Rising witchcraft accusations in Malawi are fuelling deadly attacks on elderly people, exposing gaps in justice, social protection and governance
South Africa and Kuwait have maintained bilateral relations for 30 years
Morocco was in a race with South Africa and came out tops with more than 60% of the vote
Governments’ interruption of social media is censorship is a way to control the flow of information online and amounts to censorship
The United Nations has found that 1 323 activists were killed worldwide between 2015 and 2019
The UN is currently going through a serious liquidity crisis because many countries have not paid their annual dues, and it is therefore unable to fulfil all its mandates
They’ll roar again unless there’s justice for atrocities and the armed forces are reformed
The UN rights chief also highlighted the impact climate change is having on insecurity around the world
Whatever the outcome of the athlete’s appeal, it is an important day in sporting history
The autopsy report implies that freelancer Chris Allen’s death was no accident – but the government has no intention to investigate
In September, Burundi threatened to quit the rights council altogether after another report pointed to crimes against humanity in the country
Despite the evidence of Denel’s missiles being used, the country is still fawning over its Saudi benefactors
The UN Human Rights Committee calls on France to review its 2010 law banning women from covering their faces in public
Ambassador Nikki Haley’s announcement comes a month after the UNHRC voted to probe the killing of Palestinians in Gaza by Israeli security forces
A new study has showed that the hurricane that hit Puerto Rico in 2017 was far deadlier than previously estimated
Israel approved a plan to force asylum seekers to choose between indefinite detention in an Israeli prison, or deportation to a third African country
Camissa has taken its discrimination argument to the UN Human Rights Council.
The trial and judgment on the continent has been hailed by the United Nations, Human Rights Watch and other countries and organisations.
China has been granted a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council despite its record of refusing inspections by human rights monitors.
Ban Ki-moon has asked former SA judge Navi Pillay to stay on as UN high commissioner for human rights for another two years.
