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AllAfrica News: Human Rights

• Kenya:Refugees Living in Kenya Call for Inclusion
  [Capital FM] Nairobi -Refugees living in Kenya have called on host nations to be accommodative and show compassion towards them in their stay even as they seek for a place to call home.
  
  
• South Africa:IRR Warns the U.S. About the Implications of Expropriation Without Compensation in SA
  [News24Wire] The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) delivered a report on expropriation without compensation in the United States on Wednesday, claiming the move "is part of an incremental assault on property rights and the free market in South Africa, which the ANC has gradually been intensifying over many years".
  
  
• Egypt:Egyptian UN Envoy Reviews Cooperation With UNHRC
  [Egypt Online] Wednesday 20 June 2018 - 12:11 PM
  
  
• Ghana:Techiman North District Assembly Supports Persons With Disabilities
  [Ghana Govt.] Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)in the Techiman North District have received various categories of support from the 3% of the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) allocated to them.
  
  
• Botswana:'Introduce Decent Living Wage' - MPs
  [The Patriot] Scores of opposition MPs on Friday supported Jwaneng-Mabutsane MP Shaun Ntlhaile's motion and called out government to heed calls to introduce a decent living wage, as it is for the good of all workers in Botswana.
  
  
• Nigeria:CAN Warns Government Against Execution of Five Christians
  [Guardian] Lagos, Abuja, Calabar -The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked the Federal Government to caution the Adamawa State government against a hasty implementation of the death sentence handed to five Christian youths for allegedly killing a Fulani herdsman.
  
  
• Nigeria:Ambode's Wife Urges Women to Speak Out Against Domestic Violence
  [Guardian] Wife of Lagos State governor, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, and deputy governor of the state, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, yesterday pleaded with women to pay attention to their health and speak out against social vices, like domestic violence, child abuse and rape.
  
  
• Zimbabwe:More Electoral Violence in Opposition Than Ruling Party - Watchdog
  [New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has recorded a surprise high number of intra-party political violence cases within the troubled main opposition MDC-T than in the ruling Zanu PF party.
  
  
• Zimbabwe:Commission Slams Attacks On Women Politicians
  [The Herald] The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) yesterday expressed concern over attacks on female politicians in the country, which has manifested in many forms, including psychological violence.
  
  
• Africa:Ethiopia's National Reforms Rouse Local Tensions
  [African Arguments] Ethiopia's transition has raised expectations across the country. The effects of this can be seen in rising unrest in the south.
  
  
• Africa:Shamed Into Silence - the Forgotten Children Born of Rape in War
  [Thomson Reuters Foundation] Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation.
  
  
• Mauritius:Budget 2018-2019 - Enhancement of Gender Equality and Support to the Elderly
  [Government of Mauritius] One of the pathways on the country's transformative journey announced in Budget 2018-2019 is the enhancement of the role and participation of women in the country's development and strengthening support to the elderly.
  
  
• Nigeria:Tackling Unending Plight of Child Labourers
  [Guardian] There is no respite for children in Nigeria despite the passage of the Child Rights Act, which seeks to guarantee their basic rights. Indeed, about 70 per cent of Nigerian children are engaged in street hawking, 23 per cent in domestic work and 15 per cent in street begging, among other jobs, research has shown.Findings conducted over the weekend by an online polling service, NOI Polls, revealed that the high prevalence of child labour in Nigeria is alarming, considering the law on Child Rights Act 2003 th
  
  
• Namibia:Media Freedom Trumps Secrecy
  [Namibian] Namibia's national spy service cannot rely on a blanket cover of secrecy to avoid being subjected to judicial oversight, a High Court judge stated in a landmark judgement on the issues of media freedom, the public's right to be kept informed, the protection of national security, and the rule of law yesterday.
  
  
• South Africa:Olympic Champion Caster Semenya to Fight Testosterone Rule in Court
  [allAfrica] Cape Town -Lawyers for Caster Semenya have confirmed that the Olympic 800m champion will challenge a female classification rule imposed by the International Association of Athletics Federations, BBC reports.