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AllAfrica News: Human Rights

• Namibia: Fewer GBV Cases Reported During Lockdown
  [Namibian] THE Windhoek City Police and the Namibian Police have recorded a decrease in cases related to gender-based violence (GBV) in the capital during the lockdown months.
  
  
• South Africa: COVID-19 - More Government Support Needed for Old Age Facilities - Expert
  [spotlight] As COVID-19 infections and deaths rise among older persons (people older than 60) in South Africa, old age residential facilities are battling with costly interventions to keep residents safe.
  
  
• Tunisia: Minister of Women Meets Oxfam-Tunisia Director, Discuss Cooperation
  [Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The consolidation of cooperation between the Ministry of Women, Family, Child and the Elderly, particularly through the implementation of the project "Women's Voice and Leadership in Tunisia" was discussed at a meeting Thursday between Minister of Women, Family, Child and the Elderly Asma Shiri and the Oxfam-Tunisia Director Hela Gharbi.
  
  
• Namibia: Tribute to Fallen Political Activist-Cum-Footballer Nuujoma
  [New Era] Namibia has for the umpteenth time awoken to another devastating news following the untimely death of former Flames Football Club inspirational skipper Simon Nuujoma, aka "Oikaisino". The much-adored soft-spoken retired defender peacefully passed away at the Roman Catholic Hospital in Windhoek on the 2nd of this month after a losing a long battle with a complication of heart ailments. He will be sadly missed by those who came to know him during his unwavering involvement in student politics and amazing lea
  
  
• Tunisia: UN Women Programme Survey - 3 Out 10 People Felt Unsafe At Home During Lockdown
  [Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Findings of a survey revealed that three out of ten polled people felt unsafe at home during the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Tunisia. Men felt more threatened (32% against 26% of women), UN Women Programme Coordinator Ahlem Bousserwel said.
  
  
• Tunisia: After the Truth Commission, Tunisia Must Pursue Inclusive Transitional Justice
  [ICTJ] Tunis -- The Truth and Dignity Commission's (TDC) final report was at last published on June 24, six year after the TDC began its work. It marks an important milestone in Tunisia's transition, but the journey ahead to justice and democracy is a long one. The policymakers and practitioners leading the country's transitional justice process now have the responsibility to take the next step forward. Using the report's findings and recommendations, they must consult with civil society and the public to shape and adopt
  
  
• Central Africa: Impact of COVID-19 On Gender-Based Violence in West and Central Africa
  [UNFPA in WCA] Dakar -- The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Office for West and Central Africa held a virtual conference on Wednesday 08 July 2020 on the impact of COVID-19 on Gender-Based Violence in West and Central Africa. The webinar focused on two countries case studies from namely Cameroon and Mali.
  
  
• Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Has Always Had a Democracy Deficit (I)
  [Zimbabwe Independent] Democracy is an embodiment of governance in which supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodic free elections.
  
  
• Sudan: Head of Human Rights Commission Meets Chairman of EU Mission
  [SNA] Khartoum -- The Head of the Human Rights Commission, Hurriya Ismail met, Thursday, the Chairman of the EU delegation in Sudan, Robert van den Dool in the context of strengthening cooperation with partners and coordination of work in protection and strengthen human rights fields.
  
  
• West Africa: Allegations of Human Rights Violations and Abuses in the Sahel
  [State Department] The United States is deeply concerned by the growing number of allegations of human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by state security forces in the Sahel, including those documented by Human Rights Watch in its July 8 report, as well as those reported by the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
  
  
• South Africa: Police Utilised the Radio to Reach Out to the Community On Gender Based Violence
  [SAPS] Media Statement
  
  
• South Africa: Dialogue On Gender Based Violence Continues in Limpopo
  [SAPS] Media Statement
  
  
• Kenya: My Disability Has Opened My Eyes to New Capabilities
  [Nation] While in his Third Year pursuing a Bachelor's degree in purchasing and supplies at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Brian Muchiri, 26, got involved in a grisly road accident that left him paralysed from his armpits all the way down. He was 20 years old at the time.
  
  
• West Africa: U.S. Warns Sahel Governments About Alleged Extrajudicial Killings
  [VOA] The U.S. State Department, saying it was "deeply concerned" about alleged human rights violations by state security forces in West Africa's Sahel region, warned Thursday that inaction by governments there could jeopardize Washington's support.
  
  
• Cameroon: Single Mothers Protest Against Forced Marriages
  [VOA] In western Cameroon, hundreds of single mothers protested this week against the cultural practice of forced marriage. The women, who say their parents forced them into early marriage, called on authorities to help end the practice, saying it too often ends in broken families.