Reports Of Live Fire As Kenyan Police Crack Down On Tax Bill Protests
People are angry after lawmakers and the government moved ahead with raising taxes again. Police in Kenya are reported to have fired live rounds along with rubber bullets and tear gas as they cracked down on nationwide protests. Thousands poured into the streets on Tuesday to take part in youth-led rallies against a government bill […]
Namibia Court Decriminalizes Consensual Same-Sex Conduct
A Major Step for Equality, Nondiscrimination, and Inclusion in Africa The Namibian High Court has declared the common law offences of “sodomy” and “unnatural sexual offences” unconstitutional, marking a major victory for LGBT people. These colonial-era laws – which were inherited from South Africa after Namibia’s independence – criminalized consensual same-sex conduct between male adults. “For […]
Mali’s Junta Renews Assault on Political Opposition
Release, Drop Charges Against 11 People Wrongfully Arrested Mali’s military junta arrested 11 opposition figures last week in the authorities’ latest assault on the political opposition. On June 20, gendarmes surrounded a private home in Bamako, Mali’s capital, and arrested members of the country’s main opposition coalition, known as March 31 Declaration’s Opposition Platform (Plateforme d’opposition de […]
