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AllAfrica News: Human Rights

• Rwanda: Will Rwanda Remain Stable If and When Kagame Finally Bows Out?
  [Monitor] Paul Kagame has presided over Rwanda for decades and managed to keep it stable, earning himself the name "Rwanda's strongman".
  
  
• Africa: Call to Action - Prevent Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Emergencies
  [UN News] Top UN officials met in the margins of the 76th General Assembly on Thursday, with a strong call to action to stamp out gender-based violence (GBV), amid a rise in forced displacement and other humanitarian emergencies around the globe.
  
  
• Nigeria: Army Reacts to Viral Video of Officer Dehumanising Corps Member, Says It's Unacceptable
  [Leadership] Culprit identified, sanctioned
  
  
• South Africa: For Many Women, Home Is Hell
  [New Frame] Gender-based violence often takes place at home or in intimate relationships, taking a traumatic toll on victims, their families and friends.
  
  
• Africa: The Africa CDC Joins the Global Citizen Live Concert to Push for Vaccine Equity.
  [Africa CDC] Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr John Nkengasong, and Head of the Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task Team, Strive Masiyiwa to Address Vaccine Equity and Production Needs to Tackle COVID-19. Ms Bonang Matheba and Nomzamo Mbatha to are set to host th Global Citizen Live on the Great Lawn in Central Park on Sept. 25, 2021.
  
  
• Africa: Modern Masculinity in Africa - Pressures, Expectations and Breaking the Mold
  [DW] From juggling tradition and modernity to having few outlets to express their inner fears. DW's The 77 Percent explores what masculinity means to African men today.
  
  
• Africa: What the Objections to Covid-19 Control Measures Tell Us About Personal Freedom
  [The Conversation Africa] As the protracted global battle with SARS-CoV-2 continues to rage, objections to the measures being taken to combat the virus are increasing. Protests have been reported in countries such as the US, the UK, Australia, Thailand, South Africa, France, Italy, and Greece. In some instances, the protests have become violent resulting in injuries and arrests.
  
  
• Uganda: 'Lift the Ban On Facebook and Widen Phone Coverage'
  [Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- It is a constitutional right for every Ugandan to have access to information but this provision of the Constitution has been breached by the prolonged ban on internet use and poor network coverage, MPs have noted.
  
  
• Liberia: Speaker Chambers Frowns On Ethnic Divisive Style of Governance
  [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- House Speaker Bhofal Chambers says ethnicity only divide a country rather than building and developing it. According to him, people who live their lives and do business base on ethnic connections only build barriers and fences.
  
  
• Gambia: Amnesty Concerns Over Gambia's Oppressive Laws
  [The Point] Despite Gambian President Adama Barrow's pledge to reform the country nearly five years ago, oppressive laws curtailing human rights including the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, which were used under former President Yahya Jammeh to suppress peaceful dissent remain operative, Amnesty International said in a new analysis published today.
  
  
• Nigeria: Nigerian States Should Protect Girls by Ending Child Marriage
  [allAfrica] Over 10 million children are out of school in Nigeria and the global pandemic has only made it harder for young people to stay in school. There have been dire consequences for girls, who are at-risk of being married off.
  
  
• Africa: Here's the Difference Between Bisexual and Pansexual
  [Thomson Reuters Foundation] Bisexuality felt right for me because it is inclusive of all genders.
  
  
• Africa: Can Coups Be Removed From Guinea's Political Culture?
  [ISS] The transition process should focus on building strong, accountable institutions rather than just a government of national unity.
  
  
• South Sudan: Scrutiny By UN Rights Body Remains Critical
  [HRW] Item 4 Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan
  
  
• Sudan: Young Sudanese Activists Detained for Criticising RSF Militia
  [Radio Dabanga] New York -- Two young Sudanese human rights activists are at risk of being sentenced for "trumped-up charges" for publicly demanding justice for crimes reportedly committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the country. A woman media activist faces charges for criticising the militia on Facebook.