Human Rights Violations
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‘Fortress Europe’s’ African victims
The European Union’s decade-long crackdown on African migrants is just as appalling as Donald Trump’s draconian immigration policies
Gauteng education department taken to court over special needs learners
Pupils at Filadelfia Secondary School have reported neglect and sexual harassment, but the provincial department has failed to intervene
Bring back the UN human rights commission before Uganda’s 2026 elections
Violations of people’s human rights continue unabated in the country
Coordinates identified for Ethiopian drone massacre in Amhara, opening way for war crimes probe
A drone strike in Ethiopia’s Amhara region left 30 civilians dead. The Continent has pinpointed the location, marking a crucial step towards accountability
Global Witness report: 196 land and environmental defenders killed in 2023
The report highlights Latin America as the deadliest region, particularly Colombia, which saw a record number of killings
IN PICTURES | On the trail of M23 rebels in eastern DRC
The East African Community has sent a regional force to prevent the situation from worsening
End violence against women and save $1.5-trillion a year
High economic cost of gender-based violence should further motivate governments to take action
Digital technologies can help combat gender-based violence
Opportunities abound for tech to improve safety and assist victims.
Africa in brief: 11-18 September
Your Africa updates: What happened on the continent this past week
Do animals trump people at Darg?
Despite whistleblowers, the department of labour has not yet helped undocumented migrants at a Hout Bay animal shelter
Women living with HIV continue fight against forced sterilisation
Feminist activist groups still demand justice for human-right violations against women living with HIV
State surveillance rife in South Sudan, Amnesty finds
Telecommunications and surveillance companies must stop aiding the government’s human rights violations and encroachment on freedoms
Pandemic of human rights abuses haunts governments in East and Southern Africa
In a year defined by Covid-19, human rights violations, including massacres of civilians and crackdowns on opposition parties, have plagued these regions
Burundi’s new security minister has a long and bloody past
Gervais Ndirakobuca is under international sanctions for human rights violations — abductions, disappearances, murder, turture — when people protested against the president…
Pandemic-induced human rights violations a double tragedy to humanity
The conflation of human rights violations and a pandemic leave the most vulnerable marginalised. Equitable and democratic societies are needed to fight against this