THE Pope's visit to Australia has been eclipsed by a public outcry from victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests, according to an article published in Reuters of July 19. The victims seem to point to the major avenue
The United States must pair its tough rhetoric on promoting democracy in the Middle East with genuine actions that support the region's democratic activists, such as Egyptian political prisoner Ayman Nour.
HUMAN Rights Watch, a human rights body based in the US, claimed in its latest report that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had been "compromised and biased" and deliberately omitted to investigate the UPDF for suspected atrocities committed in northern
President of the West African Bar Association (WABA), Femi Falana, has urged President Musa Yar'Adua to ensure that Nigeria ratifies the protocol establishing the African Court of Justice and Human Rights.
As part of its re-branding efforts to ensure that the Nigerian legal profession meets the globally acceptable international standards, the Nigerian Bar Association, last week formally launched its Human Rights Institute (NBAHRI). The Association has also modified its website by
Persuaded by nationalism and patriotism on the precarious and delicate balance of the Nigerian nation, Editor-in-Chief/Chairman of the THISDAY Newspapers, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena along with other discussants at a forum in Lagos last week submitted that the passing of the
Few days after the visit of International Criminal Court (ICC) Deputy Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda to Nigeria, the Director of Solutions Africa-Limited Law Practices (SA-LLP) Barrister Olisaemeka Chikwendu has warned that the issue of prosecution in the ICC may not be
Have the controversy, inaction and fierce agitation which the Freedom of Information Bill engendered been laid to rest? There are indications that the passage of what has been regarded as Nigeria's most contentious bill may soon become a reality. This
The Kigali memorial social programme on Saturday the 26 July repainted Anne-Marie Mukamana's house at Ruturusu, Remera. She is a genocide widow who suffers from HIV/ AIDS.
The Charter of Positive Values, which has been adopted by Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, is a call for South Africans to commit themselves to respecting human dignity and promoting responsible freedom.
Police illegally harassed and detained a member of the Maputo citizens' group "Juntos Pela Cidade" (JPC - Together for the City), last Thursday, when he was collecting signatures to support the JPC's candidature in the forthcoming municipal elections.
Reporters Without Borders notes that reporter Mostapha Hurmatallah of the weekly "Al Watan Al An" was freed on 25 July 2008 on completing his prison sentence. He had been in Casablanca's Oukacha prison since 19 February, when Morocco's highest court
The charges brought by the International Criminal Court against Sudan President Omor Hassan al-Bashir present a crack for sunlight to shine through the dark clouds of official terrorism perpetrated for over two decades by the Khartoum regime against helpless peasants,
The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the decision by the Lesotho Communications Authority last week to suspend private radio broadcaster Harvest FM for three months. The decision to suspend the award-winning station on July 21 follows defamation complaints lodged separately
Six months since the signing of a peace agreement, horrendous violence continues to plague eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a coalition of 64 aid agencies and human rights groups said today. The new Congo Advocacy Coalition was created in July
An international human rights organisation Monday urged the US and UK to review military aid to Kenya because of a security operation that allegedly led to the deaths of 62 civilians in Mt Elgon District.
Rwandan rebels in DR Congo have dismissed accusations of civilian abuse made by Human Rights Watch instead inviting the campaign group to their jungle hideouts for a 'verification mission', RNA reports.
With 1,400 irregular migrants, mainly Ethiopians and Somalis, having perished in 2007 alone in the attempt to cross the Gulf of Aden using human smugglers, IOM is continuing efforts to sensitize rural and urban communities in Ethiopia on the risks
AWARDS given by the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) tribunal to victims of human rights abuse have accumulated to sh1.5b since 2003. The commission's records show that most cases are against the Police, the army, crime units, military intelligence and
