Africa Newspapers

AllAfrica News: Human Rights

• Kenya: From 'Ghost' to Rising Star - Meet First Senator With Albinism
  [Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -Isaac Mwaura always thought he was a normal kid growing up in Kenya, never once looking in the mirror and realising his pale, white skin was different.
  
  
• Namibia: Public to Decide What to Do With Genocide Reparations
  [Namibian] THE public will be called to submit proposals about what to do with genocide reparations once negotiations between the Namibian and German governments are concluded.
  
  
• Tanzania: Govt Tightens Noose On Social Media
  [Citizen] Dar es Salaam -The government has drafted sweeping regulations to tighten its grip on online content producers and users across popular social media platforms.
  
  
• Burundi: Peace Is Not Absence of War, Says Political Opponent
  [Iwacu] September 21st is the international day dedicated to peace. The Ministry of the Interior says Burundi is peaceful in general despite some disruptions. As for Sahwanya FRODEBU, there is no peace in Burundi
  
  
• Tanzania: Fresh Genital Cutting Concerns Raised
  [Citizen] Dar es Salaam -Tanzania is among the nations that outlawed the Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) for girls below the age of 18.
  
  
• Cameroon: Council Silences Journalists, Media Outlets
  [VOA] Cameroon's National Communication Council, the government media regulator, has suspended 30 journalists or radio and TV programs for what it calls biased reporting.
  
  
• Sudan: 'Human Rights Violations Continue' - 22 Organisations to UN Council
  [Radio Dabanga] Geneva -The United Nations Human Rights Council should take stronger action in response to the dire human rights situation in Sudan, a number of human rights organisations wrote in a joint letter to the council, which is holding its 36th session in Geneva.
  
  
• Nigeria: Those Seeking to Scrap NGOs Are Democracy's Enemies - Group
  [Vanguard] The Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants, a justice reform and human rights organisation, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to shun the proposed Non-Governmental Organisation, NGO, regulation bill in the works at the National Assembly, describing it as "draconian, wicked and dangerous."
  
  
• Nigeria: Where is Biafran Leader Nnamdi Kanu?
  [This Day] The sudden disappearance of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and members of his immediate family since the invasion of his home by soldiers has become a major talking point in the South-east of Nigeria.
  
  
• Africa: Religious Conflicts On the Rise in Africa
  [Deutsche Welle] A study by a German academic says religious conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa have been on the rise for decades. Researcher Matthias Basedau says weak African states are a major cause.
  
  
• Uganda: Court Official Suspended for Wearing 'A Very Short, Tight Dress'
  [News24Wire] A Ugandan court official has reportedly been suspended for wearing "a very short and tight dress" to work, breaching the country's strict dress code for public sector workers.
  
  
• South Africa: News24 Journalist Detained, Manhandled
  [News24Wire] A News24 journalist, who was detained and manhandled by security guards at the Gateway Theatre of Shopping, intends pressing charges against the security officials involved.
  
  
• Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu - Don't Worry, You Dey Kampe
  [This Day] It was former President Olusegun Obasanjo who made this phrase popular. When asked about his health, he retorted with this legendary remark. Today, I want to state my undying love for Nnamdi Kanu. For me this man is a leader, a mobiliser and a great philosopher. I have watched him very closely in the last two years. His utterances and passion for his beliefs continue to elicit a lot of admiration from not only me but from a lot of people especially the down-trodden who now see in him their salvation. Expec
  
  
• Malawi: World-Renowned Malawi Woman Chief Cracks Whip On Child Marriages
  [CAJ News] Johannesburg -MALAWI has the unenviable reputation as the country with one of the highest rates of child marriages in the world. Some girls as young as nine have been forced mostly by families into these outlawed unions. In a country that has outlawed marriages below the age of 18, but where customs supersede the law, traditional chiefs are under fire for their involvement in overseeing such marriages. To be born in this Southern African country that ranks among the poorest in the world and has worrying HIV/AIDS statist
  
  
• Sudan: Sudan to Submit Human Rights Resolution to UN Council
  [Radio Dabanga] Geneva / Khartoum -The Sudanese government submitted a draft resolution together with the United States on the situation of human rights in Sudan, amid criticism from European Union delegates who are unhappy with the drafted efforts to improve the human rights.