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The UN Human Rights Council established on Friday an urgent fact-finding mission and commission of inquiry into atrocities committed by all parties to the armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The resolution was passed by consensus during the thirty-seventh special session, which was held at the DRC’s request. With a resurgence [...]

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday declared the Supreme Court decision in the matter of trying armed civilians in a military court martial to be “wrong,” stating that the method reinforces the civilian judicial system in defending the lives of people against criminals armed with guns. In the decision, the court declared trials of civilians [...]

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Amnesty International urged Angola authorities on Wednesday to hold police officers accountable for injuring and killing people during protests between November 2020 and June 2023. The organization has also lamented the delay of justice for the victims of human rights violations. A report published by Amnesty International uncovered the use of excessive and unnecessary force [...]

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The Nicaraguan National Assembly on Friday unanimously approved  constitutional reforms proposed by President Daniel Ortega. These reforms change the national charter by creating the position of “co-president” and increasing the president’s term, among other things. The reforms will see the the president and the  president’s spouse become co-presidents. The presidential term will be extended to [...]

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The federal police of Brazil on Thursday indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro alongside 36 other individuals accused of crimes of violent abrogation of the Democratic State of Law, coup d’état, and criminal organization in an attempt to keep the incumbent president in power after the 2022 elections results. The police said that the list of [...]

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The Federal Court of Justice in Germany ruled on Monday that users of the social network Facebook, whose data were exposed in a “scraping” incident in April 2021, may be entitled to compensation. The claim arose from a suit against Meta, the operator of Facebook, in which a plaintiff sued the company for failing to [...]

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France risks breaching the UN arms embargo on Sudan by allowing French-manufactured military technology to be incorporated into armored personnel carriers (APCs) currently being used in war zones in Darfur, Amnesty International reported on Thursday. The Nimr Ajban APCs used by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are manufactured in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) [...]

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The UN Security Council committee on Friday sanctioned two Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leaders, Osman Mohamed Hamed and Abdulrahman Juma Barakallah, for their actions, including committing acts of violence, widespread human rights violations, and attacks on civilians that threaten the security, peace, and stability of Sudan. The imposed sanctions include asset freezes and international travel [...]

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The war in Sudan is driving continued refugee flight, leading to a deepening humanitarian crisis in the greater region, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported Friday. The agency said that more than 3 million people have fled Sudan, seeking safety in neighboring countries, since the war began in 2023. The refugees are faced [...]

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The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Older Persons officially entered into force on Monday. This milestone follows the deposit of the 15th instrument of ratification by AU Member States, as required by Article 26 of the protocol. Adopted by the Assembly of African Heads of State [...]

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