The Burundi government’s failure to give a reliable account of the cause and casualties of a fire that razed a block at Gitega’s central prison on December 7, 2021 has...
Read moreThe presence of Russian mercenaries in the Central Africa Republic has continued to stir up controversy, the latest of which is the United Nations’ investigation into claims that they were...
Read moreYahya Jammeh and the Junglers bear full responsibility for the crimes and human rights violations committed against journalists, media practitioners, the media, and freedom of expression, and should be prosecuted...
Read moreJournalists and media workers continue to face great danger in the course of their duties, with 55 of them reported to have been killed in 2021 in connection with their...
Read moreAs had been widely expected, the report of The Gambia’s Truth Reconciliation and Reparations Commission, which was finally released to the public on December 24, 2021, has former president Yahya...
Read moreThe truth commission wants former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh prosecuted for crimes against humanity for the widespread human rights violations that characterised his 22-year dictatorship. The commissioners have recommended that...
Read moreNow that the final report of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission in The Gambia is out and its recommendations known, the families of the victims of former president Yahya...
Read moreThe United Nations Secretary-General has asked parties to the conflict in the Central African Republic to end violations against children and abide by international humanitarian law and international human rights...
Read moreAn international commission of experts mandated to investigate allegations of human rights violations and abuses by all parties to the conflict in Ethiopia is likely to face stiff opposition from...
Read moreBy Janet Sankale janet.sankale@jfjustice.net Mary Wasike mary.wasike@jfjustice.net The Covid-19 pandemic and the climate crisis pose new threats to human rights, the United Nations said as the world marked the International...
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