic Front (PF) President, Michael Sata sued the Times of Zambia for defamation and has applied for an interim...
Ugandan President invites critics to take him to ICC
Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has revealed that at least five Ugandan soldiers are executed through firing squad every year after being found guilty...
Zimbabwe death row inmates unsure of fate
Fourty nine death row inmates in Zimbabwe’s jails live in perpetual fear as they have no clue when the executioner will show-up.
All 49 of...
In Zimbabwe, courthouse filming lands journalist in jail
A Zimbabwean freelance journalist was arrested today for the third time this year, this time for taking footage of prisoners outside a courthouse in...
Three Rwandan journalists sentenced to prison
Three journalists were sentenced to prison on Monday in Rwanda over a story reporting on an extramarital affair between the mayor of the capital,...
Gospel Truth Music Ministry Condemns Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill
The Rev. Rizi Nasele Timane' and the Gospel Truth Music Ministry are voicing their support for Uganda's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and...
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Argues Chicago Firefighter Discrimination Case Before Supreme Court
John Payton, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) presented oral argument today before the United States Supreme...
Abu-Jamal case generates support worldwide
What makes people from Brazil to Berlin and beyond rally in support of a new trial for America’s most recognized death row inmate –...
Uganda police stop anti-gay demonstration
Police in Uganda has stopped a demonstration, in support of the controversial Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which was supposed to take place tomorrow in Kampala...
Southern Sudan human rights abuses denounced
An Independent human rights specialist, Muhammad Chande Osman, has revealed that the Southern Sudan government lacks the capacity to adequately protect it's citizens' human...
Ivory Coast at the threshold of a civil war?
Tuesday, demonstrators burned down the prefecture of Vavoua, a town in central Côte d'Ivoire, to protest against attempts by the Ivorian Popular Front (Front...
Rwanda: Grégoire Ndahimana pleads not guilty during his further appearance
Grégoire Ndahimana, former mayor of Kivumu, Kibuye prefecture in Rwanda, today pleaded not guilty to all...
China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu’s Remarks on the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Charge against the Sudanese President
China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu's Remarks on the International Criminal Court's (ICC) Charge against the Sudanese President:
Q: The Appellate Chamber of the ICC...
Morocco: The sorry state of freedom
The head of Le Journal Hebdomadaire, Aboubakeur Jamai, Wednesday announced his decision to go into exile in protest against the closure of his newspaper....
Nigeria: Justice Ministry declares sick President fit
The Ministry of Justice has debunked popular outcry to allow Vice president Goodluck Jonathan take over presidential duties in the absence of the currently...
United Kingdom-Iraq: Pride and Shame
Days before Tony Blair is due to testify before the Iraq Inquiry in London, Stefan Simanowitz comments on the performance of Alistair Campbell, one...
U.S. Pressure Against Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill Rises as Ugandan, American Human Rights Activists Testify Before Congress
Ugandan and American human rights activists came together today to testify against the proposed Uganda "Anti-Homosexuality Bill" at a hearing of the Tom Lantos...
Nigeria: Rule of law versus tribal politics in Yar’Adua’s absence
The Nigerian constitutional rule of law has been respected, against fears of tribal politics, as Judge appoints Nigeria's vice president, Goodluck Jonathan, to be...
Trimega Laboratories to Remain Invested in South Africa After Cape High Court Victory
UK-based businessman Avi Lasarow has confirmed that he and his company Trimega Laboratories will remain invested in South Africa after his victory at the...
Sierra Leone: Ban on lucrative logging industry
The Sierra Leone forestry guard has warned of impending environmental hazards following the indiscriminate deforestation practices in the country. This warning has forced...
Uganda anti-gay bill author clarifies killing people over small issues
The author of the controversial anti-gay bill which was recently tabled in Uganda's parliament, David Bahati, has said that pro-gays in Uganda and the...
U.S.: Abdulmutallab trial begins
Nigerian born Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, facing charges in the United states for an attempted Christmas day massacre, refused to make any plea in his...
Uganda to withdraw anti-gay bill as economy nosedives
The controversial anti-gay bill which was recently tabled in Uganda's parliament could soon be withdrawn by Uganda's government. According to Uganda's minister of state...
U.S. counterfeit dollar dealers arrested in Zimbabwe and Zambia
Counterfeit United States Dollars are in huge calculation in most African countries as hardly a month passes by without arrests. Tuesday morning, both Zambian...